Year 4

Autumn Term

Invasion

 

History

This project teaches children about life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal. Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions up to the Norman conquest.

Invasion Knowledge Organiser

Art 

Drawing - Turning 3D, Painting

PE

Hockey

Tag Rugby

Tennis

Maths

Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Measurement, Multiplication and Division

Reading

A World full of Animal Stories, The Train to Impossible Places

Focus - retrieval, clarify vocabulary, infer, summarise, prediction.

English Writing

Gorillia by Anthony Browne - Outcome - Narrative

Leon and the Place Between by Graham Baker-Smith - Outcome: Recount/diary 

RE

Beliefs and Practices - Judaism

Understanding Christianity - People of God Christmas 

Science - Food and Digestive System

This project teaches children about the human digestive system. They explore the main parts, starting with the mouth and teeth, identifying teeth types and their functions. They link this learning to animals' diets and construct food chains to show the flow of energy.

Animals and Digestive System Knowledge Organiser

Science - Sound

This project teaches children about sound, how sound is made and how sound travels as vibrations through a medium to the ear. They learn about pitch and volume and find out how both can be changed.

Sound Knowledge Organiser

PSHE

Being Me, Celebrating Diversity

Spanish

La fonética (Phonics & Pronunciation) 
Las estaciones (Seasons)

DT - Fresh Food/Good Food

This project teaches children about food decay and preservation. They discover key inventions in food preservation and packaging, then make examples. The children prepare, package and evaluate a healthy snack.

Fresh Food/Good Food Knowledge Organiser

Music

Charanga SOW - Heather Ward Recorders

Geography - Interconnected World

This essential skills and knowledge project teaches children about compass points and four and six-figure grid references. They learn about the tropics and the countries, climates and culture of North and South America. Children identify physical features in the United Kingdom and learn about the National Rail and canal networks. They conduct an enquiry to prove a hypothesis, gathering data from maps and surveys before drawing conclusions.

Interconnected World knowledge organiser

White Rose Homework Autumn
Reflex Maths
Reading Plus
Spelling Shed

 

Spring Term

Misty Mountain, Winding River

Geography

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of rivers and mountain ranges around the world, including a detailed exploration of the ecosystems and processes that shape them and the land around them.

Geography Knowledge Organiser

Art 

Sculpture and Painting revisited - Easter cards

PE

Dance Knowledge Organiser

OOA Knowledge Organiser

Cricket Knowledge Organiser

Gymnastics Knowledge Organiser

Maths

Multiplication and Division, Measurement - length and perimeter, Fractions, Decimals

Maths Knowledge Organiser

Maths Homework

Reading

DK Find Out! Volcanoes by Maria Gill 
 
Ariki and the Island of Wonders by Nicola Davies G 

English Writing


Escape From Pompeii by Christina Balit - Outcome: historical narrative
Amazing Islands by Sabrina Weiss and Kerry Hyndman and Koji’s Island by ‘The Literacy Company’ - Outcome:  Fiction: adventure story

RE

Incarnation - The Trinity

Salvation - Easter

Science - States of Matter

This project teaches children about solids, liquids and gases and their characteristic properties. They observe how materials change state as they are heated and cooled, and learn key terminology associated with these processes.

States of Matter Knowledge Orgainser

Science - Grouping and Classifying


This project teaches children about grouping living things, known as classification. They study the animal and plant kingdoms and use and create classification keys to identify living things.

Grouping and Classifying Knowledge Orgainser

PSHE

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Music

Charanga SOW

Heather Ward Recorders

Spanish

My Family 
Lesson 1 to 6 
 
In the classroom 
Lesson 1 to 6 

 

Ancient Civilisations

Summer Term

Maths


Decimals, Money, Time, Shape, Statistics, Position and Direction

Maths Homework

Reading


Fantastically Great Women who Saved the Planet by Kate Pankhurst 
Plastic Pollution by ‘The Literacy Company’
A Myth Hunter’s Travel Guide by ‘The Literacy Company’ 

English - Writing


The Jungle Explorer by ‘The Literacy Company’ and Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker - Outcome: Information board for a rainforest exhibition 
Blue John by Berlie Doherty - Outcome:  Letters/Explanation about cave formation 


History - Ancient Civilisations


This project teaches children about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Children will learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation.

Ancient Civilisation Knowledge Organiser

Art

Father's Day Portrait, Focus: Exploring colour contrasts and form. 
Artist: Georgia O’Keeffe 

Design and Technology

This project teaches children about simple machines, including wheels, axles, inclined planes, pulleys and levers, exploring how they helped ancient builders to lift and move heavy loads.

PE

Cricket 

Basketball 

Rounders

RE

Rites of Passage - Judaism and Understanding Christianity - Penecost

Science - Electrical Circuits


This project teaches children about electrical appliances and safety. They construct simple series circuits and name their parts and functions, including switches, wires and cells. They investigate electrical conductors and insulators and identify common features of conductors. It also teaches children about programmable devices. They combine their learning to design and make a nightlight.

Electrical circuits Knowledge Organiser

PSHE


Relationships and Changing Me

Spanish


My Family 
In the classroom 

Music


Charanga SOW - Recorders