English
The Midnight Fox-Narrative- issues and dilemmas
The children will plan and write their own innovated story including issues and dilemmas, in the first person from the point of view of the main characters within in the story. They will plan writing by discussing the structure, vocab and grammar of similar writing as well as building an increasing range of sentence structures.
Leon and the place between- Narrative- Diary
The children will write Leon’s secret diary about what really happened in ‘the place between’, including conversation between Leon and the boy. They will plan writing by discussing the structure, vocab and grammar of similar writing as well as building an increasing range of sentence structures.
Discussion, Debate and Letters
Here Children will learn to present a reasoned and balanced overview of an issue or controversial topic.
This unit usually aims to provide two or more different views on an issue, each with elaborations, evidence and/ or examples. Children will also learn the requirements for letter writing.
Non-Fiction – Explanation
Children will learn that an explanatory text is a type of non- fiction text that explains a process, i.e. how something works or why something happens.
Maths
Place value and Calculations
Here children will learn solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above (term 1 & 2 place value) and with increasingly large positive numbers, Read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of zero and place value, Add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate, Estimate and use inverse operations to check the answers to a calculation, Solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why, Multiply two-digit and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number using formal written layout, Solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the distributive law to multiply two-digit numbers by one digit, integer scaling problems and harder correspondence problems such as when n objects are connected to m objects.
Geometry
Here Children will be able to describe positions on a 2-D grid as co-ordinates in the first quadrant, Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down,
Plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon.
Time
Children will learn how to read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12 and 24 hour clock and solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, years to months and weeks to days.
Statistics
Children will learn how to interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs and solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs.
Calculation & problems solving including measure
Children will be able to find the effect of dividing a one- or two- digit number by 10 and 100 and identify the values of the digits as well as converting between different units of measurement e.g kilometre to metre and hour to minute.
Children will also solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why, Solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to 2 decimal places, Solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the distributive law to multiply two-digit numbers by one digit, integer scaling problems and harder correspondence problems such as when n objects are connected to m objects.
Science
Animals including Humans
Here children will describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans, identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions and construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
Living things and their habitat
Children will learn to recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways, explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment and recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.
Computing
Teach Computing- Repetition in shapes- programming
Children will create programs by planning, modifying, and testing commands to create shapes and patterns. They will use Logo, a text-based programming language.
This unit is the first of the two programming units in Year 4, and looks at repetition and loops within programming
Teach Computing- Repetition in games – programming
Children will explore the concept of repetition in programming using the Scratch environment. The unit begins with a Scratch activity similar to that carried out in Logo in Programming unit A, where learners can discover similarities between two environments.
Geography
Climate Zones and Vegetation Belts
Children will learn how to identify lines of latitude, where the climate zones are and how to compare them as well as learning about the weather patterns and the characteristics of the climate zones. The children will also learn about Biomes and vegetation belts and how climate and vegetation are connected within a biome.
History
Crime and Punishment
In this unit children will develop their chronological knowledge beyond 1066 through studying this aspect of social history. The children will find out about the legacy of the Roman justice system and crime and punishment through the Anglo-Saxon, Tudor and Victorian periods. They will also deepen their historical awareness and understanding of how our past is constructed through studying the famous highwayman Dick Turpin.
RE
What was the impact on Pentecost? (Kingdom of God)
The children will be able to make clear links between the story of Pentecost and Christian beliefs about the Kingdom of God on Earth and give examples of what Pentecost means to some Christians now.
How and why do people mark significant events of life?
The children will learn to understand what happens during different ceremonies and will be able to make simple links between beliefs.
Art
Accessart.
What can artists learn from nature? Nurture personality traits as well as technical skills
Drawing and Making inspired by food. How might we use food and art to bring us together.
PE
Net/Wall
Net/wall games are activities in which players send an object towards a court or target area that an opponent is defending. Some examples include tennis.
Athletics
Invasion games- rounders
This sport involves trying to hit a ball and scoring a point if you run around all four sides of a large square area.
Athletics
The sport of competing in track and field events, including running races and various competitions in jumping and throwing.
PSHE
Living in the Wider World 1
Identify factors that influence the way that people spend their money and how to pay for things responsibly.
Living in the Wider World 2
Children will learn how to keep themselves safe online and to be aware of the different communities on line and Identify tell-tale signs that online images have been digitally altered or faked.
Music
Charanga - Blackbird – Beatles- Pop
This unit contains all the classic teaching resources you would expect; Listen & Appraise apps, new progressive Warm-up Games, Flexible Games, new progressive improvisation resources, and a new compose tool.
MFL
Primary Language Network Feeling Unwell/Jungle Animals
Children will be able to learn parts of the body and how to explain how they are feeling unwell as well as naming jungle animals.
D & T
Food/healthy varied diet – pitta bread wraps
Children will design and make a healthy pitta bread wrap with a variety of healthy vegetables and a choice of meats.