Year 4

Autumn One

Autumn Two

English

(Writing)

Poetry

Personify the Tie (Pep the Poet)

Sun is Laughing by Grace Nichols

Biography

(link to Black History month)

Narrative

(setting descriptions, paragraphs with a range of cohesive devices; retelling from a character’s perspective)

The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S Lewis

English

(Reading)

Non-Fiction

The Anglo-Saxons:Clever Ideas and Invention From the Past Civilisations By Izzy Howell

Poetry

Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright By Fiona Waters

Fiction

There’s A Boy In The Girls’ Bathroom By Louis Sachar

Maths

Place value (4-digit numbers); Addition and subtraction; Measurement (perimeter); Multiplication and division

Science

Living Things and Their Habitats

Sound

Throughout the year we use the local environment to raise and answer questions that help children to identify and study plants and animals in their habitat, and how the habitat changes depending on the season.

History

Britain’s settlement by Anglo Saxons and Scots

Geography

European Study With a Focus on Italy

Art

Anglo Saxon Project

 Exploring information taken from archaeology on rituals and objects.; collaging and drawing second hand observations and annotating their work.

Portraits

Observational drawing focusing on proportions and tools to create representational portraits and studying different art movements and how portraits have changed over time.

DT

Mighty Mascots

A Bright Christmas

RE

Judaism

How special is the relationship Jews have with God?

Christianity

What is the most significant part of the nativity story for Christians today?

PE

Multi-skills

Handball

Self Defence

Fitness

PSHE

Me and My Relationships

Rights and Responsibilities

Online Safety

Computing

Video Creation 1

The Internet

Music

Mamma Mia!

Creative Unit European Study – Italy

Listening to music by Verde, Puccini; focusing on Opera and how it fits into the history of music, Gregorian Chants and early music

French

Welcome to School

Local Area