Curriculum Overview
Year 4 |
Autumn 1 All Around the World 8 Weeks |
Autumn 2 All Around the World 7 weeks |
Spring 1 Ancient Greeks 5 weeks |
Spring 2 Ancient Greeks 5 weeks |
Summer 1 What is it like in Manchester? Contrast Study – Somewhere to Settle 7 weeks |
Summer 2 Mayans 6 weeks |
Reading
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Individual Reading Benchmark/Salford Reading Test Small Guided Reading Groups Bills New Frock
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Individual Reading Small Guided Reading Groups Whole Class Reading (F: The Legend of Spud Murphy – Eoin Colfer) Charlotte’s Webb
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Individual Reading Small Guided Reading Groups Whole Class Reading (NF: How to be an Ancient Greek in 25 Easy Stages) The Firemaker’s Daughter
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Individual Reading Small Guided Reading Groups Whole Class Reading (NF: How to be an Ancient Greek in 25 Easy Stages) Perry Angels Suitcase
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Individual Reading Small Guided Reading Groups Salford Reading Test – Summative Assessment ASSESSMENT – Reading Comprehensions The Snow Walker’s Son |
Individual Reading Small Guided Reading Groups Why the Whales Came
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Writing |
P :Here we Are – Oliver Jeffers N: Journey/Aaron Becker (8 weeks) NF: Instructions (2 weeks) P: Poems with a Structure – Kennings ( 1 week) NF: Non Chronological Report – Australian Indigenous Animals – Link with Science (2 weeks) P: Recite by heart – Winter/Animal/Christmas (1 week) |
N: Myths (2 weeks) (Literacy Shed) N: Diary (2 weeks) P: Poetry with Figurative language(1 week)
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NF: Newspaper Report (2 weeks) (Olympic Games) N: Issue and Dilemma (3 weeks)
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NF: Discussion for and against – 3 weeks (Building new Houses ) N: Fairy Tales (4 Weeks)
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P: Poetry Appreciation (1 week) N: Playscript (3 weeks) P: Narrative poetry (1 week) P: Nonsense Poems (1 week)
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GAPS
Blue = GAPS |
Capital letters and Full stops (R) Nouns/Adjectives/Verbs/Adverbs(R) Speech – Inverted Commas(R) 2 weeks Apostrophes (R) au/augh words prefixes – in/im/il/ir
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Homophones (3 weeks) Verb Tenses ( 2 weeks) Noun Phrases Singular and Plural nouns (R) sion/ssion/cian/tion endings ough words
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Adverbial Phrases Pronouns Articles and Determiners Prepositions (when, where, why) Suffixes – ation S – sc (science) S – ce (centre) S – ci (cinema) Prefix - sub |
Apostrophes- Single/Plural Possession Possessive pronouns Conjunctions Word families Alphabetical order – Dictionary work Words ei,eigh,ey
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Commas (list/separate clauses) Tenses Suffix – ous Word ending – gue/que
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SPAG revision It’s and its i sound (i or y) u sound |
Maths |
Place Value Addition and Subtraction Measurement – Length and Perimeter Multiplication and Division |
Multiplication and Division Measurement – Area Fractions Decimals |
Decimals Money Time Statistics Properties of Shape Position and Direction |
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Science |
LIVING THINGS AND THEIR HABITIATS
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ANIMALS INCLUDING HUMANS
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ELECTRICITY
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STATES OF MATTER
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SOUND
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Computing |
E-Safety – E-Awareness Word processing Dance Mat typing |
Multimedia Presentation Book Creator – Comic Strip Branching Databases (link to Science) |
Digital Media - Graphics |
Word Processing Dance Mat Typing |
Programming 1 |
Programming 2 |
History |
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Ancient Greeks |
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Mayans |
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Geography |
Water Cycle – link to Science ALL AROUND THE WORLD On a world map, locate areas of similar environmental regions, either desert, rainforest or temperate regions. Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping (Google Earth) to locate countries and describe features studied
Learn the eight points of a compass, four-figure grid references. |
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Contrast Study Locate and name the main counties and cities in/around Cheshire.
Look in detail at Heald Green using OS maps
Types of settlements in modern Britain: villages, towns, cities.
Use fieldwork to observe, measure and record the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. |
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Art |
DRAWING/COLOUR Accurate drawings of whole people including proportion and placement –colour mixing Self portrait |
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TEXTURE – CLAY Observation and design of textural art Experimenting with creating mood, feeling, movement Plan and develop Experience surface patterns / textures Greek pots |
FORM Sketch Greek Olympians – movement in art Plan and develop Experience surface patterns / textures. Discuss own work and work of other sculptors Analyse and interpret natural and manmade forms of construction
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PATTERN Explore environmental and manmade patterns Tessellation Ephemeral Art - Tattenhall Agamographs |
PRINTING Use sketchbook for recording textures/patterns Interpret environmental and manmade patterns Modify and adapt print |
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TEXTILES Christmas Decoration Compare different fabrics Use a wider variety of stitches (Link to Art)
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS simple circuits and switches Battery Operated Lights
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FOOD TECHNOLOGY history and design of bread |
Music |
Unit: Mamma Mia
Style: ABBA |
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Unit: Stop! Style: Grime, Classical, Bhangra, Tango, Latin Fusion |
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Unit: Blackbird Style: Coming soon! |
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RE |
Food and Fasting Giving Thanks Harvest |
Right and Wrong People of Faith |
Buddhism |
Pilgrimages |
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French |
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Getting to know you (y3) All about Me (y3) Where in the World (y4) |
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Family and Friends (y3) On the Move (y4) |
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All Around Town (y4) What’s the Time (y3/4) |
PSHE |
Belonging What are the benefits of belonging to a group / community? What are your responsibilities towards…? How will your contribution benefit our school?
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Friendship What are the signs of a good friendship? How should friends treat each other? What is collaboration? How does collaboration help our friendships and relationships? |
Resilience How might someone feel if…? How might someone show that they are feeling this way? How can you show perseverance? Where can you get help with challenges? |
Feelings What are values? Where do people’s values come from? Why do we have rules? Who makes rules and laws? |
Respect What are our rights and responsibilities in school and at home? How can we ensure that everyone’s rights are respected https://www.gogivers.org/lessons/key-stage-2/rights-and-responsibilities/
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Trust & Empathy How do you know if someone is feeling a certain way? How can you respond to someone’s feelings in a way that will help them? What is empathy? |
P.E. |
Dance – Carnival of the Animals Games - Hockey |
Gymnastics – Movement Games – Invasion Games
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Swimming Dance – Chinese New Year Commando Joe – Sparta missions |
Swimming Fundamental Skills - Easter |
Athletics Swimming |
Athletics OAA – Tattenhall Swimming |