Curriculum Overview for Year 4 Autumn Term Second Half 2014
English
Reading
 Develop reading comprehension
skills by identifying themes in
texts
 Use inferences and justifying
opinions when asked questions
about a piece of text that has
been read
 Use comprehension texts and
texts linked to the weather and
clouds
Art & Design
Writing
 Use the possessive apostrophe
accurately
 Use a dictionary effectively
 Increase the legibility,
consistency and quality of
handwriting
 Use drafting skills in writing
 Compose and rehearse
sentences orally
 Build a varied and rich
vocabulary
 Increase range of sentence
structures
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Grammar
 Verb tenses and verb
agreements
 Choosing appropriate adverbs
 Using conjunctions to join two
sentences
 Using pronouns to avoid
repetition
 Spellings –irregular verb
endings, changing nouns and
adjectives into verbs and
verb endings.
Multiplication and division
 Recall multiplication and
division facts up to 12x12
 Multiply 2 and 3 digit numbers
by a 1 digit number using
formal written layout
Measurement
 Use a formal written method
 Estimate, compare and calculate
for short division
different measures
 Convert units of measurement
 Measure and calculate the
perimeter of rectangles
 Telling the time on an analogue
clock and a 12 hour and 24 hour
digital clock
Design & Technology
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States of Matter
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To compare and group materials together,
according to whether they are solids, liquids or
gases
To observe some materials change state when
they are heated or cooled and measure or
research the temperature at which it happens
in degrees celsius
Identify the part played by evaporation and
condensation in the water cycle and associate
the rate of evaporation with temperature
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Remeberance
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Use research to design products that are fit for
purpose
Generate and communicate ideas through
discussion and sketches
Select from a wide range of tools to perform
practical tasks
Investigate and analyse existing products
Link to environmental designs and Christmas
Modern
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History
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Geometry
 Compare and classify
geometric shapes
 Identify lines of symmetry in
2D shapes
Science
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Mathematics
Adding and Subtracting
 Revise adding and
subtracting numbers up to
four digits using column
method
Develop observational and drawing techniques
Experiment with a range of materials
Explore a range of craft activities
Linked to environmental artwork and Christmas
Computing
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Languages
Mandarin
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listen attentively to spoken language and show
understanding by joining in and responding
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explore the patterns and sounds of language through
songs
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speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases
and basic language structures
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develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that
others understand when they are reading aloud or using
familiar words and phrases
Physical
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use logical reasoning to explain how some simple
algorithms work and to detect and correct errors
in algorithms and programs
Geography
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Use field work to explore human and physical
geography
Collect analyse an communicate data
Communicate geographical information in a
variety of ways
Understand how we can care for the
environment
Music
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Education
Play competitive games
Apply basic principles suitable for attacking and
defending
Swim competently confidently and proficiently
over a distance of at least 25m
Use a range of strokes effectively
Perform safe self-rescue in different water based
situations
design, write and debug programs that accomplish
specific goals, including controlling or simulating
physical systems; solve problems by decomposing
them into smaller parts
use sequence, selection, and repetition in
programs; work with variables and various forms
of input and output
Exploring and identifying rhythm and patterns
Rehearsing and performing rhythmic patterns
Exploring melodic phrases in music
Religious
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Education
Explore the belief that Jesus is the light of the
world
Read johns gospel
Understand Christingle services and
symbolism
Consider how Christians reflect the light of
Jesus in their lives
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