Reading
-Use knowledge to read exception words
-Read a range of fiction and non-fiction
and for a range of purposes
-Use dictionaries to check meaning
-Prepare poems and plays to perform
-Check own understanding of reading
-Draw inferences and make predictions
-Retrieve and record information
-Discuss reading with others, inc. words
and phrases that capture the imagination
-Secure decoding of unfamiliar words
-Retell some stories orally
-Identify themes and conventions
-Make inference and justify predictions
-Recognise a variety of forms of poetry
-Identify and sumarise ideas
English
Grammar
-Use range of conjunctions
-Use prefixes and suffixes in spelling and
-Use perfect tense (beginning to be
correctly spell common homophones
appropriately)
-Use dictionary to confirm spellings
-Use range of nouns and pronouns and
-Write simple dictated sentences
select when to use them for clarity
-Use handwriting joins appropriately and
-Use time connectives
increase regularity
-Introduce and use speech punctuation
-Plan writing based on familiar forms
-Know language of clauses
-Rehearse sentences orally for writing
-Use commas after front adverbials
-Use varied rich vocabulary
Writing
-Create simple settings and plot
-Assess the effectiveness of own and
others’ writing an evaluate it
-Organise writing into paragraphs
-Use simple organisational devices
-Proof-read for spelling and punctuation
errors
-Read own writing aloud
Speaking and Listening
-Give structured descriptions
-Participate actively in conversation
-Consider and evaluate different viewpoints
-Articulate and justify opinions
-Speak audibly in Standard English
-Gain, maintain and monitor interest of
listeners
Art and Design
To recreate animals and insects from the
rainforest using different techniques
Design and Technology
Mathematics
Modern Languages
N/A
Science
 To know some animals that live in
the rainforest
History
 To know how long deforestation has
been happening and the effects it is
having
Physical Education
N/A – PE is taught as a discrete subject in
Y3/4 with an emphasis on competitive
sports and Real PE
Computing
 To research facts about the
different layers of the rainforest
Geography
 To know where rainforests can be
found
 To use maps and atlases to identify
countries around the world
Music
- Using the Tiger in a tropical storm
picture as a stimulus for sound work
- Create graphic scores
- Perform to an audience
Outside the classroom