Barry Primary School
Connector
Year Group: 4
Term 1
Emergency on planet
Earth
Experience
TfW or DfW
Key texts
Escape from Pompeii
Term 2
Muggles, magic
and Mayhem
Visit Warner Bros.
Studios
Harry Potter
Term 3
Oriental Express
Term 4
Spain
Oriental Express
Spanish food
tasting
Holiday brochurespersuasive writing.
Viking Experience
Day
TFW-How to stop a
Viking Invasion.
Visit 78 Derngate
Design and make a potion,
how much of each liquid?
(Fractions) Make a wand
using measuring tools and
standard units.
Rice maths; How many pieces
of rice will fit in this ..? How
heavy is a grain of rice? How
much water does a grain of rice
absorb? Link estimation,
Spanish statistics;
population, area, largest
city, average
temperature…
Interpret and present data,
compare to British data.
Design and make a Viking
shield. Explore and use
patterns on shields that
show symmetry, reflection
and rotation.
Design a ‘Mackintosh’
window to fit a given area.
Consider shapes, angles
and lines of symmetry.
Mulan
Term 5
Vikings
Diaries
Maths Cross
curricular
Plan the coordinates for an escape
from Pompeii.
Raise money for an appropriate
charity. Estimate, calculate and
compare amounts raised.
approximation and measure.
data. Graphs and
charts,
Science
Living things and their habitats.
Electricity.
Sound.
States of matter.
Art and
Design
Volcano pictures in the style of
Hokusai/imagery from ‘Escape
from Pompeii’.
Make a clay volacano.
Make own Harry Potter
wand using saws.
D.T. Food chn to make a
Chinese dish using a range
of authentic ingredients.
Computing
We are meteorologists.
We are co-authors.
We are musicians.
Look at the work of
famous Spanish artists
including Antoni Gaudi,
Dali and Picasso. Chn
to make mosaic
pictures and Picasso
portraits.
We are software
developers.
Use wood to measure,
cut and sand a wizard’s
wand.
D.T. Food chn to make a
Chinese dish using a range
of authentic ingredients.
D and T
Geography
History
Locate major volcanoes around
the world. Understand the
structure of volcanoes.
Understand where China is
located on a world map, the
continent, and its location
The Shang dynasty of
Ancient China. Chn to gain
understanding of the rulers
Use maps and atlases
to understand Spain’s
location and its
proximity to other
European countries.
Learn about daily life
and culture in Spain.
Term 6
“Art is The Flower”
Range of nonfiction texts.
Newspaper report
‘French Fresco
Fiasco’ and
adverts.
Work out the perimeter
and area of their shield.
Animals including
humans.
Living things and their
habitats.
Charles Rennie
Mackintosh – repeated
patterns, flower pencil
drawings, stylised flower
pictures, printing.
We are toy designers.
We are HTML editors.
Design own Viking
shields. Make Viking
longboats-chn decide on
most suitable materials.
Identify the countries of
Viking origin on a map,
compared to Britain.
Timeline-chn to
understand when the
Viking period was. Viking
Timeline of Charles
Rennie Mackintosh’s
life. Look at architecture
and important characters
from the period. What did
the Shang’s discover?
Painting with sound – dramatic
techniques/composition/volcano
comp/ choc ice rhythm
work/listening to dramatic
classics
Swimming
Dance
Christmas productionsinging focus/melodies
by ear
PSHE
New beginnings-SEAL
RE
Jesus and key events in his life.
Getting on and falling
out-say no to bullying.
Identify Christmas as a
Christian festival and
describe
some of the ways that
Christians might
celebrate it
Music
PE
Sustainability Ways to save the planet
Swimming
Dance
Recycled product
lifestyles including the
roles of different family
members. Invaders and
settlers.
Row boys row – recorder
unit contined/link to
Vikings/history
from different periods.
Swimming
Athletics/ Sports Day
Practise
Changes and
transistions.
Peace
Pentatonic Power –
pentatonic
arrangements/ostinato/tuned
percussion/Chinese music
listening
Swimming
Dance
Recorder revolution –
instrumental unit/acha
bacha/rhythm cards
Do ray me soh la
Swimming
Gym
Swimming
Gym
Going for goals
Good to be me
Relationships-SEAL
The 10 commandments
The Easter story
Peace
Clean water
Rainbow festival
Sports day rhythm piece
Countryside code