Lower Key Stage 2 – Years 3&4
Year A
Topic
Autumn 1
The Lego Movie
Autumn 2
AD900
Science/DT focus
History focus
Spring 1
Water, Water
everywhere
Geography focus
Visit – River Waveney
Sharing assembly – TOP
Possible
Trip/Share
Visitor – Lego expert
Sharing assembly –
Lego!
Christmas production
Science
Electricity Construct series
circuits.
Identify completed and
incomplete circuits.
Switches
Common conductors
and insulators
Working Scientifically
Wonder wall developing
scientific enquiry skills
in relation to
electricity topic
States of matterSolid, liquid and gas
Changing state –
heat/cool
Evaporation and
condensation
Water cycle
Literacy
Lego Movie stimulus
Instructions – Lego
model making
Recount Newspapers Lego movie
Narrative Adventure –
Lego Movie
Class book stimulus The time travelling
cat and the Aztec
sacrifice
Non-fiction Recounts
Narrative – time travel
Take one picture
stimulus – Renoir’s
Umbrellas
Poetry -Creating Images
Non-fiction Explanation
texts – water cycle
*Assessed
writing/Big Write
History
Mayan and Aztecs
Geography
Numeracy
Number sense
Additive Reasoning
Multiplicative
Reasoning
Geometric Reasoning
Number sense
Spring 2
East Anglia invaded!
Summer 1
The Rainforest
History focus
Geography focus
Summer 2
Our European
Neighbours
Geography focus
Visit – Local gardens,
plant focus
Visit – Norwich castle
or Sutton Hoo
Saxons and Vikings
focus
Working Scientifically Wonder wall developing
scientific enquiry skills
in relation to states of
matter topic
Sharing assembly Rainforest
Plants Functions of different
flowering plants
Life and growth
requirements
Working Scientifically Wonder wall developing
scientific enquiry skills
in relation to plant topic
Class book stimulus –
How to train a dragon
Stories with Historical
Settings
Non-fiction Non
chronological reports
Rainforest play script
stimulus
Narrative - Dialogue and
plays
Discussion –
rainforest/fairtrade
European Traditional
stories/ Holiday
adverts stimulus
Stories from other
cultures.
Persuasive Texts –
Adverts
Poetry – traditional
Key features of
environment – compare
and contrast
Type of settlements –
land use etc..
Identify countries and
cities
Key features of
environment – compare
and contrast
Number sense
Additive reasoning
Number sense
Multiplicative reasoning
Geometric reasoning
Anglo-Saxons/Vikings
Alfred the Great
Water Cycle
River Waveney – where
are the settlements and
why? (Name and place on
map) How has it changed
over time?
Additive Reasoning
Number sense
Multiplicative Reasoning
Geometric Reasoning
Lower Key Stage 2 – Years 3&4
Music = Charanga
Design Technology
Three Little Birds
Make own toys – e.g
moving monsters
ART
Lego - Sculpture
Famous artist – Nathan
Sawaya
P.E.
Invasion games – Unit
3
Invasion games –
Football
Unit 1 - Bonjour
French (Rigolo)
RE
Does having a
faith make a
difference?
Computing
Rising Stars
PATHS
Five gold rings
Aztec art – textile
printing
Dance – Unit 2
electricity
Dance – Unit 2 the
explorers
Unit 2 – En classe
What is the big story of salvation that lies at
the heart of Christianity?
Include: Creation and the fall
Adam and eve
Story of Noah Temptations in desert
The fall
Broken promises
Renewal of promise to Noah and Abraham
What does the word salvation mean in the bible
and what is a definition of its meaning?
Who are the salvation army? Possible visitor.
What religion are the salvation army and when
were they formed?
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*Online safety
engineers
Glockenspiels
Bridge building
Lean On Me
Impressionist- drawing
Famous artist – PierreAuguste Renoir
Anglo Saxon and Vikings
–
Art and craft tapestry
Gymnastics – Unit 1
Balance
Gymnastics - Unit 4
Rolling
Unit 5 – La famille
Gymnastics – Unit 1
Stretching and Curling
OAA – Orienteering
Unit 6 – Bon
anniversaire
What do Muslims believe and what difference
does it make to their daily lives?
Include: the 5 pillars of Islam
Wudu
Prayer and prayer mats
Visiting a mosque. Features of a mosque.
Hajj Life of 21st century Muslims
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Benjamin Britten Cuckoo
Design and make
chocolate product +
packaging
Rainforest - drawing &
collage
Famous artist – Henri
Rousseau
Games – Unit 3
Athletics – Partnership
task cards
Unit 3 – Mon corps
Reflect, Rewind Replay
European architecture –
drawing and Sculpture
Athletics – Unit 2
Athletics – Unit 1
Unit 7 - Encore
Does prayer work/why do people pray?
Include: Visit to church Writing of prayers
Holy spirit – nature and role Relationship with God
Liturgy and prayer Forms and types of prayer
Prayer spaces The promise Pentecost
Do we all pray in the same way? Include:
Judaism – synagogue, reverence, types and form of
prayer Islam – call to prayer and times.
Christianity and prayer.
To include writing of their own prayers for
assemblies.
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