Year 4 Overview
Term and
Topic
AUTUMN1 – The Terrible
Tudors
INSPRIRATION
AUTUMN 2 – The
Terrible Tudors
SPRING 1- Grand
Designs
SPRING 2 – The Awesome
Egyptians
Investigate ‘Grand Designs’ of Rhyl
Techniquest
Topic resource box and DVDs
Tudor banquet – Morrisons
Visit to Rhuddlan castle
SUMMER 1 – The
Awesome Egyptians
Artefacts and DVDS
Trip to Colwyn Bay Zoo
SUMMER 2 – It’s a
wonderful world
Complete travelling to school survey
Walk around area surrounding school
grounds. Identify good and bad features of
the area.
LANG
Stories –
Fantasy/ time travel.
Poetry e.g. firework
Instructions
Letter writing
Postcards
Explanations
Poetry (Kennings)
Stories – Adventure
Poetry with specific structure
Story genres
Argument and discussion/ debates
Numeracy
Place value
Multiplication - basic
Time
Measure
Symmetry
Data handling
Multiplication
Division
Column addition and subtraction
Negative numbers
Addition and subtraction
Word problems
Number sequencing
Greater than/ less than
Shape
Fractions
Directions
Fractions
Distance
Data handling
Division with remainders
Inverse operations
Multiplication
Rounding
Money
Data handling
Sorting
Coordinates
Position and direction
Money and capacity problems
Shape
Money
Column addition and subtraction
Place value
Multiplication
Measures e.g. length, capacity
Time
Data handling
SCIENCE
Light
Forces
Materials, rocks and soils
Electricity
Habitats and food chains
Materials and recycling
Locate Henry V111 wives country of birth Tudor Travel – famous explorers
How was a Tudor town different to Rhyl – e.g. Sir Francis Drake – how did this
look at similarities and differences.
contribute to our knowledge of the
world?
Journey around the world
Iconic buildings from around the
world
Homes from around the world
Journey from Rhyl to Conwy
Compass points
Identifying Egypt using atlases
Features of country
‘A holiday in Egypt’
Study the river Nile
Egyptian holiday planning
Countries around the world – Uganda
(School link study)
Recycling
What is the environment like in school?
What do we throw away in the classroom?
How could it be reduced?
How much do we throw away in the school
grounds? How could it be reduced?
How can we improve the way our school
looks? Link to IT -make posters
HISTORY
Timeline of Tudor era and the Monarchs
Henry VII – Battle of Bosworth
Who was Henry VIII? Comparison to
today
Study the six wives – impact of marriage,
religion, dissolution of the Monasteries
etc.
Timeline of building designs from
600BC
Study ancient Grand Designs
Plas Mawr/Conwy Castle
Egyptian society
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Mummifying an apple
Egyptian pyramids
Egyptian inventions
Egyptian dance
Histories around the world
Study the life of Bishop William Morgan.
Investigate his role in translating the Bible
into Welsh and its impact in saving the
Welsh language.
ART
(PPA)
The Tudors scheme of work
D&T
(PPA)
Tudor coat of arms
Tudor houses
What shape will your pastry be?
Schemes of work
MUSIC
(PPA)
Greensleaves
Hymns and carols – Christmas
preparation
GEOG
CYMRAEG
 Naid Ymlaen
Sgil 1 – Greetings/everyday
converstations
 Pod Antur Uned 1
Tudor clothing
Foods available in Tudor Britain
Crime and Punishment
Life of the Rich and Poor –
education, lifestyles, homes. Tudor
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Luned Rhys Parry – work inspired by
an artist scheme of work
 Naid Ymlaen
Sgil 2 – Asking for and giving
personal details
Sgil 3 – Asking for and giving
personal information
Pop Art scheme of work
Pop-up book scheme of work
Calon lan
 Naid Ymlaen
Sgil 4 – Asking for things
Sgil 5 – Asking for and giving
directions
 Pod Antur Uned 3
Calon lan
 Naid Ymlaen
Sgil 6 – Expressing likes and dislikes
 Pod Antur Uned 4
Fabulous Flowers schemes of work
The way of the winds
 Naid Ymlaen
Skill 7- Describing people.
opinion
 Pod Antur Uned 5
 Naid Ymlaen
Skill 8 – Talking in the past tense and
expressing an
 Pod Antur Uned 6
Year 4 Overview
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Pod Antur Uned 2
PE
Creative activities –
Dance and drama
Outside agency
Creative activities –
Dance and drama
Outside agency
Competitive Activities – Invasion
Competitive activities - Ball skills
RE
Parables
Roots of Empathy
Christmas story
Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy
Easter
Roots of Empathy
Passover
PSE
New beginnings (SEAL)
(DT)
Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy
Roots of Empathy
Fair trade
Healthy School
e-safety
e-safety
e-safety
PC Brown – Substances
e-safety
e-safety
PC Brown - Behaviour
e-safety
Healthy eating
ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS/TOPIC CAN CHANGE TERMS DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCE
OPPORTUNITES Visit to St Thomas’ Church
Visit to Mosque
Visit to library
Link school opportunities Busano (As of May 2015) – It’s our world
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities
Swimming
Competitive Activities Athletics –
Competitive Activities - Striking preparation for sports day.
and Fielding
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities
Roots of Empathy
Sacred buildings
Year 4 Overview
Year 4 Overview