YEAR 4 OVERVIEW (2 pages)
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
ACTIVE PLANET
ACTIVE PLANET
ENGLISH
Poetry, information
texts, diaries,
instructions
Stories with a
moral issue,
explanation texts,
newspaper
reports
MATHS
Number and Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, Fractions, Measures, Geometry: properties of
shape, Geometry: position, direction and motion
TOPIC
SCIENCE
States of matter inc.
evaporation and
condensation
Spring 1
RISE OF THE
ROBOTS
Science fiction
texts, debate
(persuasive
writing)
Sound
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
RISE OF THE
ROBOTS
Biography,
newspaper
reports
GREEKS
GREEKS
Electricity
Myths and
legends,
play scripts,
poetry
Animals inc humans
digestive system,
teeth, food chains)
Historical stories,
biography,
persuasive writing
Living things and
their habitats
(grouping,
classification,
pollution)
Throughout the year-plan different types of enquiry to answer questions. Take accurate measurements and repeat them if needed. Record
increasingly complex data in various ways. Use results to make predictions and suggest further tests. Present findings orally and in writing.
Identify scientific evidence for or against an idea.
HISTORY
The Industrial
Revolution
The Industrial
Revolution
GEOGRAPHY
Violent Earth (inc globe
work, climatic zones, lat
and longitude lines)
Violent Earth (inc
globe work, climatic
zones, lat and
longitude lines)
Geographical skills and fieldwork – ongoing across the year
R.E
Buddhism
Buddhism
Judaism
Judaism
Who were the
Ancient Greeks?
How do we use
Ancient Greece
ideas today?
The UK landscape
and land usechanges through
time
The UK landscape
and land usechanges through
time
D and T
Light it up (Geography & Science)
Art and
design
Drawing/Painting
E-safety
COMPUTING 1) Plan, design, & evaluate a
game
P.E.
2) Measuring
analysing and
presenting weather
data
Dance
Swimming
Printing/Textiles
3) Producing a digital,
musical composition
4) Editing and writing
HTML code
Dance
Swimming
Book making (History)
Cooking – Greek dips (feast)
3D work/ Making Connections
5) Producing a wiki
6) Designing a toy with
sensors
Dance
Swimming
Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination. Play competitive games, modified where appropriate and apply basic principles suitable
For attacking and defending. Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and perform dances using a range of movement patterns. Take part in outdoor and
adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team. Compare performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal
best. Swim at least 25 metres; use a range of strokes. Perform self- rescue.
MFL
Italian
Transport, Weather
Italian
Christmas, “Befana”
(6th Jan)
Italian
Months, date,
birthdays
Italian
Number 1-100,
Easter
Italian
Number 1-500
Euro and shopping
Making healthy choices
Keeping safeon/offline
Friendships/feelings
Sex ed. Growing up
and changing
Local2global
PHSE
MUSIC
Music lesson
Recorders
Brass
Choir
Active Planet
Volcano-inspired composition
Unit 13 Painting with sound
Graphic scores and conventional notation
Listening: Programme music
Choir
Rounds, upbeat modern songs to build
enthusiasm, establish techniques, warm-ups etc
Learning out
of school
Hampstead Heathbuild a volcano and
visit adventure playground
Rise of Robots
Group song-writing inspired by topic
Music and machines: counter-rhythms
Use of digital loop pedal
Unit 16 Cyclic patterns
Listening: Renaissance to Baroque
TBC
Italian
Revise
Drugs common to
everyday life
Ancient Greece
Aesop’s fables, learn songs and develop
music to accompany storytelling
Listen to traditional Greek folk music and
learn melody with strings and xylophones
(using notation)
Listening: Baroque to Classical
TBC