Kirkheaton Primary School long term learning overview for Year 4
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Project 4
Project 5
Project 6
Topic title/question
Why is the River Calder so
important to Huddersfield?
What would you have
done after school 100
years ago?
Could we ‘live off the
land’?
Why is London such a cool
place to live?
Why were the Norman
castles certainly not
bouncy?
Why were the Romans so
powerful and what did we
learn from them?
Fun/memorable learning in this
topic? Real life purpose?
Quality end products?
Mirfield river visit/boat trip
Kite making day
Den building day
Pastimes from the past day
Catapults and marbles
Creating an allotment area
Selling the things you grow
Trip to London? A ‘London’ experience
Day in school?
Trip to Skipton Castle
Archery day
Be a Roman for the day
What happened in Pompei?
Geography
Why is the River Calder so important to
Huddersfield?
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Why is London such a cool place to live?
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History
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What would you have done after school
100 years ago?
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Why were the Norman castles certainly
not bouncy?
Why were the Romans so powerful and
what did we learn from them?
Science
How would we survive without water?
How could we cope without electricity for
one day?
Which wild animals and plants thrive in
your locality?
What happens to the food we eat?
Why is the sound that ‘One Direction’
makes enjoyed by so many?
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Literacy genre
Can you write an explanation of how a
river forms and grows?
Can you write journalistic style writing
about pollution in rivers?
Can you write non-chronolgical
information about pastimes in the past?
Can you learn poetry off by heart like they
did in the past?
Can you write ‘Fox’ in a different setting?
Narrative
Can you present information about plants
and animals in an organised way?
Can you write a leaflet to persuade
people to visit attractions in London?
(Which is best Rome or London?)
Can you recount a trip to London?
(imaginary)
Can you explain why castles were built?
Can you write a narrative set in a Norman
castle?
Can you write as a gladiator persuading
the emperor to excuse you?
Which is best Rome or London?
Literacy books
Tales of Wisdom and Wonder Hugh
Lupton
The Tinderbox – Hans Christian
Handerson
Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brookes
Into the Forest by Anthony Browne
Varjak Paw by SF Said
Krindlekrax by Philip Ridley
Roman non fiction books
Maths
Temperatures
Perimeters of puddles – evaporation
Quantities of water
Conversions of capacity
Problems about water consumption
TV timetables/hours spent watching
Birthday party costs/greeting card costs
Timelines
Measurements for best location for a
wind turbine/solar panel
Light usage
Roman legion number fun
24 hour clock
Symmetry in Roman architecture
Kg and g - recipes
Data logging
Dimensions of buildings
Distances
Populations
Problems with costs of tourist attractions
Data collection – pop groups
Fractions
Using a programme to record music and
manipulate it? Radio blog
Count back to 1066
M and cm in archery
Dimensions
Compare army sizes
Computing
Weighing food
Dividing food
Calories
Perimeters and areas
Decline of animals
Data representation
Spread sheets
Art and design
How can we change the colour of that
fabric?
Would people buy our greeting cards?
How can we bring our drawings to life?
Which famous artists lived near here/in
London?
How will w make our museum exhibits?
How will mosaics improve the look of our
school?
Design and Technology
Will our bag for life last that long? (link to
polluting the rivers with plastic bags)
Can we all go and fly a kite?
What is your favourite kind of pizza?
How will we take our pizza home?
How can we catch a thief? (link to crown
jewels kept in London?)
Can we design and make a replica of a
Norman castle defence system?
How will our tiles stay on the roof?
PE
Dance – river inspired dance
Using maps - orienteering
‘Old’ style games, cricket, tennis, bat and
ball, hoops, football
Gymnastics
Dancing to current ‘pop’ music
Attack and defence games
Athletics
Music
Are we off the scale? (water theme)
Can you improvise a musical pattern?
(use/make instruments of 100 years ago)
Does it really sound like a zoo in our
classroom?
Could we be soundtrack editors in the
film industry?
Could you cope if someone passed you
the baton?
Can we be musical code breakers?
PSCHE
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Keeping your body healthy, making
healthy lifestyle decisions.
Being ‘cool’ – peer pressure and decision
making
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SMSC
The journey of a river – pure to polluted
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Who is our community and how can we
grow together?
The importance of following the laws of
the country
What was life like in the Norman times?
Would we cope?
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British Values
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What would have been the ‘rules’ after
school 100 years ago?
Can we grow things to eat with our
community?
Parliament – the importance of London
The Royal family and parliament from
Norman to today
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RE
-Which celebrations are important
How is Christmas celebrated in other
countries?
What do we mean by commitment?
What is Judaism?
What does worship mean?
Why did Jesus tell stories?
Toys
Food/animals
Getting around town
Languages – French