Worstead Church of England Primary School Curriculum Overview 2015-16, Years 4 and 5
Subject
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
English
Narrative
Novels and stories
by significant
children’s authors
(Michael Morpurgo)
Poetry
Creating images
(using metaphors
and similes)
Instructions
Making a motteand-bailey castle
Non-fiction
Recounts
Time Team
investigation!
Narrative
Traditional
stories, fables,
myths and
legends
Poetry
Poetic styles
Haiku
Concrete poetry
Maths
Can you plot the effect of
the length of a lever on the
weight it can lift and then
use this to predict the effect
of longer lever?
Can you compare the effect
of gravity on Earth and on
the moon, including precise
mathematical terms?
Can you measure the
perimeter of the area you
are studying?
Can you find out which
shop sells the best value
wild bird food?
Can you research the
dimensions of a typical
Norman castle?
Can you calculate the total
weight a Norman warhorse
had to carry when the
knight was fully equipped
for battle?
Can you calculate the
perimeter and area of a
hand print?
Maths through music
Can you find out the most
popular singer or group
amongst your friends and
calculate the differences in
your data?
Can you record how long
you spend using a
computer, tablet or
phone each day and
each week?
Can you calculate how
long the lights are on in
your classroom in a
week, a month and a
year?
Can you calculate how much
water your group or class
drinks in a day and in a
week?
Can you measure the
perimeter of a puddle as it
evaporates and calculate the
differences?
Can you write calculation
questions for your friends
based on water consumption
data?
Science
Computing
History
Can you feel the force?
(Forces)
Which animals and plants thrive in your
locality?
(Living things in their habitats)
Powerpoint presentation to show the
advantages/disadvantages
of gravity.
Using the internet to study cities
around the world.
Design and make a tourist guide leaflet for
Norwich.
Could you be the next CSI investigator?
(Properties and Changes
of Materials)
Why do we enjoy the sound of music?
(Sound)
Using computing to create music.
Carry out research on motte-and-bailey
castles before designing
and making one.
Why were the Norman castles certainly
not bouncy?
Norman culture
Establishment of feudal system
Why were tapestries so important in
Medieval times?
How could we cope without electricity
for one day?
(Electricity)
How would we survive without water?
(States of matter)
Can you put together a presentation
that outlines the water cycle to present
to younger children?
Kett’s rebellion
Why did the
peasant farmers
of Wymondham
revolt?
Worstead Church of England Primary School Curriculum Overview 2015-16, Years 4 and 5
Geography
DT
Where would you choose to build a
settlement?
A major European city study.
What makes the Earth angry?
Using paper, how can you create a skyscraper
that is at least 2 meters high?
Can you design and make a parachute
to help you understand more
about air resistance?
What technology did the Normans use to
build their castles?
Using small models can we recreate a
battle of a siege of a
castle and film it?
Music associated with rivers
The River (The Moldau/Vltava by Bedrich
Smetana)
Clarinet
Likes/dislikes in music
Desert Island Discs
Studying Medieval music (comparing
modern/Medieval)
Clarinet
Using fingerprints as well as hand and
footprints, can you create an interesting
piece of art work that has interesting
design features?
(Studying the art of Salvador Dali)
The Bayeaux tapestry/frieze work.
Looking at embroidery.
Will you ever see
the water you
drink again?
(Visitor from
Anglian Water)
Can you make food without electricity?
Can you create a moving toy that
requires water to power it?
Can you design and make a game which
you could play as an alternative to an
electrically powered game?
RE
Music
Art
Which plants can we find around our
school?
(Visit to East Ruston gardens)
William Morris wallpaper
Making our own wallpaper based on plants
in or environment.
Which music is associated with water
and can you create your own?
(Handel’s Water Music)
Clarinet
Water art
(Studying the art of Claude Monet)
Techniques
Experimenting with watercolours, wash
technique, tie-dye.
PHSCE
PE
Games/athletics
Gymnastics
Games
Gymnastics/dance
Dance
How can you
create a dance
that shows the
three states of
water?
Athletics awards
Worstead Church of England Primary School Curriculum Overview 2015-16, Years 4 and 5
French