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Autumn 1
Writing
Fiction
Story from another
culture – Beowolf
Non-fiction
Persuasive advert – The
Mighty Sword
Maths
Recognise the value of
each digit ThHTU.th
Then use this
knowledge to round to
nearest 10/100/1000
Order decimal
numbers from
smallest to largest.
History
Autumn 2
Fiction
Harry Potter
Non-fiction
Biography – J K
Rowling
Multiply and
divide 2 digit and
decimal numbers
by 10 and 100.
Multiply and
divide by
10,100 and
1000.
Spring 1
Fiction
Poem – The
Witches’ Spell Shakespeare
Non-fiction
Instructions –
Harry Potter
Spell
Identify and
compare angles.
Identify different
angle types.
Translate
shapes using a
grid.
Why were the
Romans so
powerful and
what did we
learn from
them?
The Roman
Empire and its
impact on
Britain - What
Spring 2
Fiction
Macbeth Shakespeare
Non-fiction
Nonchronological
report (linked to
topic).
Recognise
decimal
equivalents to
fractions and
percentages.
Simplify
fractions.
Who were the
early makers?
Crime and
punishment
from the Anglo
Saxons to the
present day.
What is the
Magna Carta and
why is it so
Summer 1
Fiction
Classic text –
The Lion, the
Witch and the
Wardrobe
Non-fiction
Formal letter of
persuasion –
Whale Hunting
Divide HTU by U
using formal
method.
Calculate
THHTU divided
by U
What would
you have done
after school
100 years ago?
Leisure and
Entertainment in
the 20th century.
How was leisure
and
entertainment
Summer 2
Fiction
The Iron Man
Non-fiction
Persuasive
leaflet –
Caedmon
Primary School
leaflet.
Compare and
classify
geometric
shapes including
quadrilateral
and triangles
based on their
properties and
sizes.
Answer SAT
questions
involving
shape and
space.
Why were the
Norman
castles
certainly not
bouncy?
A study of an
aspect or theme
in British history
that extends
beyond 1066:
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Geography
Why is the Tyne so
important to
Newcastle?
Settlements, land use,
economic activity
including natural
resources especially
energy and water
supplies
Science
How would we
survive without
water?
Compare and group
materials together,
according to whether
they are solids, liquids
or gases.
Observe that some
materials change state
Why is
Newcastle such
a cool place to
live?
Name and locate
counties and
cities of the
United Kingdom,
geographical
regions and their
identifying
human and
physical
characteristics;
understand how
some of these
aspects have
changed over
time.
Which wild
animals and
plants thrive in
your locality?
Identify and
name a variety
of living things
(plants and
animals) in the
local and wider
did the Romans
do for us?
- Who were the
famous Romans
and what do we
know about
them?
important even
today?
different for rich
and poor
children 100
years ago?
The Norman
invasion and its
impact on
British society.
Why is the
sound that
‘One Direction’
makes enjoyed
by so many?
Identify how
sounds are
made,
associating
some of them
How could we
cope without
electricity for
one day?
Identify common
appliances that
run on
electricity.
Construct a
simple series
Assessment
What happens
to the food we
eat?
Describe the
simple functions
of the basic
parts of the
digestive system
in humans.
Identify the
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Computing
when they are heated
or cooled, and measure
or research the
temperature at which
this happens in degrees
Celsius (°C).
Identify the part played
by evaporation and
condensation in the
water cycle and
associate the rate of
evaporation with
temperature.
environment,
using
classification
keys to assign
them to groups.
Recognise that
environments
can change and
that this can
sometimes pose
dangers to living
things.
with something
vibrating.
Find patterns
between the
pitch of a sound
and features of
the object that
produced it.
Find patterns
between the
volume of a
sound and the
strength of the
vibrations that
produced it.
electrical circuit,
identifying and
naming its basic
parts, including
cells, wires,
bulbs, switches
and buzzers.
Identify whether
or not a lamp
will light in a
simple series
circuit, based on
whether or not
the lamp is part
of a complete
loop with a
battery.
Recognise that a
switch opens
and closes a
circuit and
associate this
with whether or
not a lamp lights
in a simple
series circuit.
Recognise some
common
conductors and
insulators, and
associate metals
with being good
conductors.
E-Safety
 use technology
Computer
Science
Digital Literacy
Presentation
Digital Literacy
Desktop
different types
of teeth in
humans and
their simple
functions.
Construct and
interpret a
variety of food
chains,
identifying
producers,
predators and
prey.
Digital Literacy
Web Research
Digital Literacy
Class Comic
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safely, respectfully
and responsibly;
recognise
acceptable/unaccept
able behaviour;
identify a range of
ways to report
concerns about
content and contact
Quiz
Scratch


Publishing
Publisher
Internet Explorer
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
Computer Science
Conversation
Scratch

Media
PowerPoint
design, write and
debug programs that
accomplish specific
goals, including

controlling or
simulating physical
systems; solve
problems by
decomposing them
into smaller parts
use sequence,
selection, and
repetition in

programs; work with
variables and various
forms of input and
output
use logical reasoning
to explain how some
simple algorithms
work and to detect
design, write

and debug
programs that
accomplish
specific goals,
including
controlling or
simulating
physical
systems;
solve
problems by
decomposing
them into
smaller parts
use sequence,
selection, and
repetition in
programs;
work with
variables and
various forms
of input and
output
use logical
reasoning to
explain how
some simple
algorithms
work and to
detect and
correct errors
in algorithms
select, use

and combine
a variety of
software
(including
internet
services) on a
range of
digital devices
to design and
create a
range of
programs,
systems and
content that
accomplish
given goals,
including
collecting,
analysing,
evaluating
and
presenting
data and
information
select, use
and combine
a variety of
software
(including
internet
services) on a
range of
digital devices
to design and
create a
range of
programs,
systems and
content that
accomplish
given goals,
including
collecting,
analysing,
evaluating
and
presenting
data and
information
understand
computer
networks,
including the
internet; how
they can
provide
multiple
services, such
as the World
Wide Web,
and the
opportunities
they offer for
communicatio
n and
collaboration
Comic Life

select, use
and combine
a variety of
software
(including
internet
services) on a
range of
digital
devices to
design and
create a
range of
programs,
systems and
content that
accomplish
given goals,
including
collecting,
analysing,
evaluating
and
presenting
data and
information
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and correct errors in
algorithms and
programs
P.E.
P.S.H.E.
French
and programs
Invasion Games
LO: Receiving & Self
Belief
Dance
LO: Turning and
Suggest
Improvements
Gymnastics
LO: Stopping
and Co-operate
Gymnastics
LO: Selfevaluate & listen
to others
Athletics
LO: Running and
take turns
Striking and
Fielding
LO: Throwing
and catching
Children’s Rights,
Responsibilities and
Risks
 Continue to use the
vocabulary learnt in
year 3, and learn a
small amount of new
vocabulary including
nouns, verbs,
adjectives and a
conjunction. They
learn to use
sentence starters (in
the form of simple
adverbial phrases of
place), e.g. Dans le
sac, Chez moi. They
learn to recognise
and use plural forms
of nouns, and to
apply adjectival
agreement by
gender and number.
 Recognise certain
phonemes when
they hear them, and
identify the
Anti-Bullying
Third World
Conflict
Equality
Fait Trade
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
Compare

pronunciation
at word and
sentence level
by learning
about the

concepts of
liaison and
elision,
knowing that
the final
consonant of
a word is
almost always
silent at word
level and that
the final
consonant in
the word et is
always silent.
Create simple
and
sometimes
more complex
Memorise
and recite a
bank of
finger
rhymes
Listen to
stories and
become
familiar with
stories
known and
loved by
French
children

Learn about
customs and
celebrations
in France and
make
comparisons
with customs
and
celebrations
in their own
culture
Listen to and
sing along
with
traditional
French folk
songs

Listen to and
sing along
with songs by
the popular
singer Henri
Dès
Become
familiar with
the works of
the painters
Degas,
Cézanne and
Matisse and
the music of
the composer
Ravel
Become
familiar with
the region of
the Dordogne
in France by
regularly
looking at
photographs
on
PowerPoint
slides, and
using
webcams to
make virtual
visits
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graphemes that can
be used to represent
them
Music
Art
Whole-Class
Recorder
Hot and cold colours
Name the colours they
use including shades.
Use thick and thin
brushes
Name the primary and
secondary colours.
spoken and
written
sentences,
e.g.
Dans le sac
il y a un
chat rouge
et un chien
bleu.
Dans le sac
il y a trois
petits chats
verts et une
grande
baleine
bleue.
Whole-Class
Recorder
Whole-Class
Recorder
Whole-Class
Recorder
Roman Weapons
D&T
Building a
Roman Catapult
R.E.
How and why do Hindus celebrate
Divali?
Why is Lent such an important
time for Christians?
To understand the basic facts of the Hindu
To understand why Lent is
Whole-Class
Recorder
Whole-Class
Recorder
Entertainment
and Leisure 100
years ago
Make your own
board game
What can we learn about
symbols and beliefs from
visiting religious buildings?
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religion. To understand the key events of
the story of Rama and Sita. To understand
the characters’ feelings in the story. To
understand the key events of the story of
Rama and Sita. To understand the
characters’ feelings in the story.
important to Christians.
To understand that the value placed
on objects and experience varies,
that what people regard as precious
reveals their underlying values and
links to how they live their lives. To
be able to classify different types of
religious buildings and objects . To
understand that beliefs, ideas and
feelings can be expressed in a
variety of ways. To be able to
describe what sorts of things are
found in religious buildings.