Curriculum Map for 2014-2015
Year Group: 4
Autumn 1
Theme Focus
Autumn 2
Rainforests/Endangered
Stories that raise
species/habitats
issues – Wallace and
(Science)
Grommit - A matter
Spring 1
WW2
(History)
Spring 2
Roald Dahl – Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory.
Summer 1
Roman Empire
(History)
Summer 2
Recycling
(Geography)
(Literacy/Science)
of Loaf and death.
(Literacy)
Literacy +
S&L/reading &
writing skills
Stories from other
cultures – butterfly
lovers.(4weeks)
Key Skills Writing:
Using capital letters and full
stops correctly
Simple compound sentences
using conjunctions and so but
because
Starting sentences with when,
if.
Adverbial phrases:
How/when/where/why in a
sentence.
Adverbs
At the start and in the middle
of sentences
Precise nouns
PARAGRAPHS
Reading:
Drawing inferences around
characters’ thoughts, feelings,
actions and
motives, and justify with
evidence from the text using
point and evidence
Stories that
raise issues.(3
weeks)
Historical
settings
(3weeks)
Key skills
Key skills
Using capital letters and
full stops correctly
Simple compound
sentences using
connectives and so but
because
Starting sentences with
when, if
Adverbial phrases:
How/when/where/why in
a sentence.
Adverbs
At the start and in the
middle of sentences
Precise nouns
Reading:
Drawing inferences
around characters’
thoughts, feelings,
actions and
motives, and justify with
Inverted commas –
direct speech.
Adverbs
At the start and in the
middle of sentences
Simple, compound and
complex sentences
Drop in
clause.
Sentence tenses
Reading:
Making predictions
based on information
stated and implied
Story in an imaginary
world (3-4 weeks)
Key skills:
Adjectives to have impact upon
the reader.
Developing settings and
characterisation using vocabulary
to create emphasis, humour,
atmosphere, suspense
Reading:
Analysing and evaluate texts
looking at language, structure –
linked to creating atmosphere.
Speaking and listening
Language of
hypothesis/deduction/explanation
– linked to Science – Electricity.
Advertisements
to sell your
story/
playscript.
Key skills:
Persuasive phrases
Reading:
Analysing and evaluate
texts – which is the
best advert and discuss
reasons why
Speaking and listening
Language of opinion
Information
text based on
recycling.
Wombles and
The Journey
of a Plastic
Bottle.
Key Skills:
Technical vocabulary
Group ideas into
paragraphs
Linking paragraphs
Using persuasive
language
Fronted adverbials and
adverbial phrases.
Reading:
Identifying, analysing
and discussing themes
Why is it important to
recycle? What is the
purpose of recycling?
Explaining how paragraphs are
used to order or build up
ideas, and how
they are linked
Speaking and listening
Language of Prediction
Literacy +
S&L/reading &
writing skills
Persuasive writing (2 weeks –
stop deforestation)
Key Skills Writing
Openers related to the
language of persuasion
Conjunctions related to cause
and effect
Reading:
Participate in discussion
taking turns and listening to
what others say – debate link
to speaking and listening.
Speaking and listening.
Language of Argument
evidence from the text
using point and evidence
Speaking and listening
Language of re-telling
Explanation texts.
Key skills Writing:
Time connectives
Conjunctions at the start
and in the middle linked
to the language of
sequencing.
Reading:
Recognise features of an
explanation text and
discuss.
Speaking and Listening
Language of explanation
Language of sequencing
What can be recycled?
Speaking and Listening
Language of Prediction
Newspaper
Report based
on WW2
(3weeks)
Key skills Writing:
Simple, compound and
complex sentences
Drop in
clause.
Sentence tenses
Speaking and
Listening:
Language of evaluation
and persuasion.
Playscript (turn
imaginary story into a
playscript 2 weeks)
Key Skills:
Adverbs
Powerful verbs
Short sentences
Punctuation
Reported Speech.
Reading: Listening to,
reading and discussing
non-fiction in different
forms e.g.
advertisements, formal
speeches,
leaflets, magazines,
electronic texts
Analyse and evaluate
texts looking at
language, structure and
Presentation
Speaking and
Listening:
Language of Deduction
Language of hypothesis
– Linked to the topic of
Science.
Reading:
Playscripts to read aloud, showing
understanding
through intonation, tone, volume
and action
Speaking and Listening:
Language of
hypothesis/deduction/explanation
– linked to Science – Electricity.
Poetry –
roman/Vikings.
Alliteration
Personification
Similes
Metaphors
Reading:
Poetry to read aloud,
showing understanding
through intonation,
tone, volume and action
Speaking and
Listening:
Poetry
Creating
Images
Writing
Scaffolded
Scaffolded
Scaffolded
opportunities
End of unit write: Stories
from other cultures
Persuasive piece of writing
End of unit write:
End of unit write:
Independent (sustained
Scaffolded
Scaffolded
End of unit write:
End of unit write:
End of Unit Write:
Historical settings
Story in an imaginary world
Advertisement
Newspaper Report
Playscript
Poetry
Independent Write (sustained
Independent Write
Independent (sustained
write)
Story from another
culture
Persuasive
Playscript
Non-chronological report
linked to Science
Letter to one of the
characters in the story
explaining feelings – link
to bullying.
Write)
(sustained Write)
(sustained Write)
*Letter writing a character in the
*Letter writing a
*Letter writing as an
story
character in the story
evacuee
*Diary recount wrting
*Diary recount wrting
*Diary recount writing.
Newspaper Report about an
Character and setting
War time story
exciting part of the class novel –
descriptions
Story with a dilemma
imaginary worlds.
Story set in an
Explanation Linked to
Explanation text linked to
imaginary world and to
Science.
Science.
include suspense.
Graphs linked to
Measures
Time as a topic.
temperature of Brazil.
Decimals
Data Handling
Angles
Co-ordinates linked to
Money
Recipes
Decimals
Money
Measures
Shape – Linked to
Roman Mosaics.
Geometry
Fractions
Angles
Data handling –
how much rubbish
is thrown away?
How much is
recycled? Weigh
and produce a bar
chart.
Science: States of
matter
Science: Sound
Science: Electricity
Geog:
Recycling
PHSE:Bullying
PHSE:Going for
goals
History: WW2
Getting on and falling
out
History: The Roman
Empire
Science: Animals
& Humans
Diary entry – T’So Ling
meeting Koong-Se.
Character and setting
description
Instructions
Information leaflet about
Brazil or a rainforest animal.
mapwork.
Our World
(Science, History,
Geography, R.E.,
P.S.H.E)
Information text.
Independent Write
Write):
Numeracy +
identified links to
topic
Story with a dilemma
Explanation text
Scaffolded
Science : Living things
& habitats
Geog: Rainforests –
Brazil.
RE:Christianity
PHSE:New Beginnings
Good to be me
Independent Write
Playscript
Persuasion linked to
recycling
Story set in an
imaginary world
Story with a dilemma
Geog: Using
globes and
atlases
Creative &
Expressive Arts
(Art & Design,
Music, P.E.)
Batik Art
Carnival mask
Christmas
Making a spitfire
Swimming
Architects and
People in Action
Art/Moving models
and an Anderson
Roman mosaic
Designers.
swimming
swimming
Shelter.
swimming
swimming
swimming
Technology &
Computing
(Design Technology,
Computing)
Proposed
Enrichment
Opportunities
Internet Safety
Branching database
linked to Science.
Algorithms
Computer
Programming
Drama Workshops
Visit to Fusiliers Museum (Bury)
Visit to global renewable
Sports cool linked
WW2 Visitor Actor
to maths
Internet & the
World Wide Web