CURRICULUM OVERVIEW YEAR 4
Autumn 1
History
Geography
Science
The Gruesome
Greeks –
Ancient
Greece
Greece
Location
Map reading –
old and new
Animals
Including
humans
Greeks at war
Greeks at sea
States of
matter
Computing
Software
developers
Toy designers
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Warwick
Castle
Castles and
Kings - The
Normans
Normandy
Battle of
Hastings
Electricity
We are
musicians
William the
Conqueror
Sound
We are HTML
editors
The Crusades
Richard the
Lionheart
Living things
and their
habitats
We are coauthors
Spring 2
Summer 1
Houses of
Parliament
Summer 2
Villains and
Outlaws - The
Plantagenet’s
The Angevins
– Richard the
Lionheart and
K.John 1
Richard 3
Robin Hood
House of York/ Review of all
House of
topics
Lancaster
Meteorologist
s
Global/
Sustainability
Place in the
world –
continent
Culture / The
power of
water – water
wheels
Long term
influence on
world issues –
jury
democracy /
The power of
the sun Icarus
Why were
they called
Normans?
The Norman
language /
Norman
castles
Links with
today /
Electricity –
alternative
methods
William
Wallace –
Scottish
Independence
/ Habitats
100 yrs war
Relationship
with France /
Human
habitats
becoming
sustainable
Art
Greek key
design
Music
Greek music
DT
Clay pots
RE
Greek Gods
PE including
dance
Traditional
Greek dancing
English Links
Plays
Heroes
Legends
Swimming
Tell Greek
myth as a
frieze - Elgin
Marbles
Hand bells
(Christmas)
Bayeux
Tapestry
Norman
minstrels and
instruments
Embroidery
Bayeux
Tapestry
Christianity
-Easter
Printing Castle
frieze
Mood music
Making and
performing
with musical
instruments
-Why did Jesus Gymnastics
tell stories
Tennis
Pond art
Still life
drawing and
sketching
Compose
water music
using natural
sounds
Swords
Shields
Buddhism
Weaving with
natural
materials
Paper mache
masks
Greek
Orthodox
Swimming
Football
Swimming
Tennis
Old English
Muslim
food traditions -artefacts
-places of
worship
Maths Links
Olympics –
speed/ time/
length
Co-ordinates
Spelling in the
Greek
alphabet
Story of
Bayeux
Tapestry
Battle of
Hastings –
newspaper
reports
Fairy stories –
castles
Legends –
Robin Hood
Highland
Games
Athletics
Debate
Role-play
Rounders and
cricket
Henry 5 –
Shakespeare
for kids
Doomsday
book
Money
Data
collections
and recording