YEAR 4
English
Term 1
Sources of Sound
(Science)
Term 2
Warriors, Invaders and
Traders: Britain under the
Celts, Romans and Anglo
Saxons (HISTORY)
Class reader& author
study: Fair’s Fair –
Leon Garfield
Class readers: Jenny
Nimmo – Charlie Bone
D Walliams – Billionaire
Boy
Poetry – Different forms
Writing about self
Reading and writing
stories set in Victorian
times
Cross curricular: recount
writing for Roman
history topic, inc. visit 1
week
Mental strategies
Place value – ordering
Addition – mental and
written methods
Subtraction – mental
and
written methods
Problem-solving using
addition/subtraction
2D shape – names and
properties
Area and Perimeter
Traditional
Fairytales
& fairy tale variants-
Term 4
Ancient Civilizations:
The Shang Dynasty
of Ancient China
(HISTORY)
Term 5
Who do you think
you are?
Classification of Living
Things (Sci)
Class reads from the
works of Chris Van
Allsburg picture
books
Non chron reports–
leading to own on
aspect of Ancient
China
Class readers: The
Angel of Nitshill (A
Fine); The Present
Takers (A Chambers)
John Szcieska
Cracking Contraptions
Poetry – Poems to
read loud/perform
Mental strategies
Addition and subtraction
Measures – length
2d shape – symmetry
3d shape – naming,
properties, sorting
In Geography
/Science, recounts
and explanations
Multiplication and
Division – mental
and written
Place value rounding
Fractions
Multiplication – mental
Measures – mass
Problem solving using
money and measures
Statistics – tables
and bar charts
How does that work?
Simple multi-stage
explanations
MATHS
Term 3
From Source to
Sea Rivers of
Europe, The Water
Cycle, States of
Matter (Sci/Geog)
Class reader: The
Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe CS
Lewis
Fairy Stories
Problem solving
with measures, inc
time and money
Mysteries: writing
own stories inspired
by Mysteries of
Harris Burdick
Mental addition/
subtraction
Multiplication and
division – written
methods
Fractions and
decimals
Shape –
co-ordinates and
translation
Problem-solving
Simply irresistible:
Short Persuasive texts
Adventure/warning
stories.
Term 6
The Somerset
Levels
(GEOG, some local
history, some Saxon
history)
Class reader: ‘Wind
in the Willows’ –
Kenneth Graham
Poems: Different
forms
- Kit Wright
- Ted Hughes
Recounts and
reports – science
and geography
writing for Somerset
Levels work.
Multiplication and
Division – mental and
written
Fractions
Measures – capacity
Statistics –
pictograms, bar charts
Problem solving with
measures, inc time and
money
Number sequences
Place value
Using all four
operations securely
Solving word
problems involving
all measures
Converting units of
Time/ calculating
Time passing
Fractions and
decimals
YEAR 4
Term 1
Sources of Sound
(Science)
Term 2
Warriors, Invaders and
Traders: Britain under the
Celts, Romans and Anglo
Saxons (HISTORY)
Term 5
Who do you think
you are?
Classification of Living
Things (Sci)
SCIENCE
Sources of Sound
Sound
None
Who do you think
you are? Living things
and their habitats
Term 6
The Somerset
Levels
(GEOG, some local
history, some Saxon
history)
Human Digestion
Animals including
humans
Links to Somerset
Levels work
Link to Somerset
Levels work
NONE
The Somerset Levels
(Geog/Sci/LOCAL
HISTORY)
HISTORY
Term 3
Term 4
From Source to
Ancient Civilizations:
Sea Rivers of
The Shang Dynasty
Europe, The Water
of Ancient China
Cycle, States of
(HISTORY)
Matter (Sci/Geog)
It’s Electric
States of matter
Electricity
Warriors, Invaders and Traders: Britain under the
Celts, Romans and Anglo Saxons
TRIP TO CAERLEON IN WALES – Roman fortress ISCA
Britain’s settlement
by Anglo-Saxons
and the Scots
Ancient Civilizations:
The Shang Dynasty
of Ancient China
Pupils should be taught about:
 the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
GEOG
Place knowledge (topic related)
focus on WALES and the SOUTH WEST during work
on CELTS, ROMANS and ANGLO-SAXONS
Locational knowledge (discrete)
locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on
Europe (including the location of Russia) READING
CHALLENGE, and discrete work
Britain’s settlement
by Anglo-Saxons and
the Scots - via map
work on names
FROM SOURCE TO SEA (Term 3)
Rivers, Volcanoes and the Water Cycle
River Severn (Wales), River Elbe (Germany )
and other countries in Europe), other major
rivers of Europe
Trip to EARTH SCIENCE CENTRE for
fieldwork on RIVERS
THE SOMERSET LEVELS Term 6
Local geography of region : types of
settlement and land use, economic activity
including trade links
TRIP INCLUDES fieldwork
Geographical skills and fieldwork ACROSS all topics and within OUTDOOR LEARNING on FAB FRIDAYS
 use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
 use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their
knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
 use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including
sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.
YEAR 4
MUSIC
Term 1
Sources of Sound
(Science)
Term 2
Warriors, Invaders and
Traders: Britain under the
Celts, Romans and Anglo
Saxons (HISTORY)
Term 3
From Source to
Sea Rivers of
Europe, The Water
Cycle, States of
Matter (Sci/Geog)
Term 4
Ancient Civilizations:
The Shang Dynasty
of Ancient China
(HISTORY)
Term 5
Who do you think
you are?
Classification of Living
Things (Sci)
Term 6
The Somerset
Levels
(GEOG, some local
history, some Saxon
history)
Learning to Play a tuned instrument. Whole class brass lessons with Somerset Music, lasting 45 mins, will happen weekly, 10 weeks per
term, across the whole school year. Performances in Summer term 5 and term 6, including Strode Theatre
Term 6
Pictures at an Exhibition
Graphic notation and composition, linked to
Art
Music Appreciation: Ongoing across year via Music Box CD tracks with stories, used in Reading Rota for sp & listening skills. History of
Music and composers across the centuries and from different traditions.
Design
Technology
Term 2: Preparing for Christmas Production.
Singing, including part songs
Through History. ‘Just Like a Roman’ ‘Bouddica Bop’
Term 4: Composition
Link to Ancient China topic: Chinese
Birdsong Ostinati / pentatonic scales
Roman inventions –
ballistas
None
Roman Mosaics
Cracking Contraptions
Techcard models, using
pneumatics
Textiles (linked to
Ancient China)
None
Tie-Dye and BATIK
and Sewing
Link to Somerset
Levels flora and
fauna
Printing and
patterns fabric designers,
clothes from other
cultures.
ART from
Y4 section
of new
StART
scheme.
Year Four focus artists are: Vermeer (Autumn term)
Georgia O’Keefe (Spring term)
Futurists (Boccioni)
(Summer term)
Painting and drawing
‘Survival’ theme
Clay - ROMAN BUSTS
3D art forms
Painting /Drawing
linked to Rivers
theme
Printing linked to
Ancient China
Computing
Logo Designing a
Font
Word Processing
Web Research
Link to Rivers
work
Presentation media Data collection and
presentation, linked
to Science work
Painting – adding
textures through
mixed media
Textiles – batik
(wax resist)
LINK TO
SOMERSET LEVELS
Scratch
Conversation &
Scratch Music
Machine
Class Comic
Link to Bullying work in
English
Music compositions
YEAR 4
Term 1
Sources of Sound
(Science)
Term 2
Warriors, Invaders and
Traders: Britain under the
Celts, Romans and Anglo
Saxons (HISTORY)
PE
GYM: Feel the Force
Dance: MACHINES
GAMES
with PE
coach
Invasion games
Invasion Games
RE from
Somerset
locally
agreed
syllabus
PSHE
Why do religious books and teachings matter?
Focus THE BIBLE
What does it mean to belong to a
religion: JUDAISM
How should we live and who can inspire us?
New beginnings
Setting goals
Keeping myself safe –
Say No to Bullying
Managing feelings –
being a good friend
Term 3
From Source to
Sea Rivers of
Europe, The Water
Cycle, States of
Matter (Sci/Geog)
GYM
Term 4
Ancient Civilizations:
The Shang Dynasty
of Ancient China
(HISTORY)
Term 5
Who do you think
you are?
Classification of Living
Things (Sci)
DANCE- different
dances from China
OUTDOOR &
ADVENTUROUS
Fielding and
Striking
Net games
Athletics
Meeting challenges
Term 6
The Somerset
Levels
(GEOG, some local
history, some Saxon
history)
ATHLETICS
Fielding/striking
Moving on
Keeping myself
safe – e-safety
Extra
Poetry Day
European Languages Da
Y3 & Y4 Christmas
Production
Visits/Visit
ors
Autumn visit to Beacon
Hill woods
Trip to Roman Caerleon
Strode Theatre
Performance as
Brass band
River Study at Earth
Science centre =
Stoke St Michael
Chinese workshop
TBC
Summer Visit to
Beacon Hill woods
Class trip to
Somerset Levels &
RSPB BIRDWATCH