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