YEAR 4 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW 2015-2016
Topic
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Who were the
How does light
Can you un-boil
Can you show
Why did Robin Hood choose
Romans and Celts
and sound affect
an egg?
me the way to ….
Nottinghamshire? How are living
and what influence
our lives?
Science – states
?
things suited to their environmen
did they have?
Science –
of matter,
Geography
History and Geography based – b
History based,
electricity and
based
of Saxons and Nottingham histo
Our local area,
Science – plants and animals in
settlements,
sound
prehistory
DT – circuits /
DT – roundhouses
rooms to light –
(shelters for a
purpose) frame
structures
electrical
systems. Making
instruments
reversible and
irreversible
changes
Art – collage of
map skills, land
use,
ice/heat scenes
development,
Geography –
traffic survey
global warming
 Diaries/Letters  Persuasive
 Historical
stories
DT – healthy living/food choices
weaving, growing plants
Art – woodland scenes,
 Stories from  Information  Character
writing -
imagined
Leaflet
worlds
 Explanations
habitats, classifying keys, adaptio
observational drawings
Art – mosaics
Literacy
Summer 2
texts
 Persuasive
 Poems
profiles,
based on a
stories into
theme
(wind/gard
 Reports and
 Stories with
(potions,
texts –
newspaper
dilemmas –
ice, heat)
letters – to
articles
Dangle
 Instructions
improve
our area
comic strips
)
 Stories
which rai
issues
(Visitors)
Diaries
Numeracy Framework blocks A1 – E1
Framework blocks A2– E2
Framework blocks A3– E3
Mental and written methods for 4
Written methods for 4 ops,
Problem solving linked to 4
operations, 2D and 3D shapes,
fractions and decimals,
operations, fractions, decima
multiplication facts, measures,
symmetry, 3D nets, area and
and percentages, measures,
data handling and fractions.
perimeter, rounding, doubling reflections, multiples, factors
and halving, and problem
solving.
square and prime numbers.
Other
PE - Swimming
PE - Swimming PE -
PE -
PE – Gym
PE - Athletic
subjects/
Football or Tag
Hockey or
Swimming
Gymnastics
/dance
Tennis/Cric
Rugby
Netball
Hockey or
Football or
Tennis/Cricket
Netball
Tag Rugby
areas
ICT – E-safety,
ICT – word/
how the internet powerpoint
works
ICT – kodu?
ICT - Logo
on and falling
PSHE – going
PSHE – good
beginnings
out
for goals
to be me
RE – signs and
journeys
symbols
Music – singing
and performing
ICT – presen
research
green screen
PSHE –
PSHE –
relationships
changes
(Desktop pub.)
PSHE – getting
PSHE – new
ICT – web
RE – Christmas
RE – The Bible RE – The
RE – Our Local
Church
Easter Story
Music – making
instruments,
Music – scales
thinking about (linked to hot
Music – create
a musical
RE – Places o
worship
Music – Music
Express animal Music magic (carnival composing
Roman songs
sounds (xmas
and cold)
journey and
presents)
Music Ex –
sound scape
of animals)
performing
dragon scales
French –
French – toys,
writing letters
French - On y
recapping basics
to Father
va (transport)
(greetings,
Christmas
numbers,
and
linked to
French –
French –
carnival des
animaux
Quells temp
forest/anim
(carnival of anima
French –
Vive le spor
fait il?
colours,
questions etc)
WOW
FACTORS
Boudicca visit
Walk around
Sherwood Residential trip
Balderton
Roman
Robin Hood Day
Collection visit
Church visit
Term
Literacy Genre
Areas to focus / links
Autumn 1 –
 Diaries and letters
 Boudicca visit
 Historical stories
 Romulus and Remus /
Romans
Fabia the Gladiator
 Newspapers and reports
 Linked to Roman
Chronicle/Boudicca
Autumn 2 –
Light and
Sound
 Persuasive leaflet
 Linked to Collection visit
 Explanation texts
 Cracking contraptions /
light or electricity
 Stories with dilemmas
explanations
 Dangle - light
RE link – Baboushka/Papa Panov/Xmas story –
storyboards from other cultures
Spring 1 –
Science
changes
 Stories from imagined
worlds
 Instructions
 Potions, reversible, ice,
heat
 How to clean dirty water
etc
Spring 2 –
Balderton
 Information texts
 Based on Balderton
 Persuasive texts
 Based on improving our
 Letters
local area / letter to
councillor
Summer 1 –
Robin Hood
/ Sherwood
 Character profiles and
descriptions
 Comparing stories and
 Robin Hood stories
 Silver Arrow to compare
and create comic strip
different versions
 Comic strips
 Poetry – figurative
 Based on forest scenes
language
Summer 2 –
Plants and
animals
 Poetry – rhythm and form  Wind, garden, what if..
poems / Christina Rosetti
 Stories with issues
 Diaries – thoughts and
feelings
 The Visitors who came to
stay. Linked to moving
into Y5 and changes
 3 assessment weeks to be planned in throughout year
 Independent writing for each half term