2014-15 Year Plan for Year4
Term :
Autumn 1
Topic name: Egypt
Key Drivers: History and DT
Maths
Writing
Composition
and
Transcription
Unit 1 – Busy Ant Maths
Number- Number and pace value:
 Find a 1000 more or less
 Recognise place value to 4 digits
 Order numbers beyond 1000
 Identify, represent and estimate number using different representations
Number – addition and subtraction
 Practise mental methods with increasingly large numbers to aid fluency
 Solve addition and subtraction two step problems in contexts, deciding which operations to
use and why
Geometry – properties of shape
 Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations
 Complete a simple symmetrical figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry
Unit 2 - Busy Ant Maths
Number – multiplication and division
 Recall multiplication and division facts to 12 x 12
 Recognise and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations
Number – Number and place value
 Count in multiples of 6 and 9
Number – fractions
 Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of equivalent fractions
 Understand the relation between non-unit fractions multiplication and division quantities
Geometry – position and direction
 Describe position on a 2-d grid as coordinates in the first quadrant
 Describe the movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right
and up/down
 Plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon.
Non-fiction – recount of trip – Link to Egyptian history workshop
- Writing a script for production (Diwali)
Fiction – Adventure stories (with author focus) – blocked power of reading model
Explanation – water cycle – geog/science link
Reading
Book: Egyptian non-fiction texts
Author focus: TBC
Spelling
Words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/ (-sure and –ture)
The suffix –ation
Grammar
Sentence – Expanded noun phrases and preposition phrases.
Sentence- fronted adverbials
Punctuation – use of comma after fronted adverbial, Speech marks and associated punctuation
Introduction to the water cycle - irrigation
identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate
of evaporation with temperature.
Science
History
Egyptians:

the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first
civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following; Ancient Egypt;
Geography
Describe and understand key aspects of:
physical geography, including: rivers, and the water cycle (relate to Egypt?)
use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features
studied
River study(local): MOVED TO Rainforests TBC?
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.
DTEgyptian
village
making
pyramids and
a shadoof
Art
select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example,
cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
 create shell or frame structures, strengthen frames with diagonal struts
 make structures more stable by giving them a wide base
 prototype frame and shell structures
 create nets
Egyptian art work: mixing paint and dyes (fruit)
Music
Ukuleles ?
RE
How do festivals use light as a symbol? Diwali focus for assembly
 Describe, discover more and respond thoughtfully to the different festivals, making links
between them.

PSHE
PE
Observe and suggest meanings for the reasons why people celebrate each festival
Discuss different views and ideas about how light is a representation of good or life
New Beginnings
ICT
Pennine Sports Partnership - Rugby
Dance or gym depending on next term
We are toy designers
MFL (KS2)
TBC
Outdoor
learning
Gathering natural materials for paint and dyes
Colour pallets
Building pyramids (Jenga)
Grow programme – Harvest. Water cycle - irrigation
NA
Enterprise
Visits
Class Poem
Local/ nat /
glob comm
Assembly /
celebrations
End product
Manchester Museum
Holme River
TBC
Visit to museum
Home river visit
Diwali assembly – class assembly (to launch new topic)
Egyptian village