Year 4 Learning 2019-20

Topic

Into the Unknown

Near, Far and FArTHER

Incepta  Nova

Key text

Shackleton

The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe

A collection of short spooky tales

FArTHER

Iron Man

Gulliver

Rotten Romans

Jabberwocky and other nonsense poems

English

Newspaper Report

Conquering the Monster Tale

Poetry Blast

Suspense Story

resulting in

Spooky podcast

Biography

First person story

Recount Blast (postcard)

Mystery Story

Poetry

Non chronological reports (Electricity, flying machines etc.)

Adventure Story

Journey Tale

Persuasion

Recount

Nonsense poetry

Historical text

Graphic Novels

Maths

Number

 Place Value

Number

Addition and subtractions

Measurement

Length and Perimeter

 Number

Multiplication and Division

Number

Multiplication and Division

Measurements

Area

Fractions

Fractions

Decimals

Decimals

Measurement

Money

Measurement

Time

Statistics

Geometry

Properties of Shape

Geometry

Position And Direction

On –going times tables and consolidation

Science

Changing state

Solids, liquids and gases

Water cycle

Dangers to Living Things

Grouping Living Things

Branching databases

*STEM Week*

Electricity

Making circuits

Sound

*Health Living Week *

Human Nutrition

Digestion

Teeth

Art

Observational Drawing

Seasonal foliage

Printing

Printing cont.

Seasonal foliage

*Creative Week*

*BANKSY spelling animation*

Lines and Marks

Artist study

-Kandinsky

Computing

Databases

Programming

-minecraft

(Narnian land)

Pod casts

-spooky stories

Programming

-minecraft (Narnian land)

Data Retrieving and Organising

Using the Internet

Presentation

PowerPoint

Presentation

Spelling animation

Presentation

Animation

Programming

Scratch

DT

Developing, planning and communicating ideas

Design

Stiff and flexible sheet materials

Make a Narnian Sweet Box

Electrical and mechanical components

*STEM Week*

Mod-roc Iron Man

Evaluating processes and products

Cooking and nutrition

*Healthy Living Week*

Making healthy sandwiches

Geography

Human Geography

Environmental Issues

Geographical Knowledge

Lines of latitude

Physical Geography

Map symbols

Geographical Enquiry

Rainforests

Features of places

Identifying places

Physical Geography

Rainforests

Describing features of places

Map symbols

Geographical Knowledge

European countries

History

Knowledge and interpretation

Exploration &  Explorers

Historical enquiry

Children’s lives in the past

Historical enquiry

History of Liverpool

Presenting research

Chronological understanding

Timelines

Knowledge and interpretation

Roman Weapons

Historical enquiry

Two points of view

Languages

Greetings

Spanish speaking countries

What is your name?

Where do you live?

Where are you from?

My Family

Months of the year

When is your birthday?

Days of the week

I can… dance / sing

Colours

Christmas

Parts if my body

He/ She has…

Sound ‘h’

I have noun + colour

Portraits

Do you like animals?

Adjectives + opposites

Numbers 1-100

Have you got a pet?

My pet is

Fruits & vegetables

I like and I don’t like?

At the market

How much is it?

Role play@ the market

Transport means

How do you gets to school?

Where do you go? (countries)

How do you get there?

Seasons and clothes

Music

Performing

Singing and performing

Appraising

Describing music linked to Kandinsky

Music

BRASS

Composing (inc. notation)

PE

Games

Acquiring and developing skills

Gymnastics

Evaluating and improving

Evaluating and improving

Outdoor/

adventurous

Athletics

Acquiring and developing skills

PHSE

RE

Worship

Christmas Around the world

Commitment

Judaism

Pilgrimage

Why did Jesus tell stories?

Enrichment

Local Issues (Geo)

Plastics in our Oceans

RRSA Weeks

Christingle Service

Creative Week

Visit to the Local Synagogue

STEM Week

Trip to Chester

Health Living Week