St John’s Catholic Primary School Year 4

Science Engaging Starters Maths  Count from (and back to) 0 in multiples of 3, 6, British : Elgin 4, 8, 25, 50, 100 Animals including humans  Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 times tables (up Living things and Habitats Houses of Parliament to the 12th multiple)  Recognise and use inverse operations and

commutativity to derive other related facts e.g. 4 x 6 = 24 to calculate 6 x 4 = 24; 24 ÷ 6 = 4; 24 ÷ 4 = 6  Compare and order numbers up to 1000 and beyond

Measurement and Money English Geography Core Texts: Orchard book of Greek Myths UK: Physical and human features Greek Myths – Marcia Williams Autumn Curriculum Overview On a Beam of Light – Jennifer Berne It’s all Greek! Study of a region in a European country: Farther Year 4 comparison to the UK

Genres: Biographies Comic Strips Persuasive writing Creative Topics

Art Michaelangelo/ Kandinski Useful Websites History using clay

D&T Ancient : Influence on Western http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primar Greek masks/vases World. ICT yhistory/ancient_greeks/ Record and present debates - Olympics Research - Democracy E-Safety (taught throughout all units) Creating - Theatre & Publishing (Word Processing & Presentation) - Religion (taught throughout all units) Music Song, “The Olympians”

St John’s Catholic Primary School Year 4

Engaging Starters MathsMaths Science  Count from (and back to) 0 in multiples of 3, 6, 4, 8, 7, 9, 25, 50, 100 Anglo Saxon Village, Suffolk Sound  Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 times tables (up to the : 12th multiple) Electricity  Find factor pairs of numbers (using known multiples) e.g. 6 and 4 are factor pairs of 24  Recognise and use inverse operations and commutativity to derive other related facts e.g. 4 x 6 = 24 to calculate 6 x 4 = 24; 24 ÷ 6 = 4; 24 ÷ 4 = 6 Fractions (including decimals) Geometry - properties of shapes/ position and English direction Core Texts: Geography English Addition, subtraction multiplication and division Beowulf Core Texts: Smashing Saxons Spring Curriculum Overview East Anglia – Where did Anglo Saxons Genres:Westlandia Anglo Saxons and Scots: come from? Kings and Laws Genres: Year 4 Learning through drama to write a mini saga

Newspaper reports Poetry Creative Topics

Art Broach design / Helmet / Jewellery Useful Websites D&T

Anglo Saxon house structures http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primar ICT Using the Internet yhistory/anglo_saxons/who_were_the History Communicating & Collaborating Online _anglo-saxons/ E-Safety (taught throughout all units) Creating & Publishing (Word Processing & Presentation) Anglo Saxon and Scots Settlement: What (taught throughout all units) happened to Britain when the Romans Music left? Tuned instruments: Anglo Saxon monks Create chords/melodic ideas

St John’s Catholic Primary School Year 4 Maths  Count from (and back to) 0 in multiples of 3, 6, 4, Engaging Starters 8, 7, 9, 11, 12, 25, 50,100, 1000 Science  Recall and use multiplication and division facts for A day with the circus workshop the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12 times tables (up to the 12th multiple) States of matter  Find all factor pairs of a given number National Centre for Circus Arts  Use known multiplication and division facts to Investigation: balloons derive other related facts e.g. 4 x 12 = 48 to IMAX cinema/Theatre calculate 4 x 120 = 480; 40 x 12 = 480 Bubbles: Science workshop

V&A Museum: Circus Shape and Money Study of a Scientist: Leonardo Da Vinci

English

Core Texts: The boy in a dress – David Walliams Leon and the Place Between – Graham Summer Curriculum Overview Baker-Smith That’s Entertainment! The Great Elephant Chase – Gillian Cross Year 4

Genres: Digital literacy Film analysis Performance writing Letter writing Creative Topics Shape poetry Art Clown/mime designs Useful Websites History Pop Art

D&T http://www.pbs.org/opb/circus/in- Design own entertainment costumes History of Film ICT the-ring/history-circus/ Using Data (BFI resources) Filming: Special effects E-Safety (taught throughout all units) Creating & Publishing (Word Processing & Presentation) (taught throughout all units) Music Circus themed composition