St John’s Catholic Primary School Year 4
Science Engaging Starters Maths Count from (and back to) 0 in multiples of 3, 6, British Museum: Elgin Marbles 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 Sculpture using clay
D&T Ancient Greece: 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 British Museum: Sutton Hoo 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