Long Term Overview:Year 4 2017-18

Subject Area / Autumn 1 / Autumn 2 / Spring 1 / Spring 2 / Summer 1 / Summer 2
English – Quality texts / Fiction story (Dinosaur Trouble)
Information text (Dinosaurs) / Poetry (Various dinosaur poems)
Fiction story (TBC) / Biography (King John)
Letter (TBC) / Punchdrunk / Fiction story (Hue Boy)
Animal Poetry (Rathers) / Fiction story (Roman myth)
Information text (Romans)
Mathematics / Using and Applying Measures Measures
Multiplication and division strategies Addition and subtraction strategies Statistics
Place value Rounding Fractions & decimals
Number Negative numbers Geometry (properties of shape & position and direction)
Science / Living things and their habitats
Grouping living things, using classification keys, the environment, food chains / Animals, including humans
Digestive system, teeth / States of Matter
Compare materials,
Observe changes, water cycle. / Electricity
Make circuits, recognise appliances, conductors/ insulators
Learn about Thomas Edison / Sound
Patterns, sounds, vibrations, pitch, distance / Revision
RE / Sikhism 1
Beliefs about God
The Gurus / Christianity 7
Christian Celebrations / Sikhism 2
The Gurdwara
Guru Gobind Singh / Christianity 6
Local Christian Places of
Worship / Islam 3
Five Pillars of Islam / Islam 4
Hajj and Id ulAdha
Computing, including e-safety & Safeguarding / e-safety: Cyber-bullying
CEOP lesson plans / e-safety: Social Media
CEOP: Play Like Share resource, Cybercafe / How computers work
e-safety:Discerning use of the Internet
CEOP resources + Key Stage assembly
iPad apps – Book Creator
Use and combine software
Use search technology effectively and safely / iPad apps – Comic Life
Use and combine software
Use search technology effectively and safely / Scratch
Design programs, simple algorithms
Use search technology effectively and safely / iPad apps – I can animate and iMovie
Use and combine software
Use search technology effectively and safely / Program design (MakeyMakey, Lego WeDo)
Design programs, simple algorithms
Use search technology effectively and safely / Scratch
Design programs, simple algorithms
Use search technology effectively and safely
Geography/
History / Dinosaurs – location knowledge
(Natural History Museum trip) / Waterhouse Hawkins – local history, geographical skills and fieldwork
(Crystal Palace trip) / Riotous Royalty – a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 / Punchdrunk project – local history / Italy – place knowledge and human and physical geography / Romans – The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
Art/DT / Perspective
(Artist focus: Theodore Rosseau) / Dinosaur mobiles / Royal Portrait
(Artist focus: Hans Holbein)
(National Portrait gallery trip)
Medieval banquet / Designing an electrical toy / Italian sculpture
(Artist focus: Michaelangelo) / Making pizza
Music / Using instruments / Pitch
Singing / Pentatonic scales / Ostinato / Beat / Rhythm
MFL / Encore / Quelleheureest-il? / Les Fetes / Ou vas-tu? / On Mange! / Le Cirque
Indoor PE / Gymnastics (anthropomorphic workshop) / Swimming / Swimming/ Gymnastics / Dance / Gymnastics / Dance
Outdoor PE / Invasion games / Orienteering
Net/wall games / Invasion games / Invasion games / Net/wall games / Athletics
PSHCE, including Safeguarding
British Values/
Equality /
  • New Beginnings
  • Learning muscle: Have a go & be curious
  • Democracy: Voting in School Councillors and Eco Councillors
  • Knowing right from wrong: Establishing class and school rules
  • European Day of Languages
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  • NSPCC workshop – Speak Out, Stay Safe! (every other year)
  • Diversity Role Models workshop
  • Stonewall
  • Learning muscle: Be co-operative & be resilient
  • Road Safety Week
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  • Keepin’ it cool (workshop on anger management)
  • Going for Goals
  • Learning muscle: Keep improving
  • Tolerance:
  • Appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures
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  • SRE – Physical and emotional changes and healthy relationships
  • Learning muscle: Concentrate
  • Tolerance:
  • Appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures
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  • Drug Awareness
  • Learning muscle: Enjoy learning
  • Democracy: Greek Empire
  • Philosophy
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  • Self-esteem and self-confidence: PSHCE
  • Changes
  • Learning muscle: Use your imagination
  • Philosophy