St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School Long Term Plan - 2016 – 2017
Class - 4
Autumn Term / Spring Term / Summer TermHalf Term 1
7 Weeks / Half Term 2
7 Weeks / Half Term 3
6.5 Weeks / Half Term 4
6.5 Weeks / Half Term 5
5 Weeks / Half Term 6
6 Weeks
English
Roald Dahl – Instruction Text – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2 weeks
Grammar: Conjunctions and adverbs.
Persuasion Text –
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2 weeks
Grammar: Person: Second.
Adjectives.
Alliteration. / Poetry –
Sound poems
2 weeks
Grammar: Adverbs, adjectives. / Diary Text –
Links to UK history
3 weeks
Grammar: Person – First.
Explanation Text –
Linked to States of Matter
2 weeks
Grammar: Conjunctions and adverbs. / Dilemma Narrative – to explore issues.
2.5 weeks
Grammar: Adverbials inc fronted adverbials (including use of commas after fronted adverbials).
Autobiography/ Biography –
Linked to UK history
2 weeks
Grammar: Person. / Mystery Narrative – to create intrigue.
2.5 weeks
Grammar: Prepositions. / Myths and Legends Narrative – Description
3 weeks
Grammar: Adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, fronted adverbials.
Script writing – Linked to TOP. 2 weeks.
Non-Chronological Report
Links to Living Things
1 week.
Grammar: Paragraphs, headings and subheadings. / Information Text – Report on Egypt
3 weeks
Grammar: Adverbs, adjectives, prepositions.
Letter Writing –
Christmas letters
1 week / Adventure Narrative
Linked to Shackleton TOB.
Grammar: Inverted commas for direct speech.
2 weeks / Newspaper reports-linked to UK topic
2.5 weeks
Grammar: Standard English forms verb inflections. / Script writing- Linked to Vikings
2.5 weeks
Grammar: Person. / Recount Text
2 weeks
Grammar: Conjunctions and adverbs.
Transition – Letter Writing
1 week
Maths
· Number, place value and rounding
· Mental and written addition and subtraction
· Mental and written multiplication and division.
· Geometry – properties of shapes
· Measurement / · Mental and written addition and subtraction
· Mental and written multiplication and division
· Fractions
· Geometry – position and direction
· Measures
· Statistics / · Number, place value and rounding
· Mental and written addition and subtraction
· Mental and written multiplication
· Fractions
· Geometry – properties of shapes
· Geometry – position and direction / · Mental and written addition and subtraction
· Mental and written multiplication
· Fractions and decimals
· Measurement
· Statistics / · Place value
· Mental & written addition & subtraction and measures (use measures as a context for problems)
· Mental and written multiplication and division
· Fractions
· Geometry – properties of shapes
· Measurement / · Mental and written addition and subtraction
· Mental and written multiplication and division
· Measures
· Geometry – position and direction
· Statistics
ICT: Data Handling
· Collecting, using, manipulating, presenting and interpreting data
R.E. and PSHCE
The Bible / Trust in God / Jesus the teacher / Jesus the Saviour / The mission of the Church / Belonging to the Church
Science
Living things and their habitats
· recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
· explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things. / Sounds
· identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating
· recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear
· find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it
· find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
· recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases. / States of matter – Link to TOB
· compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases
· observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C)
· identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature. / Animals, including humans
· describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans
· identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions
· construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey. / Electricity
· identify common appliances that run on electricity
· construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers
· identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery
· recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and
associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit
recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors.
Making and using circuits for a specific purpose will fulfil the DT element – technical knowledge / · Food Chains
· Famous scientists and inventors.
Creative Curriculum (Art, DT, Music, ICT, Geography and History)
History and Geography: Ancient Egypt
Locating Egypt on a map.
Identifying why the Nile was so important.
The Nile seasons.
Who built the pyramids.
Mummification.
Egyptian discoveries.
Egyptian archaeology.
Egyptian way of life.
Social hierarchy.
Egyptian jobs.
Pharaohs.
Gods and Goddesses.
Egyptian myths.
Papyrus making and hieroglyphics.
Egyptian games.
Egyptian food.
TOP – Venice
ICT:
Research using electronic data and the Internet.
Art:
Painting of the Nile
Creating 3D maps of Egypt
Create Egyptian artefacts.
Hieroglyphics on papyrus
DT: TOP
Designing clothing based on TOP
Creating Pyramids
Creating mummies / History and Geography: UK
The geography of the United Kingdom including human and physical geography. / History: Anglo-Saxons
Where did the Saxons come from?
Understand who the Saxons were.
Saxon Kingdoms and Settlements.
How Saxons lived.
Saxon villages.
Religion.
Sutton Hoo.
Hillforts.
Armour.
Beowulf.
Alfred the Great.
King Arthur.
History and Geography: Vikings
Where did the Vikings come from?
Who were the Vikings?
Viking invasions and raids.
Viking longboats.
Viking life.
Viking Gods.
Viking food.
ICT:
· Research using electronic data and the Internet. Creating and manipulating digital images, animation and video
Art:
Drawing a longboat.
DT:
Create jewellery.
Create Saxon village.
P.E.
Net/Wall Games (Tennis) / Gymnastics / Dance / Invasion Games / Fielding games (Rounders) / Athletics
Swimming / Swimming / Swimming / Swimming / Swimming / Swimming