Year 4 Theme,Science, Mathsand Literacy Long Term Plan – 2016-17

Week 1
World War 1
Stories with a historical setting / Week 2
World War 1
Stories with a historical setting / Week 3
World War 1
Stories with a historical setting / Week 4
World War 1
Stories with a historical setting / Week 5
World War 1
Stories with a historical setting / Week 6
World War 1
Poetry / Week 7
World War 1
Poetry
Autumn 1
Science:Teeth and digestion
Theme:World War I (Imperial War)
Week 1
Newspaper Reports / Week 2
NewspaperReports / Week 3
NewspaperReports / Week 4
NewspaperReports / Week 5
Take One Book / Week 6
Take One Book / Week 7
Christmas stories
Autumn 2
Science:Solids, Liquids and the Water Cycle
Theme:Canada
Week 1
Stories which raise issues
(Jacqueline Wilson) / Week 2
Stories which raise issues
(Jacqueline Wilson) / Week 3
Stories which raise issues
(Jacqueline Wilson) / Week 4
Stories which raise issues
(Jacqueline Wilson) / Week 5
Poetry
Spring 1
Science:Sound
Theme:Early Village Settlers (Anglo-Saxons, Scots and Vikings)
Week 1
Discussion / Week 2
Discussion / Week 3
Discussion / Week 4
Discussion / Week 5
Poetry / Week 6
Poetry
Spring 2
Science:Electricity
Theme:Early Village Settlers (Anglo-Saxons, Scots and Vikings)
Week 1
Greek Myths / Week 2
Greek Myths / Week 3
Greek Myths / Week 4
Greek Myths / Week 5
Persuasion / Week 6
Persuasion
Summer 1
Science:All Living Things and their Habitats
Theme:Ancient Greece
Week 1
Explanation / Week 2
Explanation / Week 3
Explanation / Week 4
Explanation / Week 5
Take One Book / Week 6
Take One Book / Week 7
Take One Book
Summer 2
Science:All Living Things and their Habitats
Theme:Natural World
Narrative, plays and scripts
16–17 weeks / UNIT 1
Stories with historical settings*
(3 weeks) / UNIT 2
Stories set in imaginary worlds*
(4 weeks) / UNIT 3
Stories from other cultures
(3 weeks)
Story settings. / UNIT 4
Stories which raise issues/dilemmas
(4 weeks) / UNIT 5
Plays
(2–3 weeks)
Non-fiction
13–15 weeks / UNIT 1
Recounts: newspapers/magazines*
(4 weeks) / UNIT 2
Information texts
(3–4 weeks) / UNIT 3
Explanation texts*
(2–3 weeks) / UNIT 4
Persuasive texts*
(4 weeks)
Only 2 weeks taught Autumn 2
Poetry
4 weeks / UNIT 1
Creating images*
(2 weeks) / UNIT 2
Exploring form*
(2 weeks)

* Where the unit title is asterisked, detailed planning exemplification is available.

Week 1
Reasoning
Jo Boaler (you cubed) / Week 2
Recognise place value in 4 digit numbers
Order and compare numbers beyond 1000 / Week 3
Rounding to the nearest 10/100/1000 / Week 4
Addition and subtraction using formal methods
(including Money)
Estimate numbers using different representations / Week 5
Commutativity in mental calculation / Week 6
Grid method multiplication / Week 7
Perimeter
Autumn 1
Week 1
Fractions – recognise and show equivalence / Week 2
Add and subtract fractions
Calculate fractions of quantities / Week 3
Fractions – tenths and hundredths
(Length) / Week 4
Introduce decimal tenths and hundredths
(Length) / Week 5
Time graphs (Solids and Liquids) / Week 6
Bar graphs – Interpret and present data
(Canada) / Week 7
Coordinates
Autumn 2
Week 1
Convert between units of measure (Capacity) / Week 2
Dividing by 10 and 100 (decimal tenths and hundredths) / Week 3
Area / Week 4
Read, write and convert time between analogue and digital / Week 5
Converting units of time
Spring 1
Week 1
Grid multiplication
Short multiplication
Estimation / Week 2
Decimal equivalents to 1/10 and 1/100 (1/2, ¼, ¾) / Week 3
Rounding decimals
Comparing decimals up to 2dp / Week 4
Assessment carousel / Week 5
Translation
Plot points to complete a polygon / Week 6
Addition and subtraction using formal methods
(including money and measure)
2 step word problems
Estimation
Spring 2
Week 1
Geometric shape classification / Week 2
Short multiplication / Week 3
Integer scaling problems / Week 4
Fractions/ decimals review / Week 5
Solve measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to 2dp / Week 6
Angles and symmetry
Summer 1
Week 1
Addition and subtraction formal methods (Mass) / Week 2
Roman numerals / Week 3
Assessment / Week 4
Distributive law / Week 5
Cross-curricular smoothie project / Week 6
Cross-curricular smoothie project / Week 7
Problem solving
Summer 2

Subject to change