YEAR 4 - Curriculum Skills and Theme Map
YEAR 4 - Curriculum Skills and Theme Map
AUTUMN / SPRING / SUMMERFocus/Theme / Space / Roman Empire and the impact on Britain / Under the sea / Indus Valley / The wild west / South America
ENGLISH:
READING / Autumn 1
Reading
- Retell some stories orally.
- Retrieve and record information from non-fiction.
- Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read.
- Drawing inferences such as inferring character’s feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence. / Autumn 2
Reading
- Identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarising these.
- Predicting what might happen from details stated and implied.
- Asking questions to improve their understanding of a text.
- Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read. / Spring 1
Reading
- Checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and explaining the meaning of words in context.
- Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read.
- Reading books that are structured in different ways and reading for a range of purposes. / Spring 2
Reading
- Identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning.
- Recognising some different forms of poetry.
- Discussing words and phrases that capture the reader’s interest and imagination.
- Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read. / Summer 1
Reading
- Identifying themes and conventions in a wide range of books preparing poems and play scripts to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation, tone, volume and action.
- Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read. / Summer 2
Reading
- Increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, and retelling some of these orally.
- Using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read.
- Listening to and discussing a wide range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction and reference books or textbooks.
ENGLISH:
TEXTS / How to catch a star – Oliver Jeffers
One giant leap – Don Brown
Man on the Moon – Simon Bartram / Non-fiction books relating to the Roman Empire and the impact on Britain. / Hans Christian Anderson – Little Mermaid
Fictional stories about sea life or creatures / Stories from different cultures
Non-fiction books about the Indus Valley / Fictional stories about the wild west
Non-fiction books about Cowboys/ Red Indians / Non-fiction books about South America, the environment and rainforests
Fictional stories about Rainforests
ENGLISH:
WRITING / -Punctuation
- Alphabetical order
- Clause
- Subordinate clause
- Direct speech
- Conjunctions
- Consonants and vowels
- Fronted adverbials
- Commas
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Recounts
- Creative writing
- Diary entry
- Newspaper report
- Letter writing
- Explanation texts
- Non-chronological/ chronological reports / - Punctuation
- Plural nouns
- Possessive apostrophe
- Conjunctions
- Present tense
- Past tense
- Paragraphs
- Nouns and pronouns
- Creative writing
- Persuasive writing
- Instructions
- Explanation texts
- Non-chronological reports
- Biography
- Leaflet
- Recounts / - Punctuation
- Myths and Legends
- Extending sentences
- Conjunctions
- Paragraphs
- Expanded noun phrases
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Verbs
- Verb inflections
- Fronted adverbials
- Direct speech
- Prefixes and Suffixes
- Recounts
- Creative writing
- Diary entry
- Newspaper report
- Letter writing
- Explanation texts
- Non-chronological/ chronological reports / - Punctuation
- Alphabetical order
- Synonyms/ antonyms
- Myths and Legends
- Play scripts
- Word families
- Plurals
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Paragraphs
- Direct speech
- Expanded noun phrases
- Creative writing
- Recounts
- Discussion texts
- Letter writing
- Newspaper report
- Fairy tales / - Punctuation
- Determiners
- Fables and Parables
- Synonyms/ antonyms
- Paragraphs
- Direct speech
- Expanded noun phrases
- Creative writing
- Letter writing
-Wanted poster
- Instructions
- Leaflet
- Recounts
- Explanation texts
- Non-chronological/ chronological reports / - Punctuation
- Determiners
-Play scripts
- Paragraphs
- Direct speech
- Expanded noun phrases
- Conjunctions
- Prefixes and Suffixes
- Argument writing
- Discussion texts
- Creative writing
- Leaflet
- Non-fiction book
- Biography
- Diary entry
- Non-chronological/ chronological reports
MATHS / Number: Place value and rounding.
Mental addition and subtraction.
Roman Numerals.
Multiplication.
Multiplication and division.
Geometry: properties of shape. / Mental and written addition and subtraction.
Multiplication
Multiplication and division
Fractions
Geometry
Statistics: Data handling and time / Number, place value and rounding
Mental and written addition and subtraction
Mental and written multiplication
Mental and written division
Fractions and decimals / Mental calculation
Written addition and subtraction
Time
Written multiplication and division
Geometry
Data Handling and measurement / Place value
Mental addition and subtraction and measures
Written addition and subtraction measures
Mental and written multiplication and division
Fractions
Areas of perimeter of rectilinear shapes and capacity / Mental calculations
Measures
Written addition and subtraction
Mental and written multiplication and division
2D shapes, angles and coordinates
Statistics
SCIENCE / Key Learning
States of matter
Working Scientifically / Key Learning
Animals including humans – Digestion and teeth
Working Scientifically / Key Learning
Animals including humans
Water cycle
Working Scientifically / Key Learning
Sound
Working Scientifically / Key Learning
Electricity
Working Scientifically / Key Learning
Living things and their habitats
Working Scientifically
HISTORY / Key Learning
- Lives of significant historical figures – Famous heroes
- Impact on society
- Comparison between now and then / Key Learning
-The founding of Rome
- The Roman ruling system
- The expansion of the Roman Empire
- The impact on Britain
- The fall of the Roman Empire
- Julius Caesar’s attempted invasion
- British resistance – Boudicca
- Claudius
- Hadrian’s Wall / Key Learning
-Hans Christian Anderson statue
- Historical figures / Key Learning
-Way of life
- Clothing
- Food
- Buildings
- Wars
- Health / Key Learning
-Historical figures
- Red Indians
- Settlements
- Jobs
- Way of life / Key Learning
-Amazonian tribes
- Way of life
- Buildings
- Justice
- Clothing
- Food
- Craftsmen
- Marriage
GEOGRAPHY / Key Learning
-Compass points
- Positions of planets
- Outer space
- Stars/ galaxy / Key Learning
- Trade links
- World map and continents
- Name and locate countries and cities of United Kingdom (include hills, mountains, coasts and rivers)
- Past and present geographical study
- Field work (Trip)
- Roads
- Changing coastline
- Plan a villa / Key Learning
-Climate zones
- Water cycle
- Maps
(Trip) / Key Learning
- Volcanoes and earthquakes
- Mountains
- Land use / Key Learning
-Climate zones
- Natural resources – Gold
- Maps / Key Learning
-Rainforests
- Equator
- Northern and Southern hemisphere
- Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
- Past and present geographical study
-Climate zones
- Digital mapping
ART / Key Learning
-Evaluation
- Light and shadow
- Line and mark making
- 3D modelling / Key Learning
-Sculpture (clay) based on an artefact
- Sketching using different materials
- Roman artists
- Evaluation
- Mosaics
- Patterns
- Roman pottery / Key Learning
-Landscapes
- Evaluation
- Propositions of fish
- Form / Key Learning
-Landscapes
- Evaluation
- Shape / Key Learning
-Evaluation
- Space
- Sketching / Key Learning
-Henri Rossi
- Landscapes
- Evaluation
- Colour
- Create own painting in Rousseau’s style.
DT / Key Learning
-3D modelling of a spaceship / Key Learning
-Design and construct a Roman Shield.
- Make a Roman Treasure box.
- Food. / Key Learning
- Make 3D fish
- Moving (pop-up) ocean scene / Key Learning
- Make a 3D pyramid
- layers of the rainforest model / Key Learning
- Sewing / Key Learning
-Mola art on dyed cloth
- Tribal Headdress
- Make dye from natural ingredients
MUSIC / Key Learning
-Guitar lessons / Key Learning
-Guitar lessons / Key Learning
-Guitar lessons / Key Learning
-Guitar lessons / Key Learning
-Guitar lessons / Key Learning
-Guitar lessons
COMPUTING / Key Learning
Communication and e-safety / Key Learning
How computers work / Key Learning
Algorithms and programming / Key Learning
Communication and e-safety / Key Learning
Algorithms and programming / Key Learning
Data and information
PE / Key Learning
-Outdoor games
- OAA / Key Learning
- Team game skills / Key Learning
- Team game skills / Key Learning
- Gym
- Outdoor games / Key Learning
- Swimming
- Outdoor games / Key Learning
-Swimming
- Athletics
RE / Key Learning
Islam
Muhammad / Key Learning
Christianity
Topic related to the Romans / Key Learning
Buddhism
Worship / Key Learning
Judaism
Jewish festival Pesach-Passover / Key Learning
Hinduism
Worship / Key Learning
Sikhism
Worship
PSHE / Key Learning
- New beginnings
- Feelings and friendships
- expressing positive and negative feelings / Key Learning
- Anti-bullying
- Anger management
- taking turns / Key Learning
- British values
- Global/citizenship – racism, money, breaking the law / Key Learning
- E-Safety
- Private and personal information
- Responsibilities / Key Learning
- RSE / Key Learning
- DATE
- Healthy lifestyles
- Choices
MfL / Key Learning
Spanish
- Numbers/ Colours
-Greetings
- Names
- Feelings
- Age / Key Learning
Spanish
- Classroom instructions
- Classroom objects
- Spanish song / Key Learning
Spanish
- Pets
- Animals / Key Learning
Spanish
- Classroom objects
- Days of the week
- Months of the year / Key Learning Spanish
- Body parts
- Spanish song / Key Learning
Spanish
-Food
- Fruit