Literacy Autumn term Spring term Summer term Term 1 September - October Term 2 October - December Term 3 January - February Term 4 February - March Term 5 April - May Term 6 May - July Spelling – 2 week cycle Spelling – 2 week cycle Spelling – 2 week cycle Handwriting 3 x a week Handwriting 3 x a week Handwriting 3 x a week Units of Study: Fiction 1 – Stories in familiar settings Book Study of ‘There’s a boy in the girls’ bathroom,’ by Louis Sachar Character Description Diary Entry Report Writing Non-fiction 1 - Recounts Mystery Family Holiday Aspects of year 4 spelling, punctuation and grammar will be integrated into all units of study either as Units of Study: Non-fiction 2 - Biography Sports Star Fiction 2 – Fiction with an element of fantasy ‘Iron Man,’ by Ted Hughes Robot Adventure Stories Fiction 3 – Fantasy ‘The Lion, and the wardrobe,’ by C.S Lewis Character Description Speech Interaction Scene setting Portal Stories Poetry 1 – Narrative Poems Key features of poetry Units of Study: Poetry 2 – Image Poems Winter poetry Poetry 3 – Poems to Perform Off by heart - Perform famous poetry off by heart ‘Tadpole’ by Elizabeth Gould Fiction 4 – Play Scripts Jack and Jill Humpty Dumpty Three little Pigs Pirates of the Curry Bean Non-fiction 3 – Persuasive Writing of Study: Poetry 4 – Poetic Form – Syllabic Poems Haiku poems Whole School Poetry Competition Non-fiction 4 – Information Texts Fact File Report Holiday Brochure Non-fiction 5 – Chronological Reports Newspaper Reports Fiction 5 – Fables ‘Aesop Fables,’ by Michael Rosen of Study: Fiction 6 – Short stories from other cultures ‘Just So Stories,’ by Rudyard Kipling Own Just So Story based on a rainforest animal Non-fiction 6 – Instructional text My perfect Sandwich Card Designs Directions Fiction 7 – Stories with the same author and humour Author study of David Walliams, ‘Gangsta Granny,’ ‘Mr Stink,’ ‘Billionaire Boy’ Units of Study: Fiction 8 – Myths and Legends Roman Myths Wanted Posters Myths set in modern times Non-fiction 7 - Persuasive writing Adverts Fiction 9 – Imaginative Stories Own version of ‘Wolves in the Wall,’ by Neil Gaiman Scene setting Own imaginative stories
above and with increasingly large positive numbers read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of zero and place value. Number – Addition and Subtraction Pupils will be taught to: add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation correspondence problems such as n objects are connected to m objects. equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths recognise and write decimal equivalents to 4 1, 2 1, 4 3 find the effect of dividing a or two-digit number by 10 and 100, identifying the value of the digits in the answer as ones, tenths and hundredths round decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up to two decimal places solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days. describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon.
addition and subtraction problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why. two decimal places. TT38 times tables Superheroes times table once a week. TT38 times tables Superheroes table once a week. TT38 tables Superheroes times table once a week. Science Autumn term Spring term Summer term Term 1 September - October Term 2 October – December Term 3 January - February Term 4 February - March Term 5 May Term 6 May - July States of Matter Pupils will be taught to: 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 Electricity Pupils will be taught to: 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 in a simple series Sound Pupils will be taught to: 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 of a sound and Living things and their habitats Pupils will be taught to: 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 Animals, including humans Pupils will be taught to: 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 Pupils will consolidate their learning from the previous terms
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 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 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 recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things chains, identifying producers, predators and prey PE Autumn term Spring term Summer term Term 1 September - October Term 2 October – December Term 3 January - February Term 4 February - March Term 5 April - May Term 6 May - July Indoor – Dance Outdoor - Football Indoor – Outdoor - Rugby Indoor – Swimming Outdoor - Basketball Indoor – Indoor Athletics Outdoor - Hockey Indoor – Gymnastics Outdoor - Cricket Indoor – Circuits Outdoor - Tennis Creative Curriculum – Art/DT/History/Geography Autumn term Spring term Summer term Term 1 September – October Term 2 October – December Term 3 January - February Term 4 February - March Term 5 April - May Term 6 May - July Olympic Project Pupils curricular work centred on the Olympic Park in London it Home and Away Pupils investigate our country and a contrasting one (Philippines). They research under the Romans and their impact on Britain Pupils develop core chronological history knowledge
Technology; Pupils design, make, evaluate using skills and technical knowledge following headings of location, place, human and physical Autumn term Spring term Summer term Term 1 September - October Term 2 October – December Term 3 January - February Term 4 February - March Term 5 - May Term 6 May - July Pupils will be taught to play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression Berkshire Maestros – Clarinet Lessons Pupils will be taught to play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression Berkshire Maestros – Clarinet Lessons Pupils will be taught to play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression Berkshire Maestros – Clarinet Lessons Pupils will be taught to improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the interrelated dimensions of music Pupils will be taught to listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory Pupils will be taught to use and understand and other musical notations Pupils will be taught to appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians Pupils will be taught to develop an understanding of the history of music RE Autumn term Spring term Summer term Term 1 September - October Term 2 October – December Term 3 January - February Term 4 February - March Term 5 April - May Term 6 May - July Key Concepts: God; Brahman; Trimurti; Murtis; Avatars Pupils will explore how Hindus express their beliefs through images of deities and symbols Key Concepts: God; Virgin Mary; Christ; Icon Pupils will explore the role of Mary in Christian life and in the Christmas story in particular Key Concepts: Hindu; Christianity; Pilgrimage; Worship (Muslim pilgrimage – Hajj if desired) Pupils will explore the holy journeys made by believers; the reasons and impact for such journeys Key Concepts: Christianity; Lent; Giving things up, Carnival Pupils will explore Lent and its significance for Christian belief and practice Key Concepts: Miracles, faith, belief, doubt Pupils will explore at least two miracles of Jesus and evaluate them from the view of a believer and a sceptic Key Concepts: Prayer (sin/salvation/miracle) Pupils will explore the reasons why believers pray and what they believe the results are MFL – Spanish