Year 4 Autumn 1

Year 4 Autumn 2

Wanted: Space Explorer! NON-FICTION (6wks)

Christophe’s Story

FICTION: (2 weeks)

Sounds Spooky

LIVE: (2 weeks)

Creating Images

POETRY (2 weeks)

S.P.A.G.:

Fronted Adverbials, Determiners, Possessive, Pronouns, Capital Letters

Conjunctions and Clauses

Nouns

S.P.A.G.:

Direct Speech

Standard and Non-Standard Verbs

Noun Phrases

READING:

Retrieve information about Neil Armstrong 

Use inference and deduction to find out about where Christophe is from

READING:

Discuss and record spooky words and phrases that Victorian writers used

Prepare ‘Image ‘ poems to read aloud and to perform

WRITING:

Write paragraphs around a “Space” fiction theme 

Write paragraphs around the theme of being different

WRITING: Write paragraphs around a “Spooky” Victorian fiction theme in creative

Write ‘Creating Images’ poetry.

MATHEMATICS:

Place Value

The children will be able to find 1000 more or less than a given number, order and compare numbers beyond 1000, identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations, recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (1000s, 100s, 10s, and 1s) 

MATHEMATICS:

Addition and Subtraction

The children will be able to solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why 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 Solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why 

MATHEMATICS:

Multiplication and Division

Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12 Recognise and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations

MATHEMATICS:

Geometry-position and direction

Complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry

Describe position on a 2-D grid using co-ordinates 

Describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left/right and up/down

Length and perimeter

PSHE:Me and My Relationships  “My Biography”

PSHE:Valuing Differences                

SCIENCE:

Sound

Find out how sound travels linked to Neil Armstrong’s career flying in rockets. In this topic, the children will identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating. They will 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. 

COMPUTING:

Computing systems and networks - Connecting computers using the internet

SCIENCE:

Digestion

Children learn about digestion and different types of teeth, before moving on to explore deadly predators and their prey, in their exploration of food chains. They work scientifically throughout the topic, using enquiry, practical experiments and hands-on research to answer questions and investigate how we eat, why we eat and what we eat.

COMPUTING:

Creating media - Audio production

GEOGRAPHY:

Drop, Cover, Hold!

(Volcanoes and Earthquakes)- mixed y3/4

HISTORY:

tbc

MUSIC:      Charanga Pitch and Volume linked to sound 

ART & DT: 

The children will find out about Native North American Artefacts linked to Jewellery Design

The children will design and construct a pop up biography of Neil Armstrong

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY: 

Food Technology. Healthy Eating

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: L2.3 Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? Christians

Why are festivals important to religious communities? 

Hindus - Diwali     Christians - Harvest, Pentecost, Christmas

PE: 

To focus on personal skills through floor movement patterns and balance. To develop  dynamic balance to agility.

To develop ball skills and teamwork through a variety of team games.

Use a range of tactics to get into positions to shoot or score

Use a range of skills to shoot accurately & consistently

PE:

Change direction and speed when dribbling the ball

Make effective decision as to when & what pass to use

Adapt effectively to a smaller / larger playing area

Keep and use rules that you are given

Adapt rules in agreement with others

Play co-operatively and safely together

Describe the help they need to improve their play

SPANISH:

Descriptions of hair and eyes 

(I) Big green monster story Brothers and sisters 1 – 39 (add/subtract, odds/evens, double/halve)

SPANISH:

School subjects + simple opinions Time – on hr + ½ past 1 – 20 (R/W) Alphabet linked to Christmas