Year 4 - Curriculum Overview 2020_21
Healey JIN School – Year Group Curriculum Overview
YEAR 4
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Concept |
Identity |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Law and Order |
Community |
Environment |
Celebrating Differences |
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Topic |
History |
Local history study (How our area changed from the Romans to 1066) |
The Roman Empire |
The Anglo-Saxons & The Vikings |
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Geography |
Food Glorious Food |
North America |
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Science |
Animals including humans |
States of matter |
Electricity |
Living things and their habitats |
Sound |
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Educational Visits / Visitors |
Walks based on study of the local area and for map work. Visits to or from local food producers e.g. local farms/ restaurants etc. |
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Forest School |
Make a tripod shelter. Make bread over a fire. Work as a team playing games. |
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English |
Reading |
Krindlekrax Philip Ridley |
Charlie and the Chocolate factory Roald Dahl |
Ironman Ted Hughs |
Escape from Pompeii Christina Balit |
Beowulf |
How to train your dragon Cressida Cowell |
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Writing |
Outcome Fiction: Narrative – Creating a chapter story for our time travelling adventure. Non-Fiction - Explanation (Linked to science) |
Outcome Non-Fiction – Instructions (link to recipes) Non-Fiction – Persuasive advert linked to DT Poetry – Tetractys |
Outcome Fiction - Narrative – Stories from other cultures (linked to Native Americans) Non-Ficton- Non-chronological report (linked to geography) Poetry – Free verse (linked to geography) |
Outcome Fiction -: Narrative – Issues and Dilemmas (Linked to Escape from Pompeii) Non-Fiction – Newspaper report (linked to History) |
Outcome Fiction:Narrative Diary/recount (Link to Beowulf) Non-Fiction: Biographies – Linked to History. Poetry – Kennings (linked to Beowulf) |
Outcome Fiction:Narrative – Norse Mythology Fiction: Narrative – Descriptive (linked to dragons) |
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Maths (White Rose) |
Place Value Length and perimeter |
Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division |
Multiplication and division Area Fractions |
Fractions Decimals |
Decimals Money Time Statistics |
Statistics Properties of shape Position and direction |
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RE |
How are important events remembered in ceremonies? |
How do the five pillars guide Muslim life? |
Why are Gurus at the heart of Sikh belief and practice? |
What faiths are shared in our country? |
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PSHE |
Families and Friendships- Positive friendships, Online presence |
Respecting Ourselves & Others- Respecting similarities and differences, Being sensitive |
Safe Relationships - Responding to hurtful behaviour, Managing confidentiality, Recognising online risks |
Belonging to a Community - Protecting the environment, Compassion towards others |
Money & Work - Identifying job interests and aspirations, What influences career choices, Workplace stereo-types |
Media Literacy & Digital Resilience - How information online is targeted, Different media types & their role and impact on us |
Physical Health & Mental Wellbeing - Healthy sleep habits, Sun safety, Medicines, vaccinations, immunisations and allergies |
Growing & Changing - Personal identity, Recognising individuality and different qualities, Mental wellbeing |
Keeping Safe - Keeping safe in different situations, Responding to emergencies, First Aid |
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Computing |
Unit 4.8 Hardware investigators (2 weeks) |
Unit 4.3 Speadsheets (5 weeks linked to food topic) |
Unit 4.5 Logo (4 week) |
Unit 4.7 Effective searching (3 weeks) |
Unit 4.2 Online safety (4weeks) |
Unit 4.4 Writing for different audiences (5weeks) (linked to newspaper writing) |
4.6 Animation (3week) Linked to Beowulf) |
Unit 4.1 coding (6week) |
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MFL French (Year 3 content for 2020-21) |
Numbers Greeting |
Classroom instructions Christmas |
Simple conversation asking and answering simple questions |
Colours Easter |
Fruit Food and healthy eating |
Days of the week and moths of the year |
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DT |
Cooking – Creating a food product and appropriate packaging. |
Circuits - Use knowledge of circuits to create a working product linked to iron man book. |
Roman catapults – Create a mini working roman catapult using wood as a main material. |
Sewing and Embroidery – Creating a ‘Healey Tapestry) |
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Art |
Self-Portrait using pencil(whole school focus) Sculpture work based on Kindlekrax |
Pocket Gallery Project (from access art) - Linked to advertising of food products |
Gallery project linked to recreating the styles of a range of notable North American Artists. |
#Mosaic making related to Roman art forms |
Illustrating Beowulf/ Work on dragons Linked to the access art illustrating the Jabberwoky unit) Use of charcoal, pencil, ink, wax resist etc. |
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Music (Charanga) |
Mamma Mia Abba’s Music |
Glockenspiel Stage 2 Playing the glockenspiel. The language of music |
Stop! Grime, Classical, Bhangra, Tango, Latin, Fusion |
Lean on Me Gospel/links to religious music |
Blackbird The Beatles the development of pop music. The civil Rights movement BBC Radio - Anglo Saxons |
Reflect rewind amd replay BBC Radio – Viking Saga (links to writing) |
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PE |
Tag rugby |
Outdoor challenges |
Dance |
Gymnastics |
Athletics |
Cricket |
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