Year 4 Curriculum Plan 2016/2017

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1 Year 4 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 The Vikings (Viking Day) Sound Chocolate (Cadbury s World visit) Brazil-The Amazon rainforest The Romans Electricity Waste Ed Bus Literacy Sept - Choose the Author Oct Partner/Group Reading WFTB: Personal Chronological Narrative WFTB: Imaginative Narrative (Vikings/dragons) WFTB: Personal Narrative (Viking Day) Drama for Writing: Imaginary Worlds Poetry: Exploring Form Reading for Pleasure: Nov Book Review Dec Christmas Poems to Perform WFTB: Personal Narrative (Bonfire Night) WFTB: Imaginative Narrative (Sound link) Newspapers (Drama for Writing 1 st week, WFTB 2 nd week) Improving and editing (Aladdin) Jan - Bookworm Month Feb Information Text WFTB: Recounts Persuasive Texts (2 weeks) adverts WFTB: Imaginative Narrative (Chocolate link) Expository Writing (Explain why Cadburys World is a good place to visit). Poetry/chocolate persuasion jingle Mar World Poetry Day Apr Author of the Month Stories from other cultures (2 weeks) Anasi, How the Tiger got his stripes, How the Rabbit lost his tail etc hp?collection=fairy+tales+from+brazil WFTB: Imaginative Narrative Letter Writing (Rainforest link) Explanation Text (Rainforest) Dialogue (1 week) May Share A Comic Month June Book Share with another year group WFTB: Issues and Dilemma (2 weeks) Imaginative Narrative WFTB: Stories with Historical Settings - Romans link (2 weeks) Poetry Creating Imagery (2 weeks) July Oxford Owls Ebook Aug Summer Reading WFTB: Expository writing (Kingswood) Persuasive Writing Book Review Information Text The Tempest (Drama for Writing) Writing Instructions (DT link) Expository writing strategies Maths Block 1 Maths Makes Sense; Multiplications and Division Fractions Negative Numbers Reflections of shapes in a mirror line Convert units of measure Block 2 Maths Makes Sense Decimals Angles right angle, obtuse, acute, reflex Area and Volume Money Block 3 Maths Makes Sense Vertical addition and subtraction Multiplication using a grid Using a compass to draw circles Diameter and circumference Perimeter of shapes Word problems Block 4 Maths Makes Sense Decimal Fractions Division with remainders Symmetry Calculate the mean of a sample Word problems using decimal quantities Block 5 Maths Makes Sense Percentages Rounding decimal fractions Using a compass and a ruler to draw triangles Equivalent fractions Block 6 Maths Makes Sense Negative numbers Grid method for x Angles using a protractor Ratio Time, measures Word problems

2 for length, mass and volume Solve one step and two step word problems Place Value Multiplication (Factors and products) Word problems using percentages of quantities Decimals Algebra Science Animals, including humans Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement. Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans. Sound How sounds are made (associating these with something vibrating). Recognise that vibrations from sound travel through a medium to the ear. Find patterns between the pitch of sound and features of the object that produced it. Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases (EXPERIMENT MOVING AWAY FROM SOUND) Combining images Y4 Mo1 (3): Artabstract painting Scratch (use coding knowledge to create picture) States of Matter Compare and group materials together according to whether they are solids, liquid or gas. Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled. Measure this in degrees Celsius. Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature (this may need to be extended into next half term). Water cycle and temperature Evaporation and condensation Measuring air temperature Making and using temperature records. Living things and their habitats-linked to the rainforest Living things can be grouped in a variety of ways. Explore and use classification keys to group, identify and name living things in the local and wider environment. Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things. Science week- Recapping of science units this term. Science investigation week using experiments both inside and outside of the classroom. Electricity Common appliances that run on electricity. Construct a simple series of electrical circuits, naming cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers. Identify whether or not a lamp will light. Recognise which switch opens and closes a circuit does the lamp go off? Recognise the common conductors and insulators and associate metals with being good conductors. I.C.T. Purple mash link Selecting using and combining Scratch online version Arranging Text and Images in Word Y4 Co1 (3). Re. Vikings: History/Geography Writing Procedures On- Screen Yr4 Se1 (4) : Maths -Regular Polygons Mashcams create picture of Viking using their own photo Manipulating Sound Y4 Co5 (2): Music exploring sounds (will need a film Using a Spreadsheet to perform calculations Y4 Mo2 (3): DT costings of wrappers/ selling price etc. Evaluating content Y4 Fi1 (3): Chocolate Stop-Go Animation 2 camera angles Y4Co3 (3) : Literacy TV advert Creating a Linear Presentation Prezi create their own presentation linked to a unit of work free version for children Searching s and Using an address book Yr 4 Co2 (2) Creating a Database Y4 Ha1 (3) : Geography where does our food come from? Purple mash -Creative tools 2DIY (creating their own quiz linked to Procedures within Procedures Yr4 Se2 (4): Purple mash 2 sequence,2code (Haunted house link to writing), Creative tools (Logo), Cyber café lesson 5 (internet safety)

3 2write children can write together, shows in different colours Animated stories (2create a story) (Puppet pals ) trailer) Audio boom croak.it Morpho (APP) animate and manipulate voice to create different sounds. The Romans). History The work of an archaeologist (archaeological dig). Life of a Viking child. Viking clothes and artefacts. King Alfred. Viking Day Cyber cafe lesson 3 (internet safety) How the local area has changed (History/Geograph y link) History of chocolate when and where it was first discovered (Aztec link). When was chocolate first introduced in UK link to Cadbury s World. Timeline of Roman Events What is it like to be invaded? Geography Where did the Vikings come from? (World map) Where else did the Vikings go? Did the Vikings settle in your area? (UK map) Where cacao trees grow The rain forest How growing cacao beans affects the lives of people Map work - grid references Identify capital cities on a world map. Recap on continents and countries within each continent. Locate South America-Brazil Which continent Brazil is on? What the capital city is? How big it is? The population? Any major rivers? Does it have a coast line? What ocean does it touch? 2. Study the history of the different peoples of Brazil. First came the Indians or native peoples of Brazil. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to come to Brazil The Portuguese imported Africans, after the native population was weakened by disease, to increase the workforce. 3. The capital city of Brazil is called Brasilla. Before Brasilla the capital was Rio de Janeiro. Compare the two cities. How are they different? How are they alike? 4. Brazil is the world s leading coffee producer.

4 Study of the production of coffee. For a fun craft, make Coffee Grounds Playdough: Cocoa is another major export product of Brazil. Which state in Brazil produces the most cocoa? Recap on the production of cocoa from tree to bean to edible products. 5. The Amazon -Animals, the rainforest, destruction of the rain forest Design a headdress for the 2016 Brazillian Carnival- Rio Show the children bbc video Gathering lots of different materials 9included recycled) to choose from (ie colourful cloth, felt and foam, Velcro, glues and a range of fasteners for fixing and fastening) will help them to realise the limits they have to work within, as well as the creative possibilities. Art Viking brooch Explore and experiment with Viking designs. Dragon pictures. Sketch a Viking child Link to a designer Self portraits sketching pencils and charcoal Picasso style portraits surrealist pictures with paint Graphics lettering (DT link) Willy Wonka pictures (Quentin Blake) Roman Art Mosaics D.T. Make a Viking shield Make a necklace Viking cooking as a follow up to Viking day Design and make purses Stitching techniques, joining fabrics Conduct market research Design chocolate product Make the prototype chocolate product Adapt and improve product Make final chocolate product Analysis of wrapping papers Design of packaging Evaluation of final product As above Cooking and nutrition linked to Brazillian topic Savoury dishes using a range of cooking techniques Know where a variety of ingredients are grown, reared caught and processed. Brazil day-tasting foods/dance/music from Brazil Design and make an electrical board game/quiz linked to the Romans. R.E. Spiritual art Is Christmas a festival of light or love? Christianity in action Christianity in action Islam keeping the 5 pillars, what difference does it make? Islam Music (Music Express Scheme) Exploring Sound colours Exploring Arrangements Exploring Melodies and Scales Study the music of Brazil. Samba music is an excellent example of how cultures of different people blend together. Brazilian samba is a mixture of Portuguese folklore and African rhythms. The primary instruments used to make samba are percussion: Surdo (tambourine like instrument) Exploring Signals Exploring Rhythmic patterns

5 Reco-reco (a metal or wooden tube that is grated on one side) Cabaguinho (like a ukulele) Agogo (two steel cones that are heat with a rod) P.E./Gym (Real PE Scheme) Unit 1: Co-ordination Floor Movement Patterns Unit 2: Dynamic Balance to Agility Unit 3: Dynamic Balance Unit 4: Coordination With Equipment Unit 5: Agility Reaction / Response Unit 6: Agility Ball Chasing P.E./ Dance P.E./Outd oor Games African dances-samba visit Net/ wall games Invasion games Invasion games Inventing games Athletics and games. Striking and Fielding games P.S.H.E. Making Informed decisions (Drug Awareness) Communication Facing new challenges Recognising feelings & understanding emotions Personal Health Children round the world French Catherine Cheater Scheme of work