Warden Hill Junior School
Year 4 Curriculum
Please click here to read a copy of Year 4, Spring Term 2 Curriculum in more detail.
* Denotes teaching emphasis of Fundamental British Values
* Denotes teaching emphasis of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
| English |
Explanation: |
Myths and Legends: |
Narrative Adventure: Viking Adventure/ The Last Viking Class Handbooks |
Recount: Newspaper Report Poetry: The Sound Collector |
Diaries and Letters: Wreck of Zanzibar *Individual Liberty, Tolerance |
Play Scripts: Stories from Around the World *Mutual Respect |
| Class Reader |
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe |
I was There Book from Visiting Author |
Viking Invasion: I was There (S. Hill) *Individual Liberty |
Wreck of the Zanzibar (M. Morpurgo) |
The Lottie Project (J. Wilson) |
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| Cross Curricular Writing |
Persuasion: Taize Crosses Explanation Text: |
Non-Chronological Report: |
Newspaper Report: The Big Pedal |
Egyptian Diary: A day in the life of a slave/noble *Democracy |
Instructions: Recipe (D&T) |
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| Maths |
Number: |
Calculation: Dividing and Multiplying 1 Fractions 1 & 2 |
Measure 1 Statistics: Interpreting Data1 Number: Place Value 2 |
Calculation: Dividing and Multiplying 2 Geometry: Position and Direction |
Calculation: Adding and Subtraction 2 Fractions 2 |
Measure 2 |
| Maths Across the Curriculum | Calculating fuel bills - managing a budget *Tolerance *Social, Cultural |
Anglo Saxon problem solving |
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| Science | Electricity | States of Matter *Rule of Law |
Sound | Animals, including humans | Living Things and Their Habitats | |
| Art & Design | Sketch a shoe | Collage: Using Mousehole Cat illustrations as an inspiration *Social, Cultural |
Sculpture: Design and sculpt a viking rune stone |
Viewpoints/ Surrealism: Sketching, painting and pastel comparisons inspired by work of chosen artist. |
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| Computing |
We are Researchers: |
We are Researchers: |
We are Presenters We are Historians - Video/short film |
We are Artists - Produce a virtual gallery (Art and Design) | ||
| Design & Technology | Electrical Components: Design, make and evaluate torch *Rule of Law *Social |
Constructing Musical Instruments | Cooking and Nutrition: Design and make a Bone Builder Drink |
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| Geography |
Settlements:, Place names, reasons for locations, mapping symbols and keys, how settlements are connected *Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural |
Europe *Democracy, Mutual Respect |
Countries of the World | |||
| History |
Britain's Settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots *Democracy, |
The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Struggle for the Kingdom of England to the Time of Edward the Confessor *Democracy, Individual Liberty |
The Achievements of the Earliest Civilisations: Ancient Egyptians | |||
| French |
Phonemes, asking and awnsering questions, colours, parts of the body, revision of numbers
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Christmas in France Nativity Play Performing speech and songs by heart *Tolerance **Spiritual, Social, Cultural |
Revision of colours Numbers 20 - 30 |
Family Members Poetry - recite from memory |
Parts of the body including adjectives for size Jacques Dites Pets (J'ai... Je n'ai pas...) Conduct a survey in French (Pets) |
Food |
| Music | Drumming and Percussion *Mutual Respect, Tolerance *Spiritual, Social, Cultural |
Marching Band | Body Percussion | |||
| PE |
Swimming |
Swimming Gymnastics *Rule of Law, Mutual Respect, Tolerance *Social, Moral |
Swimming Dance *Mutual Respect |
Swimming Competitive Games: Tag Rugby |
Swimming |
Swimming Athletics |
| RE | How and why does a Christian follow Jesus? *Mutual Respect, Tolerance *Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural |
What does it mean to be a Jew?*Tolerance |
How should we live and who should inspire us? *Tolerance |
How and why believers show their commitments during the journey of life? * Mutual Respect, Tolerance |
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| SEAL/PSHCE | Class Charter *Democracy, Individual Liberty, Rule of Law, * Social, Moral |
Say No to Bullying *Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Rule of Law, Tolerance, *Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural |
Getting on and Falling Out *Mutual Respect |
Going for Goals | Developing a healthy safer lifestyle including SRE - Living and Growing | |
| Inspire & Enhance |
Black History Month: |
Art Week Fundamental British Values Day |
Puzzle Day | Science Week Visit to Synagogue School Linking Network *Mutual Respect, Tolerance |
Portal to the Past - Egyptian Day Personal Safety Week |
Tring Museum Visit Sports Week |
| Learning Log |
British Values *Democracy, Individual Liberty, |
Interviewing family and friends about their favourite children's books for the Reading Challenge *Mutual Respect *Social, Cultural |
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