Exciting Autumn Curriculum for Year 4 Students

Year 4 Curriculum Map Autumn - 2022

Topic Title: Maths Maths: We will focus on: Place Value and Number Using place value to represent numbers to 1000 To partition numbers to 10,000 Using number lines to calculate an estimation Roman numerals Rounding to 10, 100, 1000 and 10,000 Forman written methods for addition and subtraction Calculating area Multiplication and division facts (3s, 6s, 9s, 7s, 11s, 12s)

Topic Title: Literacy Writing: We will focus on: Poems in the style of Beowulf Play scripts Writing diary entries Writing a Norse myth Creative setting descriptions Non-chronological reports Writing an explanation text VIPERS: We will be reading: - There s a Viking in my Bed! - Everything Vikings - Hearing Sounds - The Bear and the Piano - My First Classical Music Book Spelling rule: (KS2) We will focus on: Words with aw (augh and au( Prefix: in, im, il Homophones and near homophones Shun endings (sion, ssion, tion,) Ough sounds Key Skills Emotive language Fronted adverbials Powerful adjectives Pronouns Subordinate clauses/conjunctions

Topic Title: PSHE: We are learning: To understand a school community Becoming a class team To understand democracy To explore rewards and consequences To create a learning charter To understand appearances and influences To understand bullying To explore problem-solving Music: We are learning: To analyse difference genres of music To understand the tempo, rhythm and pulse of a song To understand how pop songs are constructed (verses, choruses, bridges) To understand how to use our voices as an instrument To sing classic songs by ABBA and R.E We are learning: Religion in my neighbourhood To identify evidence of religion around us To compare our neighbourhood to another To understand how religion and belief has changed in our area To understand living in harmony

Topic Title: Computing: We are learning: Designing, writing and debugging programs to accomplish specific goals Using sequence, selection and repetition to work with variables Using logical reasoning to explain how a simple algorithm works To solve problems by splitting them into smaller parts To plan and develop algorithms Understanding procedures in computer programs P.E: We are learning Netball: Throwing and catching techniques Improving accuracy Chest passing/bounce passing Overhead passing Pivoting Shooting with the ball Different positions in netball

Topic Title: Wider curriculum. History: We will focus on: What happened after the Roman withdrawal? What was the impact of the Anglo- Saxons on Britain The Viking invasion of Britain The transition into Norman Britain Science: We are learning: Sound How to plan, set up and carry out scientific investigations Decibels and measuring sound How sound is made How sound travels to the ear How sound can change at different distances Geography. We will focus on: We will focus on: How textiles have changed throughout time Understanding weaving techniques and how a loom is used To design an woven patten Art and Design: Geography: We will focus on: The geography of invasion Using maps and atlases to understand the world The physical features of Britain and its impact on invasions Exploring how the features of Britain may have made it easier to defend

Topic Title: Key Topic vocabulary Key Topic Vocabulary Old English Pagan Pict Raider Saxon Scandinavia Scot Settlement Slave Sussex Sutton Hoo Thrall Trader Viking Key Topic Vocabulary Jorvik Jute Karl Kent King Kingdom Longship Mercia Monastery Monk Mythology Norman Northumbira Key Topic Vocabulary Angle Anglo-Saxon Archbishop Hastings Celt Christianity Church Danelaw East Anglia Essex Hierarchy Invader Jarl