Stanley Primary School Curriculum map: Year 4
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Term 6
English
Fairytales
Fantasy Stories
Poems on a theme: Seasons
Recount
Viking myths
Kennings
Bill’s New Frock
The Angel of Nitshill Road
Skellig
Explanation
Holes (film, play,
discussion)
Classic Poetry
GPS
Punctuation revision
Create complex
sentences with
adverb starters
Word types
Apostrophes
(singular and plural
possession)
Pronouns
Fronted Adverbials
Conjuctions
Prepositions
Prefixes + Suffixes
Spell words that are often misspelt
Revision: contractions, affixes
Direct Speech
Expanded noun
phrases
Brackets + dashes
Modal Verbs
Determiners
Support for
Spelling
Homophones
Plurals (including irregular)
Maths
Numbers to 100, Addition and Subtraction within 10000,
Multiplication and Division, Further Multiplication and Division,
Graphs, Fractions, Time
Decimals, Money, Mass, Volume and Length, Area of Figures,
Geometry, Position and Movement, Roman Numerals
Singapore Maths - Fluency, problem solving & reasoning
Science
Computing
*safety
throughout
Electricity
Coding
Sound
Digital research
States of Matter
Digital Imagery
Animals Including Humans (skeleton etc.)
Coding
Digital Imagery
Habitats
Databases
History
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
- Anglo Saxon invasions, settlements and
kingdoms, place names and village life
- Anglo Saxon art and culture
- The Viking raids + invasion
- resistance by Alfred the Great and
Athelstan
- Viking invasions and Danegald
- laws and justice
- Edward the Confessor - 1066
Geography
The Amazing Amazon
- describe and understand key aspects of:
* physical geography, including: climate zones,
biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, and the
water cycle
*human geography, including: types of
settlement and land use, economic activity
including trade links, and the distribution of
natural resources including energy, food,
minerals and water
Art
Looking at Art in the Book of Kells
Viking shields
Viking boats
Viking jewellery
South American pots
Klimt
DT
‘We are lighting
designers’
Viking Purses
RE
Buddhism: Is it
possible for everyone
to be happy all of the
time?
Christianity: What is
the most significant
part of the Nativity
story for Christians
today?
Buddhism: Could the
Buddha’s teachings
make the world a
better place?
Christianity:
Is forgiveness always
possible?
Buddhism: What is
the best way for a
Buddhist to lead a
good life?
Christianity: Do
people need to go to
church to show that
they are Christians?
Dance
Dance
Hockey
Swimming
Swimming
Swimming
Cricket
Football
Handball
Team Games /
Cooperation
Rugby
Athletics
Making a healthy
lunch
Music
PE
MFL
Spanish
PSHCE
New Beginnings:
SEAL
Additional
Getting on and falling
out: SEAL
Anti-Bullying Week
Right and Wrong
Art Week
Book Week
Choices
Science Week
SEAL: Changes
Sports day
Maths Week
*Christmas
Production*
Trips /
Visitors
MOSI: link to
Electricity and D.T
unit
Visiting Viking
Blackpool Zoo:
Amazonia
Marton Mere