St. Leonard’s Church of England Primary School
Curriculum Map 2016/2017
Year Four
Learning Journey Theme
Stunning Start
Fabulous Finish
Linked curriculum areas
Discrete subjects
Quality Texts
English
Handwriting and
Presentation
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Vile Vikings!
Raiding church
The Lost Thing
A lost thing ? appears in the classroom. Gather evidence.
Predict what it might be, make plan as to what we might
do with it.
National History Museum
Dragons Den
Finish – Treasure hunt across St. Leonards
Geo Caching?
Treasure/Lost Thing hunt.
English, History, Maths? Art, PE, Science, Outdoor Learning
Rainforests
Kew Gardens Visit
Viking Raid
English, History, Geography, Art, PE, Outdoor Learning
MFL, Science, PSHE, RE, P4C
Term 1
Term 2
The Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories)
The Saga of Erik the Viking (Puffin Books)
100 Facts Vikings
The Norse Warrior's (Unofficial) Manual
Viking Blood; A Viking Warrior AD 1008 (My Story)
Viking (Eyewitness)
Beowulf
Narrative writing
Diary writing
Information texts
Persuasion
Poetry
MFL, PSHE, RE
Term 3
The Lost Thing – Shaun Tan
Term 4
Tales from Outer Suburbia – Shaun Tan
The Iron Man - Ted Hughes
100 inventions that history made (DK publishing)
Amazing Leonardo Di Vinci inventions – Maxine Anderson
Papas Mechanical Fish – Candace Flemming
Ideas that changed the world (DK Publishing)
Dialogue (Spag)
Plays (Guided Reading)
Narrative
Poetry
Persuasion
Information
Rainforest Exhibition in School
English, DT, Geography, Art, PE, Science, Outdoor
learning
PE, Music, MFL, RE
Term 5
Term 6
The Vanishing Rainforest –Richard Platt
The Great Kapok Tree – Lynne Cherry
Running Wild – Michael Morpurgo
Where the Forest Meets the Sea – Jennie Baker
Where the river meets the sea
Narrative
Persuasion
Letter writing
Information text
Use lead ins to join letters – write cursively
Ensure ascenders and descenders are equal size
Number (including
problem solving, using &
applying in context) (50%
of each term)
To increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting
Mental and written
Number, place
addition and subtraction
value and rounding
Number, place value and
Multiplication and
Mental calculation
Place value ideas
Mental calculations
Written addition and
subtraction
Mental addition and
subtraction and measures
Written addition and
subtraction
Mental addition and
subtraction
Multiplication
division
Fractions
rounding
Written multiplication and
division
(use measures as a context
for problems)
Mental and written
multiplication and division
Written addition and
subtraction and measures
Mental and written addition
and subtraction
Mental and written
multiplication and division
Mental and written
multiplication
Fractions
Fractions and decimals
Measurement
Measures To convert
between different units of
measure (for example,
kilometre to metre; hour to
minute).
Time
Area and perimeter of
rectilinear, shapes and
capacity
measure and calculate the
perimeter
Geometry
Geometry: properties of
shapes
Statistics
Science
Scheme and lesson plans
saved on staff drive
compare and classify
geometric shapes, including
quadrilaterals and triangles,
based on their properties
and sizes
To describe positions on a
2D grid as coordinates in the
first quadrant
plot specified points and
draw sides to complete a
given polygon
Year 4 electricity
Circuits, switches,
conductors, insulators.
2D shape, angles and
coordinates
identify acute and obtuse
angles and compare and
order angles up to two right
angles by size
interpret and present
discrete and continuous
data using appropriate
graphical methods,
including bar charts and
time graphs.
Data handling and
measurement
Data handling and time
Year 4 animals and
humans
Convert between different
units of measure (kilometre
to metre; hour to minute).
measure and calculate the
perimeter of a rectilinear
figure (including squares) in
centimetres and metres,
money, pounds and pence
Year 4 STEM Challenges
Working scientifically
Year 4 sound
Pitch, vibration.
Year 4 states of matter
Solids, liquids and gases,
water cycle.
solve comparison, sum and
difference problems using
information presented in
bar charts, pictograms,
tables and simple line
graphs.
Year 4 living things and
habitats
Classification of living things
Computing
Espresso Coding – web
access for lesson plans
Digestive system, teeth,
predator, prey.
Working scientifically
Working scientifically
Unit 4s
Y4 Start here
This unit gives an overview or recap of the main concepts
in all previous units from 1a to 3b.
ICT Skills
Stop Frame Animation
(Geography, History)
ICT Skills – to be able to:
 Plan an animation
 Take still images
 Add suitable effects
 Control the speed of
the animation
 Make improvements
based on evaluation
 Save animation
 Add titles and credits
ICT Knowledge – to know
that:
 Animations are
created from a
sequence of still
images
The camera should be kept
still and hands out of the
way.
E-Safety
Lesson plans saved on staff
driive
The Advantages And
Disadvantages Of Different
Ways Of Communicating
History
Scheme of work internet
link
The Viking and Anglo
Saxon struggle for
England.
 Viking invasion
Working scientifically
Working scientifically
Unit 4a
Introduction to variables
In this unit pupils learn how computers use variables to
count things and keep track of what is going on. Pupils
learn to create simple games which use a score variable
Unit 4b
Repetition and loops
In this unit pupils learn how computers use repetition and
loops to do things over and over again (and again!).
Databases and Graphs
(science)
ICT Skills – to be able to:
 Choose the
information needed
to be collected to
answer a question
 Organise data for
processing
 Create different
types of graph
appropriate to
answer the question
ICT Knowledge – to know
that:
 There are
advantages to using
ICT to create graphs
eg. Fast and
accurate
 A graph created in a
graphing program is
different to a
database
Using the Internet
Working scientifically
ICT Branching databases
(science)
ICT Skills – to be able to:
 Create a series of
YES/NO questions
to sort objects.
 Add images and
descriptions to
objects
 Add to and amend a
branching database
 Evaluate usefulness
of completed
database
ICT Knowledge – to know
that:
 There are
advantages to using
ICT to create
branching
databases.
 A graph created in a
graphing program is
different to a
database
How a branching database
can help sort and classify
objects
Being Safe with Personal
Information
Learning How To Use Email
Safely
A study of an aspect or
theme in British History
beyond 1066
 Changes over time –
Changes in
technology.
Local History study
 John Logie Baird
Using Text Safely Cyberbullying
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How to Evaluate Websites
and Use appropriate Search
Engines
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Geography
Art
Name and locate counties
and cities of UK,
geographical characteristics,
land use.
Identify features on a map.
Create maps of familiar
places.
Drawing
Lines, Marks, Tone, Form
& Texture
Perspective and
composition
Design Technology
Music
Scheme of work internet
link
Religious Education
Scheme of work saved on
staff drive
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Locate the world’s
countries, Europe, North
and South America.
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Painting
(secondary colours, brush sizes, washes, textural effects)
Drawing
Lines, Marks, Tone, Form & Texture
Perspective and composition.
Observastion – buildings and cityscapes
Artist Study - Leonardo Di Vinci
Mechanisms
Pneumatics systems
Mamma Mia
A Timeless Pop Song From
The 70s
Five Gold Rings
A Christmas Production for
KS2 by Jo Sands and Ruth
Kenward
AT1 A Beliefs, teachings
and sources
AT2 D Identity, diversity
and belonging
AT1 C Forms of
expressing meaning
AT2 E Meaning, purpose
and truth
Collage
(creating image and texture
through a range of
techniques such as folding,
tearing, overlapping)
Controlling devices
Glockenspiel Stage 3
In the Lost Forest
AT1 B Practices and ways
of life
AT2 E Meaning, purpose
and truth
Describe and understand
key aspects of: physical
geography.
 Mountains
 Volcanoes
 Earthquakes
 Rivers
3d
(sculpture using mouldable
materials such as mod roc,
clay, fimo, paper mache.)
Structures
Creating strong structures
Benjamin Britten - Cuckoo!
A Friday Afternoons Song by
Benjamin Britten
Lean On Me
A Soul/Gospel Song by Bill
Withers
Reflect, Rewind and Replay
Consolidate your learning
and perform - Year 4
AT1 A Beliefs, teachings and
sources
AT2 E Meaning, purpose
and truth
AT1B Practices and ways of
life
AT1 C Forms of expressing
meaning
AT2 F Values and
commitment
AT1 B Practices and ways of
life
AT2 D Identity, diversity and
belonging
Prayer and worship
Beliefs and Practices
Judaism
PE
Gymnastics
Core Tasks and
Development Activities
Partner Work (Level 3)
Christmas
Passover
Easter
Beliefs and Practices
Christianity
Invasion Games
Core Tasks and
Development Activities
On The Attack (Level 3) –
Involves children trying to
score goals using throwing
and catching, kicking or
striking techniques.
Judaism
Christianity
Judaism
Dance
Core Tasks and
Development Activities
Round The Clock (Level 2) –
Creating and performing a
group dance inspired by
clocks, their mechanisms
and the important times
they mark throughout the
day.
Net/Wall Games
Core Tasks and
Development Activities:
Long and Thin or Short and
Fat (Level 3/4) – involves
children using tennis shots
to strike a ball accurately at
targets, moving their
opponent around the court
in order to create spaces in
which to attack.
Athletics
Core Tasks and
Development Activities:
Pass The Baton (Level 1/2)
Christianity
Striking and Fielding Games
Core Tasks and
Development Activities:
Run The Loop (Level 2/3)
PSHE
Scheme of work on staff
Drive
Being me in my world
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Community links
Wider community
MFL
Becoming a class
team
Being a school Citi
zen
Rights,
responsibilities and
democracy
Rewards and
consequences
Our Learning
Charter
Owning Our
Learning Charter
Select school council
Church Services – Harvest
and Christmas
Celebrating difference
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Judging by
appearance
Understanding
influence
Understanding
Bullying
Problem solving
Special me
Celebrating
difference: How we
look
Outcome: Hall of Fame
Display
Picture Frames
Anti – bullying week
Link to Harvest – Hastings
Food bank
Questions, answers and sentence building e.g.
Qui est-ce?
C’est + name
Ce n’est pas + name
Dans le sac, il y a… et...
Further adjectives e.g.
blanc, brun, noir, orange, rose
Vocabulary for a game
Coin! Coin!
Encore!
Masculine nouns e.g.
un âne, un avion, un caméléon, un cochon, un éléphant, un
furet, un lion, un mouton, un ours, un papillon, un
perroquet
Feminine nouns e.g.
une abeille, une araignée, une baleine, une chenille, une
grenouille,une libellule, une panthère, une perruche, une
poule, une souris
Dreams and Goals
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Hopes and dreams
Broken dreams
Overcoming
disappointment
Creating new
dreams
Achieving goals
We did it!
Outcome: Garden of
Dreams and Goals.
Dream mobiles and garden
decorations.
Sierra Leone visit in Feb
Healthy Me
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My Friends and me
Group Dynamics
Smoking
Alcohol
Healthy Friendships
Celebrating my inner
strength and
assertiveness
Outcome: Healthy Happy
Me Recipe Book, Healthy
friendships chapter.
Sierra Leone return visit in
May
Sports relief/Red Nose day
March (Hastings food bank) Church service - Easter
Adjectives that precede the noun e.g.
Petit, grand
Sentence starters e.g.
Chez moi
Dans ma chambre
Dans mon placard
Verbs e.g.
danser, sauter, voler, nager
Punctuation e.g.
Point d’exclamation
Point d’interrogation
Months
janvier, février, mars, avril, mai, juin, juillet, août,
septembre, octobre, novembre, décembre
ce mois-ci, c’est…
le mois dernier, c’était…
le mois prochain, ce sera…
Definite article
le, la, l’, les
Relationships
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Relationship web
Love and loss
Memories
Are animals special
Special pets
Celebrating my
relationships with
people and animals
Outcome: The Relationship
Fiesta. Fabric collage – Our
special relationships
Changing Me
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Unique me
Having a baby
Girls and puberty
Circles of change
Accepting change
Looking ahead
Outcome: Tree of Change
Display. Circles of change
Transition
Church Service - Leavers
Vocabulary from a song
une culotte, une chemise, une veste, des lunettes
Que fais-tu?
Questions and answers e.g.
Combien de cochons y a-t-il ?
Il y a cinq cochons
Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?
C’est le + date.
Qui + verb
Phrases of celebration / greeting e.g.
Bonnes vacances !
Joyeux anniversaire !
Bon anniversaire !
Towns in France e.g.
Amiens, Angers, Avignon, Bordeaux, Calais, Cherbourg,
Dieppe, Dijon, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Reims,
Tours.
Outdoor Learning/Learning
Outside of the Classroom
Using nature – dragon clay
models – Use for literacy
character description and
instructions.
Hill climb – setting
description.
Digestive system recreation
Map Making – journey sticks
Literacy/geography/history
– recount invasion on
church- re-enactment of
Viking invasions of
monasteries.
Coordinates treasure hunt
Invention designs based on
nature – looking at natural
for/ collecting natural
objects to create
inventions/lost thing. Giving
things from nature a new
purpose.
Beach Visit linked to English
text
Walk along seafront
sketching/photographing
buildings, looking at
different designs/structure.
Treasure hunt/ Geo Caching
Science – river
reconstruction
Science – habitat
investigation