Kirkstall St. Stephen’s C of E (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

Year 4

Year 4 Overview

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Topic driver	Charlie and The Chocolate Factory	Extreme Earth	Ancient Greece	Ancient Greece	The Romans	The Romans
Literacy	Stories by the same author, adventure stories / persuasive writing	Explanation texts, Biographies, Adventure stories	Myths & Legends Creating own myths	Shape poetry/ non chronological reports	Recount – newspapers Image poetry	Stories from other cultures, traditional poems
Maths	Number: Place Value Number – Addition and Subtraction Measurement- Length and Perimeter Number- Multiplication and Division		Number; Multiplication and Division Measurement – Area Fractions Decimals		Decimals Measurement: Money Time Statistics Geometry: Properties of Shape Geometry: Position and Direction
PE	Multi-skills / swimming	Multi-skills / swimming	Multi-skills / Swimming	Multi-skills / swimming	Hockey / swimming	Athletics / swimming
Computing	Word Processing	We are meteorologists	Programming Turtle Logo	Programming Turtle logo continued	Scratch Questions and Quizzes	Photostories
Science	States of Matter	Living things and their habitats	Electricity	Electricity continued	Animals including humans	Sound
Art	Printing- Art week (Lino printing) sketching illustrations – Quintin Blake	Extreme Earth sculptures Explosive art	Designing and creating Greek hoplite armour	Pottery – Greek Architecture	Roman mosaics/ shields	Child led – Roman topic
DT	Chocolate making (design & make) with market research	Design a building that can withstand an earthquake	Designing and creating Greek hoplite armour	Greek food	Roman Architecture (Skopas, Praxiteles. Phidias, Lysippos)	Foods from different European countries
Geography	Rainforest – Cocoa beans	Analyse how extreme weather can affect human habitation Analyse the effect of extreme weather on the environment Look how extreme weather forms	Use Maps, Atlases & Globes to locate countries in UK and Europe and features. – think about the location of Greece in Europe		Location of Italy in relation to the rest of Europe and the expansion and location of the Roman empire. Locate European countries using maps – features of Italy and Rome.	Local Fieldwork – Observe and record human and physical features in the local area – sketch maps, plans of the area.
History	History of chocolate and the cocoa bean.	Famous volcanoes in history	Greek life & achievements and their influence in the Western World.	Greek life & achievements and their influence in the Western World.	Roman impact on Britain – roman soldier formation, Boudicca’s rebellion, how the Romans transformed British life.	Roman impact on Britain – roman soldier formation, Boudicca’s rebellion, how the Romans transformed British life.
MFL (French)	Numbers to 50	Months and birthdays	Pets	Fruits and prices in Euros	Parts of the body	Clothes
Music	Class Assembly Songs	Class Assembly Songs	Year 3 /4 Production Songs	Year 3 /4 production songs	Recorders	Recorders
PSHCE	Rules and responsibilities	Anti - Bullying	Diversity and communities	Drug education	Be yourself, not a sheep	Managing Change
SEAL	Rules and responsibilities	Anti - Bullying	Diversity and communities	Drug education	Be yourself, not a sheep	Managing Change
RE	Following God	Advent	Passover	Easter	Creation Stories	Sources of Wisdom

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of
all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.