Newton British Academy

Barwa City

Curriculum Overview Year 4

Mathematics, English & Science Parent Information

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English

Genre Topic SPAG

Narrative

Vikings

Sentence Structure Long – To enhance description

Short – To move events on quickly Compound Sentences – use coordinating

conjuction (and, so, but, because) Fronted Adverbials

Determiners

Text Structure Planning tools - story map/ mountain

Paragraphs – signify place/ time 5 Part Story - Introduction/ build up/

problem/ dilemma/ resolution

Punctuation Exclamation mark

Full Stops Direct Speech

Commas for Description

Report

Settlements

Sentence Structure ‘ed’ clauses as starters

Appropriate use of pronoun within sentences

Use of commas after fronted adverbials Standard English form of verb inflections

Prepositional phrases

Text Structure Planning Tools –Text map/ Washing Line

Oraganising paragraphs around ideas or a theme relating paragraphs

Bullet points Diagrams

Punctuation Bullet Points

Apostrophes to mark singular or possessive

Commas for lists

Performance Poetry

Vikings

Sentence Structure Similes

Metaphor Personification

Alliteration

Text Structure Structure of the poem

Punctuation

Capital Letters Full Stops

Exclamation Marks Question Marks

Commas

Recount

Vikings

Sentence Structure Long – To enhance description

Short – To move events on quickly Sentence for 3 – I rushed down the road, jumped on the bus and sank into my seat. Compound Sentences – use coordinating

conjuction (and, so, but, because) Fronted Adverbials

Determiners

Text Structure Planning Tools –Text map/ Washing Line

Oraganising paragraphs around ideas or a theme relating paragraphs

Beginning/Middle/End

Punctuation Exclamation mark

Full Stops Commas for Description

Apostrophes to mark singular or possessive

Commas for lists

Please read with your children every night for 10 – 15 minutes.

Mathematics

Topic Key Objectives Key Vocabulary

Place value in numbers with up to 4 digits

To recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands,

hundreds, tens, and ones). To identify, represent and estimate

numbers using different representations. To order and compare numbers beyond

1000. To round any number to the nearest 10,

100 or 1000. To count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25, 1000.

To find 1000 more or less than a given number

Units, ones, Tens, hundreds, thousands Ten thousand, hundred thousand, million

Digit, one-, two-, three- or four –digit number Numeral, ‘teens’ number

Place, place value Stands for, represents Exchange

The same number as, as many as Equal to Roman numerals to 100 (I to C)

Of two objects / amounts: >, greater than, more than, larger than,

bigger than <, less than, fewer than, smaller than

Of three or more objects / amounts:

Greatest, most, largest, biggest Least, fewest, smallest

One.. Ten.. one hundred.. one thousand more / less, Compare, order, size

First…… tenth….. twentieth Last, last but one Before, after Next

Between, half-way between Guess how many, estimate

Nearly, roughly, close to, about the same as Approximate, approximately

Just over, just under Exact, exactly Too many, too few, enough, not enough

Round (up or down), nearest Round to

the nearest ten Round to the nearest hundred. Round to the nearest thousand

Integer, positive, negative Above / below zero, minus

Mental addition and subtraction in numbers with up to 4 digits

Written methods addition and subtraction with numbers up to 4 digits

To add and subtract numbers with up to four digits using the efficient written methods of columnar addition and

subtraction where appropriate. To solve addition and subtraction two-

step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.

To solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why. To add and subtract numbers with up to

four digits using the efficient written methods of columnar addition and

subtraction where appropriate. To estimate and use inverse operations to

check answers to a calculation. To solve addition and subtraction two-

step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.

Add, addition, more, plus, increase Sum, total, altogether

Score Double, near double

How many more to make? Subtract, subtraction, take (away), minus,

decrease Leave, how many are left / left over?

Difference between Half, halve

How many more / fewer is….. than….? How much more / less is…….?

Equals, sign, is the same as Tens boundary, hundreds boundary

Inverse Columnar addition, subtraction

Mental multiplication and division up to 12x12 including a variety of contexts

Multiplying 3 numbers Identify factor pairs

To recall multiplication facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12.

To use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide mentally,

including: multiplying by 0 and 1; dividing by 1; multiplying together three numbers.

To solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the

Lots of, groups of Times, multiply, multiplication, multiplied

by Multiple of, product Once, Twice, three times ten times …. Times as (big, long, wide and so on)

Repeated addition Array Row, column Double, halve Share, share

equally

distributive law and harder multiplication problems such as which n objects are

connected to m objects. To recognise and use factor pairs and commutativity in mental calculations. To multiply two-digit and three-digit

numbers by a one-digit number using formal written layout.

One each, two each, three each ….. Group in pairs, threes Tens

Equal groups of Divide, division, divided by, divided into

Remainder Factor, quotient, divisible by Inverse

Inter scaling problems

Solve problems including equivalencies Convert decimals to fractions

To count up and down in hundredths; recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by a hundred and

dividing tenths by ten. To solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities,

and fractions to divide quantities, including non-unit fractions where the

answer is a whole number. To recognise and show, using diagrams,

families of common equivalent fractions.

part, equal parts fraction, equivalent fraction non-unit

fraction one whole

half, quarter, eighth third, sixth fifth, tenth, twentieth ones, tenths,

hundredths proportion, in every, for every decimal,

decimal fraction, decimal equivalent decimal point, decimal place

denominator

Time (analogue, digital, months, years) Kilometres/ metres/ centimetres

perimeter

To convert between different units of measure (for example, kilometre to

metre; hour to minute). To measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure (including squares)

in centimetres and metres.

Time Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday……. Months of the year: January, February,

March……… Seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter

Day, week, fortnight, month, year, leap year, century, millennium

Weekend, birthday, holiday Calendar, date, date of birth Morning, afternoon, evening, night Am, pm, noon, midnight

Today, yesterday, tomorrow Before, after, Next, last

To solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to

seconds; years to months; weeks to days. To estimate, compare and calculate

different measures, including money in pounds and pence.

To read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12- and 24-hour

clocks. To solve problems involving converting

from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days.

Now, soon, early, late, earliest, latest Quick, quicker, quickest, quickly

Length, width, height, depth, breadth Long, short, tall, high, low Wide, narrow,

deep, shallow, thick, thin Longer, shorter, taller, higher….. and so

on Longest, shortest, tallest, highest

…. And so on Far, further, furthest, near, close, Distance apart/between, distance

to…../from…… Edge, perimeter

Kilometre (km),Metre (m), centimetre (cm), millimetre (mm), mile

Ruler, metre stick, tape measure Area, covers, surface Square centimetre

(cm²) Perimeter

Classify shapes according to their properties

Coordinates Identify different types of angles

To compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and

triangles, based on their properties and sizes.

To identify lines of symmetry in 2D shapes presented in different

orientations.

Size Bigger, larger, smaller Symmetrical

Line of symmetry, Line symmetry Fold Match

Mirror line, reflection, reflect Pattern, repeating pattern, translation

2D, two-dimensional Circle, circular, semi - circle Triangle, triangular

Equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene Square

Rectangle, rectangular, oblong Pentagon, pentagonal Hexagon, hexagonal

To complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of

symmetry. Measures To describe positions on a 2D grid as

coordinates in the first quadrant. To plot specified points and draw sides to

complete a given polygon. To compare and classify geometric

shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and

sizes. To identify acute and obtuse angles and

compare and order angles up to two right angles by size.

heptagon Octagon, octagonal Quadrilateral

Parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium Position

Over, under, underneath Above, below, top, bottom, side On, in, outside, inside,

around In front, behind, front, back Before, after, beside, next to Opposite,

apart Between, middle, edge, centre Corner

Direction Journey, route, map, plan Left, right

Up, down, higher, lower Forwards, backwards, sideways, across

Close, far, near Along, through, to, from, towards, away

from Ascend, descend, grid Row, column Origin, coordinates

Clockwise, anti-clockwise North-east, north-west, south-east,

south-west (NE, NW, SE,SW) Horizontal, vertical, diagonal Movement

Slide, roll Whole turn, half turn, quarter turn,

rotate Angle, ….is a greater / smaller angel than Right angle

Degree Straight line Stretch, bend Ruler, set square

Angle measurer, quadrant

Bar charts Time graphs

To interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate

graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs.

To solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and simple

line graphs.

Count, tally, sort, vote Survey, questionnaire, data

Graph, block graph, pictogram, time graph Represent

Group set List, chart, bar chart, tally chart Table,

Frequency table Carroll diagram, venn diagram Label, title,

axis, axes Diagram

Most popular, most common Least popular, least common Solve,

comparison, sum

Science

Topic Key Objectives Key Skills

Living things and their Habitats

LH1 recognise that living things (including those in the locality) can be grouped in a

variety of ways e.g. flowering, non-flowering, mammals, reptiles, birds,

amphibians and fish, vertebrates and invertebrates

LH2 explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of

living things in their local and wider environment

LH3 recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose

dangers to living things. LH4 link animals with their habitats: cold,

hot, humid, jungle, wet LH5 recognise the characteristics of living

things e.g. MRSGREN

Pupils will be taught to use the following practical scientific methods, processes

and skills:

WS1 making decisions, asking relevant questions and using different types of

scientific enquiries to answer them WS2 setting up simple practical enquiries,

comparative and fair tests WS3 making systematic and careful observations using notes and simple

tables WS4 taking accurate measurements using

standard units, using a range of equipment, including thermometers and

data loggers

Animals including Humans

AH1 describe the functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans AH2 identify the different types of teeth

in humans and their simple functions AH3 construct and interpret a variety of

food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

AH4 identify good oral hygiene and the effect food can have on our teeth

WS5 gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a variety of ways to

help in answering questions WS6 recording findings using simple

scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts, and tables

WS7 reporting on findings from enquiries, using relevant scientific language,

including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and

conclusions WS8 using results to draw simple

conclusions, make predictions for new values, suggest improvements and raise

further questions WS9 identifying differences, patterns,

similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes

WS10 using straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to

support their findings WS11 begin to look for naturally

occurring patterns and relationships WS12 recognise when and how

secondary sources might help them to answer questions that cannot be

answered through practical investigations.