Curriculum Map-Autumn 2 - Year 4 EnglishWeek 1: Iron man – Poetry using repetition and descriptionWeek 2: Instructional leaflet, descriptive imageryWeek 3: Recount, post card, letterWeek 4: Interviews and news-reports on Iron ManWeek 5: Assessment week (Reading & Writing)Week 6: Informal letter to thank Iron manWeek 7: Creative writing / extended writing e.g. based on ideas from Iron Man or other curriculum area.Spelling Patterns: Plurals & possessive, word endings ‘ier & iest’, contractions, prefixes & suffixesGrammar: Simile and personification, Adjectives, nouns, verbs & adverbs (including bossy verbs, auxiliary verbs, noun phrases) Connectives/subordinate clause

MathsWeek 1: Factors, multiplication, place value, written multiplication and divisionWeek 2: Length & perimeterWeek 3: AreaWeek 4: StatisticsWeek 5: Assessment week (Maths)Week 6: 2d / 3d shapeWeek 7: Time

Science Week 1: What are a food chain, energy chain and food web? Week 2: What is a solid, liquid, gas? Week 3: Which conditions are best for condensation and

evaporation? Week 4: Which liquids evaporate at room temperature? Week 5: Which liquids evaporate at room temperature? Week 6: Water cycle – enquiry Week 7: Water cycle

PSHE ‘Celebrating Difference’Week 1: Judging by appearancesWeek 2: Understanding influenceWeek 3: Understanding bullyingWeek 4:Problem solvingWeek 5: Special meWeek 6: Celebrating differenceWeek 7: Reflecting on celebrating difference.

The Big IdeaThe history of western civilisation begins with the Greeks and the Romans. Their expanding empires helped to spread ideas about architecture, food, entertainment, literature, science,

medicine and politics across the globe. As their empires ended, other cultures rose to prominence, absorbing and

passing on their own ideas and cultures – creating the world we know today.

Art & DesignWeek 4: Anglo Saxon Collage – Research Bayeux tapestry, sketch design for collageWeek 5: Anglo Saxon Collage – Develop skills for collageWeek 6: Anglo Saxon Collage – Make collageWeek 7: Anglo Saxon Collage – Complete and review CollageDesign TechnologyWeek 5: Making a bag for rune stones - Designing & sewing skillsWeek 6: Making a bag for rune stones - Sewing skills

History Anglo-SaxonsWeek 1: Theatre PerformanceWeek 2: Knowledge harvest and WOW for Anglo SaxonsWeek 3: Who, why, when where, what, how…Anglo Saxons (Includes ICT research)Week 4: Daily Saxon life & comparing different aspects of ..Week 5: Anglo Saxon kings- Alfred the GreatWeek 6: The Bayeux Tapestry, Anglo Saxon battles, timelineInternational task:Week 7: Ext task: Looking at migration to the local area

Topic: Anglo Saxons

Entry Point: Archaeological dig

Exit Point: 17th December (Open Afternoon for parent/carers - TBC)

RE DiwaliWeek 1: How and why Hindus celebrate Diwali.Story of Rama and Sits / Drama

MusicWeek 1-7Year 4 Class Orchestra with THAMES (Weekly sessions)

PE Dance

Iron man ( dance unit)

ICTHow to ‘Blog’Week 1: The purpose of blogsWeek 2:Using Blog CentralWeek 3: Create own blogWeek 4: Using Multimedia/ blogWeek 5: Improving a blogWeek 6: Give feedback on blogsWeek 7: Reply to blog comments

MFL: French - Being a weather presenter Week 1: To create the forecast of the week using I Pad Week 2: To continue to create the forecast of the week using IPad

Week 3: To recap vocabulary to be used in the presentation Week 4: To rehearse for the presentation Week 5: To record the forecast presentation Week 6: To record the forecast presentation and celebrate the

videos Week 7: To learn about Christmas celebration in France.

November 2015

November 2015