Welcome to Year 4

Mr McGinn

Year 4 CurriculumYear 4 Curriculum

HomeworkHomework

Behaviour and expectationsBehaviour and expectations

Numeracy Numeracy

Practical and written maths Practical and written maths

Key objectives Key objectives Rounding numbers less than 1000 to the nearest 10 and 100; Rounding numbers less than 1000 to the nearest 10 and 100;

recognise simple fractions and equal fractions; carry out column recognise simple fractions and equal fractions; carry out column addition and subtraction; know the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 time addition and subtraction; know the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 time multiplication tables and derive division fact; find remainders multiplication tables and derive division fact; find remainders after division; choose and use the appropriate number after division; choose and use the appropriate number operations to solve problems. operations to solve problems.

Mental mathsMental maths – use known number facts to add or subtract – use known number facts to add or subtract mentally mentally

Literacy / Creative Curriculum Literacy / Creative Curriculum Choose topics that will develop Literacy Choose topics that will develop Literacy

skills, through learning History, Geography skills, through learning History, Geography and Science. and Science.

Autumn Term: The Egyptians Autumn Term: The Egyptians Spring Term: The Tudors Spring Term: The Tudors Summer Term: The RainforestSummer Term: The Rainforest

The Egyptians The Egyptians

Write stories from other Write stories from other culturescultures News reports and explanation News reports and explanation textstexts Written version of the storyWritten version of the story

Geography and DT (map work, rivers, agriculture, 3-d Geography and DT (map work, rivers, agriculture, 3-d sculpture)sculpture)

Science – forces and friction linked to building of pyramids Science – forces and friction linked to building of pyramids

TudorsTudors

Historical fictionHistorical fiction PlayscriptsPlayscripts Trade and settlements Trade and settlements

+ Art / DT; Geography, + Art / DT; Geography,

LiteracyLiteracy

Through these topics, we study:Through these topics, we study:

InstructionsInstructionsExplanationsExplanationsNon-chronological reports Non-chronological reports Fiction writing Fiction writing Persuasive writingPersuasive writing

ReadingReading

Guided Reading Guided Reading Independent readingIndependent reading Books home – 1 per week, return Friday for Books home – 1 per week, return Friday for

changing changing

Read anything! Read anything! Books, comics, newspapers, on-line books Books, comics, newspapers, on-line books

etc etc

Science Science

ForcesForces Keeping WarmKeeping Warm Electrical CircuitsElectrical Circuits Habitats Habitats Moving and Moving and

GrowingGrowing Solids, liquids and Solids, liquids and

gasgas

New Curriculum

• Living things and their habitats

• States of Matter

• Animals, including humans

• Sound

• Electricity

Homework Homework

Selection of numeracy and literacy skillsSelection of numeracy and literacy skills

SpellingsSpellings Times tablesTimes tables Sentence work Sentence work Topic researchTopic research

ExpectationsExpectations

My responsibility to provide high quality, My responsibility to provide high quality, exciting learning opportunitiesexciting learning opportunities

Children’s responsibilities to try their best, Children’s responsibilities to try their best, listen in class and participate listen in class and participate

Rewards and sanctionsRewards and sanctions

Any questions? Any questions?