Waingroves, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 9TD

01773 744106

Waingroves Primary School

Think. Do. Achieve

Year 4 Curriculum

Termly curriculum overviews are available on class pages

Subject

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring2

Summer 1

Summer2

Maths

Number – place value

Addition and Subtraction

Length & Perimeter

Multiplication and division

Multiplication and division

Area

Fractions

Fractions

Decimals

Decimals

Money

Time

Statistics

Geometry – properties of shape

Position and direction

English

Stories about issues and dilemmas

(Mr Men – new story

Story with dilemma

How to poach a pheasant)

Journalism

(Interviews

Theft of pheasants

Class newspaper - articles)

Danny, Champion of the World

Spooky stories

(character portraits

Spooky characters, spooky settings

Spooky story)

Persuasive letters about electricity)

Poetry

(descriptive – seasons)

The Witches

Stories based on class text

(New adventure for Wilbur

Story continuation

A recount of a significant event for a main character

Information board – Saxons

Drama

(group playscripts based on characters from text)

Narrative Poetry

Owl & the pussycat

Study, read, recite perform by heart in groups)

Charlotte’s Web

Stories in imaginary settings

(description of through the wardrobe

Character description of imaginary creature

Harry Potter 1st time to Hogwarts

Adrift – story set in the clouds on the back of a whale)

Poetry

(acrostics – descriptive ones based on Narnia

Haikus, cinquains,

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Explanation texts

(How a guitar works

How to row a boat

Water cycle

Do You Know? – explaining how things work)

Letters in character

(letter to Toad from the police about his behaviour

Apology letter from Toad about his actions)

The Wind in the Willows

Stories

Descriptive settings 

The Saga of Erik The Viking

Topic

WHO LIVES IN WAINGROVES SCHOOL GROUNDS?

(Habitats)

Science - habitats

DT - Designing  a school pond

 

HOW WOULD WE COPE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FOR A DAY?

(Electricity)

Science - electricity

DT - Making a circuit picture

WHAT’S IN A NAME?

(Saxons)

History - Anglo Saxons

Art - Saxon jewellery

DT - Weaving and making jewellery

WHAT CAN WE HEAR FROM THE MARDI GRAS?

(Sound)

Science - sound

Art - mask making

DT - making musical instruments

WHAT’S THE MATTER?

(Rivers)

Science - states of matter

Geog - rivers, water cycle

Art - River art

VIKINGS

History - Vikings

French

Animals

Weather

Travel and transport

Sleeping Beauty & phonics

Food

Sport

RE

What is faith?

Festivals

Prayer

Easter

The journey of life

The Bible

PSHE

Being Me

 Being safe

 Changes

 Money Matters

Drug Education

 Growing up

Music

Exploring rhythmic patterns

Xmas concert repertoire

Learning how to play the recorder - Jane Gage

History of music

Computing

eSafety - Rings of Responsibility

Coding

2Code

eSafety - Private and personal information

Online safety

Spreadsheets (2Calculate)

eSafety - The Key to keywords

Writing for different audiences (2email, 2DIY, 2Connect)

eSafety - The power of words

Music and Sound (digital instrument compositions)

hardware investigators?

eSafety - Whose is it anyway?

Logo

Animation (2Animate)

Effective searching (browser)

PE

Gymnastics

Invasion games (tag rugby/uni-hoc)

Dance

Invasion games (basketball)

Gymnastics

Swimming

Invasion games (tag rugby/uni-hoc)

Swimming

Athletics

Striking and fielding

Athletics

Net/Wall