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Year 4
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English
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FArTHER by Grahame Baker Smith
Children will explore a text centred on dreams while developing their writing skills. They will practise grammar and shorter writing tasks, write instructions for their own flying machine, and finish by planning and writing an extended sequel story based on the book.
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
Children will use Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold to explore the theme of freedom through writing. They will write and perform poems, then develop their writing further by learning scriptwriting skills and creating, publishing, and performing an act from a script for a film adaptation of the story.
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Maths
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Perimeter
- Understand regular polygons and the concept of perimeter as the distance around a 2D shape.
- Measure and calculate perimeter in units of length by adding side lengths or using multiplication for rectangles and regular polygons.
- Recognise that different shapes can have the same perimeter.
- Use perimeter to find unknown side lengths or calculate side lengths of regular polygons when the perimeter is known.
3, 6, 9 times tables
- Represent and recall multiplication facts for the 3-, 6- and 9-times tables through counting and exploring patterns.
- Explain relationships between multiples of 3, 6 and 9, including links with the 5- and 10-times tables.
- Use knowledge of times tables and their connections to solve a variety of problems.
- Apply and use divisibility rules for 3 and 6 to check and reason about numbers.
7 times table
- Represent and recall multiplication facts for the 7 times table and explain patterns between adjacent multiples.
- Use knowledge of the 7 times table to solve a range of problems.
- Identify patterns of odd and even numbers within times tables and recognise square numbers.
- Apply divisibility rules to help solve and check calculations.
Multiplicative relationships
- Understand how multiplication and division equations work, including the role of factors, zero, and how equations link to real-life stories.
- Use partitioning and the distributive law to solve multiplication, addition, and subtraction problems efficiently, including beyond known times tables.
- Explain and apply the effects of multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100, including how zeros are added or removed.
- Use scaling to adjust known multiplication and division facts by 10 and 100 to solve more complex calculations.
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Science
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Particle Model
- Understand the three states of matter and their properties, including how particles are arranged in solids, liquids, and gases.
- Learn how materials change state when heated or cooled and how temperature can be measured accurately.
- Explore evaporation and how its rate changes with temperature.
- Understand the stages of the water cycle and how water is continuously recycled.
Sounds
- Understand that sounds are made by vibrations and are transmitted through a medium (solids, liquids, or gases) to the ear.
- Learn how the ear detects vibrations and how sound cannot travel in a vacuum.
- Explore volume and pitch, including how vibration size affects loudness and how distance affects sound intensity.
- Recognise that hearing varies between animals and changes in humans as we age.
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History
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Early Islamic Civilisation
- Learn what the Early Islamic Empire was, how it began, and how it changed over time.
- Explore where the empire spread and why Baghdad and the House of Wisdom were important centres of learning.
- Discover developments in medicine and the contributions of important Islamic scholars.
- Understand why learning about the Early Islamic civilisation is still important today.
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Geography
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Tropical Rainforests
- Describe the tropical rainforest biome, including its layers and key features, using geographical vocabulary.
- Explain the location of tropical rainforests and their global importance using maps, atlases, and globes.
- Investigate threats to tropical rainforests and interpret different perspectives using images, video clips, and other geographical sources.
- Communicate geographical information clearly and compare viewpoints to develop understanding.
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RE
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What do Hindus believe God is like?
- Learn that Hindus believe Brahman is the ultimate reality, represented by Aum, and present in everything (atman).
- Explore how Hindu deities show qualities of Brahman and help explain life’s cycles.
- Learn about key deities, including Ganesh, and what they represent.
- Understand how Hindu beliefs influence worship and daily life.
Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’?
- Learn how the Christian Salvation story fits into the big story of the Bible and explore the key events of Holy Week.
- Reflect on how people at the time may have felt and responded to these events.
- Study Bible texts to understand the meaning of Holy Week for Christians today.
- Explore how Christians remember and celebrate Holy Week and Easter, and make links to how this influences life in the world today.
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Art and DT
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Exploring Still Life
- Identify and respond to qualities of traditional still life paintings, including the work of Paul Cézanne.
- Explore contemporary still life and make visual notes inspired by artists such as David Hockney.
- Create original still life artwork using colour, line, and texture.
- Display and reflect on artwork produced over the half term.
Linkages, Pulleys and Cams
- Understand mechanisms such as linkages, cams, and pulleys, including how they create movement and examples from everyday life.
- Explore how mechanisms were used historically by civilizations such as the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks.
- Develop practical skills including marking out, shaping materials, and joining components accurately.
- Apply knowledge to make functional models, adjusting components to improve movement and reduce friction.
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Music
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Ukulele
- Begin learning the ukulele through Charanga Musical School’s course, progressing from open strings to playing full songs.
- Learn to play chords in order of difficulty: C, F, G7, and G.
- Develop practical skills in chord changes, strumming, and playing along with songs.
- Build confidence in performing and combining chords to play simple pieces.
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French
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Au salon de thé
- Learn and use vocabulary for foods and drinks in French with the correct determiners.
- Use key phrases to order food and drink in a French café role play.
- Learn about French currency and use numbers to calculate a bill.
- Build confidence speaking French in real-life contexts.
En classe
- Learn the names of classroom objects in French and expand vocabulary for everyday items.
- Say what they have and don’t have, and ask and answer questions about items in a pencil case.
- Understand and respond to common classroom commands in French.
- Build confidence using French in practical, classroom-based situations.
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PE
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Dance
- Explore movement through improvisation, focusing on unison and matching with others.
- Develop characters to add drama and emotion to dance.
- Extend dance skills by using more complex interactions, movements, and actions.
- Incorporate apparatus to enhance creativity and performance.
Tennis
- Develop understanding of attack and defence in tennis to win points and games.
- Learn to create space on the court to gain an advantage.
- Apply racket skills using forehand and backhand techniques.
- Combine tactics and skills effectively in game situations.
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Computing
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Programming – repetition of shapes
- Learn to plan, create, and test programs in the text-based language Logo.
- Understand the importance of accuracy in programming and how to decompose tasks into small steps.
- Use count-controlled loops and the repeat command to create shapes and patterns.
- Modify and refine programs to achieve a specific outcome.
Data logging
- Learn how and why data is collected over time and how humans use their senses to experience the environment.
- Explore how computers use sensors to monitor the environment and collect data.
- Access, review, and analyse data sets, including data points and logging intervals.
- Pose questions and use data loggers to automatically collect data to answer them.
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PSHE
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Living in the Wider World
- Understand the meaning and benefits of living in a community, including the roles of different groups and individuals, and the importance of compassion and shared responsibility.
- Learn about digital footprints, online adverts, and how content can influence choices.
- Explore how people make spending decisions based on budget, values, and needs, and understand the importance of keeping track of money.
- Discover different payment methods and how spending can have positive or negative effects on others and the environment.
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