Koalas Curriculum Map 2018-2019

Curriculum Map Annual Overview Year 4 Koalas 2018-2019

Subject

Autumn 1 (6.5 weeks)

Autumn 2 (8 weeks) 100-year anniversary of WW1 & Bonfire

Spring 1 (6 weeks) Down the Rabbit Hole

Spring 2 (6 weeks) Extreme Earth!

Summer 1 (5 weeks) Reflections of Easter (short theme)

Summer 2 (7 weeks) This is Me!

School Values Half Term PSHE & Music

Theme

History, English & Geography

Harvest

Lost in Time

English, Science & DT

(short theme linked with the 100-year anniversary of WW1)

All Creatures, Great and Small!

Enterprise Week (short theme)

Geography, Science and English RE

(short theme) RE & DT

Crime and Punishment

Groovy Greeks Local History & Geography

Anti-bullying History and English, Art

Incredible Invaders!

Vikings and Anglo Saxons

Science, English & DT

Maths, English and DT

Science Week (short theme)

Safer Internet Day History, English & DT

(short theme) History, English & DT

Science

Computing

Wow Event

Harvest celebration Bonfire Disco

PSHE Christmas Performance Time Capsules

Mad Hatter Event Alice Experience

World Book Day Volcanic Eruption CSI Day

Tatton Park trip?

Sports Day Summer Fayre

English

Short topic: Week 1- 3 lessons on a Diary entry – linked to class novel ‘The Explorer’.

(Baseline assessment of writing).

For the Birds (Literacy Shed – link to anti-bullying week) – Persuasive letter Novel theme – The Amazing Tale of Ali Pasha

Explanation text – how digestive system works.

Newspaper reports – earthquake/volcanoes Diary entries – role of a prisoner

Discussion/Debate – Animal Hunting

Beowulf –Legends

Fairytales

Poems with a theme – Sound Collector – Link to Science

Information booklet

Biography – Dick Turpin

Spanish

Fractions, Time and Decimals

Money Mass, Volume and Length Area of Figures

Geometry Position and Movement Roman Numerals

Revisit

Animals inc. Humans Living things and their habitats

States of Matter (Water Cycle)

Sound

Science Week

Electricity

Networks/Net Searching

Using Computers

Using Computers (Cameras, photography and input devices)

Coding

Coding

4.4 Easter Betrayal

4.5 The Church

4.6 Prayer

Relationships (Jigsaw)

Changing Me (Jigsaw)

Healthy Me (Jigsaw)

Number

Number and Statistics

States of Matter

E-safety

E-Safety Day Unit 4.1 God, David and The Psalms

4.2 Christmas –Light

4.3 Jesus the Son of God

4.2b Hannukah Being Me in My World (Jigsaw)

PHSE

RE

Computing

Science

Maths

Greek Myths

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Classroom instructions Numbers, days, months, seasons Birthdays

4.3b Shabbat Dreams and Goals (Jigsaw)

Celebrating Differences (Jigsaw)

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Christmas in Spain – traditions/customs Christmas vocabulary

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Shapes Colours Prepositions Describing Pictures

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Parts of the face Picasso Parts of the body Monsters

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Family members Alphabet Siblings and pets

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Adjectives Retell a story Create and describe a family

PE History

Dance

Athletics

Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.

Historical interpretations– Understanding that the type of information available depends on the period of time studied.

Historical organisation and communication – Communicating ideas in a structured way referring to key terminology.

Local history (Skelmersdale) Chronological understanding Using dates to order and place events on a timeline.

Understanding of events, people and changes – Give reasons for some important historical events.

Target Games

Gymnastics

Invasion Games

Crime and punishment from the Anglo-Saxons to the present or leisure and entertainment in the 20th Century.

Chronological understanding – Being able to order dates and use historic terms related to Crime and Punishment.

Interpretations – make comparisons between aspects of periods of history and present day.

Historical organisation and communication – Communicating ideas in a structured way referring to key terminology.

Britain’s Settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots Historical enquiry – explore sources of information and use resources to investigate and find out more about the Saxons and the Celts.

The Viking and AngloSaxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor.

Historical Interpretation Understanding sources may contradict themselves and why this might happen.

Striking and Fielding

Geography

Geographical Skills and FieldworkExploring OS Maps of the local area now and from the past using 6fig grid references.

DT

Art and Design

Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies.

Clay Modelling – Greek clay pots

Observational sketcheslocal environment

Place Knowledge – Understanding why there are similarities and differences between places.

(Link to science –living things and their habitats).

Human and Physical Geography – Explore weather patterns around parts of the world.

Location Knowledge – North America Study – focus on environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.

Drawing/PaintingAnimals Processes – Alice fairground ride Use knowledge of existing products to design a functional and appealing product for a particular purpose and audience.

(3D structures and mechanical and electrical systems link to science)

3D Painting – Volcanoes ProcessesDesign and make Medieval stocks. (research, prototypes and structures)

Collage – Viking shields.

Cooking and NutritionEdible Garden Understanding what makes a healthy and balanced diet, and that different foods and drinks provide different substances that the body needs to be healthy and active.

Understand seasonality and the advantages of eating seasonal and locally produced food.

Read and follow recipes which involve processes, skills and techniques.

Batik

Music

CharangaMama Mia!

Christmas Production

Charanga – Glockenspiel Stage 3

Charanga – Benjamin Britten – Cuckoo!

Ongoing skills - Singing

Charanga – Lean On Me

Review