English: Our quality text will be ‘Stone Age Boy’. We will also be focussing on writing to entertain where we will be writing setting and character descriptions. We will build on our knowledge of grammatical features such as expanded noun phrases, similes and fronted adverbials to add interest and description in our writing. Our reading focus will be linked to our topic about the Stone Age and our Science topic on teeth and digestion.
Geography:
This area of the curriculum is covered in Spring 1 & 2. We will use maps to locate Britain and Europe linked to our theme about the Stone Age.
Science: Teeth and Digestion
Year 4 Autumn Half-term 1: ‘Pictures in Time’
Maths: This half term we will learn about…
Place Value
Place value of numbers up to 10, 000 - Numbers on a number line -
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Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000
Addition and Subtraction
Add and subtract ones, tens, hundreds and thousands
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History: We will study the early civilization periods from the Stone Age to the Iron Age and how artefacts and discoveries have led to developing our understanding of these periods in history. We will develop our chronological understanding using timelines to identify the different periods of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
First, we will be learning about the different types of teeth and their functions. We will then describe the basic parts of the digestive system in humans and how they work to break down and digest food. Finally, we will be constructing and interpreting a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
PE:
Birch & Maple – Athletics with Miss Rimmer
Pine – Invasion Games with Miss Hesketh
Music: Wider opportunities (instrument focus)
Birch will be learning how to play the djembe drums and guitar with Mr Pritchard. Maple & Pine will be learning to play the trumpet and clarinet with Mr Asbridge and Mrs McCardle.
Art & Design and Design Technology: Painting and Mixed Media
We will be studying prehistoric art through cave paintings and using charcoal to create tones and textures in our drawings. We will then experiment with natural materials to make paint and apply our painting skills to re-create a prehistoric picture. Design Technology – This area of the curriculum will be covered in Autumn 2.
RE: Life is a Journey
We will learn about significant celebrations across a variety of religions.
Year 4 Half-term 1: ‘Pictures in Time’
Spanish: I’m Learning Spanish
Computing: Collaborative Learning
We will be using a variety of online documents to share comments and ideas whilst understanding the need to be thoughtful when working on a collaborative document.
PSHE: Feelings and Emotions
We will be exploring feelings of jealousy, anger and worry and will develop our skills to manage our emotions positively and understand how and where to seek help if needed.
We will be learning about the culture of Spain including food, traditions and what Spain is well known for. We will be learning how to greet people in Spanish and say goodbye and also review colours and numbers 1 to 20.