Year 4 Yearly Overview
| Term | English | Maths | Science | Topic | Computing | Art/Dt | PE | PSHE | SMSC | Music | Languages | Wow opportunities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn 1 | Fiction – Stories set in imaginary worlds Non fiction – Explanations digestive system | Number Place value Addition and subtraction | Where does all your food go? | Mexico | Coding | Art Exploring tone and texture | Invasion games; Object mastery Sport – Football Swimming | New Beginnings | Why are festivals important? Passover | Music of Coventry SKA The Specials Dr Who Theme | Comparing Languages | Day of the dead |
| Autumn 2 | Poetry –Exploring form Non- fiction Information texts- Anglo Saxons | Number Addition and subtraction Measurement Area Number Multiplication and division | Vibrations | Anglo Saxons | Online Safety & Effective Searching | DT Anglo Saxon Shields | Gymnastics; Balance Invasion games; Locomotion skills Sport – Rugby Swimming | Getting On | Why are festivals important? Christmas | Celebration songs Carols are for all year round- an old round dance with singing. | Our Bodies | Tamworth castle |
| Spring 1 | Fiction – Stories from other cultures Non-fiction Biographies- Rudyard Kipling | Number Multiplication and division Measurement Length and perimeter Number Fractions | In a State | All around the world | Spreadsheets | DT Food Technology- Baking | Object mastery – Long stick. Sport – Hockey. Dance; Stability Swimming | Citizenship | Why do some people think life is a journey? | Glockenspiel work -learning parts to be played at the same time. Animal Cantata excerpts by Kevin Stannard | The Little Brown Mouse | Think Tank Trip |
| Spring 2 | Non-fiction Persuasive texts Save the World- Deforestation Fiction – Stories with dilemmas | Number Fractions Number Decimals | STEAM UNIT Flood proof housing (Materials) | Brazil | Making Music & Animation | Art Using pastels- Amazon rainforest art | Co-ordination – Net wall Sport – Volleyball Swimming | Choices | What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? | Samba Music from Brazil: Sing/Play/Move to SAMBA. | Numbers | Brazilian Carnival day |
| Summer 1 | Fiction Playscripts (The Tempest) Poetry Creating images | Number Decimals Measurement Money Measurement Time | Who am I? | The Tudors | Writing for different audiences | Art Tudor portraits – using a range of media | Athletics; Locomotor Skills Swimming | Communities | What can we learn from religions in deciding what is right and wrong? | Henry ate all of the pies. Tudor Music: Explore the instruments of the period: sing, play and dance to Tudor Music. | Days and Months | Bosworth trip |
| Summer 2 | Non-fiction News Papers Fiction -Historical stories | Geometry Properties of shape Statistics Geometry Position & direction | Switched on | Coventry and the Blitz | Logo & Hardware Investigator | DT Torches | Striking and fielding; Co-ordination. Sport – Cricket. Swimming | Changes | Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? | WW2 music Explore and discuss and perform propaganda/feel good/ consolation music from the period. | Classroom objects | WW2- Blitz sleepover |