Skills to be taught this term
Year 4
Literacy - We will continue to work on our writing skills by
Summer Term
using a range of adverbs and sentence structures as well as
using inverted commas to show direct speech. After
researching technological developments in the Victorian age,
Topic work
we will write a report to explain what we have learnt. We will
also be investigating the techniques used in adverts in order
to create an advert for our number board game. As part of
Number Games
our topic, we will write a set of instructions for how to play
the new board games.
Numeracy – In our numeracy work we will be focussing on
measuring accurately and converting measures when designing
and making our board games. We will also continue to work on
How you can help
Please continue to listen to your child read for 5
minutes every day. After they have read, ask them
questions about what they think might happen next,
about the character’s feelings and actions and ask
them what they have enjoyed about reading the text.
Please support your child with the completion and
return of their homework as this will really support
their learning. Homework will be given out on Fridays
to be returned to school on Wednesdays, with literacy
and numeracy on alternate weeks. Spellings will be
given out each Friday with a spelling test on the
following Friday.
solving problems involving fractions. During the summer term,
we will continue to develop our mental maths strategies,
particularly focussing on recalling our times tables facts to
12 x 12.
Universal skills (ongoing) We will continue to develop our
team work skills by sharing and listening carefully to each
other’s ideas and solving problems to plan and make a group
board game.
What we are learning about this term
Please bring in PE kits to keep at
school for the whole of this half term.
(Black shorts, white t-shirts and
pumps)
PE lessons will take place on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
Science – We will be learning about which materials can conduct electricity, how to make and draw electric circuits as well as investigating how
different numbers or types of components can affect the strength of a light bulb in an electrical circuit as our board games will need to include
an electrical feature.
History – We will be developing our history enquiry skills by using a range of sources to find out about the technological developments of the
Victorian age, the positive and negative impacts of those developments at that time and the impact on our lives today.
PE – This half term we will be focussing on our fielding and batting skills in team games such as rounders.
Personal, Social and Emotional – We will be thinking carefully about our individual strengths when deciding on the roles and responsibilities for
each member of our group when designing and making our board games.