The Richard Heathcote Community Primary School
Year 4 Sphinx Class Curriculum Map 2016-17
History
Geography
Computing
Autumn 1
The Romans
The Roman Empire and its
impact on Britain, including:
Julius Caesar’s attempted
invasion in 55-54 BC, the
Roman Empire by AD 42 and
the power of its army.
Linked to History Topic –
where is Rome located?
Which countries did the
Romans conquer?
Word processing
Use various features for
formatting text. Understand
about the secure use of
passwords. Edit work.
Autumn 2
The Romans
The Roman Empire and its
impact on Britain, including:
The successful invasion by
Claudius and conquest and
British resistance of
Boudicca and the Celts.
Internet Research and
Communication
Focusing on how to search
effectively using key words
and how to safely
communicate online.
States of Matter
Explore the differences
between solids, liquids and
gases, classifying objects
and identifying their
properties. The children will
work scientifically and
collaboratively to
investigate the weight of a
gas. They will also learn
about the stages of the
water cycle.
Science
Animals Including Humans
This unit focuses on the
digestive system in humans
and animals and the functions
of teeth. Children will learn
more about herbivores,
carnivores and omnivores in
the context of teeth,
digestion and the food chain.
In addition, they will extend
their understanding of food
chains to more complex
chains and food webs.
French
Getting to know you
Learning greetings, asking and responding to questions such
as ‘What is you name?’ and ‘How are you?’ Numbers 1-10.
Speaking, listening, reading and writing activities.
Spring 1
The First Railways
A study of an aspect or
theme in British history
that extends pupils’
chronological knowledge
beyond 1066.
Spring 2
Anglo-Saxons and
Scots
Britain’s settlement by
Anglo-Saxons and
Scots.
Summer 1
Summer 2
A local history study (whole school)
A study over time tracing how several aspects of
national history are reflected in the locality (this
can go beyond 1066).
All Around the World
Locational knowledge
All Around the World
Locational knowledge
Linked to local history study (whole school)
Use the eight points of a compass, grid references,
symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance
Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United
Kingdom and the wider world.
Presentations
This unit develops the children’s use of presentation
software. They will create presentations, set the
theme, transition slides, and animate objects on
slides.
Algorithms and Programming
The children will learn to create and debug
algorithms. These skills are then developed by
teaching children to create algorithms in Scratch
using a selection of blocks.
Sound
Learn how vibrations
cause sounds and how
sounds travel, as well
as how sounds can
change pitch and
loudness. They will
demonstrate their
learning from the whole
unit by designing and
creating their own
musical instrument that
will play high, low, loud
and quiet sounds.
Living Things and their
habitats
Identify, sort, group
and classify living
things. Learn how
animals are split into
‘vertebrates’ and
‘invertebrates’ and
begin to consider the
differences between
living things within
these classifications.
impact on living things.
Throughout the unit
children work
scientifically by
gathering, recording
and presenting
information in
different ways.
All About Me
The children will learn to understand and follow
instructions, name parts of the body, identify
colours and say what they are wearing.
Electricity
This unit is the first introduction to studying
electricity in Key Stage 2. Children will learn about
what electricity is and how it was discovered. They
will identify which appliances use electricity in their
homes and how to keep themselves safe. Children
will construct circuits, start to create pictorial
circuits and conduct an investigation into how easily
different types of switches can break and
reconnect a circuit.
Food Glorious Food
By joining in with a story, the children will learn the
vocabulary for a range of food, to express likes and
dislikes, and to count and use plural nouns.
RE
Art and D&T
PE
Religious Leaders
The Beginning of the
World
The children will improve their mastery of art and design
techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a
range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
Linked to topic: Roman shields, brooches, and mosaics.
Christmas craft: Christmas cards and calendars.
Games (Invasion)
Gymnastics
Religion in the Home
Symbols in Worship
Linked to Science: create own musical instrument
that will play high, low, loud and quiet sounds.
Design, make and evaluate their instrument.
Dance
Dance
Traditions of Special
Exploring Living by
Foods
Rules
Learn about great artists, architects and designers
in history.
Games (Fielding and
Striking)
Athletics