LONG TERM PLANNING
YEAR 4
Autumn 2016
1
CURRICULUM DRIVERS
THEME
STIMULUS
CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT
BRITISH VALUES
EXTENDED WRITING
OPPORTUNITIES
REAL LIFE MATHS
OPPORTUNITIES
2
2016/2017
Spring 2017
1
Summer 2017
2
1
2
ENTERPRISE – PROBLEM SOLVING – COMMUNITY – CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Mayans
Where does chocolate originate from?
Roman Invasion!
What did the Romans do for us?
Rainforests
Habitats and
Living Things
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Role play – Roman battle
Art by Henri Rousseau
World Wildlife Fund
Old Moor
Sanctuary
York Chocolate story
Northern Ballet
Roman Museum Doncaster
Enterprise activities –
raising funds for WWF
Outdoor learning
opportunities
Tolerance of those of different faiths and
beliefs
Government and democracy
Non-chronological reports
Descriptions
Diary entries
Invasion stories
Gladiator tales
Non chronological reports
News reports
Enterprise week looking at fair trade
Roman numerals
Descriptive writing
Story telling
Letters
Handling data
opportunities related
to plant life
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE – SEE LONG TERM ENGLISH PLANS
UNDERSTANDING MATHS – SEE LONG TERM MATHS PLANS
Humans
States of Matter
Electricity
Sound
Animals
Living Things
Please refer to the LC Science
curriculum (p73 onwards) for
Knowledge, Skills and
Understanding that need to be
gained from each topic.
What happens to the
food we eat?
How could we survive
without water?
How could we cope
without electricity for
one day?
Why do we hear
the sound Mr
Latimer makes?
What do animals eat in
the wild?
Which wild animals
and plants thrive in
your locality?
Digestive System
Teeth
Solids, Liquids and
Gases
Heating and cooling (no
baking, etc.)
Evaporation and
condensation
Identify common
appliances
Construct simple
circuits including
switches
Common conductors
and insulators
Alternative sources of
energy
Sources
Vibration
Loud and faint
Pitch
Volume
Sound travelling
GEOGRAPHY
Where in the world is Mexico and Brazil?
Why was Mexico so important to people
that lived there? And still is?
Which foods come from Mexico?
What are the different traditions of Mexico?
How is Mexico different to the UK?
Size, population, land use etc
Identifying countries on a World map
Roman journeys
Mayans
Romans
What was the impact of the Mayans?
What is the history of chocolate?
How did the Romans help shape Doncaster?
Please refer to the LC
Humanities curriculum (p86
onwards) for Knowledge, Skills
and Understanding that need to
be gained from each topic.
HISTORY
Please refer to the LC
Humanities curriculum (p86
onwards) for Knowledge, Skills
and Understanding that need to
be gained from each topic.
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HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL
SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTADNDING
SCIENCE
Food chains
Predators and prey
Identify and name a
variety of living
things (plants and
animals) in the local
and wider
environment and
group them
Recognise that
environments can
change and can pose
dangers
How/Why were towns
built around rivers?
The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
Julius Caesar
Hadrian’s Wall
Boudicca
Romanisation of Britain
Following a beat (Marching to a rhythm)
Creating a beat
Brass
Brass
Water music
Creating musical
Norman music
DANCE AND DRAMA
TECHNOLOGY
ART
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
COOKING AND
NUTRITION
COMPUTING
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT,
HEALTH AND WELL BEING
PE
Follow RCS schemes
PSHE / SEALS /
CITIZENSHIP
Roman marching
Gladiator battle (Dance routine)
Interpretations of Roman art/images
Material collages
Drumming, Mexican dancing, Brazilian
dancing, role play
Quentin Blake drawings
Research and design weapons
Roman fort models
Design and make own bag for Charlie
Bucket to take into the factory- sewing
Trying popular Roman food
Mexican food, testing
Programming
(Getting Medieval)
Computer Science
(Cyberspace)
Games: Striking/Fielding Unit
Gym: Lessons 1 - 5
Dance: Lessons 1 - 5
It’s Our World
(The wider
community and
local democracy,
Rights and
responsibilities,
Environmental
awareness and
sustainability issues)
Say No!
(Drugs education:
medicines and legal
drugs, Drugs
Education: illegal
drugs and risk taking
behaviour, Feeling
safe, Anti-bullying)
Programming
(Give me a Brief)
Communicating
(Advertising)
Games: Net Games Unit
Gym: Lessons 6 - 10
Dance: Lessons 6 - 10
Money Matters
(Understanding
finance and money,
Shopping and
budgeting, Risk and
debt, Goal setting
and motivation)
Who likes
Chocolate?
(Fair trade,
Globalisation,
inequalities,
Hunger and
poverty, Media
and Stereotyping)
moods (relaxing ocean
waves)
Water movement
Bridge paintings
Water colour
(landscapes)
Showing movement of
water when sketching
Designing ways to
travel across water
Bayeux Tapestry
Motte and Bailey
castle
interpretation
Clay model castles
Norman food
Animation
(Tween It)
Spreadsheets
(Enterprising)
Games: Invasion Unit
Outdoor and Adventurous: Unit 2
Gym: Lessons 11 - 16
Dance: Lessons 11 - 16
People Around Us
Growing Up
(Global citizenship,
(SRE: Differences;
Different identities
Growing up;
around the world,
Puberty and
Challenging prejudice,
reproduction,
Support networks –
Managing change
relationships and
and preparation
families)
for transition)
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
LANGUAGES
RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
What does worship
mean?
Please refer to the LC RE
curriculum (p55 onwards) for
Knowledge, Skills and
Understanding that need to be
gained from each topic.
Explore and
describe beliefs
Describe symbols
Describe actions
Ways of expressing
meaning
Different ways of
life
FRENCH
Revision of:
colours
Days of the week
Months and
numbers to 20
How is Christmas
celebrated in other
countries?
Pupils should be taught
to observe and
consider different
dimensions of religion,
so that they can
explore and show
understanding of
similarities and
differences within and
between different
religions and
worldviews.
Christmas and family
What is Judaism?
Features of religion
World views
Celebration
Pilgrimages
Rituals
Parts of the body
What do we
mean by
commitment?
Pupils should be
taught to
understand the
challenges of
commitment to a
community of faith
or belief, suggesting
why belonging to a
community may be
valuable, both in the
diverse
communities being
studied and in their
own lives.
Hobbies
Why did Jesus tell stories?
Pupils should be taught to describe and
understand links between stories and other
aspects of the communities they are investigating,
responding thoughtfully to a range of sources of
wisdom and to beliefs and teachings that arise
from them in different communities.
Weather