English
 Stories with flashbacks - Harry
Potter books by J.K. Rowling
 Classic fiction - The Selfish Giant
by Oscar Wilde
 Persuasive writing - The Tin
Forest by Helen Wood & Wayne
Anderson
 Non-chronological reports and
journalistic writing - The Water
Tower by Gary Crew
 Free form poetry
 Classic poems Essential Classic
Poems for Children compiled by
Nicola Baxter
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Mathematics
Place value and written
Daily
 Place value and negative
numbers
 Mental addition and subtraction
including money
 Place value and addition of
decimals
 Co-ordinates and statistics
 Mental multiplication and
division; written multiplication
 Fractions, decimals,
percentages and mean
 Written division; multiplying
and dividing fractions
 Perimeter, area and volume
 Place value, subtraction, scaling,
ratio, percentages
 Number, subtraction and
algebra
 Written multiplication and
division; mental/ written
addition and subtraction
Science
Biology: Living things and their
habitats
Look at the history of classification
of living things from Aristotle to the
present day. Study the binomial
system introduced by Linnaeus and
the 7 levels of classification used
today. Understand why
classification is important and use
and create classification keys.
Physics Strand: Light
Identify sources of light and revise
facts that light travels in straight
lines and opaque objects form
shadows. Understand that to see,
light needs to enter the eye.
Investigate light reflection and
refraction, white light made of
many colours and the speed of light.
Art and Design
 Choose historical information to
depict in a piece of artwork.
 Sketch a plan of the artwork.
 Paint on silk.
 Make annotated sketches in their
sketchbooks
 Make sketches of decoration on
bronze vessels in a sketchbook
 Annotate their sketches
 Explore what we know from different
types of evidence
 Do an imaginative sketch of a Shang
Dynasty ceremony
 Use sketches to decide how to
decorate their sculpture
 Use clay to create a sculpture
 Make a mould from a blank
Shang Dynasty
Medium Term
Plan
Class 4
Spring 2016
Physical Education
 play competitive games, modified
where appropriate [for example,
netball], and apply basic principles
suitable for attacking and
defending
 develop flexibility, strength,
technique, control and balance
 compare their performances with
previous ones and demonstrate
improvement to achieve their
personal best.
Foreign Language
listen attentively to spoken
language and show understanding
by joining in and responding
explore the patterns and sounds of
language through songs and
rhymes and link the spelling,
sound and meaning of words
engage in conversations; ask and
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Computing
use sequence, selection, and
repetition in programs; work
with variables and various forms
of input and output
History
 Work out how long ago the Shang
Dynasty existed.
 Create a timeline of CE dynasties.
 Research questions in texts and
online on a historical topic.
 Learn to distinguish between fact
and fiction.
 Explain how Chinese writing
works.
 Address research questions about
writing and oracle bones in the
past.
 Explain how the Shang calendar
worked.
 Explain what the oracle bones tell
us about the Shang Dynasty.
 Devise and address research
questions
 Explain the range of bronze
vessels made in the Shang Dynasty
 Explain why certain decorative
features were used on Shang
bronze vessels
 Explain what validity and reliability
are when it comes to historical
sources.
 Explain how Shang kings kept
control.
 Outline the elements of the
Shang army.
 Explain the story of the Battle
of Muye
 Explain the story of the rise and
Geography
 Explain where China is in the
world.
 Decode some of the landscape
features of China from mapping
conventions.
 Transcribe historical boundaries
and city locations from one map
to another.
Design and Technology
 Describe the ingredients.
 Devise a Shang recipe of their
own using a selection of
ingredients.
 Observe safe and hygienic
cooking practices.
 Learn to follow a recipe.
 Develop some design criteria
for a board game.
 Take part in discussions leading
to design decisions.
 Create sketches and prototypes
for a design.
 Use a wide range of
appropriate materials for
building and creating.
 Evaluate a design based on
design criteria.
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Music
 Play musical instruments in a
way that recalls the ancient
Chinese music
 Appreciate the emotional
aspect of music
 Improvise music to create a
certain emotion
 Contribute to a composition
that tells a story
 Perform a composition to tell
a story
 Plan a performance
 Take part in an ensemble
performance
Religious Education
Easter
PSHE and Citizenship
Knowing Me