Archbishop Benson CE Primary School
Year 4 - Medium Term Plan – Autumn Term 1st half
Where does my food go?
Literacy
Week 1
12th Sept
Week 2
19th Sept
Week 3
26th Sept
Week 4
3rd Oct
Week 5
10th Oct
Week 6
17th Oct
Non – Fiction
Recount
Non-Fiction
Recount
SPAG – spellings
SPAG – spellings
Spelling assessment
week and sentence
work.
Fiction
Wishing tales
Immersion
Fiction
Wishing tales
Innovation
Poetry – Wishing
tales
Invention
SPAG – spellings
SPAG – speech
Booktalk - RIC
(James and the
Giant Peach)
Booktalk – RIC (James and
the Giant Peach)
SPAG – fronted
adverbials
SPAG – similes and
metaphors
Place value
Addition
Subtraction
LO to round 4-digit
numbers to the
nearest 10, 100 or
1000;
LO number bonds to
10,100,1000
LO Use column
subtraction
LO mental addition
L.O to compare
numbers
LO to use column
addition for ThHTU
LO use counting up to find
the difference;
99 club
99 club
99 club
LO to create
sketches to record
observations
LO to create outdoor
art
LO to know about
great artists in
History
LO to create a self
portrait
Booktalk – RIC
(James and the
Giant Peach)
Maths
Place value
LO to place 4-digit
numbers on a line;
L.O. to read and write
large numbers
LO to count on and
back in steps of 25
and 1000;
Art & Design
Chdn use mirrors
to examine their
Booktalk – RIC
(James and the
Giant Peach)
Multiplication
Booktalk – RIC
(James and the
Giant Peach)
Division
LO to use grid
method
multiplication
LO to use pot
method division
99 club
99 club
99 club
LO: To identify and
replicate Guiseppe
Arcimboldo techniques.
LO To make a face
using Guiseppe
Arcimboldo
techniques
LO choose the appropriate
subtraction strategy
LO to use the bus
stop method of
division
Chdn create outdoor
art based on the
works of Andy
Goldsworthy
Chdn learn about
Andy Goldsworthy
and Hundter Wasser
own features and
then using charcoal
create a self
portrait
Design
Technology
Chdn use oil pastels to
draw a self portrait made
out of fruit and
vegetables.
LO: to create a fair test
to investigate sandwiches
Chdn create questions
about sandwiches. Chdn
collect and record the
information.
History
Pupils make faces
out of fruit and
vegetables.
LO: To design a
healthy sandwich
snack
LO: To create a
healthy sandwich
snack
Chdn discuss what
healthy foods are.
Chdn design a
healthy sandwich
snack.
Chdn create a set
of class rules to
work safely in the
kitchen. Chdn
create a sandwich
following their
design.
Heroes day on
Friday 21st October
Admiral Nelson work
for hall display
Geography
Science
LO: to recognise the
human digestive
system
LO: To recognise
the types of human
teeth
LO to investigate
how different
foods effect teeth
Chdn name the main
parts of the digestive
system. They can
describe the route of
Chdn learn the types
of human teeth and
their function.
Chdn plan an
experiment using
eggs to investigate
how sugary drinks
affect them.
LO to record results
LO to conclude
LO to interpret food
chains
Chdn examine their eggs to
record the changes in
them. Chdn draw
conclusions
Chdn learn about
predators and prey.
Chdn represent this
using food chains.
Chdn provided with a
situation for which
food through the
digestive system.
Computing
See Katie
LO: To Make
judgments in order
to stay safe, whilst
communicating with
others online
French
Music
Outdoor PE –
AFTER REAL
PE TRAINING
REAL PE
Indoor PE:
Gymnastics
PSHE/ Global
Citizenship
LO: To understand
the vocabulary
pitch, melody and
harmony
they create their
food chain.
LOToMake
judgments in order
to stay safe, whilst
communicating
with others online
LO To Create a
presentation
about e safety for
assembly
LO To Continue to
develop their
powerpoints on e
safety.
LO To Show chn
how to embed a
hyperlink and
encourage chn to
add them to their
ppts.
Assessment.
Assess whether
chn understand e
safety objectives.
LO to revise
greetings in French
LO to learn French
foods
LO: To learn French
animals
LO: To learn and
perform Alouette
Chdn practice
greetings, how to
say their name and
age in French
Chdn learn the
French names for
food and think
about typical
French foods
Chdn learn the names of
French animals and label a
set of animals
LO: To identify
animals and their
food
LO: To identify
whether a pitch
was higher or
lower.
LO: To represent
pitch visually
LO: To read
pitch on a treble
clef staff
Lo: To play a
simple tune
using chime
bars.
LO: To read simple
tunes on the treble
clef
LO: To compose and
write simple phrases
on the treble clef.
Chdn use story ‘Bon
Appetit Monsieur
Lapin’ to identify
what different
animals eat.
Lo: To compose
music using the
pentatonic scale
LO: To learn an
ostinato
harmony.
Chdn learn the song
alouette creating
actions. Play game
Jacques a dit
(Simon says).
Lo: To create
write a class
ostinato
Lo: To begin to
create a class
melody.
Lo: To complete
and perform a
class melody
with ostinato
harmony.
Diet – what is my
diet? Chdn write a
food journal
Healthy Diets –
chdn explore why
we need food and
Cross-country in preparation for Key Stage 2 races later in the term. Focus on building up stamina and race management.
REAL PE-Units one and ten (personal and social skills and co-ordination)
Class
rules/expectations
Who do we think we
are?
National languages
day
Who do we think we are?
What makes a hero?
RE
To say hello in
different languages
LO: To describe why
Christians value the
Bible.
Activity: Bible
illustration. What do
we know about the
Bible? eg. Where/
when might Bible be
read? What genres of
writing appear in The
Bible?
LO: To explore what
guidance means.
Activity: Children
make ‘guidance book’
to help guide a new
child in all aspects
of school life.
LO: To know the
story and message
of Jonah and the
Whale.
Activity: Write/
draw a cartoon
retelling of the
story making links
with other Bible
stories.
LO: To explore how Daniel
and the Lions/ The Good
Samaritan can provide
inspiration and guidance in
people’s lives.
Activity: Complete
‘concentric circle’
assessment from previous
themed week: Bible
Stories.
LO: To know that
tasks sometimes
take courage. To
recognise that
Christians ask God
for help when they
need courage.
Activity: Biblical
referencing activity.
LO: To understand
that the Bible is
made up of
different types/
genres of writing.
Activity: Focus on
Psalm 23, personal
interpretation using
illustrations.
what are healthy
foods
LO: To create our
own prayers.
Archbishop Benson CE Primary School
Year 4 - Medium Term Plan – Autumn Term 2nd half
Were The Dark Ages Dark?
Literacy
Week
31st Oct
Week
7th Nov
PARENT EVENINGS
Week
14th Nov
ANTI BULLYING
FORTNIGHT
USE YOUR POWER
FOR GOOD!
Week
21st Nov
CROSS COUNTRY
4MT CLASS ASSEMBLY
ANTI BULLYING
FORTNIGHT
Week
28th Nov
Staff training day
Trip to the Maritime
Museum
Christmas Fayre
Week
5th Dec
Poetry through book
talk
Recount after visitor
talk about the Dark
Ages
Poetry- reading
focus
Fiction
Wishing tales
Immersion
Fiction
Wishing tales
Settings and characters
Fiction Wishing tales
Innovation
Paragraphs
Fiction – Wishing
tales
Invention
SPAG – inverted commas
SPAG – using
inverted commas,
fronted adverbials
and subordinating
conjunctions
SPAG – similes and
metaphors
SPAG –A or an
Fronted adverbials
Subordinating
conjunctions
Maths
Design
Technology
Grid multiplication
and multiplication and
division as inverses
SPAG – spellings
past tense ed
Rule change the y to
I & add es
Booktalk- nonfiction (teeth)
comprehension
assessment
Division - pots
SPAG – prefixes
Dis, mis, in, il, ir
Inverted commas
Booktalk - dialogue
Division – HA- bus
stop
Booktalk – to identify
settings in different age
related texts
Week
12th Dec
Booktalk –
Booktalk – fiction
comprehension
assessment
Applied maths
I am learning to:
 solve problems involving 4
rules
I am learning to:
 describe the position
of a square using
coordinates on a grid
plot a shape on a
coordinate grid from a
list of given
coordinates
Fractions
Decimals
Art & Design
History
L.O to share
homework
Visitor talk about The
Dark Ages (topic
immersion)
L.O to analyse the
Bayeux Tapestry as a
work of art
create a Bayeux
Tapestry style cartoonstrip or frieze depicting
scenes from my life
LO to complete my
painting of the
cartoon-strip or frieze
on the panel
LO to complete my painting of
the cartoon-strip or frieze on
the panel
To take digital photographs of
the completed panels
To assemble the panels for
display
To draw the coronation of
William.
L.O to find out about
some key features of
life during the AngloSaxon period
investigate the
ownership of the
Sutton Hoo helmet
L.O to learning to find
out more about AngloSaxon invasions,
settlements and
kingdoms
To find out about
Anglo-Saxon place
names and village life
Visit to Maritime Museum
Vikings workshops
L.O to describe the
location of Iceland
To describe some of its
physical features
explain why so many
tourists visit Iceland
each year
I am learning to:
 research information about
the Icelandic capital city of
Reykjavik
-find out about some of the
customs and habits of
Icelanders
To improve a
sequence using
program blocks to
tell a story.
Choose characters
Setting
Improve a sequence
Teacher model
knight, princess and
dragon.
To create a sequence for a
new character who can
interact with others.
Geography
L.O to describe the
location of Iceland.
To describe some of its
physical features
explain why so many
tourists visit Iceland
each year
Science
Computing
See Katie
To tinker with
Scratch.
To know what an
algorithm is.
SC: To use trial and
error to solve
problems.
Set pupils a list of
challenges – try to
change a character/
background. Make
your character move.
To create a
sequence using
program blocks to
tell a story.
Choose sprites as
characters.
Background
Plan a sequence
Teacher model
knight, princess and
dragon.
Viking rock
Choose new sprite
Program a sequence of
movements/ speech.
I am learning to:
 complete my painting
of the cartoon-strip
or frieze on the panel
 take digital
photographs of the
completed panels
 assemble the panels
for display
draw the coronation of
William
L.O to find out about
the conflict between
Vikings and Saxons and
where the Vikings
settled
discover the role of
Alfred the Great and
the establishment of
the Danelaw
I am learning to:
 understand the
negative and positive
effects of volcanic
activity
investigate the
consequences of the
eruption of the
Eyjafjallajökull volcano
in 2010
Create Christmas
decoration for
Christmas Fayre
(painted pebble)
To improve the
sequence for a new
character who can
interact with others.
Peer assessment
Show story to a
peer. Suggest wow
and now.
Allow time for
improvements.
Choose new sprite
Program a sequence
of movements/
speech.
I am learning to:
 find out about the
death of King
Edward the
Confessor,
find out about the
events that led to the
Battle of Hastings in
1066
Teacher
assessment
Present story to
the class.
Self-assessment
I am proud of….
French
Music
See Florence
Outdoor PE –
AFTER REAL
PE TRAINING
REAL PE
Indoor PE:
Gymnastics
PSHE/ Global
Citizenship
RE
L.O. to learn about the
arrival and settlement of
the
Vikings in France and
their evolution into the
Normans
(Norsemen) who invaded
in 1066.
L.O. to identify
and learn the names of
animals in French and
the plural forms of
these nouns. (With
reference to the Bayeux
Tapestry, pupils)
L.O. to extend
recognition of word
classes and the use
of definite and
indefinite articles: le/la
un/une.
LO: To know how LO: To name and LO: To play the
to hold a Ukulele play the 4 strings chords C and F.
correctly.
on a Ukulele.
Activity: Strum
Activity – To hold Activity – To
the chords C and
the Ukulele and pluck notes in
F to a beat.
strum and pluck time to a beat.
open strings.
L.O. to make links between
spoken and written words
including numbers 1‐12 and
through the development
of French phonic knowledge ‐
ch ou and on.
L.O. to write simple
words and phrases in a
description
of animals on their
Viking farm.
LO: To recognise
major and minor
chords.
LO: To learn the
chord G.
Activity: Learn chord
Am. Practise C and F
and create chord
structures.
Activity: TO play
a song with three
chords.
LO: To rehearse
and practise
chords C, F and
G.
LO: To perform
a Christmas
song on the
Ukulele.
Play a Christmas
song using C, F
and G.
(Jingle Bells)
Cross-country in preparation for Key Stage 2 races on 22nd November. Then Invasion games skills- passing, controlling balls using different equipment, teamwork, using space.
REAL PE-Units two and six (static balance and dynamic balance for agility)
L.O. to understand
and use our school
playround rulesbefore school,
playtime and
lunchtime
L.O. to explore why
we remember
November 11th
LO: To know the story
and message of Jonah
and the Whale.
LO: To explore how
Daniel and the
Lions/ The Good
Samaritan can
provide inspiration
Activity: Write/
draw a cartoon
L.O. to understand
that we are a telling
school
L.O. to understand ways
that we are powerful in a
positive way.
Anti-bullying
fortnight
Anti-bullying fortnightPower for good
LO: To know that
tasks sometimes
take courage. To
recognise that
Christians ask God
LO: To understand that
the Bible is made up of
different types/ genres of
writing.
L.O to discuss
children in poverty
and need both
locally, nationwide
and globally.
L.O. to explore the
rights of a child.
LO: To create our
own prayers.
Christmas
10th December Human Rights Day
Christmas
retelling of the story
making links with
other Bible stories.
and guidance in
people’s lives.
Activity: Complete
‘concentric circle’
assessment from
previous themed
week: Bible Stories.
for help when they
need courage.
Activity: Biblical
referencing
activity.
Activity: Focus on Psalm
23, personal interpretation
using illustrations.