Abercrombie Primary
School
Year 4
LONG TERM OVERVIEW
2016/17
Year 4
Autumn 1
2016 - 2017
Who were the Romans
Main
and
what did they do for
Topic/Science/
Britain?
History/
Local Visit
Geography
Autumn 2
Spring 1Year 3
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
What makes music
sound* so good?
(Sound)
Could you survive
without electricity?*
(Electricity)
What would life have
been like in ancient
China? (Shang
Dynasty)
Why does water matter?
(States of matter)
What wild animals and
plants live near you?
(Living things and their
habitats)
What happens to the food
we eat?
(Animals, including
humans*)
Where do mountains
come from?
What’s life like by the
seaside?
(Region of UK)
History led topic
Science led topic
History led topic
Science led topic
Science led topic
Geography led topic
Computing
Scratch – Questions and
Quizzes
Online Safety
Roman Research
Photo Stories
Presentations about
Ancient China
Programming Turtle Logo
Programming Turtle Logo
Animation
Art/Design
and
technology
Roman Mosaic (Sketch/
Collage)
Creating mood through
colours and shading
(Sketch/Painting)
What was Art used for in
China?
(Drawing/Sculpture,
Willow Pattern?)
Animal Art
(Drawing/Printing)
Roman Chariots*
(Mechanical
components)
Music
Music- making project
(performing, arranging
and composing
Music) using
GarageBand (iPads)
SMP Led
Artist visit?
Cooking Healthy Meals*
Designing Balanced
Menus
Design a Chinese Kite*
(Textiles)
ME Y4 Autumn 2
Sounds:
Exploring Sounds
Using IT software
ME Y3 Spring 1
China:
Exploring Pitch
Seaside Art
Inspired by Turner,
Manet, Renoir
(Sketch, paint)
ME Y4 Autumn 1
Environment:
Exploring Composition
ME Y4 Summer 2
Food and Drink:
Exploring Performance
ME Y4 Spring 1
Around the World:
Exploring Pitch
Gymnastics
Dance
Gymnastics
Net/wall games
Gymnastics
Athletics
Striking/fielding games
Dance
Invasion Games
FOREST SCHOOL
OAA- maps and symbol
trails
Athletics
RE
Inspirational People
2.5- How and why do
Christians follow Jesus?
Teaching and Authority
2.6- Why is the bible so
important for
Christians?
Teaching and Authority
2.6-Why is the Qur’an so
important for Muslims?
Symbols and Expression
2.7- How do people
express their faith through
the arts?
Symbols and Expression
2.8- What is the purpose
and value of a sacred
space?
PSHE and
Citizenship
German
Being Me in My World
Celebrating Difference
Dreams and Goals
Healthy Me
Symbols and Expression
2.7- How do people
express their faith through
the arts? (Different
religion focus)
Relationships
Numbers 1-12
How old are you?
Where do you live?
Christmas
Days of the week
What is the weather like?
The alphabet
My family
Numbers 13-31
The colours
Have you got a pet?
Geometry: Angles
Number: Multiplication
and Division
PE
Maths
Times Tables Challenge,
Place Value Assessment
Number: Place Value
Number: Addition and
Subtraction
English
Fiction - Michael
Morpurgo’s Friend Or
Foe (WWII link)
Non-fiction –
Newspaper Report
(Romans on the
Rampage)
Explanation TextsRoman Military
Organisation
Number: Multiplication
and Division
Measurement: Area
Number: Decimals
Number: Fractions
Measurement: Money
Measurement : Time
Measurement : Perimeter
and Length
Christmas Maths
Geometry: Shape and
Symmetry
Number: Addition and
Subtraction
Changing Me
Geometry: Position and
Direction
Statistics
Measurement: Area and
Perimeter
Poetry – Creating
Images (Firework
poetry)
Fiction – Stories in
familiar settings
Non-fiction –
Information Texts
(Music link)
Narrative – Stories from
other cultures Myths and legends from
Ancient China
Non-fiction - Information
Texts (China)
Fiction – The Butterfly
Lion – Michael Morpurgo
Non-chronological reports
– science link
Fiction (not decided focus
yet)
Persuasive writing –
Geography link
Poetry- List poems and
kennings
Fiction- Plays and
dialogues
Endings which sound like
/ʃən/, spelt –tion
Endings which sound like
/ʃən/, spelt –tion and –
ssion
Spelling
SPaG
NC Year 3/4 word list
including some suffixes
NC Year 3/4 word list
including some suffixes
NC Year 3/4 word list
(including some suffixes)
and words with endings
sounding like /ʒə/
Words with endings
sounding like /tʃə/
Words ending in er and
endings which sound
like /ʒən/
Endings which sound like
/ʒən/
Words ending in –ous
Word endings which
sound
like /ʃən/, spelt –tion (plus
other suffixes)
Endings which sound like
/ʃən/, spelt –tion
Endings which sound like
/ʃən/, spelt –sion (with
exceptions) and –cian
Endings which sound like
/ʃən/, spelt –cian and
words with the /k/
sound spelt ch
Words with the /k/ sound
spelt ch and words with
the /ʃ/
sound spelt ch
Words with the /ʃ/
sound spelt ch and words
ending with
the /g/ sound spelt –
gue
Words ending with
the /g/ sound spelt –
gue and the /k/ sound
spelt –que
Homophones and nearhomophones
Words with the /s/ sound
spelt sc
General subject
vocabulary
Words with the /eɪ/ sound
spelt ei, eigh, or ey
Words with the /eɪ/ sound
spelt ei and possessive
apostrophe with plural
words
Homophones and nearhomophones
Numeracy vocabulary