Science knowledge and skills
Literacy: Text The Vanishing Rainforest
We will look at changing states of materials, in the
We will be working on performance poetry and
different forms of poetry, persuasive writing and
improving our drafting and editing skills. We will
be retrieving and recording information in our
research
context of the water cycle
We will be learning about evaporation and condensation,
and be exploring how temperature affects the rate of
evaporation
Recognise that living things can be classified according
to observable features and explore and use
classification keys to group, identify and name a
variety of living things in our local and wider
French knowledge and skills
We will be learning Rainforest animal names
and songs in French and putting them in the
context of full sentences.
environment (enjoying a trip to Wacky Woods and
investigating Rainforest habitats)
Learn that habitats provide living things with what they
need and learn that changes to the rainforests and
local environments can sometimes pose dangers to living
things
Geography Knowledge and Skills
We will be making scale drawings and a map of the
human and physical features in our local area, taking
How can we look after God’s
wonderful world?
Year 4 Block 3
photographs and conducting surveys to help us. We
will be locating counties and cities of UK, identifying
Art and DT knowledge and skills
 We will be continuing to develop and apply a
series of sketches to record observations and
develop ideas around the theme of ‘Our
World’
 We will be exploring lines and colour using
charcoal, pastels and applying different
pressures on the pencil tip to create pictures of
Rainforest animals and habitats
 Make rainforest smoothies.
key human and physical features and land use.
We will be using grid references, looking at directions and
routes and symbols using OS maps.
PE skills
Computing
We will be continue to use Espresso
coding and use digital media to
enhance our Topic work and English
PSHE knowledge and skills
 Understand how not to give in to
pressure and that we follow the
classroom and school rules and work
as role models to each other and
younger children
 Understand that the media may not
always portray the truth
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Continue to learn games skills with Sports
coaches
In Indoor PE sessions, we will performing
gymnastics with accuracy and improved
balance