As readers we will…
 Infer and discuss our ideas when
listening to wide range of fiction, nonfiction and reference books or
textbooks
 Apply growing knowledge of root words,
prefixes and suffixes to understand
the meaning of new words.
 Select, scan and take notes on nonfiction texts
 Read The Sad Night- A story about an
Aztec victory and a Spanish loss
 Draw inferences such as inferring
characters’ feelings, thoughts and
motives from their actions
As authors we will…
 Compose and rehearse sentences orally
 Organise paragraphs around a theme
 Develop awareness of the language
e of an explanation text
features
 In non-narrative writing, use simple
organisational devices (for exampleheadings and sub-headings)
 Build a varied and rich vocabulary
 Develop sentence structure using
fronted adverbials and subordination
 Create settings, characters and plot in
narrative writing
As performers we will…
 Maintain attention and participate
actively in collaborative conversations
 Use spoken language to develop
understanding through hypothesising,
imagining and exploring ideas
As good citizens we will…
 Explore relationships with family,
friends and others
 Understand approaches towards conflict
resolution
 Develop communication skills
 Understand growth and fixed mindsets
As historians we will…
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Plot the Aztec period on a
timeline compared to events in
England
Understand and explain how the
Aztecs lived in the past
Understand how people’s way of life
was ruled by gods and goddesses
Understand historical events through
pictures and illustrations
Research and present information
using multi-media skills
Year 4 Summer One
As mathematicians we will…
 Mentally calculate whole number
percentages of whole number
quantities
 Round a decimal fraction using tenths
and hundredths to the nearest whole
number
 Solve word problems involving
percentages of quantities
 Measure and calculator perimeter
 Measure and calculate area
 Convert between units of length
 Calculate equivalent fractions by
drawing ratio sticks
 Calculate fractions of quantities and
recognise that using an equivalent
fraction gives the same answer
 Use compasses and a ruler to draw
triangles with given lengths of sides.
 Identify types of triangles and angles
 Identify and calculate the value of
each term in an expression
 Use the values from left to right to
add and subtract
Miss Begum and Mrs Rixon-Fox
Trips: Cadbury’s World
Wednesday 4th May
Key outcomes:
Key questions:
 When and where did the Aztecs
live?
 Why did the Aztecs worship gods?
 What was life like for the Aztecs?
 What was the significance of the
cocoa bean?
 Explore stories from other cultures
 Write an Aztec story
 Understand how the Aztecs were
governed
 Write information texts about the
Aztec way of life
 Design and create an Aztec purse
Were the
Aztecs amazing?
As artists and designers we
will…
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As computer technicians we
will…
 Develop multi-media skills using
Microsoft office
 Retrieve and organise data
 Develop coding skills through repeat
instructions using
 Experiment with variables to control
models
As athletes we will…
 Develop and improve our
swimming technique
 Mini Tennis: Develop simple net
and striking techniques of
tennis
 Quick Cricket- develop
catching, throwing and striking
skill
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Use mosaic patterns to create an
Aztec mask
Plan, create and design an Aztec purse
Create a template to use in their
textiles
Adapt and improve our original design
Join fabrics together using sewing
techniques
Adapt and improve our original design
Use shading to create mood
and feeling
As geographers we will…
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Use atlases to identify the Aztec
Empire and understand the region
Understand how the Aztecs used their
environment