The Federation of Abbey Infant & Junior School Curriculum Map for Year 4 2025-2026 - Autumn term For specific class information see: Class Pages For dates see: Calendar For information Year group related – email: Y4@abbey.sandwell.sch.uk
Mathematics This term we will continue to develop our mastery approach. This will include place value to 10,000, addition and subtraction, perimeter and multiplying and dividing. The children will continue to use ‘Times Table Rockstars’ to develop their fluency. There is daily opportunity for fluency and catch up for children. The children will be developing their explanations and reasoning. French The children will be looking at two units of French work: La date (the date) and Quel temps fait-il? (What is the weather like?). Throughout these units, the children will be given opportunities for speaking and listening and beginning to write short phrases and sentences.
Science Children’s knowledge and skills will be developed through units of work on Animals and their habitats. These units will provide children with an understanding of the animal kingdom, plant kingdom and their local environment. The children will also explore climate change and the impact it has, whilst looking to make positive changes. English Children will be developing their use of adjectives, conjunctions, fronted adverbials and subordinate clauses, through the following text types: Non chronological report, biography, narrative and instructions. A continued application of spelling and grammar features will run throughout and development of a variety of punctuation marks and vocabulary. Computing The children will develop their use of basic computer navigation, internet safety and essential skills such as editing and saving a word document and using the internet to complete effective research. They will also develop an understanding of the internet, what it is, how it works, who owns it and can they believe everything they read on it?
Our topic is Planet Protectors. This topic is designed to build on children’s understanding of the wider world and their impact on it. Children will recognise that they can make a positive impact to their future world, through choices and changes they make. This will allow children to develop their understanding of how the environment impacts animals in their locality and the wider world. Children will see the impact of these choices in other areas of the world. We want the children to be the change and make a difference now! Our educational visits will be to Warley Woods, to create some land art, and visiting Dudley Zoo, to enhance our knowledge of animals, habitats and current issues surrounding them. Throughout this term, the children will be offered these experiences in conjunction with our Abbey ethos: Soft skills: Debating, creative problem solving, listening skills and showing empathy. Life Skills: Tying shoe laces, sewing and caring for the community. Bucket List: Visiting a zoo, Christmas party and fundraising.
PE Throughout the year, the children will be developing their confidence in swimming and then will be practising a range of strokes during our weekly visits to Sandwell Aquatics Centre. During the course of the year, the children will be developing their football and gymnastics skills. Through these units, the children will learn how to dribble, pass and shoot the ball. They will then be able to strike the ball confidently and play a game of football competitively. In gymnastics, the children will develop their balancing and rolling techniques and stability.
Art & Design During the first term, we will be looking at the topic of sculpture. We will explore how we can be inspired by nature, examining natural form and textures. Our artists studies will focus on the work of Andy Goldsworthy, Rechang Tsang and Noriko Kuresumi. In the second half of the term, we will be learning how to use watercolours and taught to develop their control of this medium. Music Children will develop their composition skills. The children will choose, order, combine and control sound to create an effect. The children will begin to show recognition of a minim, crochet and semibreve and say how many beats they each represent. They will continue to develop their understanding of different genres of music.
Design Technology We will be looking at a variety of stitches; cross stitch, running stitch, backstitch and blanket stitch, to practise in order to create a product in the Summer term. Children will develop confidence in basic sewing skills. They will develop the competency to be able to thread a needle, cast off their stitching and select and use a wide range of stitches for various purposes. Geography The children will focus on human and physical geography within Russia and the UK, making comparisons. The children will be locating and looking at the major cities within them. There will be a focus on the five main lines of latitude and understand the Northern and Southern hemispheres. We will also be looking at the way that the environment is changing due to global warming and how we can contribute to conservation.
Religious Education Our units of work will be: What is it like to be a Hindu in Britain today?’ and ‘Keeping the five pillars of Islam’. Throughout these units, the children will be looking at worship, the community and celebrations.
History This is a Geography based topic, with History being focused on throughout the next two terms.
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