The Federation of Abbey Infant & Junior School Curriculum Map for Year 4. 2020-21 - Autumn term For specific class information see https://abbey-federation.secure- primarysite.net/topic/class-pages For dates see https://abbey-federation.secure-primarysite.net/diary Our topic is Planet Protectors. Through this topic we will be linking our Geography and Science. 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, in Science, of how the environment impacts animals in their locality and the wider world. Through our mini topic of Russia, 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!
Mathematics
English
This term we will continue to develop our topics through a 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.
Children will be developing 3A sentence types, BA sentences, fronted adverbials, subordinate clauses, and a variety of others through the following text types: Book review, biography, explanation, narrative and letter writing. A continued application of spelling and grammar features will run throughout and development of a variety of punctuation marks and vocabulary.
French
Science Children’s knowledge and skills will be developed through units of work on Animals and their habitats and changing states. These units will provide children with an understanding of the animal kingdom, plant kingdom and their local environment. Children will gain an understanding of different materials and whether they are solids, liquids or gases. Scientific working through practical experiments, use and analysis of data and consistent fair testing/comparative testing will feature throughout.
This term the children will be looking at two units of French work, these will be: Les habitats (habitats) 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.
Our educational visit will be to Warley Woods to complete the tree trail where the children will identify and classify plants.
Life skills developed this term will be tying shoe laces, sewing and caring for the community.
Bucket list opportunities: Author slumber party and fireworks, Christmas party, carol concert, rewards jar.
Soft skills: debating, creative problem solving, listening skills and showing empathy.
PE Throughout this term the children will be doing football and gymnastics. 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. Throughout the year, the children will be developing their confidence in swimming and then will be practising a range of strokes. Art & Design We are looking at some of the seven elements of art: line, shape, colour and value. The children will be developing their use of mark-marking with a range of different media including; charcoal, felt pens and drawing pencils. The children will be doing art appreciation with a focus on Klimt and Hundertwasser.
Geography
Computing
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.
Children will continue to develop their use of basic computer navigation and using and selecting computer programs to present work. The children will enhance their coding skills through algorithms using Scratch to create a simple working educational computer game.
Music
Children will develop their composition skills using digital technology. They will develop the use of Garage Band using an iPad. The children will choose, order, combine and control sounds 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
Religious Education
We are looking at a variety of stitches; cross stitch, running stitch, backstitch and blanket stitch, to practise in order to create a final product in the summer term.
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.
The children are going to create a twelve day calendar using the plan, make and evaluate process.
We will also be looking at watercolours and how to apply them.
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