Term 4
This term, we have our exciting trip to Canterbury Cathedral to continue our learning on the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. We will also be learning all about sound in Science and taking on a new DT project. In writing, we will use our text Everest as inspiration, taking a mountainous expedition and using a range of different writing genres.
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Year 4 - Term 4 - Medium Term Plan
SUBJECT | WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | WEEK 4 | WEEK 5 | WEEK 6
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GUIDED READING
| Everest -Introduction to a new text. -Prediction. -Vocabulary. -Retrieval. | Everest
-Digging deeper into the text. -Summarising the main points. Comprehension | Stig of The Dump
-Introduction to a new text. -Prediction. -Vocabulary. -Retrieval. | Stig of The Dump
-Digging deeper into the text. -Summarising the main points. Comprehension | James and the Giant Peach
-Introduction to a new text. -Prediction. -Vocabulary. -Retrieval. | James and the Giant Peach
-Digging deeper into the text. -Summarising the main points. Comprehension |
WRITING
| Everest Fact file - To learn about Mount Everest’s features. - To retrieve key information about Mount Everest -To identify features of a fact file. -To plan a fact file about Mount Everest. | Everest Fact file
- To write a fact file draft.
-To edit and improve.
- To publish a fact file.
| Everest Persuasive writing
-To understand what debate means.
- To identify features of a persuasive letter.
- To gather ideas to support an argument.
-To plan a persuasive letter. | Everest Persuasive writing
-To write a draft copy of a persuasive letter.
-to edit and improve.
-To publish a persuasive letter. | Everest Biography
-To identify features of a biography.
-To research facts to use in a biography.
-To plan a biography. | Everest Biography
-To write a draft of a biography.
-To edit and improve a biography.
-To publish a biography. |
MATHS
| Length and Measurement -To find missing lengths in rectilinear shapes -To calculate the perimeter of rectilinear shapes -To calculate the perimeter of regular polygons -To find the perimeter of polygons | Fractions -To understand the whole. -To count beyond 1 -To partition a mixed number -To use number lines with mixed numbers
| Fractions -To compare and order mixed numbers -To understand improper fractions -To convert mixed numbers into improper fractions | Fractions -To identify equivalent fractions on a number line -To explore equivalent fraction families | Fractions -To add two or more fractions -To add fractions and mixed numbers -To subtract two fractions | Fractions -To subtract from whole amounts -To subtract from mixed numbers Consolidation |
EGPS
| Learning a range of subordinating conjunctions.
Subordinating Clauses – identifying and using the clauses. | Adverbial phrases with changing positions within sentence structure, ensuring commas are used accurately. | Use of present perfect and past perfect tenses within narrative, instructional and explanation texts.
Inverted Commas for speech. | The use of imperative verbs.
Prepositions. | Revise the use of ?, ! and full stops.
Irregular verbs in past tense. | Apostrophes for possession and contractions. |
French
| Lingotots - To develop reasoning skills and knowledge about language. | Lingotots - To read and act out a story in the French and perform a play with a partner. | Lingotots - To perform the story in front of an audience. | Lingotots - To name some sports and activities. | Lingotots - To name some items of food and days of the week. | Lingotots - To say whether food and drinks are good or bad for your health |
RE
| Salvation - Should Judas have betrayed Jesus? | Salvation - What does Jesus washing his disciples’ feet teach Christians? | Salvation - Why is the Holy Communion so important to Christians? | Salvation - What happens in the communion service on Maundy Thursday at church? | Salvation - How did Peter’s denial of Jesus affect what happened? | Salvation - Why did Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday?’ |
HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY
| The Vikings To Explain when and where the Vikings came from | The Vikings To explore possible causes of Viking migration from Scandinavi
| The Vikings To explore possible causes of Viking migration from Scandinavi
| The Vikings To use sources to decide who power in England changed between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings from 793 to 1066
| The Vikings To use sources to decide who power in England changed between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings from 793 to 1066
| The Vikings To know what caused the end of the Viking Era.
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PE
| Gymnastics To perform a 6-element sequence that uses changes in speed and direction. | Gymnastics | Gymnastics To perform actions taking weight on hands. | Gymnastics To develop a sequence using compositional ideas. | Gymnastics To co-operate as a group to refine a short sequence. | Gymnastics To judge and compare performances. |
OUTDOOR PE
| Tennis To return to the middle of the court after playing. | Tennis To accurately use the forehand in game situations to score points. | Tennis To play a backhand shot with some control. | Tennis To combine ready position and court movement to consistently return the serve. | Tennis To work with a partner to score points in a game. | Tennis To use forehand and backhand shots to score points in a competitive situation. |
PSHE
| Healthy Me roups are formed, how I fit into them and the friends I value the most | Healthy Me on the roles of leaders or followers in a group, and I know the role I take on in different situations | Healthy Me Smoking - understand the facts about smoking and its effects on health, and also some of the reasons some people start to smoke | Healthy Me Alcohol - understand the facts about alcohol and its effects on health, particularly the liver, and also some of the reasons some people drink alcohol | Healthy Me Healthy friendships - recognise when people are putting me under pressure and can explain ways to resist this when I want | Healthy Me Celebrating my inner strength and assertiveness - know myself well enough to have a clear picture of what I believe is right and wrong |
MUSIC
| Advanced Recorder To assess prior knowledge of the recorder. | Advanced Recorder To identify and play the note E. | Advanced Recorder To identify and play the note D. | Advanced Recorder To identify and play the note F#. | Advanced Recorder To play a melody. | Advanced Recorder To perform a melody. |
SCIENCE
| Sound - To explain how sounds are produced. | Sound - To explain how sound travels. | Sound - To explain how sound travels through liquids. | Sound - To explain how sounds travel through gases. | Sound - To explain how sound travels through solids. | Sound - To consolidate learning. |
COMPUTING including Online-Safety
| Online Safety Lesson – Online Bullying:
Describe ways people can be bullied through a range of media and technologies
Explain why I need to think carefully about how content I post might affect others, their feelings and how it may affect how others feel about them (their reputation). | Data Logging Assess Prior Knowledge - To answer questions about data - To collect data | Data Logging - To log data - To analyse data | Data Logging - To use data to collect answers | Data Logging - To answer my questions using the data collected | Online Safety Lesson – Managing Online Information: Analyse information and differentiate between ‘opinions’, ‘beliefs’ and ‘facts’. I understand what criteria have to be met before something is a ‘fact’.
Explain why lots of people sharing the same opinions or beliefs online does not make those opinions or beliefs true. |
ART & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
| Mechanisms: Making slingshot cars – Chassis and launch mechanism (To build a car chassis). | Mechanisms: Making slingshot cars – Designing the car body (To design a shape that reduces air resistance). | Mechanisms: Making slingshot cars – Making the car body (To make a model based on a chosen design) | Mechanisms: Making slingshot cars – Making the car body (To make a model based on a chosen design) | Mechanisms: Making slingshot cars – Assembly and testing (To assemble and test my completed product.) | Mechanisms: |