Year 4
Please note topics may change
 | Curriculum Overview
Year 4 Summer 2 – Southend
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| English | Focus fiction text - The Minpins Focus non-fiction text - Explanation text |
| Maths | Mass, volume and length |
| Science | Living things and habitats |
| DT | Making a book |
| Art & Design | Printing using natural resources |
| Music | Learning to play the glockenspiel |
| Computing | Data logging |
| French | Location, simple greetings (les salutations) and numbers 1-20 (les nombres) |
| Geography | Rivers, seas and coasts Why capital cities are near rivers |
| PE | Athletics and table tennis |
| PSHE | First aid |
| RE | RE – on – Sea: Looking for Religion in our Community |
 | Curriculum Overview Year 4 Summer 1 - The Minpins
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| English | Focus fiction text - The Minpins Focus non-fiction text - Explanation text |
| Maths | Decimals, money, mass, volume and length |
| Science | Living things and habitats |
| DT | Making a book |
| Art & Design | Printing using natural resources |
| Music | Learning to play the glockenspiel |
| Computing | Programming using Scratch |
| French | Location, simple greetings (les salutations) and numbers 1-20 (les nombres) |
| Geography | Rivers, seas and coasts Why capital cities are near rivers. |
| PE | Athletics and table tennis |
| PSHE | First aid |
| RE | Right and wrong |
 | Curriculum Overview
Year 4 Spring term 2 - Super Sound
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| English | Focus fiction text - Beowulf Focus non-fiction text - Persuasion |
| Maths | Fractions Time Decimals |
| Science | Sound |
| Art and Design | Art history |
| Music | Singing in preparation for the year 4 production Music from different eras |
| Computing | Sound |
| Geography | Largest cities on each continent-location, comparison and weather |
| History | Music, art and lettering from different eras |
| PE | Dance Netball |
| PSHE | Strategies for feeling calm |
| RE | What does it mean? |
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Curriculum Overview
Year 4 Spring term 1 - The Vikings
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| English | Focus fiction text - The Impossibly Possible Bookshop Focus non-fiction text - The Vikings information text |
| Maths | Multiplication and division Graphs Fractions |
| Science | States of matter |
| Art & Design | Water colours and sketching |
| Music | Over the year all classes learn ukulele Music appreciation Singing |
| Computing | Programming |
| French | Café choices (Au Café) – food and drink. |
| Geography | Seas around the UK Using OS maps and drawing them accurately |
| History | The Vikings |
| PE | Swimming Indoor Athletics Dance Hockey |
| PSHE | Managing Risks |
| RE | What makes a book ‘Holy’? |
| Curriculum Overview
Year 4 Autumn term 2 - Angry Arthur |
| English | Focus fiction text - Angry Arthur Focus non-fiction text - Different viewpoints |
| Maths | Multiplication and division |
| Science | Teeth and digestion |
| DT | Joining with wood |
| Art & Design | Clay |
| Music | Over the year all classes learn ukulele |
| Computing | Photo editing |
| French | Family (en famille) |
| Geography | Human Physical features |
| History | The Romans |
| PE | Swimming Team building outdoor games Hockey |
| PSHE | Anti Bullying |
| RE | Significant religious experiences |
| Curriculum Overview
Year 4 Autumn term 1 - The Iron Man
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| English | Focus fiction text - Angry Arthur Focus non-fiction text - Different viewpoints |
| Maths | Place Value Addition and Subtraction |
| Science | Electricity |
| DT | Electrical Systems |
| Art & Design | Drawing in proportion Printing on fabric |
| Music | Over the year all classes learn ukulele Music appreciation |
| Computing | The internet (networks) |
| French | Location, simple greetings (les salutations) and numbers 1-20 (les nombres) |
| Geography | Countries and capital cities in Europe |
| PE | Swimming, team building, outdoor games, hockey |
| PSHE | Positive mindset |
| RE | What is worship |