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Year 4 Term 1 Curriculum Overview
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| 1 | YEAR FOUR TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS |
| 2 | Week Maths Literacy Grammar Spelling Science Topic PSHE 1 Number and place value Stories set in the past Verb tenses Simple present and present continuous tense Collective spellings Types and parts of skeleton Tourism in various places and Malawi Classroom rules 2 Number and place value Stories set in the past Subject and object of a sentence Collective spellings The human skeleton Use a map to find safari destinations Classroom rules 3 Addition and subtraction Stories set in the past Homophone Your and you’re Collective spellings The human skeleton The big five: Elephants and Lions Support we need from others 4 Properties of shape Plays and performances Synonyms and antonyms Word with (se) for sound /s/ Skeletons and movement The big five: Rhino and Leopard Support we need from others 5 Multiplication and division facts Plays and performances Plural nouns in sentences Word with (ve) for /v/ Skeletons and movement The big five: Buffalo Challenges that can be fun to work though 6 Rounding numbers Newspaper Rhyming words Plurals: (ve} Drugs as medicine Noise pollution Perseverance 7 HALF TERM 8 Statistics Numbering story events in chronological order Abstract nouns Words with (nch) Living things and their environment Early settlers Healthy lifestyle 9 Position and direction Newspaper Concrete nouns Words with consonant diagraphs ch, sh and th Drugs as medicine Improving our environment Perseverance 10 Fractions and Decimals Using reasoning to answer comprehension questions Possessive nouns Homophones words Animals in their local habitat Early settlers Healthy lifestyle |
| 3 | YEAR FOUR TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS 11 Types of angles Poems about strange and imagined settings Present participle as adjectives Words With Schwa (ar) Vertebrates and invertebrates Changing villages: Balanced lifestyle 12 Measuring and reading distance Poems about strange and imagined settings Comparatives and superlatives Words with Schwa (or) Using identification keys Changing villages: - a case study of Mzuzu Balanced diet 13 ASSESSMENT 14 Square numbers Fantasy stories with real-life setting Changing verb tenses Words with Schwa (er) Taking care of the environment How villages grow Active life 15 Converting units of time |
| 4 | Fantasy stories with real-life setting. |
| 5 | Fantasy stories with real-life setting |
| 6 | Homophones mix up its and it’s |
| 7 | Plural subjects and verbs Words with (or) for sound /er/ |
| 8 | Words with sound (ear) for sound /er/ Caring for water |
| 9 | Recycling How villages grow –a case study of Abu Dhabi |
| 10 | How Malawi has grown Active life |
| 11 | Great outdoor activities |
| 12 | YEAR FOUR TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS |
| 13 | SPECIALISTS OVERVIEWS WEEK MUSIC P.E. ICT 1 Practice the C Major Scale BASKETBALL Chest pass Settling In, ICT Rules & Fun Activities 2 Practice the C Major Scale BASKETBALL Bounce pass Computer States, Start-up, Sign-in/out & Shutdown 3 Practice the C Major Scale BASKETBALL Overhead pass Review + Fun Week 4 Practice Melodies using letters of the C Major Scale BASKETBALL Drilling Scratch Basics: Interface, Stage, Sprites & Blocks 5 Practice Melodies using letters of the C Major Scale BASKETBALL Shooting Scratch: Events, Movement & Dialogue 6 Practice Melodies using letters of the C Major Scale SOCCER Push pass Review + Fun Week: Scratch Mini Challenge 7 HALF TERM 8 Practice Melodies in C Major Scale Football Ball familiarisation Review + Fun Week: Scratch Refresher 9 Practice Melodies in C Major Scale Football Ball familiarisation and Control Scratch Storytelling: Backdrops & Changing Scenes 10 Practice Melodies in C Major Scale Football Passing, receiving and Ball Control Saving, Opening & Continuing Scratch Projects 11 Practice Melodies in C Major Scale Football Passing, receiving and Ball Control Review + Fun Week: Multi-Scene Story Challenge 12 Practice Melodies in C Major Scale Football Dribbling and ball Manipulation Primary Assessments 13 Recorder Rounds – Playing in groups Football Dribbling and ball Manipulation Scratch Story Project: Supervised Work 14 Recorder Rounds – Playing in groups Athletics Running and Sprinting techniques Scratch Story Project: Complete & Save 15 Recorder Rounds – Playing in groups Athletics Running and Sprinting techniques Review, Reflection & Consolidation |
These overviews guide planned learning. Teachers may adjust the pace and activities to suit students' needs. Please contact the class teacher or subject teacher for support.