Goosehill Year 4 Medium Term Planning Autumn 1

Curriculum
Area / Learning Objectives / Learning Opportunities / Expected Outcomes
Reading /

Use growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes to read aloud and understand the meaning of new words.
To ask questions to improve the understanding of a text.

To read and perform a variety of texts including poetry.

To take part in group reading sessions discussing effective language and forming personal opinions on the text
Read a variety of explanation texts and comment on language that gives clarity and precision.
Read poems ‘the owl and the pussy cat’, ‘the eagle’.

Children will begin to read with growing fluency using knowledge of root words e.g. celebrate – celebration.
Children will be able to comment on the grammatical features and structural features of explanation texts and use them to inform their own writing of explanations.
Children will be able to read aloud with expression and fluency in order to engage the audience.

Writing / Poetry

To use expressive vocabulary and phrases to describe.
To use poetic features such as alliteration, personification, similes and metaphors
To rite in a similar style as well-known poets.

Stories from imaginary worlds

To know the features of stories from imaginary worlds.
To write a narrative piece with a clear beginning and end.
To orally rehears narrative in order to develop cohesion and clarity.
To evaluate and edit their own work to make improvements.

Children will study various poems which include different descriptive features such as similes and metaphors
Children will use images, videos and real life experience to write their own descriptive poems in the style of the ‘Magic Box’ and City Breathing’
Children will self and peer assess work and suggest improvements.
Children will use familiar stories/ films as inspiration – Alice in Wonderland, Narnia …
Children will use talk for writing strategies to orally rehearse sections of their story.
Children will use story mapping as a planning format
Children will strengthen their use of inverted commas to mark speech within their stories.

Children will be able to use descriptive phrases such as alliteration, personification and similes effectively.
Children will be able to write in the same style as a studied poet.

Children will be able to write a full narrative piece which will include the features of the genre.
Children will be able to identify strengths and areas of improvement in their own work as well as others.
Maths /

To rehears multiplication and division facts for 6x, 7x, 9x, 11x and 12x tables (as well as previous 2x, 5x, 10x, 3x, 4x, 8x)
To be able to read and plot discrete data on various graphs – bar chart, line graph etc.
To plot coordinates in the first quarter.
To translate shapes on a grid using multiple moves of up, down, left and right.
To use the distributive law for multiplication
To draw points on a grid to complete a given polygon

Children will use ICT and games to consolidate and learn times tables on a daily basis.
Children will collect their own data on a given criteria and organise it themselves.
Children will be linking their maths to their geography work – applying their knowledge of coordinates

Children will be able to have quicker recall of their target times tables (with less reliance on counting).
Children will know what graph is best suited to display their data.
They will choose appropriate scales.
They will be able to solve sum and difference problems using data from graphs
They will be able to plot coordinates accurately and describe places on maps

Computing / Computer science

Use logical reasoning to explain how simple algorithms work.
Detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs.

To use roboboogie to control and program a dancing robot in html5 programming language.
To use lightbot and angry birds hour of code to program a robot using block coding and to complete tasks and problems using debugging.

Children will be able to complete a given task by creating an algorithm.
Children will be able to search and address errors using debugging of their algorithm.

Science / Lend me your ears – sound

Identify how sounds are made – association with vibration.
Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear.
Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and feature of the object that produced it.
Recognise that sounds get fainter the further away the sound source.
Know the basic structure of the ear

To complete sound walk and create sound map of the school and surrounding areas.
To explore and investigate musical instruments – how they make sound and how those sounds can be amplified.
To include conjunctions such as therefore, consequently and as a result to support their ideas.
To investigate how a sound travels through the ear using a life size working model.
To create and label their own 3d model of the human ear.
To explore the ears of other animals and discuss their position and size.
To embed the use of adverbs and adjectives within description of scientific processes

For children to understand that sound travel in waves and in all directions.
For children to understand that sound is made by vibrations and travels outwards in waves.
Children will be able to describe the difference between animals and ears and link it to their lifestyle.
Children will be able to name the parts of the ear and describe their function.

History / NA this term
Geography / NA this term
Art / 3D Form and shape
To create a third dimension by using tone and shading.
To create a third dimension using extended diagonal lines from corners.
To draw figures using proportion. /

Children will draw still life using figures.
Children will create 3D graffiti lettering.
Children will experiment with different shading techniques (hatching, cross hatching..)

Children will be able to select the most appropriate shading technique.
Children will be able to shade the correct part of the shape depending on the light.

DT / NA this term
PHSE / New beginnings

To recognise their own worth as an individual
To face new challenges positively.
Tao know why and how rules are enforced.
To know how their actions affect themselves and others.

British values

To recognise that we have different opinions.
To share our own opinions in a fair and civil manner.
To respect the opinions of others.
To understand that other people’s opinions may be influenced by other social, cultural and morals.
To understand the meaning of democracy.

For children to take part in circle times to share thoughts and feelings
To discuss fictional and factual situations and discuss possible strategies to solve them

For children to select on a local/national current political issue.
Form opinions using various sources of information.
Discuss and debate their opinions within a class parliament.
Agreeing or disagreeing and giving well-structured reasons for their ideas.

For children to think though their actions.
Children will be able to explain why we have rules and for them to decide on their own for the classroom.

For children to be aware of political issues surrounding them.
For children to listen and consider other peoples’ opinions and beliefs.
For children to know it is ok to change their opinion.
For children to understand that Britain has a democracy and the importance of a voting system.

Music / Exploring sound

To identify different ways music is used to accompany a song
To identify melodic phrases and play them by ear
To identify and perform rhythmic patterns.
To play repeated rhythmic patterns

Children will look at written music and using rhymes and songs, will learn how music is represented on paper.
Children will use written music to record their own compositions.

Children will be able to identify what a stave is and the main notes that sit on and in-between the lines.
Children will be able to use basic notation to compose a short piece.
Children will be able to play their piece with confidence and listen respectfully to others.

French /

To know basic conversational words and phrases for example ‘my name is.’
To give information about me – birthday, where I live, what I look like, who my family are.

Children will use interactive activities to orally rehearse before writing.
Children will use paired talk and group talk to practice pronunciation.
To highlight capital letters for proper nouns and names

Children will be able to give information about themselves independently.
Children will be able to write some

PE / Football

To be able to run with the ball under control
To develop close control skills
To be able to stop and turn with the ball
To be able to identify areas of the foot appropriate for different passing and shooting
To Pass with developing accuracy and power
To shoot with developing accuracy and power
To develop awareness of space and movement within a game situation

Children will work in grids to dribble and move between cones and gates.
Children will develop passing in a paired and group situation.
Children will play 4-7 a side games with limited rules so they can develop and practise the skills taught.

Children are able to dribble the ball with a varying degree of control.
Children can pass and shoot with accuracy and increased power.
Children can demonstrate a clearer understanding of the basic rules of the game.
Children can take part in a small competitive match.

RE / Judaism Stories

To reflect on how key stories in the Torah determine Jewish beliefs e.g. the one Creator God.
To explain the importance of the Torah for Jewish belief and practice
To know the fundamental beliefs of the Jewish faith.

To explore Jewish artefacts and discuss their importance.
To read important stories from the Jewish faith and discuss their teachings and significance.
Compare and contrast similarities to Christianity.

Children will be able to name significant stories within the Jewish faith.
Children will be able to state the fundamental beliefs of Judaism.
Children will be able to make comparisons to other faiths.