Form 4: Curriculum Overview Spring Term English
Mathematics
History/ Geography
Science
Reading
Number: Multiplication and Division (B)
Romans
States of Matter
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Reading Circles and Guided Reading focussing on key skills:
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To ask and answer questions about a text To make links between texts, the wider world and our own lives To clarify vocabulary To comment on author’s choice of language and structure To make inferences and deductions To make predictions To read aloud and independently
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Fairy Stories and Playscripts Non-chronological Reports Stories by the same author Myths and Legends Persuasive Writing List Poems and Kennings
Spelling • • •
Children will be consolidating the national curriculum Form 4 spelling words Children will focus on learning spelling rules and patterns We will continue to revise high frequency words and word families
Grammar • • • • • • • • • •
Sentence structure Correct use of full stops and capital letters Exclamation marks Commas Question marks Semi colons Nouns and proper nouns Verbs, adjectives, adverbs Connectives and conjunctions Fronted adverbials
Comprehension • Literal and inferential • Written and verbal in full sentences • • • •
Handwriting Posture letter size and formation Presentation
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Factor pairs Use factor pairs Multiply by 10 Multiply by 100 Divide by 10 Divide by 100 Related facts - multiplication and division Informal written methods for multiplication Multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number Multiply a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number Divide a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number Divide a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number Correspondence problems Efficient multiplication
Measurement: Length and Perimeter • • • • •
Measure in kilometres and metres Equivalent lengths (kilometres and metres) Perimeter on a grid Perimeter of a rectangle Perimeter of rectilinear shapes
Measurement: Length and Perimeter • • • •
Find missing lengths in rectilinear shapes Calculate perimeter of rectilinear shapes Perimeter of regular polygons Perimeter of polygons
Number: Fractions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Understand the whole Count beyond 1 Partition a mixed number Number lines with mixed numbers Compare and order mixed numbers Understand improper fractions Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers Equivalent fractions on a number line Equivalent fraction families Add two or more fractions Add fractions and mixed numbers Subtract two fractions Subtract from whole amounts Subtract from mixed numbers
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Number: Decimals (A)
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Who were the Romans and when did they live? When and why did the Romans come to Britain? How do we know about the Romans? Why are they so important in history? Why was the Roman army so successful? What was so special about a Roman bathhouse and a Roman villa? What was life like in a Roman town? (slaves, women, soldiers etc.) What is the legacy of the Romans?
Who were the Aztecs, and when/where did they live? To learn about the Aztec people’s life. Who were the Aztec gods and goddesses? Who were Moctezuma and Cortes? To learn about Aztec medicines, food and houses. What is the legacy of the Aztecs?
Recycling & the environment • • • • • •
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To understand why recycling is important and protecting the environment The difference between the 3 Rs: Recycle, Reuse & Reduce Conduct a survey of the school environment Discuss and record what actions need to be taken, as a result of the information collected. Investigate ways to improve the state of the oceans in the world. Promote the benefits of recycling
Understand the water cycle Compare and group solids, liquids and gases Investigate the effect temperature has on changing state Understand evaporation and condensation Understand diluting and dissolving Describe freezing and melting
Animals Including Humans - Food and Digestion •
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Understand the food chain, know how natural cycles work Know the different types of teeth Know about vitamins and minerals Understand the intestines Understand salivary glands and taste buds