English: Our quality text will be ‘Stone Age Boy’. We will also be focussing on writing to entertain where we will be writing setting and character descriptions. We will build on our knowledge of grammatical features such as expanded noun phrases, similes and fronted adverbials to add interest and description in our writing. Our reading focus will be linked to our topic about the Stone Age and our Science topic on teeth and digestion. Maths: This half term we will learn about… Place Value - Place value of numbers up to 10, 000 - Numbers on a number line - Rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 Addition and Subtraction - Add and subtract ones, tens, hundreds and thousands
Geography: This area of the curriculum is covered in Spring 1 & 2. We will use maps to locate Britain and Europe linked to our theme about the Stone Age.
Year 4 Autumn Half-term 1: ‘Pictures in Time’ History: We will study the early civilization periods from the Stone Age to the Iron Age and how artefacts and discoveries have led to developing our understanding of these periods in history. We will develop our chronological understanding using timelines to identify the different periods of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Science: Teeth and Digestion First, we will be learning about the different types of teeth and their functions. We will then describe the basic parts of the digestive system in humans and how they work to break down and digest food. Finally, we will be constructing and interpreting a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
PE: Birch & Maple – Athletics with Miss Rimmer Pine – Invasion Games with Miss Hesketh