Maths: This half term we will learn about… Multiplication and Division - Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 - Formal written methods for multiplying and dividing 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers Length and Perimeter - Equivalent lengths (km and m) - Perimeters of rectangles, rectilinear shapes and polygons We will continue to revise previous times tables through our TT Rockstars sessions.
PE: Working each week with WLSP, the children will take part in Outdoor Adventurous Activities on the school field. Teachers will be leading lessons in Health and Fitness.
Year 4 Spring Half-term 1:
History: This area of the curriculum has been covered in Autumn 1 and 2 and will be covered in Summer 1.
English: Our quality text will be ‘My Name is River’. As part of our English curriculum, students will unleash their creativity by creating narrative descriptions inspired by this beautiful tale. Children will also write letters inspired by the characters from the text as well as writing a persuasive text linked to the issues of deforestation. We will continue to look at the grammatical features used for writing in Year 4 such as superlative adjectives.
Science: Life Processes We will identify the seven life processes and group and classify living things according to their features. We will be taking part in an invertebrate hunt and studying the local habitat and environmental changes.
Geography: Why Are Rainforests Important To Us? We will focus on the link between biomes and climate. Children will locate the Amazon rainforest and explain how the vegetation in a tropical rainforest is defined by the two Tropics. They will investigate the physical features and layers of the Amazon rainforest, considering how plants adapt to these conditions. Children will learn about the people who live in the rainforest and discuss the impact of human activity locally and globally.