Curriculum Overview
Year 4 Curriculum Overview 2026-2027
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English | *Narrative Story *Persuasive Advert Classic Fiction Around the World in 80 Days | *Recount: People’s history/ biography Alexander the Great
Journalistic: News reporting Little Red Riding Hood | Narrative Story - new chapter Contemporary Fiction Varjak Paw
| *Play Script Classic Fiction/significant author Twelfth Night
| Entertain: Poetry All the Wild Wonders
A River Rhythm of the Rain
Explanation- Disciplinary writing Digestive system (x5)
| *Information and Description - performance programme
*Fairy Tale The Magic Flute
Historical Essay (disciplinary writing) Roman Britain |
Maths | Number: place value Number: addition and subtraction | Measurement: area Number: multiplication and division | Number: multiplication and division Measurement: length and perimeter Number: fractions | Number: fractions Number: decimals | Number: decimals Measurement: money Measurement: time | Geometry: shape Statistics Geometry: position and direction |
Science | States of Matter: Solids, Liquids and Gases
| Living Things and their Habitats | Animals, including Humans Teeth and Digestion
| Sound | Climate change and Sustainability STEM | Electricity |
History | What can historians learn from sources from Ancient Greece? Evidential thinking enquiry |
| The Roman Empire How did Rome become so powerful?
Causation enquiry
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| Roman Britain What changed in Roman Britain?
Continuity and change enquiry
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Geography |
| Antarctica |
| Trade Positional significance, human geography |
| How does a river shape the land from source to mouth? |
Computing | Programming A Repetition in shapes
| Creating Media Audio Production
| Programming B Repetition in games
| Computing and Networks The Internet | Creating Media Photo editing | Data and Information Data logging |
Design and Technology | Project: Food Healthy and varied diet Project: focaccia bread and antipasto | Food Healthy and varied diet Project: pizza (make own dough) | Mechanical Systems Levers and linkages Project: story book - Varjak Paw
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| Electrical systems Simple circuits and switches Project: Torches
| Electrical systems Simple programming and control Project: Illuminated sign |
Music | Musical Structures How does music bring us together?
| Exploring Feelings when you Play How does music connect us with our past? Learning to play the recorder, developing understanding of musical notation | Compose with your Friends How Does Music Make the World a Better Place?
Learning to play the recorder, developing understanding of musical notation | Feelings through Music How Does Music Teach Us About Our Community? | The Magic Flute What is Opera? Understanding of how composers create story and drama through music and song. | Expression and Improvisation How Does Music Shape our Way of Life?
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Art | Drawing Respond to a story Linear patterning in natural objects Use own drawings to develop work Landscape as a starting point Fine control with pencil John Brunsdon Vincent Van Gogh | Painting Mix, select and experiment with colour Compare ideas and approaches Robert Rauschenberg Georgia O’Keefe JMW Turner | Collage Combine visual qualities Respond to artist’s work Use own images as starting point Compare methods Henri Matisse Francis Bacon
| Printmaking African printmaking Monoprints Print relief blocks Collographs Yinka shonibare Thandiwe Muriu | 3-D/Sculpture Cast forms –gummed tape Investigate designs Select and use appropriate materials Clay coils Fabric forming Mona Hatoum Andy Warhol Ladi Kwali | Textiles Produce monoprint Dip dye fabric Resist methods Respond to artist’s work Knotting and wrapping Michael Brennand-Wood |
RHE/ PSHE
| Wellbeing Emotions: How can we add to our emotions toolkit? Community: How are we all different?
Citizenship | Wellbeing: Physical What makes a balanced lifestyle?
Wellbeing: Staying Safe and Healthy: How do I avoid getting ill? | Healthy Relationships: Families Do all families look the same? Healthy Relationships Friends: Are all friends the same? | Healthy Relationships Power in Relationships: What does a healthy relationship feel like? | Online Safety Media Influence What is fake news?
Online Lives: How do I decide who to trust online?
| Financial Literacy
Transition to Year 5 |
RE | What can we learn from religions about deciding what is right and wrong? | What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? (part 2) | What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today? (Part 2) Why is Jesus inspiring to some people? |
| Why are festivals important to religious communities? (part 2) | Why do some people think that life is like a journey and what significant experiences mark this? |
PE | Invasion Games Football | Invasion Games Tag Rugby | Gymnastics /Dance | Athletics | Strike and Field Games Cricket | Net and Wall Games Tennis |
French | Half-term 1: Describing me and others Half-term 2: Saying what I and others have Phonics: the SSC (sound-symbol correspondences) taught this term are: [a] [o] [e] [i] [u] Silent Final Consonant [SFC] -t, -s, -d Silent Final E [SFe] [an/en] open and closed [eu] [ch] [au/eau/o/ô] [on] [ou] Vocabulary: greetings, adjectives to describe mood and character, days of the week, nouns for possessions, positional prepositions in, on, under, ‘I have a present for’ story Grammar: être (singular) regular adjective agreement (-e) with and without pronunciation change, (-eux, -euse) and adjectives already ending in -e, avoir (singular), singular indefinite articles (un, une), intonation questions (including with quoi, où) | Half-term 1: Saying what I and others do Half-term 2: Saying how many and describing things Phonics: the SSC (sound-symbol correspondences) taught this term are: [é/et/ez/er] [è/ê] [oi] [(a)in] [ai] Vocabulary: verbs and nouns to describe a range of activities, numbers 1-12, à meaning at, in, to Grammar: -ER present tense (singular), singular definite articles (le, la), regular plural marking on nouns (-s), plural indefinite article (des), il y a, intonation question (including with combien) | Half-term 1: Describing things and people Half-term 2: Expressing likes and saying what I and others do Phonics: the SSC (sound-symbol correspondences) taught this term are: [SFe] soft [c/ç] [-ien] [qu] [j/soft g] [-tion] Vocabulary: colour and other adjectives to describe animals, story creation, loves and hates, Hungry Caterpillar (rouge), revisit days, Toute une année (jaune) months Grammar: revisit definite articles & adjective agreement, subject pronouns (il/elle) with objects to mean ‘it’, plural definite article (les), using aimer | détester + definite article, revisit intonation questions (including with comment, quand) | |||
Educational Visits | British Museum Ancient Greek Galleries History | Hindu Mandir RE Wallace Collection Art -Landscapes | Science Museum Science ‘It Takes Guts’ | Cutty Sark Geography | River Thames Geography | |