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Curriculum Overview

Year 4 Curriculum Overview 2026-2027

 

Autumn 1

 

Autumn 2

 

Spring 1

 

Spring 2

 

Summer 1

 

Summer 2

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roman Britain

What changed in Roman Britain?

 

Continuity and change enquiry

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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?

 

 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

 

 

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