Year Four Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term Host Country: South Africa Seeing Different Places, Showing Similar Space Explorers Go With the Flow: Ancient Civilisations Topic Lives Number Sense Additive Reasoning Multiplicative Reasoning Geometric Reasoning Counting in multiples of Solving addition and Recalling multiplication and Comparing and classifying 6,9,25 and 1000 subtraction two-step division facts for multiplication shapes based on their problems, deciding which tables up to 12 x 12 properties and sizes Counting backwards through operations and methods to zero to include negative Identifying lines of symmetry use and why numbers in 2D shapes presented in Maths Solving simple money different orientations Ordering and comparing problems involving fractions numbers beyond 1000 Plotting points and drawing (Ongoing through and decimals to two decimal sides to complete straight the year) Rounding any number to the places sided shapes nearest whole number, 10, Solving problems using 100 or 1000 information presented in bar Recognising and counting up charts, pictograms, tables and and down in hundredths other graphs Converting between units of measure, e.g. km to m See Literacy Curriculum Overview documents. English Listening to and identifying the main Developing an enquiring mind, asking Coherently conveying information for all Communications points of each speaker questions to develop thinking listeners and Oracy Responding appropriately to the Composing and rehearsing sentences Researching, discussing and debating (Ongoing through contributions of others in light of orally to build up a rich and varied topical issues and problems, taking into the year) alternative viewpoints language account others’ views Using classification keys to identify and Investigating shadows Understanding solids, liquids and gases Science and group living things and how they change Understanding the places and roles of the Technology Explaining feeding relationships between Sun, Earth and Moon in our Solar System, Knowing about the water cycle and water living things by using food chains and day and night and seasons power (including Design webs Investigating pneumatic systems to design Investigating how levers and gears can be Technology) and make a device used to transfer power
Year Four Host Country: South Africa Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term Topic Seeing Different Places, Showing Similar Lives Space Explorers Go With the Flow: Ancient Civilisations Maths (Ongoing through the year) Number Sense Counting in multiples of 6,9,25 and 1000 Counting backwards through zero to include negative numbers Ordering and comparing numbers beyond 1000 Rounding any number to the nearest whole number, 10, 100 or 1000 Recognising and counting up and down in hundredths Converting between units of measure, e.g. km to m Additive Reasoning Solving addition and subtraction two-step problems, deciding which operations and methods to use and why Solving simple money problems involving fractions and decimals to two decimal places Solving problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs Multiplicative Reasoning Recalling multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 x 12 Geometric Reasoning Comparing and classifying shapes based on their properties and sizes Identifying lines of symmetry in 2D shapes presented in different orientations Plotting points and drawing sides to complete straight sided shapes English See Literacy Curriculum Overview documents. Communications and Oracy (Ongoing through the year) Listening to and identifying the main points of each speaker Responding appropriately to the contributions of others in light of alternative viewpoints Developing an enquiring mind, asking questions to develop thinking Composing and rehearsing sentences orally to build up a rich and varied language Coherently conveying information for all listeners Researching, discussing and debating topical issues and problems, taking into account others’ views Science and Technology (including Design Technology) Using classification keys to identify and group living things Explaining feeding relationships between living things by using food chains and webs Investigating shadows Understanding the places and roles of the Sun, Earth and Moon in our Solar System, day and night and seasons Investigating pneumatic systems to design and make a device Understanding solids, liquids and gases and how they change Knowing about the water cycle and water power Investigating how levers and gears can be used to transfer power