Year 4 Curriculum Overviews (Long and Medium Term)

A long term overview for year 4. Contains a topic for each half term for foundation subjects and a context for each English unit to be taught.

Overview 1 - Autumn
An overview that contains lesson objectives for each foundation subject and overview of English lessons for one whole term.

Topics include:
The Tudors
Tudor Ships
Tudor Music
Gymnastics
Habitats
Developing images using repeated patterns

Text-types include:
Short stories
Instructions
Non-chronological reports
Historical stories
Recounts

Overview 2 - Spring
Non-core topics include:
States of Matter
The UK and North America
African Drumming
Pattern Painting
Seasonal Vegetables
Netball
Remembering Life

Text-types include:
Diaries
Balanced Arguments
Newspaper Reports
Informal Letters
Explanation Texts
Playscripts

Overview 3 - Summer
Non-core topics include:
Animals (including humans)
Mayan Civilisation
Pablo Picasso
Electrical Circuits
Classical Music
Religious Signs and Symbols
Islamic Teachings

Text-types include:
Persuasive writing
Fantasy stories
Leaflets
Autobiographies
Recounts
Reports on a Product
Adverts

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