Summer 2
| English | Reading | Writing |
| The children will be reading the second book of the Chronicles of Narnia this half term - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Whilst reading this text they will be practising their usual reading comprehension skills of retrieval and inference. | To start the half term for Writing Year 4 will be writing their own Defeat the Monster text before moving on to more non-fiction practice including persuasive letter writing and information texts. |
| Maths | Year 4 will begin the half term by looking at statistics before moving on to measurement, including time and money. We will also look at shape including types of triangles and symmetry. | |
| Science | This half term, our unit of learning is States of matter.
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| RE | Buddhism The children will continue learning about Buddhism this half term and they will think about whether Buddha’s teachings help to make the world a better place. They will continue to learn about the eight-fold noble path to help them consider this. |
| PE | Indoor – Dodgeball This half term children will play dodgeball to practise attacking and defending using the skills of throwing and catching.
Outdoor - Tennis Children will also learn this net and wall game this half term and they will practice the skills of shooting, rallying and footwork. |
| History | We will continue to learn about Ancient Civilisations in History as we begin studying the Ancient Romans. We will learn about the Roman Army and family life and education. |
| DT | In Design and Technology this half term the children will be trying a range of foods and discussing where they came from. We will then plan and cook a family banquet. |
| French | For French this half term, we will be studying Boucle D’or et les Trois Ours. We will be using Goldilocks and the Three Bears to learn new words through a familiar story. |
| PSHE | Coping With Change. It includes the changes to girls’ and boys’ bodies that occur during puberty. They will explore the emotional impact of puberty and work out their own strategies for managing well. We will give the children opportunities to ask questions about puberty and change. During the discussions, children will learn about periods and why they happen. |
| Music | This half term the children will discover new ways to use their voices, through singing, beat box and rap they will be news readers, poets and rap artists in our Communication topic. |
| Computing | This term, Y4 will complete their Programming unit learning about code loops. They will then go on to use a BBC Microbit as a data logger.. |