Subject

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

English

Narrative,

Exploring stories with historical settings. 

Recognise the stages of a story: the introduction, build up, climax and resolution.  Introduce the use of paragraphs.

Recounts using newspapers and magazines to identify features of recount texts.

Imagery and Shape Poetry

Instructions

Spellings will begin with common high frequency words and will increase in difficulty according to individual ability.

Developing study skills, focusing on note-taking,

Looking at the features of reference/information books, identifying key phrases, scanning and writing precis.

Stories set in imaginary worlds, Adventure and mystery

Stories set in other cultures

Poems which explore form

Authors and letters

Dialogue and Plays

Language Poems

Explanation Texts

Persuasion Texts

Stories which raise issues and dilemmas

Plays

Maths

Counting

 Partitioning and calculating. 

Secure number facts

Understanding of shape

Data handling

Measure

Revise and learn times tables, including ordered and mixed up tables.

Counting in multiples of 10,

Dealing with large numbers, ordering and rounding,

Readingfrom scales,

Understanding positive and negative numbers,

Money

Telling the time

Kilograms and grams,

Areas of rectangles,

Solid shapes,

Direction/compass points,

Fractions and simple decimals

Data handling.

Counting, partitioning and calculating

 Securing number facts, understanding shape

Handling data and measures

 Calculating, measuring and understanding shape

Securing number facts, relationships and calculating

Science

Moving and Growing - the skeleton, joints, muscles etc. 

 Keeping Warm.

Friction

- forces, using force meters, weighing in Newton’s, looking at various surfaces and discussing friction, water and air résistance.

Creating simple electrical circuits.

Liquids, Solids and Separation

 Habitats

ICT

Develop word processing skills when writing for an audience, paying particular attention to style, format, size and presentation of text.  Manipulate given texts by re-arranging them using the correct tools. 

Developing images using repeating patterns

Developing their keyboard skills. 

Branching databases

Exploring and making use of Fronter

Modelling effects on screen. 

Enter instructions to control a screen turtle.

R.E

The Word of God and the Bible. 

Introduction on Hinduism

 The Festival of Christmas.

Jesus the teacher – focusing on different parables.

Easter

The Church, its features, uses and the importance of worship, including prayer

Hinduism

History

Second World War. 

What it was like for children in the Second World War

Visit to the Imperial War Museum.

Second Word War continued

Ancient Greeks

Ancient Greeks

Geography

How and where we spend our time

 How to read a simple map

How we can improve our environment.

Studying villages with particular emphasis on our closest village, Bexley.  

The effect of early settlers in this country

Studying India and life within an Indian village

Music

Develop listening skills for tempo, instruments and dynamics within music.  Including the introduction of new pieces of music, along with movement and accompaniment.

Singing

Continue their programme of singing, adding simple accompaniments and listening to a variety of music.

Music from around the world including songs and sounds from different cultures

PE

3/4Hk and 3/4Hm - Outdoor Games

3/4S - Swimming - grouped according to ability and will be working on strokes and techniques, working towards certificates.

Dance - Partner work, devising and performing sequences, evaluating and refining their work.

3/4Hk and 3/4Hm - Swimming

3/4S - Outdoor games.

Dance - Partner work, devising and performing sequences, evaluating and refining their work.

Outdoor Games

Gymnastics - creating sequences that include changes of level and speed.

Art

Dreams and images. 

Practising observational skills when drawing and sketching.

Experiment with a variety of media to produce work related to other curriculum areas. 

Artists such as Monet amongst others.

Using a variety of media, practising skills such as sketching and painting.

‘Take a Seat’

‘Journeys’

Creating clay pots.

Design and Technology

Pop Up Cards

‘Light it up!’

Money Containers