Class 4 Curriculum
(The addition and subtraction parent guide can be downloaded by clicking here)
This term, English will begin with learning and performing a fiction text called ‘Burger Boy’ by Alan Durant. Once we know the story, we will use this to plan and write our own warning tales. We will learn to use conjunctions to link ideas together and further practise using inverted commas to punctuate speech.
In maths, Year 1 children will learn how to apply their understanding of addition and subtraction to numbers to 20 including showing a knowledge of fact families (e.g. 14 + 6 = 20 so 20 – 6 = 14). Year 2 children will be learning about multiplication and division. One of the key ideas will be to recognise multiplication as repeated addition of the same number (e.g. 3 x 4 is the same as 4 + 4 +4). We will also describe multiplication using the language of ‘groups of’ such as 3 x 4 can be described as 3 groups of 4.
Our ‘Local Area’ theme will continue this half term. We will plan our field work ready for the local area walk to make comparisons between the traffic that is experienced on different types of road. To build on our use of maps, we will develop our knowledge of directional vocabulary and use compasses to navigate. In Art we will develop our skills and knowledge related to painting including colour mixing and investigating different types of brushes and paints. We will apply our skills to create a portrait in the style of Paul Klee’s work. Furthermore, we will celebrate art week this term, exhibiting our work in an school wide competition, exhibiting out work and inviting judges to judge Portrait Artists of the Year! In science this term, we will continue our learning about animals. We will explore animal diets and how they use their senses to survive before testing how the human sense of taste is affected by our sight. Linked to our DT and theme, we will also explore what plants and vegetation grow in our local area and investigate what helps it to grow well. In RE lessons we are continuing to understand how and why Christians celebrate sacred times such as Easter. Our music unit is called ‘Learning to Listen’. Singing and listening are at the heart of each lesson. Play, improvise and compose using a selection of these notes: C, D, E, F, F♯, G, A Our computing learning this term is focussed on coding skills. This learning will involve using programmable robots such as ‘Codapillars’ or ‘BeeBots’ in class and related app activities. During our indoor PE lessons we will develop our gymnastics knowledge and skills with a focus on rolls and balances. Outdoor lessons will be based on a range of striking and fielding activities to develop hand eye co-ordination, throwing and catching.
Our computing learning is based around data handling. We will use digital tools to represent our geographic fieldwork data using frequency tables and bar charts.
Our music unit is called ‘Exploring Sounds’. Children will have opportunities to learn how music is made up of high and low sounds, long and short sounds, and loud and quiet sounds. We will explore these sounds and create our own simple melodies in the key of C.
In RE lessons we will study ‘How and why we celebrate special and sacred times’ in a range of religions including Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
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