Welcome to Year 4

ART

Portraits - the children focus on facial features and proportions, thinking about the influence of Leonardo Da Vinci.  They also create their own portraits of the Pharaohs. 

Environmental Art - the children create sculptures to show their awareness of how plastics are damaging our oceans.

Mosaics - as part of the topic about the Romans, pupils design and create their own Roman mosaics. 

COMPUTING

Pupils use Purple Mash to learn about online safety, computer technology, coding (Logo), databases, animation and procedures and routines. 

DT

Food Technology - a healthy and varied diet.  Pupils design and create a healthy wrap to take on a school trip.

Electrical Systems - simple circuits and switches.  Pupils design and create a night light for a toddler.

Textiles - 2D shape to 3D product.  Pupils design and create a Viking purse, linked to their history topic.

GEOGRAPHY

How and why is my local environment changing? Pupils look at the local area of Sheffield and develop their map reading skills using Digimaps. 

How can we live more sustainably? Pupils learn what a carbon footprint is and how this affects environments around the world. 

Why are jungles so wet and deserts so dry? Pupils learn about the Atacama Desert and the rainforests in Brazil; they look at the different climates and wildlife in both environments, and compare them to the UK. 

HISTORY

We learn about the fall of the Roman Empire then move chronologically on to Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Scots and the Anglo Saxon struggle.  We also focus on Ancient civilisations, in particular, Ancient Egypt. 

LITERACY

The Day The Crayons Quit - persuasive writing

Apocalyptic story writing

Short stories and spooky stories

Non chronological and newspaper reports linked to History

Comic strips about King Athelstan

Poetry - humorous poetry and looking at different structures of poetry

Autobiographies