Year 4 Spring

Maths

Click on the links below to open the relevant Maths-need-to-know document
Calculating 7	Mental strategies for multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100
Calculating 10	Exploring the distributive property and developing written methods of multiplying
Numbers and the Number System 6	Introducing decimal fractions
Numbers and the Number System 8	Introducing decimal fractions with two places
Measurement 3	Understanding and using units of length and distance
Measurement 6	Understanding perimeter and area
Measurement 2	Calculating with money amounts
Calculating 8	Developing fluency with the column method of adding
Calculating 9	Developing fluency with the column method of subtracting
Calculating 12	Developing fluency with the short written method of multiplying
Calculating 13	Developing fluency with the short written method of dividing
Numbers and the Number System 4	Introducing negative numbers

English

Reading	Writing
Non-fiction – London Herald (Newspapers) Exploring journalistic texts.	Write a formal newspaper report linked to the Victorian workhouses.
Fiction – Goodnight Stroud, Last Night I Saw the City Breathing (Poetry) Explore strong imagery, vocabulary and personification.	Write a free verse poem.
Non-fiction – Ancient Rome (Information text) Exploring information text.	Write a persuasive text about the Romans.

Computing

Design and Technology

E Safety

History

Music

PE

Gymnastics

Balance

Identify and use different body parts capable of weight-bearing for balance and understand why different body parts might be more suitable than others. Move into balances with control and accuracy, beginning to understand body tension and extension. Join together several balances into a sequence using travelling, rolling and jumping movements.

Dance

These shoes/ Giraffes Can’t dance

Perform imaginatively and begin to understand how dance conveys humour and character. Demonstrate and perform movement patterns alone and with a partner. Understand and demonstrate follow-my-leader and mirroring actions.