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Sapling Class Year 3 and 4 - Long Term Plan

Sapling Class (Year 3 and 4) Long Term Curriculum Plan

We are currently teaching Year B

Year A

 

What does it mean to be human?

How do we use …?

What’s so important about water?

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Key Texts

Stig of the Dump

Books by Satoshi Kitamura

I Bet I Can Make You Laugh

Horrible Histories Books

Books by Anthony Brown

Grimwood

Dragon Post

Poems by Alex Wharton

The Barnabus Project

The Antlered Ship

The Rhythm of the Rain

The Dam

Water Cycles

Poems for a Change

English

Classic Fiction: Stig of the Dump

Author Study: Satoshi Kitamura

Keeping Healthy Instructions and Explanations

Humorous Poems

Author Study – Anthony Browne

Humorous Stories: Grimwood

Letters and Postcards

Poems by the Same Author

Fantasy Adventure Stories

Information Texts: Water

Poems for a Change

Maths

Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Multiplication and Division

Fractions

Shape

Place Value and Fractions

Addition and Subtraction

Measures

Decimals and Money

Multiplication

Division

Time

Number and Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Multiplication and Division

Decimals

Measures and Data

Shape

Fractions

RE

Why is there so much diversity of belief about creation?

What do Christians and Sikhs believe about God? 

What difference do religious teachings make to the daily lives of Christians and Sikhs?

What does sacrifice mean?

How do people express commitment to a religion/worldview in different ways?

Whole school enquiry

Science

This Planet Rocks 

Fit for Success

Sounds Spectacular!   A World of Living Things

Feast of Flowers, Fruits & Seeds

What's the Matter?

History

Stone Age to Iron Age

Anglo-Saxons and Scots

Vikings

Geography

Modern Europe

Settlements and Land use

Rainforests

Art and Design

Cave painting to Banksy

Mixed-media mythical creatures

Water art

Design Technology

Cooking and ingredients

Mechanics: Cams

Construction: Viking boats

Music

I'Ve Been to Harlem

Chilled-Out Clap Rap

Latin Dance (Ukelele)

'March' From The Nutcracker

From a Railway Carriage

Tell a Story Through Song

Fly With The Stars (Classroom percussion)

Languages (French)

Talking about yourself

French greetings song

Hobbies and sports

Hobbies and days of the week in French song

Weather and seasons

French Story: On The Beach

Computing

Information technology:

Touch Typing (Dance Mat) 

Creating and Storing: Images and Animation (File types) 

Digital literacy:

Managing Online Information 

Health, Wellbeing and Lifestyle 

Privacy and Security 

Copyright and Ownership 

Computer science:

Networks & Hardware  

Logo 

PE

Dance 

Football (EPC)

Tag Rugby 

Forest School

Swimming

Gym (EPC)

Netball (EPC)

Yoga

Athletics (EPC)

Tennis

Rounders (EPC)

PSHE/RSE

Connecting with others: what helps us feel safe and included? 

The online world: how should we communicate online? 

No Outsiders: To use my pupil voice – We’re All Wonders

Citizenship: what careers do people choose and why?

Staying safe: what signs help me recognise what is safe or unsafe? 

No Outsiders: Ask questions – The Flower

No Outsiders: Find a solution to a problem – Two Monsters

Connecting with others: how can we respect each other?

The online world: how can we decide what to trust online? 

No Outsiders: Overcome language as a barrier – The Way Back Home

No Outsiders: Understand what discrimination means – This is Our House

Year B

 

Who’s in control?

What lights up the world?

What is stronger – people or their environment?

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Key Texts

The Timeslip Scarab
The Three Pigs

The True Story of The Three Little Pigs                           
The Wolf's Story               Questions and Answers: How Does It Work?
Revolting Rhymes

The Heart and the Bottle
The Red Tree
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 
Modern Technology

Stars With Flaming Tales 
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 

The Romans: Gods, Emperors and Dormice 
Lost
Reports and Recounts: Real Life Mysteries
                             Real Life Mysteries: Can You Explain the Unexplained?         Shaping The World

English

Alternative Fairy Tales
Historical Portal Stories 
Instructions and Explanations
Poems by Michael Rosen

Classic Fiction - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Stories that Raise Issues 
Explanation Texts
Classic Poems - Robert Louis Stevenson 

Roman Myths
Saving Species Reports
Reports and Recounts
Poetry: Shaping the World

Maths

Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Multiplication and Division

Fractions

Shape

Place Value and Fractions

Addition and Subtraction

Measures

Decimals and Money

Multiplication

Division

Time

Number and Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Multiplication and Division

Decimals

Measures and Data

Shape

Fractions

RE

What is philosophy? How do people make moral decisions? 

Where do religious beliefs come from?

What do we mean by truth? Is seeing believing? 

What is the Trinity?

How do/have religious groups contribute(d) to society and culture?

Whole school enquiry

Science

The Circle of Life

Greatly Green Flowers

Shining the Light

Electric Personalities

Magnetic Fun and Games

Habitat Helpers

History

Ancient Egypt

Inventions through time

Romans and local history

Geography

Rivers

Geographical Skills

Volcanoes

Art and Design

Portraits then and now

Drawing light and shade

Volcano sculpture

Design Technology

Textiles: Egyptian bags

History of design and CAD

Mechanics and construction: Roman catapults

Music

This Little Light of Mine

My Fantasy Football Team

The Doot Doot Song (Ukelele)

Fanfare for the Common Man

Spain

Global Pentatonics

The Horse In Motion

Telling a Story Through Song

Languages

(French)

Animals and pets

Farm animals song

Colours and adjectives

French Story: Little Red Riding

The Classroom Environment

Computing

Information technology:

Typing in Context (Google Slides) 

Data & Spreadsheets 

Digital literacy:

Self-Image and Identity 

Online Relationships 

Online Reputation 

Online Bullying 

Computer science:

Busy Code 

Visual Code 

PE

Hockey

Football (EPC)

Dance (EPC)

Dodgeball

Gym (EPC)

Netball

Yoga

Tag Rugby (EPC)

Athletics: Field

Athletics: Track (EPC)

Rounders

Cricket (EPC)

PSHE/RSE

My healthy self: how can I take care of my mine and body?

Citizenship: What rights and responsibilities do we have? 

No Outsiders: Use strategies to help someone who feels different – The Hueys in the New Jumper

Health protections: how can we prevent illness and injury and respond if they happen? 

My healthy self: how can I make healthy choices?

No Outsiders: Know when to be assertive – Dog’s Don’t Do Ballet

No Outsiders: Understand why people choose to get married – King and King

Citizenship: how can I spend my money wisely? 

Growing up: how will my body and emotions change as I grow up? 

No Outsiders: Be welcoming - Beegu

No Outsiders: Be who you want to be – Red: A Crayon’s Story