Welcome to Year 4; below you will find details of the children’s learning for each curriculum area.
Autumn 1 Learning: What did the Romans do for us?
This half term, we are excited to be learning about The Romans and their time in Britain. The children will investigate what Roman Britain was like by learning about Roman invasions and the Roman army, which will include an enrichment visit to Chester (or Deva as it was known in Roman times). This visit will involve being an archaeologist for the day and marching as a Roman soldier to the amphitheatre where the children practise creating battle formations. In art, the children will learn about still life and then sketch Roman artefacts, before creating a painting of a Roman soldier.
Autumn 2 Learning: How Do Circuits Work?
Over this half term in science, we will be learning about electricity. The children will attend a workshop in school where they will build electrical circuits and learn about the components of circuits. They will also learn about electrical safety. This learning will then be applied to our design technology work where the children will design and make torches containing an electrical circuit for a specific user.
We will also work as a year group to perform our Christmas production for parents.
Spring 1 Learning: The Drop in My Drink
During this half term, we will be learning about mountains in our geography work and the water cycle in science. We will then apply our learning to design technology once more to create a mechanism using levers and linkages. This will be a downhill skier on mountainside or a ski-lift on a mountainside.
Spring 2 Learning: The Anglo-Saxon Period
During this half term, we will be learning about the Anglo-Saxons. We will learn about excavations and discoveries archaeologists have made through their studies of this era. In art, we will be learning about applique techniques and the children will create a piece of artwork recreating a section of the Bayeux Tapestry. In English, the children will be reading a book set in Norway in Anglo-Saxon times called Odd & The Frost Giants, then writing their own stories using this setting.
This half term, the children will learn about the local area in geography lessons. They will conduct geographical fieldwork in the local area in order to answer their own questions about local businesses and the traffic around Westbrook Centre. In art, the children will learn about the sculpture from the town centre The Guardians of Warrington, and they will design and create their own sculptures from wire. In RE, children will learn about different places of worship with a visit to a local mosque and synagogue.
During this half term, the children will learn about the Vikings and how they invaded and settled in Britain. The children will also learn about King Alfred the Great and how we know about this period of history through the evidence that was left behind. We will be visited in school by Olaf the Viking who will share his experiences in a hands on workshop with the children.
