Year 4 Curriculum Map - T1 - 22/23

RATED OUTSTANDING BY ADEK AND BSO

THE BRITISH SCHOOL AL KHUBAIRAT

TERM 1 CURRICULUM MAP Year 4

ENGLISH:

Book study – The Queen’s Nose, The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Raven Units of Study - Persuasive Adverts, Adventure Stories, News Reports, Diaries, Poems which explore form.

Spelling - statutory words, ure, possessive apostrophe, homophones, prefixes:in, il, im, ir, suffixes:ing, er, en, ed.

Grammar – nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, expanded noun phrases; similes and metaphors; commas, direct speech, rhetorical questions, comparatives and superlatives.

Speaking and Listening - listening to the opinions of others and stating opinions, giving reasons. Daily retrieval and discussions.

MATHS:

Place value – read Roman Numerals to 100; find 1000 more or less than a given number; recognise the place value of each digit in a 4 digit number; order and compare numbers beyond 1000; round any number to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, negative numbers.

Addition, Subtraction - add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using formal written methods; estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to calculations; solve 2 step problems Measurement, Length and Perimeter - measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure in cm and m; convert between different units of measurement ie km to m Multiplication and Division - recall multiplication and division facts up to 12 x 12; divide mentally; solve problems

SCIENCE:

Science: Living things and their habitats Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways. Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment. Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

Electricity Identify common appliances that run on electricity.

Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers. Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery. Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit. Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors.

HUMANITIES:

Anglo Saxons and Vikings Where did the Anglo Saxons come from? Why did they invade Britain?

What Kingdoms were formed by the Anglo Saxons?

How did religion influence kingdoms? How do we know?

ART & DESIGN:

Drawing Explore materials and the effect of combining one medium with another.

Using a viewfinder to observe and draw parts of natural objects.

Applying knowledge, skills and techniques.

Painting Exploration of materials. Explicit teaching of techniques. Application of knowledge and techniques.

Sewing Basic stitches.

Cookery Following a recipe. Baking of biscuits.

COMPUTING: Chrome Book introduction Word Processing Skills - Google Docs & Google Drive

MFL:

French In the classroom - equipment; masculine and feminine. Saying what you have and don’t have (learning about the negative); listening to classroom commands.

Food - ordering food in a cafe. Learning about cafe culture in France.

French phonics: -è -é -ê -eau -eux

GEOGRAPHY:

Rivers and water cycle The features of rivers.

What is the water cycle? How does the water cycle work? What affects the water cycle?

Latitude and longitude Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night)

ARABIC (NATIVE) ‫ﻧَص ﻋﻧدﻣﺎ ﻓﻘد اﻟﻣﻠك أﺣﻼﻣﮫ‬ ‫ ھل ﺗﺣﻠم اﻟﺣﯾواﻧﺎت؟‬:‫اﻟﻧّص اﻟﻣَﻌﻠوﻣﺎﺗﻲ‬ ‫ اﻟﺟﻣﻠﺔ اﻻﺳﻣﯾﺔ واﻟﺟﻣﻠﺔ اﻟﻔﻌﻠﯾﺔ‬:‫ﻧَﺣو‬ ‫ ھﻣزة اﻟوﺻل واﻟﻘطﻊ‬:‫إﻣﻼء‬ ‫ﻧَص اﻷﻗدام اﻟطﺎﺋرَ ة‬ ‫ ﻛرة اﻟﻘدم‬:‫اﻟﻧﱠص اﻟﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎﺗﻲ‬ ‫ رﯾﻣﺎ واﻟﺑﻠﺑل‬:‫اﻟﻧﱠص اﻟﺗطﺑﯾﻘﻲ‬ ‫ أﺳﻠوب اﻟﺗﻌﺟّ ب‬:‫اﻟﻧﱠﺣو‬ ‫ ﻛِﺗﺎﺑﺔ ﻓﻘرة‬:‫اﻟﻛِﺗﺎﺑَﺔ‬

PE:

Gymnastics - children will learn balances, jumps and rolls in isolation, then look to build sequences combining all the gymnastic actions.

Athletics - children will develop their running, jumping and throwing skills in preparation for their school sports day event.

Swimming - children will develop their body position, arm & leg actions, breathing techniques and timing for each of the main strokes, while developing a range of other water based skills.

MUSIC:

Ukuleles Students will spend this term learning about the ukulele. They will explore the different ways to play the ukulele as well as learning chords that will enable them to perform popular music.

MELS: Wellbeing Wheel of values Self Care September Optimistic October Mindfulness Respecting self and others New Things November Mercy, Sympathy and Empathy Anti-Bullying Do Good December

ARABIC (NON-NATIVE): Main topics Home and school Colours, things around me in Home and school

Language and Grammar Greetings Classroom instructions.

Numbers (1-20) Introducing possessive pronouns (My) Colours in Masculine and Feminine nouns(colours) Letter revision ‫ م‬،‫ د‬، ‫ س ن و‬، ‫ ج‬، ‫ب‬

ISLAMIC A & B:

ISLAMIC B:

1-Honoring the parents 2-The Etiquette of Recitation 3-The Revelation of the Qur’an to prophet Muhammad,peaces be upon him 4- Surah Al- Alaq 5-Khadijah Bint Khwailid - May Allah be pleased with her 6-Good Morals 7-Belief in Angels 8-Surah Al- Toha 9-Conditions and Nullifiers of prayer 10-The virtues of Reciting the Holy Qur’an 11-The call to prayer (Adhan) and the second call to prayer 12- Surah at teen

Etiquette of entering and leaving the house.

Surah Al Burooj The rules of Tajweed.

The strong believer.

The early call to Islam.

Zaynab bint Khuzaymah.

Believe in Divine books Surat Attariq.

The verification of news.

The importance and etiquette of obligatory prayers.

Those among you with the best manners.

‫ﺑر اﻟواﻟدﯾن‬ ‫آداب اﻟﺗﻼوة‬ ‫ﻧزول اﻟوﺣﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻧﺑﻲ ﻣﺣﻣد‬ ‫ﺳورة اﻟﻌﻠق‬ ‫ﺧدﯾﺟﺔ ﺑﻧت ﺧوﯾﻠد‬ ‫ﺣﺳن اﻟﺧﻠق‬ ‫اﻹﯾﻣﺎن ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻼﺋﻛﺔ‬ ‫ﺳورة اﻟﺿﺣﻰ‬ ‫ﺷروط اﻟﺻﻼة وﻣﺑطﻼﺗﮭﺎ‬ ‫ﻓﺿل ﺗرﺗﯾل اﻟﻘرآن‬ ‫اﻷذان واﻹﻗﺎﻣﺔ‬ ‫ﺳورة اﻟﺗﯾن‬