Year 4
Welcome to Year Four Autumn 1 2025!
We would like to welcome you all to Year 4, we are so excited to have you back at school for a new school year!
Times Table Resources
Use the links below to practice for the statutory multiplication check that Year 4 children will complete at the end of the year.
Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds
Times tables games - Learn them all here!
Multiplication Tables Check - Mathsframe
Guided Reading
This half term, children are going to be reading the classic fiction book 'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame. We will be exploring how characters are feeling and making inferences through looking at evidence and clues. Further into the half term, we will be exploring the book, 'Sabryna and the River Spirit', in which Sabryna's local river is being polluted by big businesses and it is having a big impact on her little village. Will Sabryna be able to save the river?
English
In English, we are going to be creating pieces of writing from a range of text types based on our Geography unit 'Rivers'. We will link our learning to our guided reading book The Wind in the Willows. In this half term, we will be writing a diary entry from a character's viewpoint, a non-chronological report on how rivers are used, including our local river and a narrative on Mole's journey into the Wild Wood.
Maths
In Maths, we will be starting our new school year learning about the place value of numbers up to 10,000. We will compare, order and partition these numbers in different ways. We will also learn how to use Roman Numerals up to 100.
Science
In Science, we will be focusing on our topic called 'How does matter change state?' During this unit, we will be looking at how matter turns from solids to liquids to gas and how the change can be reversed. We will also look at the water cycle and the impact is has on how we live. 
RE
Our RE topic for this term is called, 'The Bible'. In this unit, we will be learning about the different parts of the Bible. We will develop our research skills by finding Bible References from the Old and New Testament. We will also look at some significant Bible Stories and discover how certain biblical figures showed faith in God.
Curriculum
In Curriculum, our big question is, 'Why are most of the world's cities located by rivers?' During this unit, we will be finding parts of a river, locating rivers of the world and why many are found near rivers. We will also be exploring why our rivers should be kept clean and what we can do to help stop water pollution.
Art
In Art, children will be looking at the unit, 'Storytelling through Drawing'. In this unit, children will be delving into the artwork of Shaun Tan and Laura Carlin before creating their own interpretation of the story of the Jabberwocky using charcoal.
Design and Technology
In DT, we will be looking at 'Shell Structures' which is a follow on unit from Year 3. In this unit, we will explore the materials used in a range of packaging, evaluate existing shell structures and design and create our own shell structures that are sturdy and colourful.
PE
Children will have PE lessons on a Tuesday afternoon. On this day only, they should come to school in their PE kit. For the rest of the week, the children should be wearing their full school uniform.
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