Year 4 Curriculum Map

Theme/Term

Taking courage - Autumn 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

The Baker by the Sea By Paula White

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Shackleton's Journey By William Grill

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Lion and the Unicorn By Shirley Hughes

18 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Matchbox Diary By Paul Fleischman

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Tourist brochure | Job applications, advertisements, setting descriptions, letter in role

Newspaper report | Packing lists (justifications), letters (formal and informal), setting descriptions, interviews, diaries, dialogue

Own version historical narrative | Letters, diary entries, character and setting descriptions, non-chronological reports

Non-chronological report | Dialogue, diary entry, re-telling (oral dictation), mini-autobiography, ship’s log

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Poet's Dog By Patricia MacLachlan

20 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Zombierella: Fairytales Gone Bad By Joseph Coelho

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe By C S Lewis

20 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Darkness & light - Autumn 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Frindleswylde By Jerdine Nolen

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Winter's Child By Angela McAllister & Grahame Baker-Smith

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Crown By Emily Kapff

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Selfish Giant By Oscar Wilde

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Narrative sequel | Letters, voting slips, dialogue, poetry, birds-eye view descriptions, persuasive speeches

Fantasy story sequel | Descriptive poems, postcards (recount), dialogue, setting descriptions as a letter, retellings

Information text for a 'Book of Wonders' | Descriptive labels, diary entry in role, descriptive poems, 'good news' posters

Own version narrative about kindness | Letters, first person recount, diaries, letters, posters, reports

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Firework Maker's Daughter By Phillip Pullman

14 Sessions, 0 Weeks

How Does a Lighthouse Work? By Roman Belyaev

12 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Poems from a Green and Blue Planet By Sabrina Mahfouz

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Window to the world - Spring 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Pride, The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag By Rob Sanders and Steven Salerno

10 Sessions, 2 Weeks

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush By Patrice Lawrence

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Jabberwocky By Lewis Carroll

10 Sessions, 2 Weeks

Outcomes

Biography of Harvey Milk | Thought bubbles, speech, simple leaflet

Factual report on the Windrush Generation | Informal letters, factual statements, future aspirations, postcard, diary entry, a speech, quotations

Nonsense poem | Performance poetry, explanatory descriptions

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Last Firefox By Lee Newbery

20 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Two Weeks with the Queen By Morris Gleitzman

16 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Tamarind and the Star of Ishta By Jasbinder Bilan

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Freedom & flight - Spring 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

FArTHER By Grahame Baker-Smith

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Tar Beach By Faith Ringgold

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Mermaid of Zennor By Charles Causley

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Sequel story | Retellings, recounts (postcards), setting descriptions, diary entries, instructions

Narrative retelling as a play script | Poetry, setting descriptions, formal letters, dialogue (as a script)

Own version legends | Information booklets, retelling from a different perspective, letters, tourist guides

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Story of Flight By Jakob Whitfield

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Undefeated By Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Annie Lumsden, the Girl from the Sea By David Almond

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Unearthing civilisations - Summer 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Weslandia By Paul Fleischman

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Ever-Changing Earth By Grahame Baker-Smith

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Story of Tutankhamun By Patricia Cleveland-Peck

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Riddle of the Runes By Janina Ramirez

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Non-chronological report | Retelling, character description, book review

Narrative sequel as a class book | Informal letters, explanatory leaflets, list poems, dictionary of terms

Biography of Tutankhamun | Non-chronological reports, instructions, character descriptions, diary entry, newspaper reports and posters

Historical fiction narrative (alternative ending) | Character and setting descriptions, dialogue, instructions (directions), letter

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Humans By Jonny Marx and Charlie Davis

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Fossil Hunter By Kate Winter

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Viking Voyagers By Jack Tite

10 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Norse Myths By Kevin Crossley-Holland

20 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Progress & innovation - Summer 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Varmints By Helen Ward

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Iron Man By Ted Hughes

18 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Until I Met Dudley By Roger McGough & Chris Riddell

10 Sessions, 2 Weeks

Outcomes

Explanation of a life cycle | Diary entry, instructions, letter, description, speech

Mystery narrative | Character descriptions, short news report, letter of advice, diary entry, menu (using descriptive devices), logbook entry

Two explanation texts - formal and informal | Explanatory poster, letter, short explanatory paragraph

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Wild Robot By Peter Brown

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Skygazing By Anna Claybourne

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

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