Year 4 Curriculum Map for Schools in the GCC

Theme/Term

Finding freedom - Autumn 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
1 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Tar Beach By Faith Ringgold

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Varmints By Helen Ward

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

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

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Zombierella: Fairytales Gone Bad By Joseph Coelho

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Inventions & innovation - Autumn 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
1 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

FArTHER By Grahame Baker-Smith

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Iron Man By Ted Hughes

18 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

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

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Skygazing By Anna Claybourne

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Darkness & light - Spring 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Frindleswylde By Jerdine Nolen

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Crown By Emily Kapff

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

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

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Firework Maker's Daughter By Phillip Pullman

14 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Tamarind and the Star of Ishta By Jasbinder Bilan

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Taking courage - Spring 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Shackleton's Journey By William Grill

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush By Patrice Lawrence

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

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

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length

How Does a Lighthouse Work? By Roman Belyaev

12 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Poet's Dog By Patricia MacLachlan

20 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Exploration & discovery - Summer 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
1 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

The Thames and Tide Club By Katya Balen

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Story of Tutankhamun By Patricia Cleveland-Peck

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Own version fantasy narrative | Persuasive letters and letters of advice, diary entries, weather reports, advertisements, dialogue

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Poems from a Green and Blue Planet By Sabrina Mahfouz

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Different worlds - Summer 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
1 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Weslandia By Paul Fleischman

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Baker by the Sea By Paula White

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

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

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Wild Robot By Peter Brown

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks