Year 4 Curriculum Map for Schools in the MENA Region

Theme/
Term

Finding freedom - Autumn 1

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Winter's Child Angela McAllister & Grahame Baker-Smith

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Varmints Helen Ward

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

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

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Zombierella: Fairytales Gone Bad Joseph Coelho

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Theme/
Term

Inventions & innovation - Autumn 2

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

FArTHER Grahame Baker-Smith

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Iron Man 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 Anna Claybourne

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Theme/
Term

Darkness & light - Spring 1

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Frindleswylde Natalia O'Hara and Lauren O'Hara

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Crown 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 Phillip Pullman

14 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Tamarind and the Star of Ishta Jasbinder Bilan

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Theme/
Term

Taking courage - Spring 2

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Shackleton's Journey William Grill

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush 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? Roman Belyaev

12 Sessions, 2 Weeks

The Poet's Dog Patricia MacLachlan

20 Sessions, 4 Weeks

Theme/
Term

Exploration & discovery - Summer 1

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

The Thames and Tide Club Katya Balen

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Story of Tutankhamun 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 Howard Carter Non-chronological reports, instructions, character descriptions, diary entry, newspaper reports and posters

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Poems from a Green and Blue Planet Sabrina Mahfouz

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Theme/
Term

Different worlds - Summer 2

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Weslandia Paul Fleischman

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Ever-Changing Earth Grahame Baker-Smith

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, postcard predictions, comparison texts

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Wild Robot Peter Brown

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks