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Year 4
Autumn 1
3…2…1…Blast off!
As Readers can we:
• Develop a positive attitude to
reading by looking at a range of
different genres around the topic
of space?
• Use dictionaries to check the
meaning of new words we may
come across?
• Draw inferences’ on text for
example, how characters
thoughts and motives?
• Discuss words and phrases that
capture the readers attention?
• Explore the fiction story of’ The
Disappearing Moon’ and the nonfiction text ‘Monsters from
Space’?
As Writers can we:
• Use our imaginations to write descriptively?
• Plan our writing (adventure story) by discussing writing
similar to that which we are planning to write?
• Progressively build a rich and varied vocabulary?
• Assess the effectiveness of my own and others’ work
suggesting improvements?
• Create and write about our own space monster using
simple organisational devices?
As Geographers can we:
• Explore and describe what we see from an
ariel view point?
• Learn about the life of Felix Baumgartner
(Austria)?
As Mathematicians can
we:
• Find 1000 more or
less than a given
number?
• Recognise the place
value of a four digit
number?
• Add and subtract
numbers with up to
four digits?
• Recall
multiplication and
division facts (up to
12 x 12)?
As Artists and Designers can we:
• Observe photos taken by astronauts and
discuss their significance?
• Improve our mastery of art and design
techniques by creating marble ink pictures
and using tye dye to create a ‘space effect’?
As Scientists can we:
• Describe the movement of the Earth, and
other planets, relative to the sun in the solar
system?
• Use the ideas of the Earths rotation to
explain day and night, and the apparent
movement of the sun across the sky?
Learning Challenge
Year 4 Autumn 1
Here are some ideas for this half
term’s learning challenge! The
challenge should be completed over
the half term and needs to be
brought into school by Monday 19th
October. I will look forward to seeing
the completed challenges! Please
see me if you have any questions
Thank you,
Miss L. Unwin
As Geographers can
you:
• Draw an
accurate map of
space?
• Find physical
features on
each planet?
e.g. craters and
rings
As Musicians can you:
• Write your own space
song?
As Writers can you:
• Write a story about your
own space adventure?
• Visit the local library and
write a book review about
your favourite space story?
• Create a newspaper article
about an event which could
take place in space?
• Write a play script set in
space?
As Mathematicians can you:
• Find the size of each planet?
• Compare the distances
between each of the planets?
• Work out how long each
planet takes to orbit the sun?
As ICT Technicians can
you:
• Help NASA design
a new logo for a
rocket?
• Locate news
reports about
space, to print out
and bring into
school for our
reading area?
The planets
As Scientists can you:
• Research the planets in our
solar system?
• Design a healthy meal for
astronauts to eat in space?
As Artists and Designers can
you:
• Design and create a junk
model rocket?
• Create a superb space
scene using a range of
materials?
As Historians can you:
• Create a poster or
fact file about
astronauts from
the past and their
missions into
space?