Year 4 Autumn 1 3…2…1…Blast off! 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 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 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 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? 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’?