Year 4 Topics

This The Blitz KS2 History lesson gives your class the chance to learn all about the Blitz and how it affected Britain. The lesson starts by showing photographs of the devastation caused by the Blitz, asking children to consider what they think might... Read More

Now that your class know what the Blitz was they can take a look at WW2 air raids and how the people of Britain protected themselves, and their country, from the deadly attacks. Your KS2 class will look at various methods people used to keep themselv... Read More

This WW2 Evacuation KS2 History planning pack will challenge your class to think about the experiences of WW2 evacuees and what it might have been like for evacuees to be separated from their families during World War 2. During the lesson, your Year ... Read More

Download this WW2 Rationing KS2 History lesson to teach your Year 3/4 class all about rationing during the Second World War. Your Year 3/4 class will discover how much food people were allocated each week, as well as exploring other items that were r... Read More

This thought-provoking Holocaust and Anne Frank KS2 History lesson starts by looking at why the war was more difficult for some groups of people than others, before looking specifically at why Jews were targeted during the Holocaust. The included sli... Read More

What was daily life in WW2 like? What was it like for children and families living through the war? This lesson firstly looks at how the war affected people's lives on a daily basis before giving your class the chance to consolidate their learning to... Read More

This WW2 Propaganda Posters KS2 Art lesson for Year 3 or Year 4 children takes a look at a variety of WW2 propaganda posters before challenging your class to use their artistic skills and powers of persuasion to design and create their own posters to... Read More

The second lesson in this WW2 Art lesson planning pack will challenge your class to think a little more deeply about the effects of World War 2 on people around the world. They will also consider how they, personally, feel about the war and use this ... Read More

This WW2 Aviation Art lesson for KS2 children gives your Year 3 or Year 4 class the chance to explore some of the different aircrafts used during the Second World War. They will then learn how to draw a WW2 fighter plane! The included slideshow p... Read More

If you're looking for WW2 recipes for children to make in their WW2 DT lessons, you've come to the right place! This lesson for KS2 DT lesson will teach your Year 3 or Year 4 class all about rationing and give them the chance to look through some rat... Read More

Your KS2 class will be challenged to make a Morse machine in this fun WW2 DT lesson for Year 3 or Year 4 children so that they can dit and dah their way to communicating in a new language! The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input ex... Read More

This Gas Mask Makers KS2 DT lesson for Year 3 or Year 4 children examines why gas masks were important during the war and gives your class the opportunity to design, make and evaluate their own gas mask using a variety of different materials and tool... Read More

Which countries fought in WW2? Where in the world are the allies and axis countries? Which continents are these countries in? During this WW2 Geography lesson for KS2 children, your Year 3 or Year 4 class will find the answers to all of these que... Read More

This WW2 Computing lesson for KS2 children will challenge your class to use what they know about World War 2 to create a multimedia presentation about a particular aspect of the war. They will be challenged not only to include relevant and interestin... Read More

This Morse Code KS2 Computing lesson teaches your class what Morse code is, how and why it was invented, and how it was used during the war. Your Year 3 or Year 4 class will then learn how to decipher Morse code for themselves and send their own Mors... Read More

This WW2 Songs KS2 Music lesson for Year 3 or Year 4 will help your class understand how music was used to lift morale during World War 2. They will explore some of the most famous wartime songs, such as 'Daisy, Daisy' and 'It's a long way to Tippera... Read More

Let their creative juices flow in this WW2 Music lesson as your Year 3 or Year 4 children compose a piece of music to reflect the Blitz using a variety of tuned and/or untuned percussion. The included slideshow presentation show some photographs of t... Read More

After finding out about the myth of Atlantis, your class will then use their imaginations to think about what they would see if they discovered this lost underwater city, before turning their ideas into a piece of artwork. Read More

This lesson teaches your class about the art of mosaics and their origins before giving them the chance to create their own mosaic based on a sea animal or scene using a choice of methods and techniques. Read More

Throughout this topic your class will come across dozens of interesting sea creatures but this lesson allows them to focus on just one as they research their chosen animal and use it as the basis for a multimedia presentation. Read More

Everyone loves a good story and stories under the sea are always exciting! Give your class the chance to choose their own characters, problems and underwater settings as they plan and write their own under the sea stories to make into digital storybo... Read More

What do you see when you go to an aquarium? Using photographs as a stimulus, children will think about what they see at an aquarium before designing, making and evaluating their own model aquarium. Read More

This fun project gives your class the chance to improve their sewing skills as they design, create and evaluate a stuffed soft toy in the shape of a fish or other sea creature. Read More

Do your class know the names of the major oceans and where they are in the world? This lesson consolidates their knowledge of oceans and seas, as well as countries and continents, and focuses on map work to identify and locate major seas and oceans. Read More

This lesson focuses on the five oceans and explores their geographical features, such as depth, size and average temperatures. This provides a great opportunity to get your class using statistics, data and graphs to answer questions. Read More

This thought-provoking lesson looks at the many ways in which seas and oceans are used by humans, from transport and tourism to mining and food, and explores both the positive and negative impacts of these uses. Read More

Introduce your class to Camille Saint-Saens. the famous composer of 'The Carnival of the Animals', in this lesson as they listen and respond to 'Aquarium' in a variety of ways. Please note that the music is not included in the lesson. Read More

Bring the sound of the ocean to your classroom as your children investigate the sounds different instruments make and use them to create sounds that reflect life underwater, such as crashing waves, scuttling crabs and waving seaweed. They can them co... Read More

This lesson looks at what a habitat is and identifies different types of habitats and the animals who live there. It also explores how sea animals have adapted to their underwater habitat. Read More

After thinking of the sea animals they already know, this lesson explores why it is important to be able to classify animals into groups before doing just that with terms such as vertebrate, invertebrate, mammal, mollusk, crustacean, amphibian and re... Read More

What do a fish, a human and a daisy have in common? This lesson looks at the seven life processes common to all living organisms and finds out what each is. It also explores how some land and sea animals differ in the way they carry out these process... Read More

After recapping what the seven life processes are, this lesson looks in particular at respiration. It explores how mammals such as dolphins breathe on land and in the water, and how other underwater creatures take in oxygen from water instead of air. Read More

This lesson identifies movement as one of the life processes common to all organisms and examines why it is necessary before exploring the difference between the skeletons of fish and humans and why these differences exist. It also looks at how other... Read More

After defining what reproduction is and why it is a necessary life process, this lesson looks at the different ways in which sea animals reproduce (whether they give birth to live young or lay eggs) and gives your class the chance to explore how mamm... Read More

Teach your KS2 class how to make an Egyptian cartouche with this ready-to-teach Art lesson for Year 3 or Year 4. The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input explains what a cartouche is and shows some clear step-by-step instructions fo... Read More

This ancient Egyptian jewellery KS2 Art lesson will turn your class into Egyptian royalty as they design and make their own ancient Egyptian necklaces using a simple but very effective method. During the teaching input, the slideshow presentation... Read More

Put their computer skills to the test as they plan and create their own Egypt presentations to explain an aspect of ancient Egyptian life in this ancient Egyptian Computing lesson for KS2 children. Your class will be challenged to create a multimedia... Read More

The internet is a part of daily life for most children these days, but do they know how to use the internet to find out the information they really need? This lesson challenges your class to carry out their own ancient Egypt research as they use sear... Read More

This lesson allows your class to organise a mess of information about Egyptian gods and goddesses (or pharaohs) into database fields, teaching them how information can be organised and how databases can be used. Read More

Challenge your class to make a shaduf in this ancient Egyptian DT lesson for KS2! The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input of this lesson explores what a shaduf was and how they were used by the ancient Egyptians. It then shows some... Read More

This ancient Egypt DT lesson for Year 3 and Year 4 will start by getting your children thinking about what the ancient Egyptians ate. It then goes on to look at a recipe for making Egyptian bread. The included slideshow presentation for the teaching ... Read More

This Map of Egypt KS2 lesson planning pack will teach your class how to locate Egypt on a world map, identifying the countries, seas and oceans that surround it. They will also explore a map of Egypt itself, identifying some major cities and features... Read More

Challenge your class to find out all about Egyptian geography in this lesson as they explore the physical and human features of this fascinating country. This lesson starts by letting your class discuss what kind of country Egypt is in terms of clima... Read More

This lesson turns your classroom into a travel agents as your class look at what people can do on a holiday to Egypt and design posters and brochures to encourage people to travel to there. The slides show a variety of photos of Egypt, giving childre... Read More

Teach your class about the longest river in the world as they investigate the geographical features of the River Nile, such as length, tributaries, source and mouth, as well as looking at which countries besides Egypt the Nile runs through. Read More

Introduce your class to their new topic using this Ancient Egypt timeline KS2 lesson plan. Give your class some context on when and where the fascinating Ancient Egyptian civilisation took place and discuss some of the most important dates in this pe... Read More

This lesson looks at the ancient Egyptian social pyramid and explores how society was structured. Your KS2 class will investigate the roles, rights and responsibilities of different groups of people from pharaohs and viziers to farmers and slaves. Th... Read More

This Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs KS2 lesson pack takes an in-depth look at what a pharaoh did, how someone became pharaoh, what power and influence they had over the Egyptian subjects and what happened when a pharaoh died. Your class will also have the... Read More

Download a ready-to-teach Egyptian Gods KS2 History lesson for Year 3 or Year 4! Through this comprehensive planning pack, your class will learn all about the Egyptian gods and goddesses, exploring the role Egyptian gods played in the lives of the an... Read More

Teach your Year 3 or Year 4 class all about one of the most famous ancient wonders with this Ancient Egyptian Pyramids KS2 History lesson! Your children will explore why the pyramids were built, how they were built and how the designs changed over ti... Read More

Give your class the chance to explore ancient Egyptian achievements and inventions in this KS2 History lesson for Year 3 and Year 4. Your class will explore achievements and inventions such as paper, clocks, the shaduf, ox-drawn ploughs, calendars, k... Read More

This Egyptian Dance KS2 PE lesson for Year 3 or Year 4 gives your class the chance to choreograph and perform their own Egyptian dances after looking at examples of pharaonic dance and body shapes in ancient Egyptian art. Alternatively, they can crea... Read More

What does sound look like? After pondering this question, your class will explore sound waves and how they can be represented and then go on to create their own unique artwork to represent sound waves. Read More

This project looks at how different musical instruments could be made using a variety of different materials and techniques and then gives your class the chance to make and evaluate their own musical instruments, either from their own designs or usin... Read More

After reminding your class how to construct electrical circuits to include bulbs and buzzers, this fun lesson allows them to put their design skills to the test as they design, make and evaluate a game including a circuit that lights up and makes noi... Read More

This lesson looks at what a multimedia presentation is and what it might include before looking in more detail at how to insert sounds into a PowerPoint presentation. Children will then have the chance to try this out for themselves and even record t... Read More

This creative lesson looks at a variety of stained glass windows before giving your class the chance to design and create their own stained glass 'window' with the help of digital software. Read More

This lessons gets your class thinking about all the musical instruments they are familiar with and challenges them to identify a variety of instruments, some of which may not be so familiar. They will then listen to a variety different instruments t... Read More

I'm afraid there is no way around it...this lesson will get noisy! Your class will investigate different ways of making sounds to match a description using the objects they can see around them. Can they make low, booming noises? Can they make a high,... Read More

After defining the terms 'pitch' and 'volume', your class will then improve their listening skills as they identify high, low, loud and soft notes on tuned instruments. They can even explore how jars with different amounts of water in have a differen... Read More

This lesson consolidates the learning over the last three music lessons by giving your class the opportunity to compose, rehearse and perform a sound story by adding sounds to a written narrative. The slides go through some examples for children to t... Read More

The first lesson in this series explores what the difference between light and dark is and helps your children understand that we need light in order to see. It then goes on to explore different light sources and encourages your children to find as m... Read More

This lesson encourages your class to think about what the difference is between night and day, and goes on to explore the Sun. Your class will find out that the Sun is actually a star and that day, night, dawn and dusk are caused by the rotation of t... Read More

This lesson starts by thinking about what shadows are and how they are formed before going on to consider whether all objects cast shadows. Your class can then investigate and identify objects which are transparent, translucent and opaque. There is a... Read More

Now that your class are familiar with what shadows are, they can explore how they behave. With plenty of opportunities to explore shadows for themselves, your children will investigate how shadows change and move depending on where the light source i... Read More

This lesson gives your class the opportunity to carry out a complete investigation to explore how shadows cast from the Sun change throughout the day, putting their knowledge and understanding of shadows to the test as they make predictions and draw ... Read More

The final lesson in this series gets your class thinking about how they see objects that do not give out light. They will explore how light is reflected from surfaces and recognise that some surfaces are more reflective than others. There is also the... Read More

This fun Art lesson for KS2 provides your Year 3/4 children with basic rainforest animal masks to make for themselves, and offers tons of creative suggestions for how they can turn the basic mask template into realistic, colourful or zany rainforest ... Read More

This Rainforest Facts Computing lesson for KS2 children challenges your Year 3 or Year 4 class to find out whether given statements about the rainforest are true or false. The teaching input looks at how to use appropriate search terms and the import... Read More

This Rainforest Computing lesson challenges your class to find rainforest words for each letter of the alphabet and use them to create their own rainforest glossary using tables in a word processing document. They will also be able to apply their kno... Read More

Challenge your KS2 class to work with fabric to create their own colourful poison dart frog bean bags! The included slideshow for the teaching input starts by looking at some photos of poison dart frogs, then goes on to show some step-by-step picture... Read More

This Rainforest Moving Information Books lesson starts by teaching your class to create some different moving mechanisms, such as sliders, pop-out objects, windows and rotating wheels, before challenging them to think about how they could incorporate... Read More

This Rainforest Locations lesson for KS2 children starts by asking your class what they already know about rainforests and what they think they are like, before locating tropical rainforests on a world map. They will also learn the names of the diffe... Read More

This Layers of the Rainforest KS2 Geography lesson starts by explaining that the hot and humid climate of the rainforest makes it perfect for plant growth. It then goes on to explore the four layers of the rainforest (the emergent layer, canopy, unde... Read More

In this Rainforest Climate lesson for KS2 children, your Year 3 or Year 4 class will define the word 'climate' before going on to examine the climate of a tropical rainforest through the use of graphs and charts. They will also find out about the uni... Read More

Download this Rainforest Tribes KS2 Geography lesson to give your Year 3 or Year 4 class an eye-opening look at some of the indigenous tribes that live in the rainforests, particularly the Yanomami tribe. The included slideshow presentation takes a l... Read More

This Rainforest Deforestation KS2 Geography lesson looks at the threats that the rainforests are facing and some of the reasons behind rainforest deforestation, as well as the effects this has on the animals, plants and people who live in the rainfor... Read More

This lesson starts by looking at the basic parts of a plant (leaves, stem, roots and flower) and their functions, before identifying these different parts on a variety of different rainforest plants from kapok trees to giant water lilies. Read More

This Identifying Rainforest Plants KS2 Science lesson starts by showing your class some of the different plants that are found in the rainforest, and asking them to identify their parts and describe their features. They can then identify a variety of... Read More

In this Identifying Rainforest Animals KS2 Science lesson, your class will take a trip to the Amazon as they find out about a range of rainforest animals. After recapping where the Amazon rainforest is on a map, this lesson then goes on to look at so... Read More

Now that your class can identify some animals of the Amazon rainforest, they will be challenged to organise these animals into groups in this Classifying Amazon Animals lesson for KS2. Your class will explore the differences between mammals, reptiles... Read More

This Rainforest Food Chain KS2 Science lesson teaches your class what a food chain is and defines the terms carnivore, herbivore, omnivore and producer, before showing them some examples of rainforest food chains to describe. It then challenges your ... Read More

This lesson explores the structure of Roman society with your KS2 class as they learn how ancient Rome went from monarchy to republic to empire. They will investigate how each was run, as well as looking at the social and political position of differ... Read More

This Roman Life KS2 History lesson gives your Year 3 or Year 4 class the chance to explore what daily life was like for people living in ancient Rome. Your class will find out how advances in technology made life easier for the ordinary people of Rom... Read More

This Roman Gladiators KS2 History lesson is sure to be a hit with your class as they explore what the Romans did for entertainment, looking particularly at the the role of gladiators in the amphitheatres. Your children will explore what life was like... Read More

Explore the deities of ancient Rome with this Roman Gods KS2 lesson for Year 3 or Year 4! Your children will be introduced to some of the most important Roman gods and goddesses, and have the chance to do some research of their own to find out more a... Read More

Map skills at the ready in this lesson as your class learn to identify Italy, Rome and other major Italian cities on the map, before exploring the features of Italy such as climate, population, landscape, mountains and rivers. Read More

What would you do if you went on holiday to Rome? This lesson introduces those who have never visited the city to the major tourist destinations and archaeological sites of Rome and gets your class thinking about how the remains of the ancient Roman ... Read More

This lesson looks at the geographical similarities and differences between Italy and Britain in terms of climate, landscape and culture, and explores what a Roman soldier settling in Britain after the invasion of AD 43 would have found strange about ... Read More

Encourage your class to sort information about Roman gods and goddesses and organise data clearly in this lesson as they learn how to separate data into fields to create databases. And if gods and goddesses aren't your thing, they can create database... Read More

Give your class the opportunity to create spreadsheets and bar graphs to show Rome-related information such as average temperature and precipitation. Read More

This Roman Myths KS2 Computing lesson starts by reading through some popular Roman myths with your Year 3 or Year 4 class on the provided slideshow for the teaching input. Your children are then challenged to use word processing to create a storybook... Read More

This Roman Mosaics KS2 Art lesson for Year 3 and Year 4 explores what Roman mosaics are and how they were made, giving your class the chance to explore some Roman mosaics first hand to explore the colours, themes and motifs used. They can then create... Read More

Your KS2 class will explore and study some Roman mythology paintings in this lesson. The included slideshow for the teaching input show some Roman mythology paintings by famous artists for children to look at, and encourages them to think about some ... Read More

This Roman Artefacts KS2 Art lesson for Year 3 and Year 4 children challenges your class to explore some Roman artefacts before creating their own replicas using clay. The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input shows your class some e... Read More

Use this Roman Purses KS2 DT lesson to challenge your Year 3 or Year 4 class to work with fabric as they design, make and evaluate their own Roman purses. The provided slideshow guides your class through the process of making a simple Roman coin ... Read More

In this Roman Shields KS2 DT lesson for Year 3 and Year 4, your class will take a look at some Roman shields (called scutum), looking at size, patterns and colours. They are then challenged to design, make and evaluate Roman shields of their own, con... Read More

Teach your Year 3 or Year 4 children to play the Roman ball game of harpastum in this Romans PE lesson for KS2! Your class will learn about this popular Roman game and explore how to play a more modern (and slightly less violent!) version themselves.... Read More

Your Year 3 or Year 4 class will undertake some Roman soldier training in this lesson as they are taken back to the Campus of ancient Rome to find out what was physically required to train a Roman soldier! The provided slideshow gives your class a br... Read More