Lower Key Stage 2
Assistant Headteacher LKS2
Cidalia Fraga
Year 3
Spring Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026
The latest Year 3 Learning Update!
English
In English, the children will to explore narrative writing by creating their own version of the story Friend or Foe. They will focus on developing characters, setting the scene, and structuring events in a clear and engaging way. Children will be encouraged to use descriptive language, dialogue, and varied sentence starters to improve their writing.
Mathematics
In mathematics, the children will be focusing on multiplication and division. A key area of learning will be dividing numbers where a remainder is left, for example: 7 ÷ 2 = 3 remainder 1.
Science
In science, the children will be learning about the work of William Gilbert and his contribution to our understanding of magnetism. They will then investigate magnets by exploring which materials are attracted to them and which are not.
Art
In art, the children will be introduced to digital art. They will explore different types of digital art, including drawing, painting, and graphic design created using technology. Children will learn how digital tools can be used to create images and will have opportunities to experiment with simple digital art software to create their own artwork.
Humanities
Children will explore the causes of World War Two and how the conflict developed over time. They will learn about the Blitz and its impact on people living in London, using a range of historical sources to understand what daily life was like during this period.
In Geography, the children will be learning about the countries that make up the United Kingdom and their capital cities. They will locate these on maps and develop their understanding of key geographical features. The children will then study London, exploring what the city is like today before comparing it to London in the 1940s.
Year 4
Spring Term 1 Knowledge Organiser – 2025/2026
The latest Year 4 Learning Update!
Next term in English, Y4 will be investigating the features of play scripts, with a focus on the story Paddington Bear. We will be learning about stage directions, narrators, characters, upstage, downstage and centre stage.
In Maths, we will start with multiplication and division. We will learn factor pairs for numbers and Then move onto formal methods of division and multiplication.
In science we will study electricity. Through research and investigations, we will learn to identify common appliances that run on electricity, construct a simple series electrical circuit and identify and name basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.
In in our Art unit, we will be finding out about the artist David Hockney, looking at a selection of his work, making observations and responses to his style of painting. We will work towards creating our own version inspired by his famous Landscapes collection.
In Humanities, we will case-study Peru. We will make comparisons to Peru and the UK as well as looking at Paddington Bear and the London Underground System.
