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1. Content and organisation of the Primary Year 4 Scheme of Work

What is the Primary Year 4 Scheme of Work and how can it help teachers?

The Scheme of Work gives teachers an overview of every lesson in Year 4, including the
Content and Learning Standards which must be covered within each lesson. The
Scheme of Work will assist teachers in their daily, weekly and longer-term planning of lessons.

What does the Primary Year 4 Scheme of Work consist of?
The Scheme of Work consists of 160 lesson outlines, each lesson lasting a total of 60
minutes. If lessons are organised into 30-minute lessons, teachers will need to plan and adapt
their lessons accordingly. Each lesson in the Scheme of Work is numbered from Lesson 1 to
Lesson 160.
The Scheme of Work consists of the following two types of lessons:

A. Textbook-Based Lessons: The materials for these lessons includes learning activities
from the selected Year 4 textbook. This textbook is Get Smart plus 4. Year 4 covers
the whole textbook from Unit 1 to Unit 10.

B. Non-Textbook-Based Lessons: There are four types of non-textbook based lessons:
Skills-based lessons, Language Arts lessons, Project-Based Learning lessons and
Language Awareness lessons. The learning outline in skills-based and Language
Awareness lessons is generally related to the material in the textbook, but does not
use material from it.

Material for Language Arts lessons is taken from the Contemporary Children’s
Literature (CCL) which consists of poems, short stories and graphic novels. See Year
4 Syllabus and the CCL module for more information.

The content of Project-Based lessons is designed according to the Ministry of
Education guidelines for this lesson type. Teachers are expected to prepare activities
that incorporate project work and promote independent learning.

How are the Primary Year 4 Scheme of Work lessons organised?
Most lessons in the Scheme of Work are textbook-based lessons. Language Awareness
lessons can be based on the textbook content (e.g. Revision sections) or otherwise designed
to address learning needs using additional materials. So they can be textbook-based or non
textbook-based lessons. A few skill-based lessons (e.g. Writing, Speaking) are marked as non
textbook-based lessons. Teachers are expected to find or create materials that meet the
Learning Standards for these lessons. Language Arts lessons should be based on CCL
module, not on the textbook. Project-Based Learning lessons should be designed according
to the Ministry of Education instruction.

Typical lesson cycles
Year 4 Scheme of Work units consist of 16 lessons each. The Year 4 textbook, Get Smart plus
4, contains 10 units (or modules, but these will also be referred to as units). The textbook units
typically provide teachers with enough material for three cycles of the four skills (Listening,
Speaking, Reading, Writing). Exceptions are marked as non-textbook based lessons. There

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