Key Stage 1 Overview for Year B 2015/16 Subject 7 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks R.E. Year 1: Families, Belonging & Waiting & Judaism Year 1: Special People, Meals, Change & Islam Year 1: Holidays & Holy Days, Being Sorry, Neighbours & Hinduism Year 1: Continuous Provision Nature Table: Plants & Seasonal Change Science Year 1: Animals, including humans Why are humans not like tigers? The Tiger who came to tea by Judith Kerr Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis Year 1: Everyday Materials Which materials should the Three Little Pigs have used to build their house? Let s Build a House by Mick Manning & Brita Granstorm Year 1: How do the seasons impact on what we do? Lila and the secret of Rain by David Conway & Jude Daly The Winter King & the Summer Queen by Mary Lister & Diane Mayo Which birds and plants would Little Red Riding Hood find in our school grounds? Animals, including humans How will 5 a day help me to be healthy? Handa s Surprise by Eileen Brown Living Things and their Habitats Why would a dinosaur not make a good pet? Harry s Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson Use of Everyday Materials What is our school made of? Lego City by Sonia Sander Sound Where did that racket come from? The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks Plants How can we grow our own salad? Super Worm by Julia Donaldson Forces & Movement Could you be the next Lightning McQueen? Mr Grumpy s Motorcar by John Burningham
History Changes within Living Memory Why is the Wii more fun than Grandma and Grandad s old toys? Toy boat by Randall de Seve Dogger by Shirley Hughes Significant Events Remembrance Day & Gunpowder Plot Literacy link Significant Historical Figures Why were Captain Cook and Neil Armstrong brave people? On the Moon by Anna Milbourne & Benji Davies Local Study What were the people who lived here like 100 years ago? The Panjandrum Himself Samuel Foote & Randolph Caldercott Geography World Study Where in the world? Direction NSEW Continents & Oceans Use of maps, atlases and globes Research: Which fruits grow where? Weather Why can t a meerkat live in the North Pole? The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Ooopik by Bruce Hiscock UK Study Katie Morag Literacy link UK Study / Field work Why do we love to be beside the seaside? Billy s Bucket by Kes Grary Parsons Tiddler by Julia Donaldson Seahorse by John Butterworth
Computing Digital Media We are TV chefs filming a recipe Digital Research We are collectors finding images using the web link to topic Coding We are treasure hunters using programmable toys. Models & Simulations We are game testers exploring how computer games work Data Handling We are detectives - communicating clues Digital Media / E- communication We are photographers taking, selecting and editing digital images create a digital postcards using photos from trip. D.T. a moving toy. Year 2: Plan, design, create and evaluate own dinosaur land. Year 1: Design and build a bridge that can hold 1Kg in weight. a game that could have been played 100 years ago. own musical instruments. Year 1: Design and create a bird table. Year 2: a simple fairground ride. Art Self-portraits in different mediums Prints using fruit / vegetable stampers Paint mixing hot and cold colours / paintings Create space pictures. Y1: William Morris Y2: Arcimboldo create a fruit and vegetable montage Year 1: Sketch plants and trees.
Music On-going: Finding the Voice, Pitch, Performance, Pulse and Rhythm & Performance Music from the 1960 s & 1970 s Performance Christmas Production Investigate why different musical instruments are made from different materials. Learn and perform traditional English songs. Jazz and Big band Music P.E. Dance Toys Striking & fielding games Gymnastics Team Games Invasion Games Athletics P.S.H.C.E Nurturing Human Wholeness
Lower Key Stage 2 Overview for Year B 2015/16 Subject Focus 7 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks R.E. Year 3: Homes, Promise, Visitors & Judaism Year 3: Holy Communion Programme, Journeys, Listening & Sharing, Giving All & Islam Year 3: Holy Communion Programme, Energy, Choices, Special Places & Hinduism Science History Forces & Magnets Are you attractive enough? The Iron Man by Ted Hughes What makes a magnet? By Franklyn Branley Electricity How could we cope without electricity for one day? Electric Storm by Anne Capeci Magic School Bus electric Field Trip by Joanna Cole Sound Why is the sound that One Direction makes enjoyed by so many? The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Michael Morpurgo The Magic Flute by Kyra Teis Ancient Greece Why has Greece always been in the news? Men and Gods by Rex Warner Ancient Greece by Linda Honan States of Matter How could we survive without water? The Mystery of the Melting Snowman by Florence Parry Heide Plants How did that blossom become an apple? James & the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl A Study of an aspect or theme in British History, beyond 1066 Why were the Norman castles certainly not bouncy? Invasion by June Crebbin Outlaw by Michael Morpurgo Investigations Module Local History How did the Victorian period help to shape the Middlesbrough we know today?
Geography Computing D.T. European Country Why do so many people choose to go to the Mediterranean for their holidays? The Mystery of the Mona Lisa by Elizabeth Singer Hunt Digital Research We are network engineers finding out how the school network works Plan design and make a simple game based on magnets. Opportunities to design and make a Mediterranean food dish. Digital Media We are musicians producing digital music a game which they could play as an alternative to an electrically powered game. Design, make and plan a meal which has been made without using electricity. Coding We are software developers developing a simple educational game own musical instruments. UK City Study Why is London such a cool place to live? Data Handling We are opinion pollsters creating a survey and analysing the results link to Geography topic a bridge that has a lever attached so that it can open. Coding We are html editors editing and writing html Plan and make a fruit salad. Research and make a Motte and Bailey castle. a clay plaque which depicts a Norman castle theme. Digital Media Text & Graphics We are coauthors producing a wiki
Art Opportunities for children to paint in the style of a well-known Mediterranean artist. clay pots using techniques such as coiling. Design in the style of Ancient Greece. Create own water colours or washes linked to their favourite place in London. Use water colours to create paintings of different blossom work from first-hand experience. Bayeux Tapestry collage to capture life today Music On-going: Finding the Voice, Pitch, Performance, Pulse and Rhythm & Performance Famous musicians of Europe and to listen to their work from Liverpool s Beatles to the Viennese waltzes Performance Christmas Production World Music linked to topic Talent Show Performance Film Music P.E. Dance Striking & fielding games Gymnastics Invasion Games Team Games Athletics P.S.H.C.E Nurturing Human Wholeness
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Upper Key Stage 2 Overview for Year B 2014/15 Subject 7 weeks 7 weeks 6 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks R.E. Science Year 5: Ourselves, Life Choices, Hope & Judaism Forces Can you feel the force? How does it work? Electricity Could you be the next Nintendo apprentice? Year 5: Mission, Memorial Sacrifice, Sacrifice & Islam Animals, inclu Humans What would the journey through your body be like? Year 5: Transformation, Freedom & Responsibility, Stewardship & Hinduism Evolution and Inheritance Have we always looked like this? Living Things and their Habitats Could spiderman really exist? History The Vikings Were the Vikings always victorious and vicious? How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell The Saga of Eric the Viking by Terry Jones The Egyptians How can we rediscover the wonder of Ancient Egypt? The Time Travelling Cat by Julia Jarman The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne Y6: The First World War A Study of an aspect or theme in British History, beyond 1066 Why should the gunpowder, treason and plot never be forgotten? The Black Madonna by Stella Riley Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo A Study of an aspect or theme in British History, beyond 1066 To be or not to be, that is the question? The boy, The bear, The Baron, The Bard by Gregory Rogers
Geography World Study I m a Year 5/6 pupil can you get me out of here? Kensuke s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo The importance of raw materials Will you ever see the water you drink again? When you reach me by Rebecca Stead The Journey from the River to the Sea by Eve Ibbotson Computing We are app planners planning the creation of a mobile app We are project managers developing project management skills Digital Research We are market researchers researching the app market Text & Graphics / Coding We are interface designers design an interface for an app Coding We are mobile app developers developing a simple mobile phone app E- Communication We are marketers creating video and web copy for a mobile phone app D.T. a structure that will propel a marble as far as possible. a board game that uses an electrical circuit. a Viking Longboat. their own pyramid with at least one hidden compartment. a moving toy that requires water to power it. a Viking style meal.
Art Create a water colour of a local scene. Self-portrait collages, capturing colour and proportion Observational drawings of self and older family member. Animals drawings On-going: Finding the Voice, Pitch, Performance, Pulse and Rhythm & Performance Music World Music linked to topic 21 st Century Classical Music 1980 s Pop Music Performance Christmas Production P.E. Invasion Games Striking & fielding games Dance Egyptian dances Gymnastics Team Games Athletics Dance Tudor Dances P.S.H.C.E Nurturing Human Wholeness French