Gifford Whole School Curriculum overview Science History Geography FS Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 *Growing *Mini-beasts *Under the Sea *How has our school changed over time? *Children s own timeline (How have I changed since I was a baby?) *Seasons *Around the *World *Our local community *The seaside *Animals *Everyday *Plants - growing *Seasonal changes *How has transport changed over time? *Why do we remember Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole? * What do you think of Queen Victoria? *Barnaby Bear in different countries (continents, oceans) *Knights and castle (UK) *Seasons and weather (North and South Pole) (life cycle, exercise) *Uses of everyday *Plants *What did Christopher Columbus discover? *How did the Great Fire change London? *The first aeroplane flight how transport has changed. *Local area comparison to a non-european locality *London map skills *Pollution (Are animals like humans?) food pyramid, *Rocks *Plants *Light *Forces and magnets *Ancient Greek project *Prehistoric Britain Stonehenge *The Romans/Celts invasion of Britain *Europe (human and physical features) *India (Geographical features) *Natural disasters including humans *States of matter *Sound *Electricity *What was life like in an Anglo-Saxon village? *How did the Vikings travel? *What happened during the battle of Hastings? How did the black death affect Britain? *Tundra biome *Forests biome (Southern hemisphere) *Aquatic biome including humans *Properties and changes of *Earth and Space *Forces *How did the War of the Roses unite the two families? *How has Parliament changed? *What do you think of Henry VIII? *Contrasting locality (South Africa) *Desert biome (water/drought) *Local Geography (ordnance survey maps) *Living things and *Evolution and inheritance *Light *Electricity *A study of the Mayan civilization *Study of a significant Historical figure (e.g. Marie Curie, Emmeline Pankhurst, Queen Elizabeth I) *How did WWII change London? *Distribution of natural resources (Australia) *Tourism (contrasting locality) *Movement of cultural groups
Computing *Beebots *Busy things *2Simple Infant Tool Kit *Cameras *Video *Interactive tables *Beebots *Blogging: JIT *Turtle, charts, pictograms. *2Simple Infant Tool Kit 2Go *Audacity: Record for Gifford Radio *Dazzle Creating Images *Probot *Blogging JIT *Animate *Powerpoint *Audacity: Podcasting record for Gifford Radio *E Safety *LOGO *Blog writing *Windows Movie Maker *Excel - Spreadsheets *Emails *Scratch Projects *Blog writing *PowerPoint skills- (Hyperlink, adding sound and videos) *Audacity: Pod casting Recording sounds adding music. *Revelation Art *Scratch Game Projects *Short Animated stories (Copy and edit tool used) *2Create a Super Story make characters move, add sounds and make stories interactive for the reader. *Pod casting manipulating sound, editing sound, moving sound clips, sound overs. *Comic Life (use revelation art for creating pictures) *LEGO WeDO *Blogging J2Spotlight (short stop animations) *Multimedia Presentations *Using the internet for research Art *Kandinsky *Pollock *Lowry *Colour mixing *Sculpture *Model making Artist study: (sculptors) Similarities and differences *Andy Goldsworthy *Henry Moore *Drawing (plants)(charcoal) Artists *Arcimboldo - collage *Mark-making (Banksy) *Sculpture (clay) possibly link to London buildings Artist: *Van Gogh *Paul Cezanne still life (pencil and paint) *Textiles printing, dye, batik (cultural links) *Gaudi sculpture *Watercolour landscape art *Collage using textiles (linked to Bayeux tapestry) *William Morris printing on textiles *Digital art (Andy Warhol) *Painting African art Artist: *Banksy (British) *Observational drawing life drawing (tone, shadow, perspective) Pencil and charcoal Leonardo da Vinci *Painting portrait (linked to Queen Victoria/monarchs) *Picasso - collage
Design and Technology *Cooking linked to a topic each half term *Smoothies *Build a castle *Levers and pulleys (link to Literacy) * Baking *Make an aeroplane *Paper bags (reinforcing) *Soup *Forces link Pulley system *Photo frames (technical knowledge) *Sweet and savoury pastry (pin wheels) *Anglo-saxon village (model village to scale) *Science link buildings or structures that use electricity (e.g. lighthouse) *Pizza *Forces link pulley system *Bridge making (make a new bridge across the river Thames) *Bread * What sort of light will work for you? (link to light and electricity) *Fashion week (History link Elizabethan History or production costume) RE FS1 Bible stories featuring water *Stories from other faiths and traditions FS2 Myself *Precious things *Celebrations *Stories (Bible, Quran) *Special places *Special food *Special days Diwali *Easter story caring for new life *Bible stories practice: Islam (How do Muslims express their beliefs through practises?) *Religious signs and symbols (What do religious symbols mean?) *Religion in Art (Can you express your spiritual side in a work of Art?) practises: Judaism practises Sikhism (How do Sikhs express their religious beliefs?) *Faith in our community In which ways are our religious beliefs similar? practises: Hinduism (How and why do Hindus worship at home and in the mandir?) *Religious buildings (Judaism, Christianity, Islam What do places of worship teach us about religions?) *Prayer and worship practise: Christianity (the morals behind the Christmas story) *Special leaders: Jesus (what do we know about Jesus?) *Moral dilemmas: How can beliefs and practises serve as a guide for moral decision making?)
PSHE *Ourselves *People who help us *The family *Getting to know each other *Making friends *Growing and changing *Our likes and dislikes * What s in our * Keeping safe at home and in the * Getting to know each other *School community/rules *Drugs education (medicines) * Introduction to pupil led democracy * Emergency services *Special people *Relationships and (differences male and female) *Gifts and talents *The importance of friends (family differences) *Feeling good about yourself *Who is in our school/local *Representation (local council voting and debating *Understanding rules and laws *Drugs education (smoking) *Keeping track of my money *Fair trade *Our similarities and differences (puberty) *Working cooperatively *Anti-bullying *Relationships and (changes) *Agreeing and disagreeing *How can we help in the local *Anti-social behaviour and the consequences of crime *Understanding democracy *Drugs education risk taking and dealing with pressure *Earning money *The UK and The World *National, religious and ethnic identities in the UK puberty and reproduction PE *Skills Key skills *running *jumping *throwing *catching *balance *agility *co-ordination Team games *netball Key skills *running *jumping *throwing *catching *balance *agility *co-ordination Team games *tag-rugby * *Swimming *Residential OAA
MFL *Introduction to French greetings, colours and numbers through learning French songs *Intro to France (what we know) and greetings including names * Colours *Animals Wild *Food Fruits *Parts of the face description *Pencil Case and classroom objects *Family + birthdays *Christmas and New Year in France presents and celebrations *Animals Pets *Food Vegetables *Parts of the body monster description *Weather *Where I live *Sports - hobbies *Mardi Gras in France *Breakfast *Feeling unwell - parts of the body/face *Clothes link to weather *School *Holiday *Musical *Instruments hobbies *At the Café/Restaurant - maths link *Tour de France *Vive la France - *Bastille Day + *Famous French figures rhythm and pulse *Using correct musical language history and context of music *Instruments: Ukulele Music Part of the Expressive Art and Design area of the FS curriculum Sounds *Feel the Pulse duration Pitch instruments and symbols/learning to read music *Timbre, tempo and dynamics Glockenspiels descriptive sounds rhythmic patterns arrangements Recorders pentatonic scales music and emotions singing games Keyboards rhythm and pulse rounds lyrics and melody *Instruments: Ukulele