KEY STAGE ONE CONTEXTS FOR LEARNING

YEAR ONE

Autumn1:

Autumn 2:

Spring 1:

Spring 2:

Summer 1:

Summer 2:

R.E. Belief/Worship How and why do Christians celebrate Harvest. (Harvest Festival conducted in school by Father Paul)

Impact of Faith – Belonging/Worship Where and how people belonging why belonging is important. What does it mean to belong to Christianity? How and why is Christmas special for Christians? (Nativity – The Christmas Journey conducted in school by Mark McKnight – Linked to celebrations topic in Yr 2 )

Teachings/Authority Why is Jesus special to Christians?

Belief - Believing Why is Easter special for Christians? The story of Creation

Teachings and Authority - Belief Who I am, and my uniqueness and a person in a family and a community What a Buddhist wears. Buddhist stories.

Belief and Worship How do Buddhists worship at home? How is the Buddha special to Buddhists? How do Buddhists worship at home?

Science Plants/Plant Detectives Observe changes across the four seasons. Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common, wild and garden flowering plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees. Plant Detectives

Animals Antics/Looking at Animals Identify /name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Pets The structure of animals. Carnivores, omnivores and herbivores. Animals at night. Grouping and classifying animals

Sensing Seasons Observe changes across the four seasons. Weather across the seasons. How day length varies How do the seasons affect me? What do different weather’s look and feel like?

Using our Senses Identify, name, draw and label basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with which sense. Compare bodies Smells we love and hate How noisy is the crowded house?

Everyday Materials Identify and name everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock. Is all paper the same? Is all fabric the same? Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made.

Everyday Materials Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made. Describe physical properties of a variety of everyday materials. Bend and stretchy materials Waterproof and absorbant. Ice and Water

History Famous People lives of significant historical figures (compare those of different periods) Christopher Columbus compare to Neil Armstrong

How do we know about the Great Fire of London? The Great Fire of London Samuel Pepys’ Diary Royal Fireworks – when and why in UK? Story of Guy Fawkes (Gun Powder Plot)

Famous People lives of significant historical figures (compare those of different periods) Florence Nightingale compare to Mary Seacole

Art & Design Printing Exploring hand, finger, vegetables and block prints. Using a range of materials.

Drawing Finding and making lines and patterns. Using tone, smudging,

Collage Making and decorating new shapes by folding, cutting, tearing, fanning and

Printing a planet and/or a sea scape.

pressing and blending. Adding detail. Learn about an artist Bonfire scene

twisting. Make an Easter scene using all the taught operations.

Design & Technology

Food Technology Children to design, bake, decorate and evaluate a biscuit Christmas ornament. Use a range of tools and materials to complete practical tasks. Understand where food comes from

Puppets Creating a Florence Nightingale hand puppet using a variety of resources. Design purposeful, functional and appealing products Evaluate existing products and own ideas. Build and improve structure and mechanisms.

Sculpture Generate, model and communicate ideas Use clay to create a mock Buddha model/sculpture for the forest garden area.

Geography

Where In the World are we? Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of the World. Name and locate the World’s seven continents and five oceans. Use a variety of resources to identify continents and oceans.

Where is the United Kingdom in the World? Identify seasonal/daily weather patterns in the UK. Use basic geographical vocabulary. Use a variety of resources to identify the UK and its countries. Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom.

Where in the United Kingdom are we? (Darlington) Use simple compass directions and locational and directional language –relate to features and routes on a map. Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of the school and its grounds. Devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key.

Computing Digital Literacy (create, store and retrieve digital

content) E-Safety Lesson Introduction to using laptops and how to treat them / Espresso Capital letters activity 2 paint projects

Digital Literacy (create, store and retrieve digital content) E-Safety Lesson 2create a story End of unit assessment

Logical Reasoning E-Safety Lesson Introduction to Logo and pupil self assessment Drawing a square Repeat a command Polygons Procedures

Logical Reasoning E-Safety Lesson Introduction to 2go Drawing Shapes Around Town Ladybirds and Flowers Island Detectors + write a set of instructions for how to program a beebot/use Logo/2go End of unit assessment

Digital Literacy (common uses of information technology beyond school) E-Safety Lesson Introduction to topic: Technology walk around school, identify uses of technology Introduction to 2count and pupil self assessment Pictogram of technology walk results Questionnaire

Digital Literacy (common uses of information technology beyond school) E-Safety Lesson Introduction to 2investigate Sorting and grouping Produce own data to sort and group Graphing Produce graph of data linked to use of technology End of unit assessment

P.E. Games and Gymnastics Travel using different body parts; become aware of space and responding to simple commands; use

Games and Gymnastics To link simple actions and to identify and copy simple gymnastic movements To explore and use new skills

Games and Gymnastics To show variety and control when using apparatus To show an increasing ability to avoid others and use

Dance Create short dance sequences, using travel, turn, jump, gesture, pause and fall, within safe practice

Games and Gymnastics Show increasing control and accuracy when throwing, catching and hitting balls To travel showing control

Games and Gymnastics Develop improve ability to aim for a target To travel around a space with increasing control and a

apparatus safely To explore and use new skills with increasing control and accuracy Travel using different body parts i.e. 1 hand & 2 feet; link movements on the floor to the apparatus Improve rolling skills from last lesson Link 2 movements together

with increasing control and accuracy Copy simple gymnastic movements with clear beginning, middle and end, showing increasing control Continue to improve kicking and handling skills

space To be able to control the direction they are travelling in with a ball To travel along a simple pathway, showing a change in direction, with good control To use a hockey stick or bat to dribble a ball

Become aware of different features of dance and practise and perform steps, formations and a short dance.

over the ball, beanbags and movements; to avoid others by using space Show increasing accuracy, awareness and cooperation when throwing and hitting a ball; To watch others’ movements carefully To travel along a simple pathway with control over hoops; To show good control of the hoop for at least one action To hit a ball into space; To work together to ensure a game continues successfully; To use different skills in different ways to play games To link 3 or movements into a sequence of beginning, middle and end

variety of different movements Develop improve ability to aim for a target using a variety of equipment To explore different gymnastics actions and move confidently in space Develop simple knowledge of how to transfer skills to games To link simple actions and to identify simple gymnastic movements with clear beginning, middle and end, showing increasing control

Music Exploring Duration (Objectives linked to topic)

Charanga Changes

Exploring Sounds (Objectives linked to topic)

Exploring Instruments and Symbols Tuned and untuned instruments.

Exploring pitch Rainforest Compositions / Rainstorms (Hamilton Trust)

Charanga Oceans, Seas and Rivers

P.S.H.C.E. Citizenship and Economic Well-being.

Citizenship and Economic Well-being. Healthy Lifestyles

Healthy Lifestyles Staying Safe

Staying Safe Relationships Education / Growing Up

Relationships Education / Growing Up

Visits / Visitors Father Paul (Harvest Festival) In school Planetarium R.N.L.I

Pantomime Dental nurse School nurse Christmas Adventure (Mark McKnight)

Fire Brigade – Fire safety P.C Claire – Jet and Ben

Police Fire Warden Paramedic

School nurse Sign Language expert

Buddhist centre – Victoria Road. (KelsangDragden – visitor)

Theme Day

Explorer day Dress as an explorer Create a map Make a telescope. Make a planet/ rocket

Winter Wonderland Chn to dress in winter colours. Christmas Cards Letter to Santa Decorate biscuit

Make Tudor Houses within groups to form a replica of Pudding Lane.

To dress like Florence Nightingale (girls) soldier from Crimean War (boys)

Clay Buddha model for forest garden. Taking care of our school grounds. Make a school map of the Forest garden with a key Forest garden detective

Digital Portfolio *School Camera to be used.

Group photograph of children in Planetarium.

Group photograph of children dressed up for the Christmas Journey.

Group photograph of children making their Tudor Houses.

Individual photograph of children with their finished hand puppet.

Photographs of the children

KEY STAGE ONE CONTEXTS FOR LEARNING

YEAR TWO

Autumn1:

Autumn 2:

Spring 1:

Spring 2:

Summer 1:

Summer 2:

R.E. Worship/ teachings and Authority/ Impact of faith. How and why do Christians care for others? How and why do Christians celebrate harvest?

Worship, Belief, Teachings and Authority/ Impact of faith. How and why is light important at Christmas? Christingle.

Belief and Worship, Teaching and Authority What can we learn from visiting a church? Why is the bible special for Christians?

Teachings and Authority, Worship, Belief How do Christians celebrate Easter?

Belief, Impact of Faith How do Buddhists express their beliefs in practice? (Buddhism – Siddhartha Gautama) Wesak 1st June 2015 Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. It celebrates the Buddha's birthday, and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death.

Teachings and Authority, Impact of Faith What can we learn from the story of St Cuthbert?

Science Our Changing World/ What Is In Your Habitat? Plants, animals and their habitats How does a habitat change throughout the year? Animal dependency Animals and their offspring Explore and compare, living, dead and never been alive. Food chain

The Apprentice Gardener Observation of seeds and bulbs growing into mature plants What do plants need to survive? Planting Water, soil, temperature, light

Shaping Up Squashing, bending, twisting and stretching Identify and compare the suitability of a material for a purpose Making a catapult Pushes and pulls

Material: Good Choices Identify and compare the suitability of a material for a purpose What material is it made of? Suitable materials for ‘toddler’s dungarees’ Light and dark – opaque, transparent What shall we use to make a teabag? Inventions

Take Care The importance of exercise and the right foods Hygiene How can we stay healthy? Keeping fit

Growing Up What do babies need? What can we find out about babies? Growing into adults How have we changed? Do older children have bigger heads Do all our body parts grow as we get older? How have we changed? Growing into adults

History Own Locality –Railways George and Robert Stephenson Museum Timothy Hackworth Museum

Own Locality –Railways Darlington – Stockton Railway

Changes within Living Memory Royal Wedding of William and Kate Middleton Prince George – new to the throne monarchy

Art & Design Painting Making light and dark colours and using them together. Mixing and naming colours.

Sculpture Undoing and rearranging junk material. Exploring wire by bending, twisting and looping it. Rolling, cutting and

Drawing Using tone, smudging, pressing and blending. Adding detail. Drawing based on the spring time.

Making the steam to go on top of a train picture.

decorating clay.

Design & Technology

Healthy Smoothie Chn to design and market a class smoothie to sell to theYear 1 children. Understand where food comes from. Make a Royal label to put around your drink.

Textiles Colouring textiles using dye.Adding buttons, beads and sequins using sewing and sticking. Mexican Poncho Evaluate existing products and own ideas.

Moving Picture London Eye Tower Bridge Use a range of tools and materials to complete practical tasks

Geography Main Aspects of the United Kingdom. Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom. Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles. Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map.

A Local Study: (Darlington) Use and construct symbols in a key. Use basic geographical vocabulary as appropriate to area of study and drawn from list. Simple fieldwork and observational skills. Human and physical features of the school’s surrounding environment. Look particularly at the characteristics of Darlington in particular the Railways.

Comparing Darlington with another place in the Wider World – Non European – Mexico. Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage. Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area in a contrasting European country. - Mexico

Computing Digital Literacy (create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content) E-Safety Lesson Introduction to Purple Mash – online documents to for storing and retrieving content 2publish

Digital Literacy (create, organise, store,

manipulate and retrieve digital content)

E-Safety Lesson Organising files into folders 2publish End of unit assessment – create own document using 2publish, save and organise into folder

Coding and Debugging E-Safety Lesson Introduction to 2code and pupil self assessment 2code

Coding and Debugging E-Safety Lesson 2code End of unit assessment + 2code: Chimp Free Code (Make your own program)

Digital Literacy (common uses of information technology beyond school) E-Safety Lesson Introduction to Coding Principles (algorithms) Printing to the screen Coding Number Sequences Counting Machines Calculation Machines

Digital Literacy (common uses of information technology beyond school) E-Safety Lesson Handling Input Functions Concantenation Use 2Publish Extra to create a flow chart to explain how coding is used to program computers End of unit assessment

P.E. Games and Gymnastics To explore a variety of individual and group balances Perform a range of skills

Games and Gymnastics To link simple actions and to identify and copy simple gymnastic movements To explore and use new skills

Games and Gymnastics To explore different parts of your body in relation to the actions being performed To kick a ball with increasing

Dance Create short dance sequences, using travel, turn, jump, gesture, pause and fall, within safe practice

Games and Gymnastics To use a hockey stick safely and pass more consistently To explore different parts of your body in relation to the

Games and Gymnastics Learn how to correctly grip tennis racket and control the tennis ball To demonstrate how to land

showing some control To use a wider range of gymnastics actions with increasing confidence To explore different forms of travel and link these with balance Show good awareness of others and make decisions about when to run and throw

with increasing control and accuracy Copy simple gymnastic movements with clear beginning, middle and end, showing increasing control

power and accuracy; To anticipate the flight and bounce of a ball To identify different parts of body that can go high in air and close to the ground To kick a ball into space; To keep a ball under control whilst dribbling To show increasing control using both feet when dribbling; To explain how to dribble around a short obstacle course

Become aware of different features of dance and practise and perform steps, formations and a short dance.

actions being performed To improve accuracy when dribbling and passing To identify different parts of body that can go high in air and close to the ground To understand why it is important to use space; To use positive forward passing in competitive games To take weight on hands; To practice and repeat actions; To develop short sequence of movement

softly; To jump higher and land with increasing control Aim for target Consolidate and develop the range and consistency of their skills in net games To perform two identical sequences with improving quality

Music Exploring Duration (Objectives linked to topic)

Exploring Timbre, Tempo and Dynamics (Objectives linked to topic)

Charanga Healthy Living (Objectives linked to topic)

Exploring Pulse and Rhythms (Objectives linked to topic)

Mexican Music Charanga Different Places (Objectives linked to topic)

Charanga Journeys (Objectives linked to topic)

P.S.H.C.E. Citizenship and Economic well being

Citizenship and Economic well being Healthy Lifestyles

Healthy Lifestyles and staying safe

Staying safe Relationships Education/Growing up

Relationships Education/Growing up

Visits / Visitors George Stephenson Railway Museum Timothy Hackworth Museum Father Paul (Harvest Festival) In school

Darlington - Stockton Railway Museum Pantomime Christmas Adventure (Mark McKnight)

School Nurse (Balanced Diet) Church visit

Brick Train Fire Warden St John’s Ambulance

Pedestrian Training Atisha Kadampa Buddhist Centre

Parent to bring in baby to discuss the changes. (possibility) Dental nurse School nurse

Theme Day

Chn to work in groups to design and create a train. Dress as a train driver.

Arctic Tale Create a winter scene Artic Tale Film Christmas ornament Christmas Cards

Children to make smoothie with a royal label. Children to create sport circuit.

Mexican Day Carousel of Mexican Activities (Mexican art, food, dance, language) Children to make their own tortilla.

Children to wear red, white and blue colours. Children to make flags.

Digital Portfolios *School Camera to be used.

Group photograph of the children as train drivers.

Individual photograph of each child in front of the school Christmas tree wearing their Nativity costume.

Group photograph of children with their fruit smoothie stall.

Individual picture of children wearing a sombrero /poncho.

Group photo of children in their theme day costumes.