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Nursery Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

Book name Going on a bear hunt

Meg and Mog Jaspers Bean Stalk Goldilocks and the

three bears Walking through the

jungle The very hungry

caterpillar

Reception Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

Book Name Oh No George! Owl Babies

Biscuits Bear Dear Santa

Old Bear Knuffle Bunny

What The Ladybird Heard Yucky Worms

Stanley’s Stick Tadpoles Promise

The Gruffalo Bedtime For Monsters

YEAR 1 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

Topic Name Time travellers

Me and my Bear

Into Space

Victorian Christmas

Mad professors

Get Active! Islands

Milwards is travelling

Look what’s Growing Get Wet

Literacy Goldilocks and the three bears. This is the Bear We’re going on a Bear Hunt Facts about me; age, family, likes dislikes. Paddington, Winnie the Pooh

Life story of Neil Armstrong Facts about solar system. Facts about Queen Victoria The Christmas story

Willy the Wizard (talk for writing) The Elves and the shoemaker The Gingerbread Man Alphabetical order Teaching of verbs

Katie Morag – the Two Grandmothers Other Katie Morag books form the same author. Farmer Duck Dear Zoo Teaching of nouns

Jack and the Beanstalk Oliver’s Vegetables – Instructions Once there were giants, Jasper’s beanstalk, Life Cycles- information texts –

Mr Gumpy’s Outing (talk for writing) Water questions and facts. Tiddler

Maths Place value Adding and subtracting Shape and space

Place value Addition and subtraction

Time Place value Adding and subtracting

Measures: length and height Multiplication and division Fractions

Place value 4 Operations

Measurement: Money Measurement: Weight and volume

History My Family History – parents, grandparents

Famous people: Neil Armstrong + Buzz Aldrin Queen Victoria – famous Victorian inventions

Ellen McCarthy

Geography Local area map work – Parndon wood Bear Hunt on school field.

The Olympic games – flags of countries.

Differences between life on a Scottish Island compared to that in Harlow. What is an Island? Map of British Isles name England, Scotland, Wales, northern Island, name capital cities

The water cycle Islands, rivers, lakes, streams, oceans. Naming local rivers in Great Britain Each capital’s cities river

Whilst there are topics led by books, contexts and activities will be derived from ongoing formative assessment of

the Prime and Specific areas of learning. This will be in accordance with the Development Matters/Early Years

Outcomes statements.

Science My Body – name exterior parts, label body. Signs of Autumn, walk, observe, make collections

Continue tracking the changes of autumn – shorter days- more dark time.What is darkness like? How Day length varies. Position of earth, sun and moon in space. What happens in the dark?

Materials – making a pair of waterproof shoes for the elves Seasons – Winter

Seasonal Observations -look at allotment fruit Observe and describe how weather changes

Plants – parts and life cycle labelling diagrams. Observing and recording growth plants

Floating and sinking Identify and name common animals – on the Scottish islands compared to animals we have around us.Classify into groups mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish

Art Paint & draw self-portraits. Figures in drawings drawn with detail and appropriate colours chosen (eg skin/hair colour) Detailed drawings of bears

Planets Firework pictures, contrast of light and dark

-Action Figures pictures of people in sport -observation drawings of sports equipment

Drawing of buildings on the Scottish island Pupils draw confidently and adventurously from observation.

Fabric fruit and vegetables collage

Large scale collage Father’s Day cards Tiles Canal Boat

D&T Make a jointed bear

Clay work – leaf print. Making Gingerbread people

Mothers day cards Easter cards

Design and make a smoothie

Design and make a boat Make a rainbow fish -sewing

Music Body songs: head shoulders knees and toes, All about me CD collection.

Preparation for Christmas play

Healthy me songs

Scottish dancing

In and out the dusty bluebells

BBC Song Tree – water songs

PE Games, finding a space, warm ups, listening to and following directions.

Games, Dance

Games + Gym Walks in the local area using a pedometer to measure steps

Dance Games – ball skills

Dance athletics

Athletics Team games

Computing E-safety

Shaping the digital world – control using the bee-bot

Communicating in the digital world

Communicating in the digital world

Exploring the digital World ipads

PSHE

Setting up circle time, Recognising new situations, people. Asking for support.

People who help us

Healthy eating linked to fruit and vegetables

Our bodies and relationships

RE Special people

Special Words and pictures, Diwali, Christmas

Special Ways of Living

Special Places Easter

Special Symbols and Objects

Special things in nature

British values Rule of law Tolerance of others faiths

and beliefs Tolerance of others faiths and beliefs

Respect Individual liberty

Extra Walk to Parndon wood Victorian Christmas trip Mad science day – school

assembly Trip to Parndon wood look

for signs of spring River visit


Topic Name Time travellers

The pirate ship Fire!

Mad professors

The lighthouse keepers

lunch

Children in

the past

Milwards is travelling

The secret garden Church Langley

Literacy Recounts on pirates Poems based on a theme (sea/water) Narrative

Non-chronological reports Instructions (firework safety)

Stories with a familiar setting (Lighthouse keepers lunch) Poems based on observation (what can you see from a lighthouse) Persuasive writing (seagulls to stop eating lunch) narrative

Non-chronological reports Introduction to plays (punch and judy) Narrative Significant author (Hans Christian Anderson) Explanation text (How to do the washing in Victorian times)

Traditional tales (town mouse and country mouse) Extended stories (magic pebble) Riddles (nocturnal animals) Non chronological report on nocturnal animals

Different stories by the same author (Tony Ross) Nonsense poetry

Maths Place value Addition and subtraction

Length and mass Graphs Multiplication and division

Money Shape

Place value Fractions Position and direction

Time Capacity and volume temperature

Number

History Explorers – Christopher Columbus

Samuel Pepys – Great Fire of London

UK Localities/Portland Grace Darling – historical figure

Victorians

Geography Contrasting locality with Caribbean Maritime museum Where is the UK in the world Locate continents and oceans

UK Localities/Portland Grace Darling – historical figure

Key human features farmland/London city evacuees

Study of the local environment

Science Working scientifically Everyday materials

Uses of everyday materials Working scientifically Living things and their habitats

Working scientifically Animals including humans

Working scientifically plants

Working scientifically All living things and their habitats

Art Drawing Exploring colour drawing

Jackson Pollock Exploring pattern drawing paint colour mixing

Exploring texture Artist study drawing

Exploring pattern Mother nature designer Artist study – William Morris drawing

Exploring form Buildings/architect study Drawing

D&T Baking bread Lighthouses pulleys wind up

mechanism (sawing skills – dowel pulleys)

Punch and Judy puppet sewing skills

Block fabric printing (link to textiles – wall hanging)

Music Exploring pitch Sea shanties Pirate songs

Taking off (pitch) Singing in rounds Christmas production

Rain rain go away Exploring timbre tempo and dynamics

Victorians, Texture and pitch Exploring pulse and rhythm

Sound interesting (Timbre) recorders

Music festival Assembly practise

PE Dance - Sea shanties Games – ball skills

Games – striking and fielding Gymnastics - travelling

Gymnastics – balancing Games

Gymnastics – balancing Games - Victorian

Gymnastics and yoga Games - athletics

Games – rounders and T cricket

Computing Communicating in the digital world – Text editing and multimedia Graphics/art E-safety

Communicating in the digital world – Graphics and art Fireworks Animation – sound and music

Shaping the digital world – control and programming

Exploring the digital world – research – digital photos and editing

Exploring the digital world Data handling Data logging

Communicating in the digital world e-mail shaping the digital world – modelling and simulations

PSHE What are rights? Do I have any? Are all strangers nice?

Who bullies and what should I do if it happens to me?

Why is money important and do we all get the same amount?

How safe is my home and why do I need to take a bath?

Do I know anymore feelings?

Is all rubbish rubbish? Recycling How should I look after my environment?

RE Special words and stories

Beliefs and practises

Jonah and the whale

The lost sheep

David and Goliath

Loaves and fishes

Noah’s Ark

Special places

Diwali Christmas and Hannukah

Rama and Sita

Special symbols and objects

Symbols and objects found in churches

Naming ceremonies

Weddings and equality

Special people

Resurrection of Jesus

Passover

The Torah

Special things in nature

God as creator – story of creation

The sewer

The mustard seed

All things bright and beautiful

Allah - creation

Special ways of living

Attending church

Sunday school

Confession

Following ways of the Buddha

Mediatation

Wesak

British values

Extra Christmas show


Topic Name Time Travellers

The Battle for Britain

The Battle for Britain

continued…

Mad Professors

Explosions

Exploring our Ancient

Past

Milwards is Travelling

Fantastique Français Encore!

Literacy Recount – holiday, a day in the life of a Viking Myths and legends - Beowulf

Myths and legends - Beowulf Shape poems and calligrams

Instructions Non Chronological Reports – volcanoes and earthquakes

Stories with familiar settings Stig of the dump Cave baby

Alternative Fairy Tales Narrative poems – cautionary tales

Adventure and mystery

Maths Number - Place value Adding and subtracting and related problem solving

Number – multiplication and division and related problem solving Measurement – length and perimeter

Number - Multiplication and division and related problem solving Measurement - time

Number – Fractions Consolidation/gap filing

Number – fractions – equivalents, adding and subtracting, ordering Properties of shape - angles

Measurement – length/mass/capacity Statistics – bar charts

History Vikings and Anglo-Saxons Crime and Punishment Stone Age to Bronze age

Geography European map work (Where invaders came from) Counties in England (Location of hill forts)

Volcanoes and Earthquakes - location

France– maps Comparison of France to England

Land use – human and physical mapping of local area

Science Animals – Skeletons, muscles and Nutrition

Light and Dark Light comes from the sun and is reflected. Shadows are formed and change.

Forces (link to volcanoes) and Magnets How do things move on different surfaces? Friction – pushes and pulls. Investigate magnetism.

Rocks, fossils and soils Compare and group rocks. Recognise that rocks turn to soil. How were fossils formed?

Plants – parts and life cycle

Art Silhouettes

cutting and mounting Knowledge and understanding of artists Colour mixing/collage/painting Kaysushika Hokusai

Cave painting (making paint, painting on pebbles?)

Great artists Monet - use of pastels Degas - ballerinas

Performance props/scenery knowledge and understanding of artists/craft makers

D&T Shields – stiffen and strengthen

Cookery – Anglo-Saxon nutrition

Magnetic Games Ingredients Croque-Monsiuer

Props and scenery

Music How instruments developed Where instruments came from – ancient instruments

Plain song (Monk chanting) Call & response songs Christmas songs

Composition of earthquakes/volcanoes Listening – Schoenberg? Gamelan?

Improvised music with found items African music

French songs Delibes – links to art

Benjamin Britten Vaughn Williams Elgar Performance songs

PE Swimming Viking dance

Swimming Hockey - Stewards

Swimming Dance a volcano

Swimming Gymnastics

Games - athletics dance - ballet

Games - rounders

Computing ict inspires E-safety Internet research for history

ict inspires Create calendar using text boxes and images

Primary Computing lessons - Algorithms as instructions

ict inspires Graphs and databases

Emailing and blogging

French Greetings Colours Counting My town Food I would like School

RE Christian stories The church Buddhism Bible stories Hinduism – one god many

facets Ganesh – how Hindu’s pray

PSHE Rules and expectations Keeping healthy Sex and relationships

British values Individual liberty

Rule of law Democracy

Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs

Democracy Mutual respect

Extra Visit Sutton Hoo class museum

Visit local churches Christmas performance

Mad science day – school assembly

Archaeological dig Trip to France KS2 performance


Topic Name Ancient Egypt to the

present day Climb Every Mountain Disgusting Digestion

Romans at home and

abroad European Adventure Off to the Theatre

Literacy Stories from other cultures –

ancient Egyptian stories and

tales

Recounts – newspaper

reports

Exploring form – poetry,

haikus, clerihews, riddles

and kennings

Letters – formal letter

writing

Persuasion – creating

persuasive posters to promote

a healthy lifestyle

Explanation – features of

explanation texts

Stories with Historical

Settings – ancient Roman

tales and stories

Imaginary Worlds/Sci Fi.

Fantasy – The Lion, the

Witch and the Wardrobe

study

Play Scripts with issues and

dilemmas – school play

script and others

Shakespeare study –

Romeo and Juliet

Maths Number – place value Number – multiplication &

division

Number – fractions

Measurement - time

Number – decimals

Measurement - money

Measurement – perimeter

and length

Geometry – position &

direction

Number – addition &

subtraction

Measurement - area Geometry – angles

Geometry – shape &

symmetry

Statistics – graphs & data

Measurement – area &

perimeter

History Ancient Egypt Ancient Rome World War Two

Geography Egypt within Africa and the rest of the world

The Mountain Environment – counties of the UK.

Types of settlements linked to Roman settlements OS Map use – identifying roman roads/settlements

Focus on Europe Large and smaller scale map usage.

Science Water Cycle – linked to the River Nile

Living things, environment and food chains

Digestive system and teeth – link to healthy eating

States of matter/Heating and cooling - linked to roman baths

Circuits and electricity – Anderson shelter with light and switch

Sounds – linked to acoustics for play

Art Drawing Ancient Egyptian artefacts

William Morris – printing to make calendar

Roman art - mosaics Walt Disney – character sketches

D&T Ancient Egyptian collar

necklace

Creating a William Morris

style stamp

Cooking – preparing and

cooking healthy snacks

Anderson shelter with

working light and switch

Music Egyptian music and instruments

Lyrics – Climb Every Mountain and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

ABBA – pitch, melody and lyrics

Singing in parts/ accompaniment

Singing for KS2 performance

PE Badminton Basketball Basketball Gymnastics Athletics Rounders

Computing Online Safety Programming - Scratch Microsoft PowerPoint Databases – 2Investigate Programming - Scratch

French Recap greetings, numbers

and colours Sport Body parts Describing people Animals Home

RE Judaism – links to Moses &

Egypt Judaism Islam Sikhism Christianity Christianity

PSHE Anti-Bullying, Rights &

Responsibilities and

Personal Safety

Beginning & Belonging and

Family & Friends

Healthy Lifestyles & Drug

Education Working Together Financial Capability Managing Change & SRE

British values Freedom and tolerance

Respecting and upholding the rule of law

Personal and social responsibility

Extra The Prince of Egypt film Rock climbing Mad science day Lincolnsfield trip KS2 performance



Groovy Greeks As Time Goes By

Mad Professors

Out of this world Mayan Civilisation


Pan American Highway Behind the Scenes

Literacy Myths and legends – Theseus and the Minotaur Discussion

Recounts – Autobiography/Biography Plays into drama – A Christmas Carol

Modern fiction Poems about space Film narrative

Persuasive texts Free verse poetry Narrative poetry – The Highwayman

Non-chronological reports Structured poetry

Story writing Plays into drama

Maths Number - Place value Adding and subtracting and related problem solving

Number – multiplication and division and related problem solving Statistics

Number – Fractions Number -Decimals

Number – Decimals Number - Percentages

Geometry – Angles Geometry – Shapes Geometry – Position and direction

Measurement – Converting units Perimeter and Area Measurement – Volume Number – Prime Numbers

History Ancient Greece History of London Mayan Astronomy

Geography Physical Geography of Greece Human Geography of Greece

Atlas reading Map reading

Locate North and South America Trade links and economic activity

Locate North and South America Trade links and economic activity

Fieldwork – Habitat study

Science Mixtures and reactions Life cycles Earth and Space Decay and recycling Forces Human development

Art Draw from imagination – Mythological Art Architectural design and legacy

Digital media – using photos Talking textiles linked to London

Talking textiles linked to London trip and Science museum

Mayan art Mayan art continued Craft makers – Props and scenery

D&T Ancient Greeks designs – Archimedes Research materials Design a catapult

Exploded diagrams Ethical responsibilities of designers

Gears, pulleys, cams and levers

Music Music linked to animals

Timbre Pitch

Holst planets – orchestral music

American film music Theatre music preparing for summer show

PE Dance

Tag Rugby Gymnastics

Hockey Circuits

Basketball Circuits

Athletics Problem solving

Rounders

Computing E-safety Control and programming -

Scratch Digital communication and sharing information

Coding PowerPoint – to go an American adventure

Sequence, selection, repetition

French On holiday Eating out Hobbies A school trip Seasons The Environment

RE Hinduism Five pillars of Islam Christianity Judaism – The Synagogue Sikhism

PSHE Rules and responsibilities Personal and Social

responsibility Rights and responsibilities Sex and relationships

British Values Rule of law Tolerance of different faiths

and beliefs Individual liberty Mutual respect Individual liberty

Extra Road safety Christmas performance Mad science day – school

assembly Trip to Science museum

Bikeability KS2 performance Class assembly



In the Groove Messing about in Boats

Mad Professors

Electricity

Back to the Eighth

Century


Final Curtain!

Literacy Classic Fiction-Wolves of Willoughby Chase Classic Poetry-Wordsworth

Discussion Author Study

Non-Fiction-Instruction writing Classic Fiction-Rudyard Kipling-the jungle Book, just So Stories

Non-chronological reports Short stories with flashbacks

This half term is revision in preparation for SATs Comprehension revision-model and practice how to answer 1, 2 & 3 point questions. Writing-using class story (Holes) children to write independently different genres of writing.

Shakespeare Study-Macbeth

Maths Number: place value Number: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

Number: fractions Number: decimals: Number: percentages Measurement

Number: Algebra Number: Ratio Statistics

Geometry: shape Geometry: Position and direction Revision

Shape-2D & 3D shape Identifying 3D shape from 2D net Number

History Turning point in British history-1945 onwards-1960s music (Beatles)-Fashion (Mary Quant

Britain settlements-Anglo Saxons and Scots

Mary Queen of Scots Edinburgh castle Parliament Royal Yacht Britannia

Geography Rivers-(field work-River

Lea) Water Cycle

World map-electricity usage-identifying how much is used throughout the world

Understanding geographical similarities-Harlow and Edinburgh-8 point compass

Natural distribution of resources-world map usage

Map work

Science Healthy living-including the heart

Living things and their habitats

Electricity-power

Light-how the eye works; how light travels and is refracted.

Evolution Adaptation

Art Andy Warhol-including photography

Seruat-pointalism (Ink pen, Acrylic paint)

Charles Renny-Mackintosh-design ceramic ware

Studying the artist Bridget Riley. - Finding out about optical illusions and designing own piece. (Linked to visit in Edinburgh to Camera obscura)

Designing scrap books for Edinburgh Year Book

D&T Cookery-1960s-spaghetti bolognaise-visit to Stewards to use cookery rooms.

Fairgrounds-moving parts-circuits

Fairgrounds-moving parts-circuits

Memory cushions-needlework

Music 1960s music-cultural diversity including The Beatles-Presentation to finish

Singing-preparation for Christmas Carol Concert

Fairground music-using musical notation

Fairground music-using musical notation

Finding out about musical terms and applying them to Scottish music.

Singing-songs for summer production and leavers assembly

PE Team games Dance-1960s

Invasion Games - Basketball Gymnastics

Team Building Gymnastics

Team games-team building Net wall games-tennis

Games - athletics Games - rounders

Computing Internet Safety Research

Scratch-design own game Presenting using Prezi-inserting pictures and videos.

Spreadsheets-using formula-creating a spreadsheet for places that we will visit in Edinburgh

Designing a website encouraging visitors to Edinburgh.

Designing a website encouraging visitors to Edinburgh-continued

French Salut- Les actions

Salut-In France

Salut-La famille

Salut-Un weekend avec des amis

Salut-Le futur

RE Christianity in the local community

Living as a Budhist The Jewish Home

Islam-The Ka’bah and the Hajj

Bible stories/parables Humanism: a secular world view

PSHE Rules and expectations Beginning and Belonging

Healthy Lifestyle Personal Safety

Drug Education Diversity and communities Moving on-transition to secondary school

SRE

British values Rule of law Individual liberty Individual liberty Tolerance of different faiths

and beliefs Democracy Mutual respect

Extra Visit local churches Visit Lea Valley Residential-Edinburgh

KS2 performance Leavers Assembly and day

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