| Autumn 1
What did our grandparents play with? Old & New toys (History) |
Autumn 2
Why isn’t everyone afraid of the dark? Light & dark (non-stat science) (Science) |
Spring 1
What should the little pigs build their house from? Materials (Science & traditional tales) |
Spring 2
Why were Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong very brave people? Explorers (History/geography) |
Summer 1
Why aren’t animals like humans? Animals (Science)
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Summer 2
What plants can we see in our playground and garden? Plants (Science) |
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| Relating trip | Brampton toy museum
Teddy bears hospital (in school) |
Gentleshaw wildlife and birds of prey centre | Explorer day (in school) | Peak Wildlife park | Local garden centre | |
| Texts | Dogger
Additional text: Toy boat |
Owl babies
Additional text: The owl who was afraid of the dark, Little owl, Can’t you sleep little bear?, Owly and wormy – bright lights and starry nights |
The three little pigs
Little red riding hood
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Man on the moon
Additional text to share at the end of the day: Who was Neil Armstrong? |
The tiger who came to tea
Additional text: Gorilla |
The enormous turnip
Additional text: Titch |
| Author focus |
This is the bear book series by Sarah Hayes & Helen Craig |
Author focus: Jez Ahlberg |
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| English | My Labels, lists & captions for the toy shop
Recount – letter as Dave, written to the missing Dogger
Retelling the story of Dogger
Poetry (vocab & rhyming) |
Recount – diary as owl
Retell/innovate the story of Owl babies |
Retell a traditional tale – retelling and writing the story of the Three Little Pigs
Retell/innovate traditional tale – write our own story based on the Three Little Pigs
Report – newspaper article about the big bad wolf |
Retell/innovate traditional tale – Innovating the story of Little Red Riding Hood
Explanations – information about how Neil Armstrong got to the moon |
Report – All about our trip to the zoo
Contemporary fiction – innovating and writing our own story based on The Tiger who came to tea.
Recount: Diary about trip to the zoo/wildlife park
Poetry (vocab & rhyming couplets) |
Instructions – how to plant a seed
Contemporary fiction – innovate the story of the enormous turnip – planning different seeds
Poetry (vocab & poetry appreciation) |
| Spellings to be covered | Wk1: f & s spelt ff & ss
Wk2: l, z, & k spelt ll, zz & ck Wk3: ing, ed, er endings Wk4: ng & nk Wk5: ch & tch Wk6: v & ve |
Wk1: ai & oi in middle
Wk2: ay & oy at end Wk3: oa/ow/oe Wk4: ee/e Wk5: ea Wk6: ie/igh |
Wk1: igh
Wk2: ar Wk3: er Wk4: ir & ur Wk5: er and est endings Wk6: Days of the week |
Wk1: k before e, i, y
Wk2: a-e, e-e Wk3: i-e, o-e Wk4: u-e Wk5: oo Wk6: oo as ue & ew |
Wk1: ou & ow
Wk2: ee at the end spelt y Wk3: or & ore Wk4: aw & au Wk5: air & are Wk6: ear |
Wk1: ph & wh
Wk2: prefix un- Wk3: adding s and es Wk4: Compound words Wk5: contractions Wk6: common exception words |
| Maths
(WRM Small steps) |
Number & place value (within 10)
Addition and subtraction (within 10)
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Addition and subtraction (within 10)
Shape Place Value within 20 |
Addition and subtraction (within 20)
Place value (within 20) Counting in 2, 5 and 10s
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Length & height
Weight & volume |
Multiplication and division (reinforce multiples of 2, 5 and 10)
Fractions Position and direction |
Place value (within 100)
Addition and subtraction Money Time |
| Science | The 4 seasons & Seasonal change
Autumn & characteristics
Artists relating to this… Francois Boucher Poussin Alphonse Mucha Luke Howard (meteorology) |
Light and dark
Sources of light including the Sun Features of day and night including temperature Electricity as a source of light Shadows
Winter – where do the leaves go in winter? |
Everyday materials
Use of different everyday materials Classifying and grouping Changing materials by bending, etc. Gathering and sorting different materials |
Animals including humans
How animals adapt to their environment
Animals including humans (senses, body parts) Identification and labelling of a variety of common birds and animals Know carnivores and herbivores How animals are suited to their environment Name parts of the human body Identify body parts & senses Naming & investigating animals
David Attenborough |
Plants
Identification and labelling; including trees Structure of plants; including roots, stem, flower, etc.
David Attenborough |
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| History | Comparing old & new toys – what did our grandparents play with? | Celebrating Christmas in the past | Who was Queen Elizabeth (history of the monarchy) | Who was Christopher Columbus & Neil Armstrong? What did they do? | Who was Lowry and what did he do? | |
| Geography | Daily weather | Wonderful Weather
Name & locate the worlds 7 continents and 5 oceans. |
Local Geography
Where is Kidsgrove?
Using maps, atlases and globes to find countries, continents and oceans |
Exploring hot & cold climates
Map skills (directions) |
UK Physical Geography
Can you name any of the key features around Kidsgrove?
Human & Physical Geography |
Are we nearly there yet?
Countries making up UK, major cities in England) |
| Art | Drawings using thick & thin pencils
Artists who have toys as inspiration Robert Bradford (creates sculptures using discarded toys) Sarah Graham (paints toys/sweets)
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3d firework art
Wintery/stormy pictures Christmas art |
Textiles/printing
Primary colours & mixing |
Printing block/repeating patterns to represent the ocean
Using tools to create shell pictures Turner Vincent Van Gogh (The sea at Saintes Maries) |
Drawing/painting animals – following the style of a specific artist | Draw & sketch trees/plants
Leaf printing in the style of William Morris
Textiles/printing
William Morris Van Gogh (sunflower picture) |
| Design & technology | Investigate how toys work
Design & make toy boat – creating strong structures Make cup & ball toy Frank Hornby (created Meccano/model trains) |
Weaving – Christmas decorations | Building houses out of various materials – strongest/weakest materials
Barbara Jones (architect builds houses out of straw) |
Professor Codman’s Punch & Judy | Food – what should we be eating? | Design & make bird tables (including bird feed)
Building a tin forest |
| RE | Beliefs teachings and sources | Practices and ways of life
Understanding the Christmas story |
Expressing meaning | Identifying diversity and belonging | Meaning purpose and truth | Values and commitments |
| Computing | E Safety
Creating pictures (2B) |
E-Safety
Spell checker – word |
E Safety
I Robot (Programming) |
E Safety
Pictograms (1E) |
E Safety
DC2 |
E Safety
DV2 |
| PHSE
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New beginnings | Say no to bullying | Go for goals! | Good to be me | Relationships | Changes |
| Music | Hey you!
Listening & appraising, learning the song Playing along to the pulse & copying/replaying patterns Learning to play glockenspiel |
In the groove
Listening & appraising, learning songs Improvisations of musical instruments & vocals Composing |
Rhythm in the way we walk & Banana Rap
Listening & appraising Identifying and keeping the beat of the pulse Pitch
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| PE | Dance | Gymnastics | Games | |||
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