Year 1 /2 Year A Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer Summer 2 Topic Awesome Australia Feathers, Flight and Flying Saints and Dragons Time Travellers Discrete Animals, including humans Habitats (Y2 focus) Everyday materials Plants Outcomes Sealife Centre Homework Project (design a flying machine). Chn. to share these at the end of the day towards half term. Kandinsky art display Saints Assembly Hilary Mynott to visit Year 1 /2 Year B Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer Summer 2 Topic Turrets and Towers Wild Weather Dinosaurs Islands Fun at the Farm Adventurers and Explorers Discrete Uses of everyday materials Seasonal changes (Y1 focus) Outcomes Colchester Castle trip Dinosaur Dance (dressing up with dinosaur-themed food and games). Plants Life Cycles Animals including humans Fish and Chips on the beach at Mersea (with parents!) Visit to school from Warescot Farm Pirates and Explorers Day
YEAR 1/2 Curriculum Overview Year A Topic Science Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Awesome Australia Feathers, Flight and Flying Saucers Saints and Time Travellers- (Theme Week- Aut 2 Technology (Theme Week Spring 2 Creative Arts/ Dragons including our school. and enterprise) Messing Got Talent) (Theme Week Science Week) Everyday materials Plants Habitats History Geography Art DT Music Australia deserts and oceans DME (Ships and Boats) Music Express (Book 1) The Long and the Short of it p16. Remembrance Day/Guy Fawkes Contrasting locations, people and weather Aboriginal Art Food/Cooking ( Cakes) Performance Key Events: first flight (Wright Brothers) First rocket launch Create timelines for flight. Mechanics Materials (DME flying machine) Music Express (Book 1) Feel the Pulse, Exploring Pulse and Rhythm, p.24 Painting (Kandinsky) Music Express (Book 1) The long and the short of it Exploring Duration. Significant People from UK history i.e. Saints. Investigate countries and capitals of the UK Drawing (Georgia O Keefe) Great Fire of London Coronation of the Queen Royal Wedding (William and Kate) Textiles Music Express (Book 1) What s the Score? Exploring Instruments and Symbols, p.44 Computing Using programmable toys Unit 1.1 We are treasure hunters Filming the steps of a recipe Unit 1.2 We are TV chefs Illustrating an ebook Unit 1.3 We are painters Creating a card electronically Unit 1.6 We are Celebrating Computer Networks Unit 1.4 We are collectors Producing a talking book Unit 1.5 We are storytellers
Contemporary Picture Books: Commotion in the Ocean Rainbow Fish The Whales Song Leaflets or letters (whales) (water) N.B. Animated tales The Lonely Sea Monster (Non-chron ) Contemporary Picture Books: (N.B. The Reef) Where the Forest Meets the Sea Jeannie Barker Non-fiction Lists, Labels and Captions The Great White Man-Eating Shark Well-loved Stories Owl Babies The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark The Owl and the Pussycat The Owl and the Astronaut Instructions (making paper aeroplanes) Classic Tales Three Little Pigs and stories derived from this. N.B. Write stories and plays Well-loved Stories Elmer Emotions/Relationshi ps Write glossaries (PowerPoint or book on Kandinsky) fortnightly story writing/extended writing Books by Well- Known Authors Book Reviews Character studies Julia Donaldson (Zog) Non-chron. Classic Tales from a Range of Cultures Hansel and Gretel Baba Yaga Traditional poems and rhymes Non-fiction Recounts (diaries: Samuel Pepys) R.E. Year 1 Focus PSHE Special Words and Stories Rules and Responsibilities (class/school rules) Special People Special Places Special Symbols and Objects Environment Feelings Road Safety Emotions/Relationships (darker evenings) Safer Internet Week Anti-Bullying Comic Relief 13.3.15 Week 20.11.14 World Wildlife Day 3.3.15 Children in Need Special Things Special Ways of Living in Nature Christian Aid Week Fundraising/Enterprise/Money P.E. Dance Athletics
YEAR 1/2 Curriculum Overview Year B Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Topic Turrets and Towers Wild Weather Dinosaurs Islands Fun at the Farm Adventurers and Explorers Science Uses of everyday materials Seasonal changes (Y1 focus) Plants Life Cycles Animals including humans History Castles Remembrance Day Relationships Guy Fawkes Geography Art DT Mechanics Compass Directions Seasonal and Daily Weather Patterns Printing (Andy Warhol weather symbols) Use artefacts, pictures, stories, online sources and databases to find out about the past. Sculpture (dinosaur models) Construction Compare and contrast British Isles with other islands Human and Physical Features Textiles (ship for display) Textiles Investigate places land use, origin of foods Cooking and Nutrition What is meant by a healthy lifestyle? Famous Explorers Neil Armstrong Scott of the Antarctic Columbus Collage (Frank Stella) Music Music Express (Book 2) Taking Off, Exploring Pitch Performance Music Express (Book 2) Exploring Timbre, Tempo and Dynamics Charanga - Animals Music Express (Book 2) Composition
Computing Exploring how computer games work Unit 2.2 We are games testers Traditional tales/fairy Tales Write stories and plays that use the language of fairy tales and traditional tales. Information texts Recounts Taking, selecting and editing digital images Unit 2.3 We are photographers Write - Labels, Lists and Captions Write glossaries. Present information. Write poems that use pattern, rhyme and description. Narrative Write stories set in places pupils have been. ( Stories) Writing instructions e.g. for making a decoration Researching a topic Unit 2.4 We are Researchers Information texts Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs Classic Tales Animated Tale: Phoenix Reborn Write stories with imaginary settings Non-chronological Write nonchronological Communicating Clues Unit 2.5 We are detectives Stories with Imaginary Settings Katie Morag Write stories with imaginary settings Write narrative diaries. Postcards and letters Humorous poetry Write nonsense and humorous poems and limericks. fortnightly story writing/extended writing Recording Bug hunt data Unit 2.6 We are Zoologists Classic Tales Chicken Licken Ugly Duckling After Farm Visit Non-chronological Narrative - Write stories set in places pupils have been. Instructions recipes (link with DT) Programming on Screen Unit 2.1 We are Astronauts Stories by the same author Write stories that mimic significant authors. Recounts Write narrative diaries. (Link with History) RE Year 2 Focus Special Things in Nature Environment Special People Relationships Special Symbols and Objects Special Words and Stories Special Ways of Living Special Places
PSHE Safety and Rules (class/school rules) Environment Children in Need Relationships Safer Internet Week Sport Relief Healthy Lifestyle Growth and Change Enterprise/Fundraising P.E. Dance Athletics