Overview

Visits/trips

Term 1

 A Time Traveller's Guide

·Maths: Numbers to 100 - place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

·Literacy: Beegu by Alexis Deacon, Diary, postcard, non-fiction guide, instructions (basic punctuation and spelling)- handwriting

Topic - Hist: Key question: How has technology improved exploration?Lives of significant individuals/ events beyond living memory. Flight/Astronauts/Space Travel- then and now -discoveries/Advancement/moon landings- Columbus- famous explorers etc.

·Science: Plants-growing and observing

·Computing: E-Safety

·RE: What did Jesus teach? (Christianity)

·Music: Exploring simple patterns.

·PE: Infant agility Games: Kwik Cricket

·Art: Techniques- purpose, visual, literacy and articulation/painting

·PSHE: Being Me in my world

Kite flying/ paper airplane making

Term 2

 Princesses and Dragons

·Maths:  Multiplication and Division, Fractions, Time, Money

·Literacy: Princess and the White Bear King by Tanya Robyn Batt, Diary, letter, for and against – persuasive writing, book comparison skills. Letter skills, CL, ., tense, predictions, gate folding book-non-fiction castles, fractured fairy tales.

·Topic – History: Should we listen to everything monarchs say? Significant historical events, people and places locally. History of Kings and Queens and their role.  Castles and their importance

·Science: Uses of everyday materials (What material would make the best…?)

·Computing: Information Technology- computer art

·RE: (Incarnation) Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?

·Music: Dynamics and Tempo

·PE: Gymnastics Games: Football

·DT: Textiles- puppets- fairy tale characters (design, cut, sew, evaluate)

·PSHE: Celebrating Difference

Trip to Dover Castle

Term 3

 Wacky Walliams

·Maths: Measurement- length and height, mass, capacity and temperature, shape, position and direction.

·Literacy: Ratburger by David Walliams. Predictions-who killed the hamster, persuasive poster- ice creams, alliterative poetry, fictional recount- burger van on playground (more punctuation and sentence types), Persuasive leaflet.

·Topic – Geography: What are the human and physical features of Deal? Place knowledge- Comparison Deal and London.

·History: Brief look at Black Death

·Science: Animals including humans (healthy diet and exercise)- Personal training journal- working scientifically

·Computing: Information technology – using the internet- Childtastic books-edublogs, David Walliams website

·RE: Passover – How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do?

·Music: Exploring feelings through music

·PE: Tri golf Games: Tag Rugby

·Art: Drawing/ illustrations

·DT: Food Tech- veggie soup (design, make, taste, evaluate),

· PSHE: Dreams and Goals

Term 4

 Savannah Safari

·Maths: Statistics, problem solving, word problems, SATs style

·Literacy: One Day on Our Blue Planet... In the Savannah by Ella Bailey. Descriptive writing, poetry, non-fiction fact files, story-animal (spelling and text types and features)

·Topic – Geog: Key question: How does London compare to Lagos? Place knowledge, human and physical geography (comparing Africa and UK, cities and towns, seaside, desert etc, continents, oceans)

·Science: Living things and their habitats (habitats, suitability, adaptations, food chains, living dead never living) Animals including humans- offspring

·Computing: Information technology- presentation skills- animal nonfiction reports

·RE: Easter – How important is it to Christians that Jesus came back to life after his crucifixion?

·Music: Inventing a musical story

·PE: Dance Games: Tennis

·Art: print making, collage

·PSHE: Healthy Me

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park

Term 5

 Secret Agent Training

·Maths: Consolidation

·Literacy: Secret Agent Training. Letters, newspaper reports, recounts, persuasive writing, story (bringing all skills together)

·Topic – Geography: Where is better to visit, London or Deal? Locational knowledge, geographical skills (Ariel photos- landmarks, compass, man-made/ geographical. Comparison of London and Deal, UK maps capital cities)

·Science: Inventors and scientists

·Computing: Computer science- espresso coding

·RE: Islam: Does going to a mosque give Muslims a sense of belonging?

·Music: Music that makes you dance

·PE: Yoga Games: Rounders

·Art: Making

·DT: technical knowledge- bridge building

·PSHE: Relationships

Term 6

 Poisonous Potions

·Maths: Consolidation of skills

·Literacy: George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl instructions, story, poetry, recounts, diary, letter (all skills to be in writing and editing)

·Topic – History: Key question: How have significant individuals made a difference to medicine? Changes within and beyond living memory/ lives of significant others (Florence Nightingale etc-history of medicine)

·Science: Working scientifically (lot of practical science – observation, questions, classifying, answering questions and recording data)

·Computing: computer coding- espresso coding

·RE: Islam: Does completing Haij make a person a better Muslim?

·Music: Exploring improvisation.

·PE: Review term Games: Review term

·DT: Woodwork- moving transport- wheels, axles

·PSHE: Changing Me