Whole School Curriculum Overview

Topic Hook Science Non – core subjects

English

Computin g throughou t

Topic Hook Science Non – core subjects

English

Autumn 2014 Down in the woods Working Scientifically Animals including Humans Living Things and their habitats Geography – maps, atlases, compassesdesign a Gruffalo trail for Reception.

Simple orienteering and map reading trail for visitors to Linden Wood. Simple fieldwork and observational skills Art and Design- Clay Gruffalos Religion- Creation Computing- We are photographers Editing photos (adobe photo shop express) Traditional tales Stories with familiar settings Factual report Presentation Explanations

Years 1 and 2 Spring 2015 Dungeons and Dragons Sir Teachalot to visit school Working Scientifically Everyday Materials Use of everyday materials Art and Design- design and make castles using appropriate materials.

Catapults History- Medieval times.

Significant people in the past who have contributed to national achievements, Winston Churchill, Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.

Summer 2015 Awesome Africa African treasure hunt Working Scientifically Plants Geography- locating continents, oceans, capital cities and characteristics in the UK. Compare the two countries. Use aerial photos to recognise landmarks Art and design- Andy Goldsworthy, land art, art in nature Music- African drumming, unturned percussion Computing- introduce email

Adventure stories Historical stories Advertisements- flyers/leaflets Instructions Presentation Explanations

Stories from around the world/stories from other cultures Descriptions Diaries and simple blogs Presentation Explanations

Spring 2016 Pirate Adventure Johnny Woodham- visitor into school.

Working Scientifically Everyday Materials Use of everyday materials Geography- describe key physical and human features. Use compass directions and directional language. World map; what are other countries like? Pirate adventure around the world History- significant people in the past who have contributed to national achievements, Christopher Columbus. What did Pirates do?

Design and Technology – food and nutrition Computing- We are treasure hunters, Hour of coding , Move onto scratch, Exploring how games work

Summer 2016 Over the rainbow and Under the sea.

Trip to Sealife centre Working Scientifically Seasonal changes Living Things and their habitats Geography- identify weather patterns in the UK and a hot and cold location Art and Design – famous artist, e.g. Van Gogh Starry night, Andy Goldsworthy Music and dance – explore imaginary settings through music (What is at the end of the rainbow?)

Mystery stories Adventure stories Diaries and simple blogs

Stories from around the world/stories from other cultures Descriptions

e-safety, collecting images from internet researching a topic Filming

Autumn 2015 It’s a Bugs Life!

Bug visitor Working Scientifically Animals including Humans Art and Design- 3D bug making, Mother Nature.

Simple orienteering and map reading trail for visitors to Linden Wood. Simple fieldwork and observational skills Geography- investigating our local area Design and technology- bug hotels Religion- Creation Computing- We are zoologist.

Recording bug hunt data, introduction to excel, google maps, google earth Fantasy stories Science fiction Informal letters/ emails

Presentation Explanations Computin g throughou t

Topic Hook

Science Non – core subjects

Instructions Presentation Explanations

Diaries and simple blogs Presentation Explanations

e-safety, collecting images from internet researching a topic Filming

Autumn 2014 Walk like an Egyptian Archaeology task for the hook into the lesson.

Visit to Manchester Museum Egyptian exhibit.

Working scientifically Animals including Humans: Teeth and eating History – Ancient civilisations (Egypt).

Geography - Compare, maps to satellite images, map reading and grid references.

Comparing countries.

Art and Design – Improve mastery of art techniques in sketching and sculpture.

Religion- Islam

Years 3 and 4 Spring 2015 Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Local nature walk comparing Linden Wood, Linden country park and Tame Valley Martin Mere Wetland centre Working scientifically Living things and their habitats Plants Geography- geographical skills and fieldwork RSPB data count Art – famous artist- birds DT- design and make an animal hotel/ bird boxes/ bird feeders/ bat box History – history of flight

Summer 2015 Top of the Pops Media City, music scene in Manchester

Working scientifically Sound Light Art and Design – Improve mastery of art techniques in sketching and sculpture. Pop Art, Andy Warhol History- music through the decades Geography- locational knowledge, locating the worlds countries and their key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities, including the United Kingdom Computing/ music - compose a piece of music to accompany work in another medium Garage band

English

Adventure stories Historical setting Newspaper reports Persuasive arguments Non chronological reports Instructions Fables

Computin g throughou t

Video performance through English Create a website, including a wiki and blog Through maths analysing data, using 365 excel surveys , Excel

Topic Hook Science

Conversation Stories with familiar settings Evaluation Presentation Factual (information) text Diaries and blogs Skype and emailing

Autumn 2015 Feel the Force

Spring 2016 Yabadabadoo

Poetry Play scripts Stories with dilemmas Recounts, magazines and newspapers Evaluation Presentation Discussing ideas Points of view

Summer 2016 Amazing South America Spending a day in Linden Woods Working scientifically States of matter chocolate

Star wars Working scientifically Forces and Magnets Electricity History- Roman Empire and its impact on Britain.

Design- making moon buggies and catapults Computing- We are astronauts We are programmers We are software developers We are bug fixers

Hunter gatherer skills day Working scientifically Rocks Geography- settlements and land use History- Stone age to iron age (late Neolithic hunter gatherers and early farmers), Anglo Saxons and Scots Art- Cave painting, Cartoon characters Design- Design and make a Flintstone car

Geography- physical geography- climate, biomes, vegetation belts, water cycle.

Place knowledge- similarities and differences in physical and human geography between England and South America History- Mayan Aztecs Art and design- carnival art Religion- Catholism

English

Science fiction Fantasy Evaluation Presentation Emails

Historical setting Conversation Evaluation Presentation Factual (information) text Diaries and blogs

Poetry Familiar narrative Evaluation Presentation Non chronological report Informal letters Instructions

Computin g throughou t

Video performance through English Create a website, including a wiki and blog Through maths analysing data, using 365 excel surveys , Excel

Non – core subjects

Year 5 and 6 Topic Hook Scienc e

Autumn 2014 What scares you?

Ghost walk around Manchester Working scientifically Living things and their habitats Animals including humans Light

Spring 2015 Far Eastern Wonder Chinese New Year Workshop Working scientifically Electricity

Summer 2015 Ramp it up Skateboard, scooter and bike day Working scientifically Forces

Non – core subject s

History- History of local ghosts and the stories behind them and/or make up stories linked to Denton history, pupils will have to research this.

Computing- Film making

History- The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China Geography- Earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. Pollution, climate zones and biomes. Comparing human, physical characteristics and land use.

MFL- Mandarin Religion- Buddhism Art and Design - Prepare and cook savoury dishes. Chinese dragons Religion- Buddhism Music- music and dance

History- stone age to modern day, changes in wheels. Revolution. Changes in an aspect of social history, crime and punishment from AngloSaxons to the present day Art- Environmental art DT- Designing and making a skate board park Music- Composing sound tracks Computing- We are game developers, We are artists, We are web developers, We are app planners, We are project managers, We are interface designers, We are APP developers, We are marketers Dragons Den

English

Ghost stories Horror stories Explanations Playscripts Evaluations

Journalistic writing Poetry Explanation text Blog writing Formal letter writing Non chronological Evaluations

Crime stories Conversations Points of view Persuasive Argument Biographies Evaluations

Topic Hook

Autumn 2015 Survival Survival day in Linden Woods

Spring 2016 Spies

Summer 2016 Out of this world!

Space dome

Scienc e

Working scientifically Living things and their habitats Animals including humans/ nutrition

Working scientifically Properties and changes of materials

Working scientifically Earth and space Evolution and Inheritance

Non – core subject s

Geography- Geographical skills, map skills and fieldwork. Survival in extreme climate History- How did we survive without.....?

Geo-caching Music- tribal music Tribes Stories that raise issues Conversations Evaluations Biographies Blog writing Evaluations

History- WW1 and WWII, Battle of Britain DT: Make do and mend- sewing. Plan, design, make, and evaluate a project Art: propaganda posters, WW2 painting reflecting the mood and relationships of people during war Geography- knowledge of locations Religion- Judaism Computing- We are cryptographers Stories with flashbacks Mystery stories Journalistic Report writing Persuasive Evaluations Argument

Art and Design- Moon buggies Geography- aerial photos History- Ancient Greece

English

Humorous stories Stories with a twist Evaluations Formal letter writing Explanation text

Physical Education Year 1 and 2

Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities Participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending Perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Year 3, 4, 5 and 6

Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination Play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics] Perform dances using a range of movement patterns Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team Compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.

Languages- French Autumn 2015 Greeting each other Introducing themselves Counting up to 10 Introducing their immediate family

Autumn Greeting each other Introducing themselves Counting up to 10 Introducing their immediate family

Spring 2016 Saying the days of the week Naming colours Counting between 11 and 20 Naming countries Expressing likes and dislikes

2016- 2017 Year 3 Spring Saying the days of the week Naming colours Counting between 11 and 20 Naming countries Expressing likes and dislikes

Summer 2016 Identifying body parts Counting up to 31 Identifying items of clothing Naming the months of the year Talking about birthdays

Summer Identifying body parts Counting up to 31 Identifying items of clothing Naming the months of the year Talking about birthdays

Year 4, 5 and 6 Spring

Autumn Animals

Food

Summer At school