Whole School Curriculum Overview

Linden Road Academy Curriculum - Currently under review starting Autumn 2017 Years 1 and 2 Year A Topic Hook Science

Non – core subjects

English

Computing throughout

Autumn 2016 Down in the woods The Gruffalo Working Scientifically Animals including Humans and mammals Living Things and their habitats Geography – maps, atlases, compasses- design a Gruffalo trail for Reception.

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

Spring 2017 Dungeons and Dragons Sir Teachalot to visit school Working Scientifically Everyday Materials Use of everyday materials

Summer 2017 Awesome Africa African treasure hunt Working Scientifically Plants

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, Elizabeth, Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.

St George and the Dragon

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 MFL - French to introduce oneself. Greetings. Numbers , age Stories from around the world/stories from other cultures Descriptions Diaries and simple blogs Presentation Explanations

Adventure stories Historical stories Advertisements- flyers/leaflets Instructions Presentation Explanations e-safety, collecting images from internet researching a topic Filming

Year 1 and 2. Year B

Topic

Autumn 2017 It’s a Bugs Life!

Spring 2018 Pirate Adventure

Summer 2018 Over the rainbow and Under the sea.

Hook

Mini beast workshop and bug hunt

Dantastic / pirate workshop

Trip to Sealife centre

Science

Working Scientifically Animals including Humans

Working Scientifically Everyday Materials Use of everyday materials

Working Scientifically Seasonal changes Living Things and their habitats

Seasonal observation- mini beast hunt – number of different bugs found during the season

Seasonal observation- mini beast hunt – number of different bugs found during the season

Seasonal observation- mini beast hunt – number of different bugs found during the season

Non – core subjects

English

Art- observational drawing linked science Design- 3D bug making, through collage Simple orienteering and map reading trail for visitors to Linden Wood.

Simple fieldwork and observational skills Geography- investigating our local area, map work Computing- We are zoologist.

Recording bug hunt data, introduction to excel, google maps, google earth Music- singing as a group Dance Yucky Worms – letters, instructions, fact file, information text.

Tadpole’s promise - Fantasy narrative, adventure narrative with a familiar setting.

Maths Project based learning

Data handling Creating a sculpture park to improve the environment

Computing

Photography Data handling/ presenting data Patterns, creating, logic, algorithms, collaborating, evaluation, persevering e-safety, collecting images from internet researching a topic Filming

Computing throughout

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,

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 Religion- Creation- Christian Music and dance – explore imaginary settings through music (What is at the end of the rainbow?)

MFL- French to introduce oneself.

Greetings. Numbers , age

Years 3 and 4 Year A Autumn 2016 Walk like an Egyptian Archaeology task for the hook into the lesson.

Visit to Manchester Museum Egyptian exhibit.

Spring 2017 Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Local nature walk comparing Linden Wood, Linden country park and Tame Valley Martin Mere Wetland centre

Science

Working scientifically Animals including Humans: Teeth and eating

Working scientifically Living things and their habitats Plants

Working scientifically Sound Light

Non – core subjects

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 Computing - Coding

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 MFL- French – Moi- myself – greetings, introducing, numbers, age, family Computing - Coding

What is possible without a sense?

Evelyn Glennie, Stevie Wonder.

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 MFL- French – pets body parts, colours. Cultural aspect listening to French music

Topic Hook

Summer 2017 Super Senses Media City, music scene in Manchester Music and the deaf

English

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

Conversation Stories with familiar settings Evaluation Presentation Factual (information) text Newspaper reports Persuasive arguments Non chronological reports

Computing throughout

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

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

Years 3 and 4 Year B

Topic Hook Science

Non – core subjects

English Power of reading

Maths Project based learning Computing

Autumn 2017 Feel the Force Wonder dome – Planetarium Working scientifically Forces and Magnets Electricity

Spring 2018 Yabadabadoo Hunter gatherer skills day Working scientifically Rocks

Summer 2018 Amazing South America Spending a day in Linden Woods Working scientifically States of matter chocolate Plants

Seasonal observation- sun’s movement, measuring hours of daylight and lengths of shadows.

Design- making rockets Computing- We are astronauts We are programmers We are software developers We are bug fixers MFL- French – Moi- myself – greetings, introducing, numbers, age, family

Seasonal observation- sun’s movement, measuring hours of daylight and lengths of shadows.

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, Design- Design and make a Flintstone car MFL- French animals- pets and body parts. Colours

Seasonal observation- sun’s movement, measuring hours of daylight and lengths of shadows.

Geography- physical geographyclimate, 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 MFL- Spanish- greetings, introducing self, numbers, age

Moon Man- poetry, recount, newspaper reports, writing in the role of the character, myth, explanation text, free verse poem, persuasive argument, letter in the role of a character.

Iron Man – free verse poem, recount based on a fictional first person experience, persuasive letter Frequency table Bar charts Measuring length Share knowledge and get children involved through games. Leading own space workshop Rovercraft APP Algorithms, debugging, collaborating, logic, prediction.

Computing throughout

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

Year 5 and 6 Year A

Topic Hook

Autumn 2016 What scares you?

Ghost walk around Manchester

Science

Working scientifically Living things and their habitats Animals including humans Light

Non – core subjects

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

English

Computing throughout

Spring 2017 Far Eastern Wonder Chinese New Year Workshop Working scientifically Forces

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 MFL- Mandarin/ Japanese - greetings, introductions, numbers.

Ghost stories Journalistic writing Horror stories Poetry Explanations Explanation text Playscripts Blog writing Evaluations Formal letter writing Non chronological Evaluations E-safety: Radicalisation, sexting, sexploitation

Summer 2017 Dragon’s Den Dragon’s Den MOSI- computing Working scientifically Electricity

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 SRE MFL- mandarin – colours family Entrepreneurship History- history of computing in Manchester Should people invest in British manufacturing?

Instructions Points of view Persuasive Argument Biographies Evaluations

Year 5 and 6 Year B

Topic Hook Science Year 5 Year 6 Both

Autumn 2017 Survival Survival day in Linden Woods Working scientifically Properties and changes of materials Living things and their habitatsclassification Interdependence and adaptation Bacteria and micro-organisms Seasonal observation- time lapse of the woods – photograph. Density of

Spring 2018 Spies Working scientifically Living things and their habitats- life cycles and reproduction of animals and plant Seasonal observation- time lapse of the woods – photograph. Density of the canopy and how it changes using light sensor. Soil samples

Summer 2018 Out of this world!

Space dome Working scientifically Earth and space Evolution and Inheritance Electricity Seasonal observation- time lapse of the woods – photograph.

Density of the canopy and how it

the canopy and how it changes using light sensor. Soil samples Non – core subjects

Geography- Geographical skills, map skills and fieldwork. Survival in extreme climate Geo-caching Music- tribal music Dance - Haka Art –Tribal Art – Hokusai waves using different media Art – Forest Fire painting.

Music- Sea Shanty – listening, composing and performing DT – Food tech MFL- French – Moi- myself – greetings, introducing, numbers, age, family Computing- Survival on the internet

English Power of reading

Year 6 Way Home – poetry, setting description, writing in role Life of Pi- arguments, biography, journalistic writing, character description, setting description, letter Floodland- narrative which raises an issue, blog writing, conversation, setting description, arguments Year 5 The Boy, the bear and the boat and the Hunger games- informal letters, setting description, journalistic writing, instructions and rhyming poems.

Lord of the flies – stories that raise an issue, conversations, setting and character descriptions

changes using light sensor. Soil samples 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 MFL- German – greetings, introducing self, numbers, age.

Maths Project based learning Computing Computing throughout

Homelessness project and Island discovery– Year 6 Island discovery and Gardening and Allotment project – Year 5 Decomposition, collaborating, creating, evaluation, persevering, tinkering, E-safety: Radicalisation, sexting, sexploitation

Art and Design- Moon buggies Geography- aerial photos SRE MFL- French animals- pets and body parts. Colours