EASTERSIDE ACADEMY KS1 Long Term Academy Curriculum Plan – Cycle 1 Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Year 1 / 2 Spring1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Enquiry Questions Memorable Experiences POR Text
How did dinosaurs become extinct?
Who burnt London down?
What makes a habitat a home?
Minibeast, friend or foe?
How did castles best defend against invaders?
What lies beneath?
Hancock Museum
Queen comes to tea – tea party.
Animal experience in school.
Butterfly World Visit
Visit to Raby Castle
Visit to Grace Darling Museum
Stone Girl by Laurence Anholt
Claude in the City by Alex T Smith
Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann
Rapunzel by Bethan Woolvin
The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton
NC Main Subject Drivers Content
History / Science
History / Geog / DT
Art / Geog
The Bee that Spoke by Al MacCuish Moth by Isabel Thomas Science / Geog
History / DT
History / Art / Geog
Dinosaur periods / types of dinosaurs / theories of extinction / Mary Anning – palaeontologist / fossils / process of fossilisation
Knowledge of continents / oceans / how polar bear adapted to live in Artic / environmental artists / sketching techniques / colour mixing
Bees as pollinators / butterfly life cycle / food chains / carnivore / herbivore and omnivore / invertebrate / parts of flower / living things grow / maps and keys / compass points
Norman Invasion / Battle of Hastings / Wiiliam the Conqueror / types of castles from 1066 to 13th century / key features of castles / investigating catapults / energy / gravity / mechanisms
Grace Darling and William Darling story – rescue / newspaper report / UK map / seas and oceans / artists that depict the ocean / painting techniques
Key Concepts
Understand chronology Evolution and inheritance
Great Fire London timeline of events / fireflighting through ages / Samuel Pepys diary / use of sources / London landmarks – past and present / compass directions / Comparisons / design and construction of structure Investigate places Overview of world history Design, make, evaluate and improve
Take inspiration from the greats Investigate places
Investigate living things Communicate geographically
Investigate and interpret the past Master practical skills
Overview of world history Master techniques Investigate places
Connect (Prior Learning building upon / making links)
Exploratory areas dinosaurs/fossils, creating a dinosaur world. Books linked to dinosaurs. Interest topic - built upon linked to children’s individual interests(R)
Dinosaurs - Chronology Where we live topic-links to country/capital city. Cultural daysLandmarks/activities linked to place. People who help us Firefighters role.(R)
Animals linked to seasons weather-e.g. winter artic animals. Exploratory tray - polar tray (Winter) Seasons - making a home for a hedgehog Colour mixing linked to season s- warm/cold/ shades. (R)
Dinosaurs - carnivore / herbivore and omnivore Great Fire London – maps / compass points
Traditional stories topicSharing a range of traditional tales. Areas linked to stories e.g. the castle role play. Building castles/homes linked to stories. Making story maps/world (explorers trays) (R)
Habitats – oceans / colour mixing (paint) London – UK map
Revisit
Geog – World Map / 7 continents / 5 seas / UK map. Vocab linked to human and physical features near the sea.
Learning Check Quiz – Dinosaurs.
Process of fossils Timeline dinosaur period. Geog – compass directions / UK countries / seas.
Learning Check Quiz – Fire London / Dinosaurs.
Geog – UK Map / seas / continents Learning Check Quiz – Habitats / Minibeasts.
Geog – Compass directions. Learning Check Quiz – Habitats / Minibeasts.
Minibeast topic - life cycles e.g. butterfly, frog etc. Minibeast hunt. Real life caterpillar to butterfly. Flowers-labelling/ links to bees. Describing minibeasts-sorting by criteria.(R)
Where we live topic-UK mapland sea Explore transport on the sea. Provision areas linked to sea life.(R)