Curriculum overview
Year 6
Autumn History
Anna at war
Anne Frank
Spring Science
Darwin’s dragons
On the origin of species
Moth
Summer Geography
Fire girl, Forest boy
Time trails: Rainforest
English
Continuing the narrative – third person
First person narrative Letter (formal)
Diary
Persuasion – poster
Narrative poetry
Maths Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals and percentage, division, ratio and proportion, shape, angles and statistics
Science
Evolution and inheritance, electrical circuits, light and seeing, living things, movement, forces and magnets, sound and hearing, materials, Earth’s movement in space, animals and humans and plants
Geography Europe – Poland, Asia – Japan and Europe – Russia, Moscow
Changes over time, similarities and differences and natural resources
History WW2, The Victorian era and The Incas Significant people and events
Computing E-safety, Digital Literacy – Sketchup and Coding with Scratch
Art Drawing and painting
DT Textiles
PE Games, gymnastics, dance and outdoor and adventurous activities
R.E Islam – beliefs and practices
Christianity-Christmas
PSHE Being in my world and celebrating difference
Flashback narrative – third person
Same event, 2 viewpoints – first person narrative Letter (informal)
Facts – magazine article
Discussion
Performance poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals and percentage, division, ratio and proportion, shape, angles and statistics
Evolution and inheritance, animals and humans, electrical circuits, plants, Earth’s movement in space, materials, sound and hearing, living things, light and seeing, movement, forces and magnets
Asia – India, Australia and Africa – Tanzania Trade, climate change and volcanoes
The Victorian era, The Incas and WW2 Travel and exploration
E-safety and Coding with Swift Playgrounds
Drawing, printing and collage
Descriptive narrative – third person
Same event, 2 viewpoints – first person narrative
Explanation
Biography
Book review
Personification poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals and percentage, division, ratio and proportion, shape, angles and statistics
Living things, evolution and inheritance, animals and humans, movement, forces and magnets, materials, Earth’s movement in space, light and seeing, sound and hearing and plants
South America – Brazil, Amazon and Venezuela and North America - USA Human impact, natural resources and cyclones
The Incas, WW2 and The Victorian era Culture and pastimes
E-safety, Digital Literacy – coding HTML, with Python and video competition and Coding with Swift Playgrounds
Drawing and sculpture
Mechanics
Food
Games, gymnastics, dance and athletics
Games, gymnastics, dance and athletics
Music Steel pans and singing Songs for a purpose and Christmas songs
MFL Time daily routines, routines in other cultures houses and hobbies
Christianity – beliefs and meaning
Christianity - Easter
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Islam – beliefs and moral values
Relationships and changing me
Steel pans and singing Folk and songs performed and written by Carole King
Rooms in the house places in a town Madrid directions and buying food
Steel pans and singing Inspirational women in music and composition
Numbers to 100, café and Spanish food
Curriculum overview
Year 5
Autumn History
The Queen’s Fool
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare
Spring Science Cosmic
The race to space/Counting on Katherine
The story of Rover
Summer
The last bear Shackleton’s Journey Ice trap
English
Continuing the narrative – third person
First person narrative
Letter (formal)
Diary
Persuasion – poster
Narrative poetry
Maths Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals, division, percentage, shape, angles and statistics
Science
Materials, light and seeing, electrical circuits, sound and hearing, evolution and inheritance, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, force and magnets, animals and humans and living things
Geography Asia – India (Delhi), Asia – China and North America - Gulf of Mexico
Population density, natural resources and pollution
History Tudors, Ancient Greece and WW1 Significant people and events
Computing E-safety, Digital Literacy – plan an event, spreadsheets and Coding with Scratch
Art Drawing and painting
DT Textiles
PE Games, gymnastics, dance and outdoor and adventurous activities
Hinduism – beliefs and practices
R.E
Christianity - Christmas
PSHE Being in my world and celebrating difference
Flashback narrative – third person
Same event, 2 viewpoints – first person narrative Letter (informal)
Facts – magazine article
Discussion
Performance poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals, division, percentage, shape, angles and statistics
Earth’s movement in space, plants, electrical circuits, sound and hearing, light and seeing, evolution and inheritance, materials, movement, forces and magnets, animals and humans and living things
Europe – Greece North America - Mount St Helens and Asia – Nepal, Kathmandu Biomes, volcanoes and rivers/the water cycle
Ancient Greece, WW1 and Tudors Society
E-safety and Coding with Swift Playgrounds
Descriptive narrative – third person
Same event, 2 viewpoints – first person narrative
Explanation
Biography
Book review
Personification poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals, division, percentage, shape, angles and statistics
Materials, living things, electrical circuits, sound and hearing, animals and humans, light and seeing, Earths’ movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, animals and humans and evolution and inheritance
Antarctica Europe – Russia and Africa – Algeria, Algiers
Climate change, natural resources, volcanoes and changes over time
WW1, Tudors and Greece Culture and pastimes
Animation, Digital Literacy – research and website design and Coding with Swift Playgrounds
Drawing, printing and collage
Drawing and sculpture
Mechanics
Food
Games, gymnastics, dance and athletics
Games, gymnastics, dance and athletics
Music Steel pans and singing Rock and Christmas songs
Hinduism – Hindu beliefs
Christianity - Easter
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Hinduism – beliefs and moral values
Christianity – beliefs and practices
Relationships and changing me
Steel pans and singing
Love ballads and Hip-Hop
Steel pans and singing Motown and composition
MFL Classroom instructions, opinions, sports, ports clothing, using the negative weather, hobbies and pets Poetry, numbers to 60, months and dates, school – subjects and timetables and transport Classroom, stationery, South America, opinion, colour and clothes
Year 4
Autumn History
Arthur and the Golden Rope/How to train your dragon
The Dragon’s Hoard
Viking voyagers
English
Continuing the narrative – third person
Character description
Diary
Thought bubbles
Fact file
Persuasion – poster
Alliteration poetry
Maths Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals, shape including angles, place value, division, position and direction and statistics
Science Materials, light and seeing, electrical circuits, sound and hearing, plants, evolution and inheritance, Earth’s movement in space, animals and humans and living things.
Geography Europe – Denmark, Sweden and Norway UK counties Portland, Dorset and Lindisfarne, Northumbria
Similarities and differences of human features and changes over time, including coastal erosion
History Viking times, the Bronze age to Iron age and Ancient Egypt Conflict
E-safety, Digital Literacy – exploring Earth and research
Computing
Art Drawing and printing
Spring Science
The wild robot
The robot and the bluebird
DK Robot
First person narrative
Setting description - third person
Diary
Facts – fact card (Y3) and leaflet (Y4)
Book review
Quatrain poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals, shape including angles, place value, division, position and direction and statistics
Earth’s movement in space, animals and humans, electrical circuits, plants, sound and hearing, evolution and inheritance, materials, movement, forces and magnets, light and seeing and living things
Wales - Brecon Beacons, Shetland islands, Scotland and Europe, Greece – Santorini
The water cycle, similarities and differences in human features and earthquakes
The Bronze age to Iron age, Ancient Egypt and Vikings
Significant people and events
Word processing, PowerPoint, Paint and Coding with Tynker and Keynote
Summer Geography
The upside-down river
Cinderella of the Nile River – a dazzling geographic journey
Drawing, collage and sculpture
DT Food Mechanics
PE Games, gymnastics, dance, swimming/outdoor and adventurous activities
R.E Judaism – beliefs and practices
Christianity - Christmas
Being in my world and celebrating difference
PSHE
Music Steel pans and singing
Songs about friendship and composition
MFL Animals, classroom instructions, parts of the body, Spanish poetry, Colours size and adjective agreement
Games, gymnastics, dance and swimming/athletics
Judaism – Passover
Christianity - Easter
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Steel pans and singing
Songs about friendship and composition
Food, opinions, shopping, months of the year numbers to 3, dates and birthdays and personal description
Letter (informal)
Third person narrative
Diary
Explanation
Persuasion – advert
Performance poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication (and division), decimals, shape including angles, place value, division, position and direction and statistics
Materials, light and seeing, electrical circuits, sound and hearing, evolution and inheritance, Earth’s movement in space, plants, movement, forces and magnets, animals and humans and living things
Manchester - River Irwell Chester- River Dee and Europe, Greece
Changes over time of physical and human features and volcanoes and settlements
Ancient Egypt, Vikings and the Bronze age to Iron age
Beliefs
Digital Literacy – photography, iMovie and Coding with Tynker and Keynote
Drawing and painting
Textiles
Games, gymnastics, dance and outdoor and adventurous activities
Judaism – rites of passage
Christianity – prayer and worship
Relationships and changing me
Steel pans and singing
Pop and composition
Family, possessive adjectives, clothes and uniform
Curriculum overview
Year 3
Autumn History
Stone Age Boy
UG
The Stone Age and Skara Brae
Continuing the narrative – third person
English
Character description
Diary
Thought bubbles
Fact file
Persuasion – poster
Alliteration poetry
Maths Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction, shape including angles, place value, division and multiplication, decimals and statistics
Science Animals and humans, materials, sound and hearing, living things, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, evolution and inheritance, light and seeing and electrical circuits.
Geography Orkney and Dumfries, Pembrokeshire - Pentyr Ifan and UK local study - Manchester Similarities and differences in human features, rivers and changes over time
History
The Stone age, Nepal and Roman times Settlements
First person narrative
Setting description - third person
Diary
Spring Science
Chandra’s magic light
Hortense and the shadow
Timeless Thomas
Facts – fact card (Y3) and leaflet (Y4)
Book review
Quatrain poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction, shape including angles, place value, division and multiplication, decimals and statistics
Light and seeing, materials, animals and humans, electrical circuits, plants, evolution and inheritance and living things, movement, forces and magnets, Earth’s movement in space and sound and hearing
Cardiff, Asia - Nepal and Europe – Tenerife, Spain
Changes over time, earthquakes and volcanoes
Nepal, Stone age and Romans
Significant people and events
Letter (informal)
Third person narrative
Diary
Explanation
Persuasion – advert
Performance poetry
Summer Geography
First to the top Mountains of the world
Great adventurers
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, measurement, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction, shape including angles, place value, division and multiplication, decimals and statistics
Evolution and inheritance, electrical circuits, animals and humans, materials, living things, Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, light and seeing and sound and hearing
Europe – Italy, London and Yorkshire –York
Human and physical features, similarities and the water cycle
The Romans, Stone age and Nepal
Beliefs
Computing E-safety, Digital Literacy – using a computer, word processing and PowerPoint E-safety, Digital Literacy – research and collaboration and Coding with Tynker/Code Spark Academy E-safety, Coding with Tynker/Code Spark Academy and Bitsbox
Art Drawing and painting
Drawing and printing
DT Food Mechanics
PE Games, gymnastics, dance and outdoor and adventurous activities
R.E Hinduism – Divali Christianity – Christmas
PSHE Being in my world and celebrating difference
Music Steel pans and singing
R&B and Christmas songs
MFL Greetings, Spanish culture classroom instructions animals, pet shop, numbers to 5, plurals and gender
Games, gymnastics, dance and athletics
Christianity – miracles
Christianity - Easter
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Steel pans and singing Reggae and using your imagination with music
Names, verbs colours, opinions, adjectives and word order, numbers to 10 conjunctions and simple sentences and age
Drawing, collage and sculpture
Textiles
Games, gymnastics, dance and swimming/outdoor and adventurous activities
Hinduism – beliefs
Hinduism – pilgrimage to the River Ganges
Relationships and changing me
Steel pans and singing
Disco and composition
Definite and indefinite articles, phrases, conjunctions, extend sentences, numbers to 15, days of the week and Barcelona
Curriculum overview
Curriculum overview
Year 2
Autumn History
Vlad and The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London
Mr Fawkes, the king and the gunpowder plot
Spring Science
Tad Tadpole’s promise
And the bullfrogs sing
English Postcard
Diary
Fact poster
Character description
Creating a narrative with given characters
Rhyming couplets
Maths Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, shape, multiplication and division, measurement, position and direction and statistics
Science Animals and humans, materials, sound and hearing, living things, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, evolution and inheritance, light and seeing and electrical circuits.
Geography London, UK, St Ives, UK and San Francisco
Human and physical features, similarities and differences
History Samuel Pepys, The Plague and Florence Nightingale
Significant people and events and conflict
Computing E-safety and Digital Literacy – using a computer
Art Drawing, painting and collage
DT Mechanics
PE Games, gymnastics and dance
R.E Christianity- Jesus Christianity - Christmas
PSHE Being in my world and celebrating difference
Music South-African music and Christmas songs
Creating a narrative with given characters
Character description
Diary
Invitation
Fact card
Rhyming couplets
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, shape, multiplication and division, measurement, position and direction and statistics
Animals and humans, materials, sound and hearing, living things, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, evolution and inheritance, light and seeing and electrical circuits.
Hyde, UK, Chester, UK and Antarctica
Human and physical features, tourism, changes over time, seasons and weather
Emmaline Pankhurst, Martin Luther King and Charles Darwin Society, conflict and travel and exploration
E-safety, Coding with Scratch Jnr and Digital Literacy – using a computer/photo editing
Summer Geography
The day the ocean went away
Somebody swallowed Stanley Clean up!
Continuing the narrative – third person
Character description
Diary
Persuasion - poster
Fact file
Performance poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, shape, multiplication and division, measurement, position and direction and statistics
Animals and humans, materials, sound and hearing, living things, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, evolution and inheritance, light and seeing and electrical circuits.
Birmingham, UK, Kathmandu, Nepal and Florence, Italy
Human and physical features and tourism
L.S. Lowry, the internet and Apollo 11
Culture and pastimes, significant people and events and travel and exploration
E-safety, Digital Literacy – taking and using photos and Coding with Scratch Jnr
Drawing and printing
Textiles
Games, gymnastics and dance
Islam – prayer at home
Christianity – Easter
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Drawing and sculpture
Food
Games, gymnastics and dance
Islam – community and belonging
Islam - Hajj
Relationships and changing me
Classic rock and Reggae
Songs about friendship and composition
Curriculum overview
Year 1
Autumn History
Samson’s Titanic journey
Salty sea dogs
Retelling the story (including Talk 4 writing actions)
English
Innovating a narrative
Postcard
Fact poster
Innovate a known rhyme
Maths Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, shape, multiplication and division, measurement and position and direction
Science Animals and humans, materials, sound and hearing, living things, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, evolution and inheritance, light and seeing and electrical circuits.
Geography Belfast, NI, New York and Sydney, Australia
Human features and tourism
History Grace Darling, The Titanic and The Globe theatre
Significant people and events, travel and exploration and culture and pastimes
Computing E-safety and Digital literacy – using a computer
Art Drawing and painting
DT Mechanics
PE Games, gymnastics and dance
R.E Christianity – kindness
Christianity – Jesus and God
PSHE Being in my world and celebrating difference
Music Hip-Hop and Reggae
Spring Science
The last wolf
The very hungry lion
National Geographic kids: wolves
Creating a narrative with given characters
Character description
Invitation
Fact card
Rhyming couplets
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, shape, multiplication and division, measurement and position and direction
Animals and humans, materials, sound and hearing, living things, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, evolution and inheritance, light and seeing and electrical circuits.
Hyde, UK, Cardiff, Wales and Mount Everest, Nepal/China Human and physical features
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, Nelson Mandela and Howard Carter Travel and exploration, society and significant people and events
E-safety, Coding with Beebots and Digital Literacy – bug hunters
Drawing and sculpture
Textiles
Games, gymnastics and dance
Christianity – Jesus as a friend
Christianity – Easter
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Summer Geography
Paddington goes to London
The Queen’s handbag
Paddington at the tower
Creating a narrative with given characters
Character description
Diary
Fact file
Persuasion - poster
Performance poetry
Place value, fractions, addition and subtraction, shape, multiplication and division, measurement and position and direction
Animals and humans, materials, sound and hearing, living things, plants, the Earth’s movement in space, movement, forces and magnets, evolution and inheritance, light and seeing and electrical circuits.
Lima, Peru, Dublin, ROI and Edinburgh
Human and physical features and similarities and differences
Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria Society and significant people and events/society
E-safety, Digital Literacy – potty painters and Coding with Scratch Jnr
Drawing, printing and collage
Food
Games, gymnastics and dance
Judaism – Shabbat
Judaism – Chanukah
Relationships and changing me
Varying styles: blues, baroque, Latin, bhangra, folk and funk
Songs that tell a story and composition
Curriculum overview
Reception
Autumn
What makes a family?
Aaaargh spider Family and me!
Monkey puzzle
My grandparents love me
Spring
Little acorn Tree
Bird builds a nest
Sharing a shell
What the ladybird heard at the seaside
Summer
The lonely beast Blackbird, blackbird, what do you do?
The hundred decker bus Stick Man
Literacy Story map
Retelling the story (including Talk 4 writing actions)
Captions
Performance poetry
Maths Number, measurement, pattern, shape and position and direction
Drawing and printing
Expressive arts and design
Construction and textiles
Nursery and action rhymes- me and my stories
UTW science Animals and humans, light and seeing, materials, plants, sound and hearing and movement, forces and magnets
UTW history Changes since being a baby, toys from the past and jobs in the future
Images of familiar situations in the past and compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past
UTW geography People and places at home, in school and special places in our local area and in other countries
Members of immediate family and community, maps and similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries
UTW RE Christianity and Judaism- special people
Christianity- Christmas
UTW computing E-safety, Information technology- PicCollage and Computer Science- unplugged using mats and playing ‘Controllers and Robots’ to develop algorithms and positional language
PD - PE Games, gymnastics and dance
PSE Being in my world and celebrating difference
Story map
Retelling the story (including Talk 4 writing actions)
Innovate to the tune of a known rhyme
Performance poetry
Postcard
List
Number, measurement, pattern, shape and position and direction
Drawing, painting and collage
Food and construction
Nursery and action rhymes- everyone and our world
Story map
Retelling the story (including Talk 4 writing actions)
Captions
Performance poetry
Invitation
Number, measurement, pattern, shape and position and direction
Drawing and sculpture
Food and construction
Nursery and action rhymes- funk and composition
Animals and humans, light and seeing, materials, plants, sound and hearing and living things Animals and plants, light and seeing, materials, sound and hearing and movement, forces and magnets, living things
Changes through the seasons, days of the week and at different times of the day
Images of familiar situations in the past and compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past
Countryside, Amazon rainforest, allotments, pond environments and maps of local area Different environments, maps and special places for the local community
Hinduism- celebrations Christianity- Easter
E-safety, Information technology- typing club and Computer Science- plugged using BeeBots to develop algorithms and positional language
Games, gymnastics and dance
Changes to buildings, journeys, holidays and jobs
Images of familiar situations in the past and compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past
Coastal area, Nepal, polar regions, Kenya and Trinidad and Tobago Different environments, maps and similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism- stories
Christianity, Islam and Judaism- special places
E-safety, Information technology- using a mouse to click and drag and Early Programming- Tynker JR
Games, gymnastics and dance
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Relationships and changing me
Curriculum overview
Nursery
Autumn
Ten little fingers and ten little toes
It’s my birthday
The very hungry caterpillar’s birthday party
Higgly hen
What the ladybird heard
Spring Plants can’t sit still Jasper’s beanstalk
Jack and the beanstalk
Oliver’s vegetables
Summer The train ride
Dig, dig, digging
The naughty bus
Going on a plane
Literacy Story map
Retelling the story (including Talk 4 writing actions)
Puppets and role play
Nursery rhymes
Maths Number, measurement, pattern, shape and position and direction
Drawing, painting and printing
Expressive arts and design
Construction and food
Nursery and action rhymes and counting songs
UTW science Animals and humans, materials, movement forces and magnets, light and seeing and plants
Story map
Retelling the story (including Talk 4 writing actions)
Puppets and role play
Nursery rhymes
Number, measurement, pattern, shape and position and direction
Drawing, painting and collage
Food and textiles
Nursery and action rhymes and counting songs
Animals and humans, materials, movement forces and magnets, light and seeing and plants
Story map
Retelling the story (including Talk 4 writing actions)
Puppets and role play
Nursery rhymes
Number, measurement, pattern, shape and position and direction
Drawing and sculpture
Food and construction
Nursery and action rhymes and counting songs
Animals and humans, materials, movement forces and magnets, light and seeing and plants
UTW history Events today, this week and this term and our lives
Develop positive attitudes about the differences between people and make sense of own lifestory and family’s history
School and routes to get there, jobs of family members and holiday destinations
UTW geography
Develop positive attitudes about the differences between people, countries in the world and their differences, different occupations and routes
UTW RE Christianity and Judaism- special people
Christianity- Christmas
UTW computing E-safety, Information technology- PicCollage and Computer Science- unplugged using Mr Potato Head
Gymnastics and dance
PD - PE
PSE Being in my world and celebrating difference
Events and activities at different times of the year
Develop positive attitudes about the differences between people and make sense of own lifestory and family’s history
Arctic, jobs in our local area and familiar routes
Develop positive attitudes about the differences between people, countries in the world and their differences, different occupations and routes
Hinduism- celebrations
Christianity- Easter
E-safety, Information technology- Music Lab and Computer Science- unplugged, following and creating algorithms
Gymnastics and dance
Dreams and goals and healthy me
Parents’ and grandparents’ memories
Develop positive attitudes about the differences between people and make sense of own lifestory and family’s history
Nepal, Kenya, familiar routes and future holiday destinations
Develop positive attitudes about the differences between people, countries in the world and their differences, different occupations and routes
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism- stories
Christianity, Islam and Judaism- special places
E-safety, Information technology- Music Lab and Computer Science- making toys work
Gymnastics and dance
Relationships and changing me
