Sept 2015- July 2016 Week 1 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2
Theme
Week 1 New Beginnings
Year 1 & Year 2
Autumn 1 What if…? …we lived under the Sea? Wow starter – Sea Life Centre. Science – Animals including humans English – postcards, Stories , Nursery Rhymes and jingles. History – Christopher Columbus. Local shipbuilding Geography – key features, basic vocabulary
Year 3 & Year 4
…there was an earthquake?
Year 5
…we lived outside?
Wow – Survival Kit English – Imaginary Worlds, explanation texts Science – State of matter Geography – Physical Geography
Wow – camping / den building Science – Properties of materials English – Recount, instructions
Year 6
Sept 2015- July 2016
Autumn 2 Amazing Space and Robots
Spring 1 Making a Difference My Family
Spring 2 Explore… Jungles
Summer 1 Let’s write about Farms
Summer 2 Wow! Castles
Wow – ‘Technology Tom’ Science – Seasonal Change English – Fantasy Stories, recounts and humorous poetry History – Neil Armstrong
Wow – Family Learning Day Science – Senses / human body English – Stories with familiar settings, recounts, poems about senses. Visit – with family
Wow – Zoo Lab Science – Animals structure English – Reports Geog – Seasonal / daily weather patterns
Wow – Farm visit Science – Growing plants / animals English – Information texts, labels, lists and signs, instructions Farm poems DT – where food comes from.
Wow – Alnwick Castle Science – Materials English – Traditional stories / poems Geography – compass directions, maps and plans
Ancient Greeks
Eco-Warriors
Wow – Greek artefacts Science – Changing sound English – Myths and Legends, Traditional poetry
Wow – Environmental centre Science – Habitats, Living things English – Information texts, Adverts, Raps, performance poetry Theme day – Green day (organised by the chn).
Wonders of the Universe Wow – Planetarium visit Science – Space English – Poetry – slam, news papers, SCIfi
… we lived in WW2?
People
Wow – Eden Camp Science – Electricity English –Michael Morpurgo Diary News Article History – The Battle of Britain Leaders in WW2
Science –Light English –Poetry Classic text Recount History – How WW2 effected people
Vikings Wow – Viking Visitor Science – Animals including humans English – poems, Fantasy texts and diaries.
Antarctica Geog – Antarctica History – The Race to the pole Science – Living things and their habitats English –news articles, persuasive writing / poetry
Mexico Wow – Mexican Restaurant Science – animals, including humans English – Stories from other cultures
France Wow – French restaurant (school) English – Classic Fiction Science – Famous Scientist
Ancient Maya Wow – Homework Project English – creation stories, Balanced arguments, Science –Animals including Humans History – Ancient Mayan Civilisation Geography – Central America
Egypt
Water
Wow – Visitor Science – Electricity English – Newspaper reports and information texts
Wow – canoeing, water plant Science – water cycle English – Water poems, NonChronological reports
Victorians Wow – Museum English – JabberWocky The Jungle book, playscripts. Science- Forces
Asia Wow – restaurant Science – Famous Scientists English – Short stories, SATS revision Geography – locational knowledge
Mountains Wow – Climbing Wall Science – Living things & habitats English – TV adverts, explanation, choral poetry
My Future Wow – visit to Uni English – Persuasive letters, leavers playscript Visit – Jobs for the future Sunderland University – Ambitions / aspirations Science – Evolution and Inheritance
Week 1 New Beginnings
Year 1 & Year 2
Autumn 1 What if…? …we lived under the Sea? Wow starter – Sea Life Centre. Science – Animals including humans English – postcards, Stories , Nursery Rhymes and jingles. History – Christopher Columbus. Local shipbuilding Geography – key features, basic vocabulary
Year 3 & Year 4
…there was an earthquake?
Year 5
…we lived outside?
Wow – Survival Kit English – Imaginary Worlds, explanation texts Science – State of matter Geography – Physical Geography
Wow – camping / den building Science – Properties of materials English – Recount, instructions
Year 6
Sept 2015- July 2016
Autumn 2 Amazing Space and Robots
Spring 1 Making a Difference My Family
Spring 2 Explore… Jungles
Summer 1 Let’s write about Farms
Summer 2 Wow! Castles
Wow – ‘Technology Tom’ Science – Seasonal Change English – Fantasy Stories, recounts and humorous poetry History – Neil Armstrong
Wow – Family Learning Day Science – Senses / human body English – Stories with familiar settings, recounts, poems about senses. Visit – with family
Wow – Zoo Lab Science – Animals structure English – Reports Geog – Seasonal / daily weather patterns
Wow – Farm visit Science – Growing plants / animals English – Information texts, labels, lists and signs, instructions Farm poems DT – where food comes from.
Wow – Alnwick Castle Science – Materials English – Traditional stories / poems Geography – compass directions, maps and plans
Ancient Greeks
Eco-Warriors
Wow – Greek artefacts Science – Changing sound English – Myths and Legends, Traditional poetry
Wow – Environmental centre Science – Habitats, Living things English – Information texts, Adverts, Raps, performance poetry Theme day – Green day (organised by the chn).
Wonders of the Universe Wow – Planetarium visit Science – Space English – Poetry – slam, news papers, SCIfi
… we lived in WW2?
People
Wow – Eden Camp Science – Electricity English –Michael Morpurgo Diary News Article History – The Battle of Britain Leaders in WW2
Science –Light English –Poetry Classic text Recount History – How WW2 effected people
Vikings Wow – Viking Visitor Science – Animals including humans English – poems, Fantasy texts and diaries.
Antarctica Geog – Antarctica History – The Race to the pole Science – Living things and their habitats English –news articles, persuasive writing / poetry
Mexico Wow – Mexican Restaurant Science – animals, including humans English – Stories from other cultures
France Wow – French restaurant (school) English – Classic Fiction Science – Famous Scientist
Ancient Maya Wow – Homework Project English – creation stories, Balanced arguments, Science –Animals including Humans History – Ancient Mayan Civilisation Geography – Central America
Egypt
Water
Wow – Visitor Science – Electricity English – Newspaper reports and information texts
Wow – canoeing, water plant Science – water cycle English – Water poems, NonChronological reports
Victorians Wow – Museum English – JabberWocky The Jungle book, playscripts. Science- Forces
Asia Wow – restaurant Science – Famous Scientists English – Short stories, SATS revision Geography – locational knowledge
Mountains Wow – Climbing Wall Science – Living things & habitats English – TV adverts, explanation, choral poetry
My Future Wow – visit to Uni English – Persuasive letters, leavers playscript Visit – Jobs for the future Sunderland University – Ambitions / aspirations Science – Evolution and Inheritance
