Overview

Visits/trips

Term 1

 A Time Traveller's Guide

Hook:

Paper airplane race

·Maths: Numbers to 100 - place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

·English: Beegu by Alexis Deacon, Diary, postcard, non-fiction guide, instructions (basic punctuation and spelling)- handwriting, narrative

SPaG: full stops, capital letters, word classes, simple sentence structure

History: Key question: How has technology improved exploration?Lives of significant individuals/ events beyond living memory. Flight/Astronauts/Space Travel- then and now -discoveries/Advancement/moon landings- Columbus- famous explorers etc.

·Science: Plants-growing and observing

·Computing: E-Safety - being safe online 

·RE: What did Jesus teach? (Christianity) Is it possible to be kind to everyone all the time (Christianity) 

·Music: Exploring simple patterns.

·PE: Infant agility Games: Kwik Cricket

·Art: Explore and draw

·PSHE: Being Me in my world

Kite flying/ paper airplane making

Term 2

Savannah Safari 

Hook: Trip to the zoo

·Maths:  Multiplication and Division, Fractions, Time, Money

·English: One Day on Our Blue Planet... In the Savannah by Ella Bailey

Non-chronological report, recount, poetry

Descriptive writing, poetry, non-fiction fact files, story-animal (spelling and text types and features)

SPaG: expanded noun phrases, tense, commas in a list, exclamations

Geography: Key question: How does London compare to Nairobi?, Place knowledge, human and physical geography (comparing Africa and UK, cities and towns, seaside, desert etc, continents, oceans)

·Science: Living things and their habitats (habitats, suitability, adaptations, food chains, living dead never living) Animals including humans- offspring

·Computing: Information Technology- computer art

·RE: (Incarnation) Why do Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world?

·Music: Dynamics and Tempo

·PE: Gymnastics Games: Football

·Art: Expressive painting

·PSHE: Celebrating Difference

Trip to Port Lympne

Term 3

 Wacky Walliams

Hook: Food Tasting 

·Maths: Measurement- length and height, mass, capacity and temperature, shape, position and direction.

·English: Ratburger by David Walliams. Predictions-who killed the hamster, persuasive poster- ice creams, alliterative poetry, fictional recount- burger van on playground (more punctuation and sentence types), Persuasive leaflet.

SPaG: subordinating and coordinating conjunctions, person, suffixes, apostrophes

Geography: What are the human and physical features of Deal? Place knowledge- Deal - local geography.

·History: Brief look at Black Death

·Science: Animals including humans (healthy diet and exercise)- Personal training journal- working scientifically

·Computing: Information technology – using the internet- Childtastic books-edublogs, David Walliams website

·RE: Passover – How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do?

·Music: Exploring feelings through music

·PE: Tri golf Games: Tag Rugby

·Art: Drawing/ illustrations

·DT: Food Tech- veggie soup (design, make, taste, evaluate),

PSHE: Dreams and Goals

Term 4

Princesses and Dragons

Hook: Visit to a Castle

Maths: Statistics, problem solving, word problems, SATs style

English: Princess and the White Bear King by Tanya Robyn Batt

Diary, letter, for and against – persuasive writing, book comparison skills, predictions, fractured fairy tales.

SPaG: Progressive verb form, conjunctions, adverbs, expanded noun phrases

History: Should we listen to everything monarchs say?

Significant historical events, people and places locally. History of Kings and Queens and their role.  Castles and their importance

Science: Uses of everyday materials( What material would make the best...?)

Computing: Information technology- presentation skills

RE: Easter – How important is it to Christians that Jesus came back to life after his crucifixion?

Music: Inventing a musical story

PE: Dance Games: Tennis

DT: Textiles - Puppets - Fairy tale characters( design, cut, sew, evaluate)

PSHE: Healthy Me

Visit to local castles

Term 5

Poisonous Potions

Hook: Explosive science day

Maths: Consolidation of skills

English: George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

instructions, story, poetry, recounts, diary, letter (all skills to be in writing and editing

SPaG: Consolidation

History: Key question: How have significant individuals made a difference to medicine?, Changes within and beyond living memory/ lives of significant others (Florence Nightingale etc-history of medicine)

·Science: Working scientifically (practical science - observation, questionning, classifying, answering questions, recording data)

Computing: Computer science- espresso coding 2.1

RE: Islam: Does going to a mosque give Muslims a sense of belonging?

Music: Music that makes you dance

PE: Yoga Games: Rounders

DT: Woodworking - moving transport - wheels, axels

PSHE: Relationships

Term 6

Secret Agent Training

Hook: Special delivery from MI6

Maths: Consolidation of skills

English: Secret Agent Training

Letters, newspaper reports, recounts, persuasive writing, story (bringing all skills together)

SPaG: Consolidation

Geography: Where is better to visit, London or Deal?, Locational knowledge, geographical skills (Ariel photos- landmarks, compass, man-made/ geographical. Comparison of London and Deal, UK maps capital cities)

Science: Inventors and Scientists

Computing: computer coding- espresso coding 2.2

RE: Islam: Does completing Haij make a person a better Muslim?

Music: Exploring improvisation.

PE: Review term Games: Review term

Art: Stick transformation project

·PSHE: Changing Me