1. RE – (Fostering a Christian ethos)
YEAR:
LEAD AREA
LITERACY
Unit outcomes
MATHS
See separate mapping grids from LT
PROBLEM SOLVING
SCIENCE & COMPUTING
HUMS
History,
geography, RE
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Art, Music, DT PE
&
PSHE
CROSS-CURRICULAR possibilities
ENGLISH MATHEMATICS
TOPIC 1
Term 1
(8 weeks)
HISTORY
TOPIC 2
Term 2
(7 weeks)
GEOGRAPHY
TOPIC 3
Term 3 & 4
(12weeks)
SCIENCE
TOPIC 4
Term 5 & 6
(10 weeks) RE
Weekly assemblies focus on our school values: Pride, Collaboration, Enthusiasm, Courage, Resilience and Responsibility. These values are demonstrated by staff and pupils and are used at throughout the year to address behaviours for learning.
RE – (Fostering a Christian ethos)
Christian festivals such as Christmas and Easter will be learned about and celebrated through class activities and daily collective worship. Bible stories and teachings are shared through a weekly assembly.

2. Year Six example TOPIC 1 Term 1 (8 weeks) YEAR 6 2013-14 LEAD AREA
LITERACY
Unit outcomes
MATHS
See separate mapping grids from LT
PROBLEM SOLVING
SCIENCE & COMPUTING
HUMS
History,
geography, RE
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Art, Music, DT PE
&
PSHE
CROSS-CURRICULAR possibilities
ENGLISH MATHEMATICS
TOPIC 1
Term 1
(8 weeks)
SCIENCE
Hearts & Minds
Pig-Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman / Frankenstein/ Girl & Robot.
Journalistic report
Explanation
Creation story
Listing all possibilities
Test & APP
HUMAN BODY
How the heart works
Function of the blood
Effect of exercise on pulse rate
Which cereal has the most iron?
Famous scientists through time.
Scientific process and observation
Eg Jenner etc.
Painting – movement
sculpture
Responsibilities –
Y6 monitor roles. Class charters
Gymnastics / circuits
to Dr. Bryce.
Non-chron report about the blood and its functions
Viewpoint writing about opinions about xenotransplantation
Data – fitness/ heart rates/rest rates.
Ratio & proportion – body parts.
Which cereal has the most iron? Analysing table and charts

3. TERM 2: Special Buildings
LEARNING LINKS: What will be at explored, achieved, discussed and learned in our class this term?
SCIENCE AND ICT
HUMANITIES
(History, Geography, RE)
PE AND PSHE
Uses of everyday materials
What properties do different materials have that makes them good for particular purposes? Which material is best for an umbrella? Why? How can test this? How do materials change when we apply forces?
Control
How can we program the floor robot to move? What instructions will we need? What instructions will move it from A to B? Does it matter what order we input the instructions in?
Dance:
How does the music make you feel? What kind of movements fit with the music? How could you act out the different roles in the Great Fire of London? How can you make movements obvious to the audience. Can you add in movements at different levels? How can we now work together to produce one dance? How could you improve for next time?
Swimming
How can you improve your swimming stroke? What is your swimming goal for this term?
Resilience (PSHE)
What can you do if you are finding your work tricky? What will happen if you make a mistake? Can you learn from it and show resilience?
R.E: What makes different places special to different people? Which places are special in our community? Why are religious buildings special? What festivals do different faiths celebrate at this time of year and how?
HIstory: When was the Great fire of London? How did it start? Why do we know about it? Why is it significant in British history? What was the sequence of events?
How could you help at home?
Talk to your child about places that are special
to you and why? Visit special places in the local
area. Can your child explain what makes them special?
How could you help at home?
Investigate how you can bend, twist and stretch materials such as playdough, paper, wire etc. How are they the same/ different?. Draw a picture of a building or object and label the different materials it has.
Discuss left and right directions and turns. Can
your child direct you to a specified place?
How could you help at home?
Encourage your child to be active. Talk to them about how they can refine and improve their performance. Ask questions to encourage your child to solve their own problems
(e.g. when finding lost items or when making a
model or puzzle.)
YEAR 2 THEME
TERM 2: Special Buildings
CLASS BOOK: A Lion in the Meadow
By Margaret Mahy
ENGLISH
MATHS
Stories in familiar settings
What is the setting for this story? What happens at the beginning, middle and end? What other stories do you know that are set in a place like this? How can we use this story to plan our own? What are your characters like? How can you show this in your writing?
Instructions
How are instructions set out on a page to make them easy to follow? What language can we use to show order? How can we make them easier for the reader to understand? What kind of words will you use to tell the reader what to do?
Calculation
Can you add and subtract 2 digit numbers accurately? Which written method will you use? How can you do this in your head? How can you use addition to help you solve subtraction calculations? How can we use our knowledge of addition to notice sequences in numbers? What number will come next?
Position and Movement (and time)
Can you turn ¼ turn anticlockwise/ clockwise? Can you turn half a turn anti/clockwise? How do you know? How can we use this to help us tell the time?
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
(Art, Music, Design technology)
Art: What shapes and patterns can be found in special buildings? How is art used in religious buildings? What does it represent? How do stained glass windows represent a story? Can you represent a story using your own design?
Music: How does the music make you feel? Why? What do you notice about the tempo of the music? How does it change? How can you change your voice to reflect the mood of the song?
How could you help at home?
Share stories set in the same setting, e.g. in the woods, a castle, underwater etc. How are they the same/different?
Look at instructions at home for games or in recipe books. What features can your child spot? Help them to
write instructions for a favourite game.
How could you help at home?
Talk about the stories represented by stained glass windows. Encourage your child to create a
picture to represent a story they have read.
You could even make stained glass biscuits!
How could you help at home?
Encourage your child to add and subtract mentally at any time e.g choosing a number of minis to see and counting
how many more to get to that number, how many
steps, etc. Point out the time when specific things
happen e.g lunch, bedtime. .