Red Hill Whole School Topic Map 2015/16

(subject leaders and key themes)

Autumn
(i) / Autumn
(ii) / Spring
(i) / Spring
(ii) / Summer (i) / Summer (ii)
Rec / ‘New Beginnings’
‘Autumn’
Starting school and settling in / ‘It’s a Party!’
Celebrations
Nativity Production / ‘Dungeons, Dragons and Castles’
Fairy Tales and stories / ‘In the woods……’
Growing/Plants/Mini-beasts/forest school
Easter Assembly / ‘Dinosaurs’
Fossils/living memory and beyond / ‘On the Move’
Transport and Moving Toys
Yr 1 / ‘Monsters
Retelling/ Habitats/
Identification/
English/Science / ‘Monsters
Materials/
Weather/ Seasonal changes
English/Science / ‘China’
Comparison of places/
shadows and light
English/Art/
DT/Geography
Music
Chinese New Year Assembly / ‘Plant Power!’
Identification of plants and their key parts
English/Art/
Science / ‘A Place to Call Home’
Changes/our locality/
Forest School
History/ Geography/
Science / ‘Just Imagine
Materials/
Floating/Sinking
Weather
English/
Geography/
Science
Yr 2 / ‘Shipwrecked’
Continents and Oceans
Geography/
English
Science
Harvest Assembly / ‘London’
Great Fire of London/
Changes
History/DT
Geography/
Science
(Electricity)
on / While I’m Asleep
Living Things
Around the World
Science/
Geography / ‘Our Feathered Friends’
Living Things
RE
English/
Science/Art / ‘The Wild Side!’
Habitats/
Plants/
Food chains
Geography/Science/DT/Art
Yr 3 / ‘Living and Growing’
Life cycle of plants/
Forest school
Science/
Geography / ‘Light and Dark’
(inc Forces and Magnets)
Light sources, reflection and shadows
Science/
English/RE
Christmas Production / ‘Sticks, Stones and Bones’
Rocks/Fossils/
Soil/Iron Age to Stone Age/
Settlements
English/
History/
Science/
Geography / ‘Sticks, Stones and Bones’
Rocks/Fossils
Soil/Iron Age to Stone Age/
Settlements
English/
History/
Science/
Geography / ‘Tomb Raiders’
Ancient Egypt
History/Art DT / ‘Rivers and Rainforests’
Rivers/Water Cycle/Regions
Science/
Geography
Yr 4 / ‘Rotten Romans’
Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
History/
Geography / ‘Fire and Ice’
Solids/Liquids/
Gases
English/
Science/
Geography / ‘Marvellous Me’
Sound/Teeth/
Digestive System
Science/PSHE / ‘Invaders and Settlers’
Anglo-Saxons
History/
Geography / ‘Bright Sparks’
Electricity
Science/
English (Roald Dahl)
Roahl Dahl Celebration asembly / ‘Home and Away’
Habitats/
Comparison of Places
Science/
Geography/
English
Yr 5 / ‘Lest we forget’
WW11
Local History Study
Literacy/History / ‘Let the Force be with you”
WW11
Local History Study
Forces and effect, Gravity and Newton
Literacy/Science
Remembrance Day assembly / ‘Runes and Ragnarok’
The Vikings
History/English
Geography/
Art/DT / ‘Transformers’
(inc. Living and Growing’
Properties of Materials/
Life Cycles
Science/DT / ‘Ground Control to Major Tom’
Space and Light
Science/
English / ‘Ground Control to Major Tom’
Space and Light
Science/
English/
Music
Yr 6 / ‘The Victorians’
A turning point in British history-coming of the railways
English/Art/
History/Science
Geography / ‘The Victorians’
A turning point in British history-coming of the railways
English/Art/
History/Science
Church Nativity / ‘Where in the world?’
Geographical Regions and Features
English/
Geography/
Music/Art / ‘Inside Out’
Circulatory System/
Nutrition/
Sound/Health
English/
Science/DT/
PSHE/Art / ‘The Greeks’
Ancient Greek life, achievement and influence
History/
PSHE/
Science topic
Revision / ‘The Greeks’
History/
Science/
Art
PSHE
Leavers’ Concert