Long Term Curriculum Plan 2014

St-Mary’s Bluecoat CE Primary School

Year 1/2 / Cycle 1 / Cycle 2
Subject / AUTUMN / SPRING / SUMMER / AUTUMN / SPRING / SUMMER
Life on the Grove / Old and New / An Unknown Land / Island Home / Who Am I? / Up in Flames!
Visits and Theme Days / Local Fieldwork study
Christmas Production / Black Country Museum / Bhangra Dance Workshop
Storyteller – Indian Tale / Christmas Production
Carding Mill Valley / Author’s visit
Nurse visit / Fire Station
Whole Class Texts / The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. / Katie Morag stories.
English
Maths
Science / Animals and humans – basic needs – exercise, diet and hygiene.
Living and non-living.
Habitats – how things depend on each other.
Identify and name plants and animals in their habitat.
Simple food chains and sources of food. / Materials – difference between objects and materials made from.
Physical properties of materials. / Plants and seasonal change.
Identify and name plants and trees.
Weather, seasons and length of day. / Plants and seasonal change – how seeds and bulbs grow. Healthy growth. / Humans and animals – identify and name common animals including carnivores, herbivores. Name and label parts of human body. / Materials – fitness for purpose, changing shapes of solids.
Geography / Local study – human and physical geography of a small area of the UK – The Grove.
Basic vocab of physical and human features. / Locating the seaside. Where do they go on holiday? Natural and man-made seaside features. Vocabulary appropriate to coastal locations. / Contrasting locality – India (non-European). Include weather patterns. Basic vocab of physical and human features. / Name and locate UK countries and cities and surrounding seas. Basic vocab of physical and human features. Include weather patterns.
Link to Katie Morag. Vocabulary appropriate to countryside locations.
History / Significant historical events. People and places in their own locality.
Guy Fawkes – Why do people on the Grove celebrate Bonfire Night? / Changes within living memory. If we could time travel to the seaside over the last 100 years what would it be like?
Link transport, amusements, clothing, toys, food. / Famous people. Compare aspects of life in different periods. Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole – comparison. Compare to modern nursing. / Events beyond living memory – Great Fire of London. How did the Great Fire of London affect the way houses were built?
Art / Drawing/Painting –
Sketching views of the local area
2D Work –
Large scale mural (may link to 3D)
3D Work -
Key Artists –
ICT – / Drawing/Painting –
Seaside landscapes
2D Work –
As above
3D Work –
Make a lighthouse
Key Artists
Trudy Kepke
ICT –
Digital picture – Revelation Natural Art / Drawing/Painting –
2D Work –
Mendhi patterns
3D Work –
Key Artists
ICT -
/ Drawing/Painting -
Landscape drawings
2D Work –
Big art with natural objects and photographs
3D Work –
Natural sculptures
Key Artists
ICT –
Photographs / Drawing/Painting –
Self Portraits
2D Work –
Portraits of famous people
3D Work –
Key Artists
ICT –
Self-images and research of famous people. / Drawing/Painting –
2D Work –
Silhouettes of the burning skyline.
3D Work –
(DT Link to structures)
Making buildings
Key Artists
ICT -
DT / Moving vehicles. Wheels and axels / Making a picture frame for photograph / Designing a tunic/sari
Food Technology – Indian cuisine / Levers and sliders – making a moving book – new Katie Morag story. / Puppet making of famous people – cutting, shaping, joining and finishing using textiles. / Food Technology – Bread making/cakes.
Structures – strength, stiffness and stability.
Music / Sound – Long and Short sound ‘The Long and Short of It’.
Suggested music – Music for the Royal Fireworks – Handel.
Composition - fireworks.
Christmas Production / Pitch, pulse and rhythm.
Seaside themed songs ‘I do like to be…’ / Score, instruments and symbols.
Timbre, tempo and dynamics.
Indian – Bhangra music – link to PE. Dance/music performance. / Sound – Long and Short sound.
Traditional Scottish music,
Christmas Production / Pitch, pulse and rhythm.
Music from a famous composer e.g. Mozart. Who was he? / Score, instruments and symbols.
Timbre, tempo and dynamics.
‘London’s Burning’
P.E / Dance – firework dance
Games/Multi skills / Gym
Games/Multi skills / Dance – Bhangra dance
Games/Multi skills / Dance – country dancing, Scottish dancing ‘Ceilidh’.
Games/Multi skills / Gym
Games/Multi skills / Gym
Games/Multi skills
R.E / God – RQ1 – Who am I important to and what is important to me?
RQ9 – Why do you think God is important to some people?
Light – RQ14 How do Jews celebrate Hannuka? / Friendship RQ3 - Who are our neighbours?
RQ5 – Where do I belong?
Easter RQ7 – What makes us sad?
RQ12 – What happens when I lose someone or something special? / Our World RQ6 – Why is our world special and how might we look after it?
The Church RQ13 – Why are some places special?
Journey of Life RQ2 – What are my special times? / Relationships RQ4 – How should I behave towards others?
Advent and Christmas
RQ 14 – How do Christians celebrate Christmas? / Our Special Book – RQ11 – Why is the Bible a special book?
Easter RQ14 – How do Christians celebrate Easter? / Creation RQ8 – What stories tell how the world began?
Judaism RQ10 – What special things do Jews use, wear and do in their homes and their special buildings?
P.S.H.E
(Values for Life) / Hope
Thankfulness / Compassion
Friendship / Truthfulness
Humility / Generosity
Reverence / Respect
Wisdom / Perseverance
Service