RE – (Fostering a Christian ethos) YEAR: 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) 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.

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 Email 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

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. .