1. Africa! Geography Science – Everyday Materials Art –African Animals
*distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made
*identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock
*describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials
*compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties.
*identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses
*find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching
Art –African Animals
•to use drawing and painting to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
•to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
D&T – bakery/traditional cookery
Music
*listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
*experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
*use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
PSHE
To see ourselves as valued and valuable members of the school community
To recognise ways in which we can promote a caring, trusting environment
To form positive relationships
To have respect for ourselves and others
To know that choices have consequences
To learn how to make positive choices
Africa!
Geography
*identify the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
*Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage
*use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key
*Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: Key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather Key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop
English
Recount – Diary
Character Description PE
Indoor- African dance
Outdoor- Team games RE
*Symbols
*In what ways are churches and mosques important to believers?
*Harvest
Computing
Strand 1- How I use a computer independently

2. Special visitor –Visitors from the past
Science – Working Scientifically
*Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways
*Observing closely, using simple equipment
*Performing simple tests
*Identifying and classifying
*Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
*Gathering and recording data to help in answering questions.
(Linked to light, sound and moving vehicles)
Music
*listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
*experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
*use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
*play tuned and untuned instruments musically
PE –
Outdoor- multi skills
Indoor- traditional dances
Computing
How do I record sounds and pictures?
(comparing past and present, recording an interview)
Fire, Fire!
Special visitor –Visitors from the past PE
Indoor- gymnastics
Outdoor- team games
Art –Fire Art
•to use drawing and painting to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
•to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
D&T – Moving Vehicles
*design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
*generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology
*select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
*select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
*explore and evaluate a range of existing products
*evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria
PSHE
*To investigate and consider alternatives when making an informed decision
*Understand about the responsibility involved in making choices
*Recognise and identify people who keep us safe
History
The Great Fire of London
events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. RE
Leaders: What makes some people inspiring to others?
The Christmas Story
English
Narrative – retell a story (Toby and the great fire of London)
Instructions – ‘How to make/play…’
Letter Writing – a letter to ….

3. Towers, Tunnels and Turrets!
What does it mean to belong?
Beginning to learn about Islam: What is it like to be a Muslim in Sheffield today?
PSHE – Diversity and Community
*To understand the meaning of community and the people who are in it
*To see their school as a community
*To have a wider understanding of communication
Science
*identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of *common flowering plants, including trees
*observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants
*find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy
Computing
Presenting data
English
*Narrative- Traditional tale
**Non-Chronological Report – Castles
Towers, Tunnels and Turrets!
PSHE
*To understand the meaning of community and the people who are in it
*To see their school as a community
*To have a wider understanding of communication
Art – Portraits of the Past
D&T – Structures
*Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
*Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology
*Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
*Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
*Explore and evaluate a range of existing products
*Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria
History
Royal family/Castle Life!
*to know about significant historical events, people and places in their own locality. PE
Indoor- Royal Dance
Outdoor- Ball skills
Music –
*use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
*play tuned and untuned instruments musically
*listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
*experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.

4. Beachcombers Science – Springtime at Whirlow Farm Music – Seascapes RE
•notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults
•find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)
•describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene
•identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense
Music – Seascapes
*use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
*play tuned and untuned instruments musically
*listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
*experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music. RE
What does it mean to belong?
Beginning to learn about Islam: What is it like to be a Muslim in Sheffield today?
Computing
Animation
Beachcombers PE
Indoor- Gymnastic
Outdoor- Team Games
Art – Natural Art
•to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
*to learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work
D&T – Food (pie/traditional)
*understand where food comes from
•design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
•generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology
Geography – Coastal Life
*name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans
*Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage
*Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: Key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather Key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop
PSHE
*Humans have a responsibility to ensure the well-being of animals
*Understand that all animals have needs and should be treated with respect
*To be aware of personal hygiene
*Recognise their own growing competencies and responsibilities
*Extend their vocabulary of the human body
Identify their own physical growth and change
English
*Persuasion –
*Narrative – Billy’s Bucket *

5. Beachcombers The Deep Science – Music – Sea Shanties RE English
•identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
•describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals including pets)
Music – Sea Shanties
*use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes RE
Leaders: What makes some people inspiring to others?
English
*Persuasion –Saving the environment
*Non fiction- Sea animal fact file
Narrative – Snail and the whale
Beachcombers
The Deep
Computing
Animation PE
Indoor- Under the Sea Dance
Outdoor- Batting/fielding
History – Mary Anning and Jacques Cousteau
*the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods
Art – Fantastic Fish
D&T – Beach hut
*Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria
*Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through talking, drawing, templates, mock-ups and, where appropriate, information and communication technology
*Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing]
*Select from and use a wide range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their characteristics
*Explore and evaluate a range of existing products
*Evaluate their ideas and products against design criteria
PSHE
*To see ourselves as valued and valuable members of the school community
*To recognise ways in which we can promote a caring, trusting environment
*To form positive relationships
*To have respect for ourselves and others
*To know that choices have consequences
*To learn how to make positive choices

6. Hansel and Gretel by Michael Morpurgo
Science –
*observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants
*find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy
*identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
*identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees
Music –
English
Narrative
Poetry
Book Review – Sheffield Children’s Book Awards RE
Computing
Take One Book
Hansel and Gretel by Michael Morpurgo
Art -
•to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
•to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
•to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
*to learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work
D&T -
Geography
use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather
key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop PE
Indoor- gymnastics
Outdoor- athletics
PSHE