Year 8 Curriculum Map 2016

Subject / Autumn / Spring / Summer
English
The children are taught in groups across Key Stage Three dependent on their stage of learning. / Stage One
Literature from different Cultures
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Stage Two
Drama
Play reading
Stage Three
Class reader
Street Child or Good Night Mr Tom
Stage Four
Myth and Legends
Fairy Stories / Stage One
Drama
Play reading
Stage Two
Information texts- Writing to Advise
Stage Three
Class reader
Street Child or Good Night Mr Tom
Stage Four
Reading and Writing skills / Stage One
Information texts
Writing to advise
Stage Two
Literature from different cultures/Era
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Stage Three
Poetry and Instructional Writing
Stage Four
Reading and Writing, short plays / Stage One
Class reader
Street child or Good Night Mr Tom
Stage Two
Poetry and Instructional Writing
Stage Three
Drama (Play reading)
Stage Four
Information texts – Writing to Advise / Stage One
Class reader
Street child or Good Night Mr Tom
Stage Two
Class reader Street Child or Good Night Mr Tom
Stage Three
Information texts – Writing to advise
Stage Four
Literature from different Cultures/era
(Teachers choice) / Stage One
Poetry
Instructional Writing
Stage Two
Class reader Street Child or Good Night Mr Tom
Stage Three
Literature from different cultures/era
(teacher’s choice)
Stage Four
Poetry and Instructional Writing
Maths
The children are taught in groups across Key Stage Three dependent on their stage of learning. / Stage One
Number and Place Value
Length, Mass and Weight
Addition and Subtraction
Stage Two
Number, Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
2D and 3D shape
Stage Three
Place Value
2D and 3D shape
Addition and Subtraction
Stage Four
Place Value
Written addition and Subtraction including problems
2D and 3D shapes / Stage One
Fractions
Money
Time
Stage Two
Sorting and patterns
Time
Money
Stage Three
Multiplication and Division
Position and Direction
Time
Stage Four
Fractions
Volume, capacity and Mass
2D and 3D shapes / Stage One
Sequencing and sorting
2D and 3D shapes
Multiplication and Division
Stage Two
Mass, weight, capacity and volume
Fractions
Multiplication and division
Stage Three
Fractions
Volume, capacity, mass
2D and 3D shapes
Stage Four
Place Value
Fractions
Time / Stage One
Capacity and Volume
Fractions
Position and Direction
Stage Two
Multiplication and division
Position and direction
Money
Stage Three
Multiplication and division
Fractions
Time
Stage Four
Position and Direction
Place Value
Money / Stage One
Number and Place Value
Money
Multiplication and Division
Stage Two
Number, place value and statistics
Fractions
2D and 3D shapes
Stage Three
Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Money
Stage Four
Place Value
Money / Stage One
Time
Addition and subtraction
Sorting and Sequencing
Stage Two
Time
Sorting and patterns
Capacity, volume temperature
Stage Three
Place Value
Money
Measures
Stage Four
Addition and Subtraction
Place Value
Measures
Science / Solutions
and Separating / Reproduction / The Earth and Beyond / Acids and Alkalis / Seeing and Light / Variation and Classification
History / Anglo Saxons and Scots / Riotous Royalty / The Tudors / The Tudors / Local Study / Leisure and Entertainment
Art / Autumn
The pupils will be taught how to use pencil, colour, paint, print, collage and paper to create quality art work that shows progression in skills. The children will also have the opportunity to explore the work of several paintings of Autumn scenes, also works by Matisse and by Cezanne. / LS Lowry
19th Century painter LS Lowry industrial landscapes, colour mixing, comparing works of art, perspective, multimedia collage drawing figures and buildings. / Bodies
Charcoal, maquette, paper clothes, sculpting
Giacometti inspired models
Julian Opie
Alberto Giacometti
Henry Moore / British Art
Range of media
Sensory boxes
Memory postcards
Thomas Gainsborough
Lucian Freud
Howard Hodgkin
Anish Kapoor
Paula Rego
Sonia Boyce / The Environment
Andy Goldsworthy environmental artists, model making and observational drawing. / Insects
Puppet and mosaic design
Louise Bourgeois
Jennifer Angus
DT / Fabric Bunting
Graphics program
Design and evaluate
Working with felt
Cutting and running stitch
Sewing, stapling and gluing / Super seasonal cooking
Ingredients
Balanced meals
hygiene / Marbulous Structures
Designing a free standing structure
Marble run / Juggling Balls
Heming overcast stitch
Exploring and evaluating
Tie dye and fabric paints. / Automata Animals
Mechanical systems
Cam mechanism / Felt cases
Design to include aesthetics, and functionality
Use a running stitch, back stitch, whip stitch, blanket stitch.
Music / Don’t stop Believin / Bells ring out / Classroom Jazz 1 / Benjamin Britten – A Tragic Story / Stop / Reflect, rewind, replay
P.E / Netball and Football / Gymnastics and Dance or Fitness / Basketball and Short Tennis, Tag Rugby / Hockey and Badminton / Rounders , Athletics and Cricket / Rounders , Athletics and Cricket
Geography / Rainforests / Mountains / A study of weather / Enough for everyone / Sensational Safaris / Trading and Economic Activity
R.E / Islam – The Qur’an / Christianity – The Holy Bible / Hinduism – books and stories / Christianity – Jesus: Human or divine? / Judaism – basic beliefs / Christianity – Baptism
I.C.T / Use Microsoft Publisher and desk top publishing. / Photostory 3. / Cyber safety
Thinkuknow cyber café plans / Programming and control using Scratch / Animated graphics / Spreadsheets
Spanish / School subjects, like dislikes
Introducing friends / Holidays, descriptions, numbers over 10, months of the year / Using ‘wow’ words in Spanish
Basic grammar for regular verbs / Descriptions
Reporting problems / Time and date
Hobbies
Free time
Daily routine / Describing myself extended writing opportunities
P.S.H.E/Citizenship
inc. SEAL programme
and PSD / Introduction to the new school year
Produce a class contract/Human Rights
Study Skills:
First Aid / Friends and Friendship
Working Together.
Agony Aunt/Peer Pressure
Am I a Good Friend?
Elections and Voting / Smoking:
Consequences of smoking
Know the facts about smoking
Financial costs of smoking.
Why some pupils smoke.
Rights and Non Rights:
The Tobacco industry.
Group Skills: Making choices:
Successful team work.
Communication/Feelings
Team activities:
Need to rely on others.
Trusting your peers
Britain as a diverse society / Personal Development:
Growing and Changing:
Sexual Activity and Feelings:
The ways we view the opposite sex as we get older.
Contraception:
Bullying:
Dangerous situations/places: / Personal Safety
Leisure and Sport as a means to stay healthy, fit and safe.
The need for rules and laws:
How old do I have to be to?
Our legal system. / Attendance:
Truancy:
Sexual Activity:
Crime and who it effects
Drugs:
Alcohol: