Heath Mount Primary School Curriculum Map

Year 22016 / Autumn 1 / Autumn 2 / Spring 1 / Spring 2 / Summer 1 / Summer 2
Topic Theme / Amazing animals / Toys / Moving Machines / Brilliant Birmingham / Nature Detectives / Holidays
Wow Experience / Balsall Heath City Farm / Toy Museum / Birmingham International Airport / Birmingham Bull Ring / Canon Hill Park / Rhyl Sea Side visit
Book/Author Focus / Judith Kerr / Valerie Thomas / Grimm’s Fairy tales / Juliet Clare Bell / Francesca Simon / Katie Morag
Film/Visual Literacy / The Lion King / Toy Story / Cars / A Bug’s Life / Katie Morag TV series
English / Animal Adventure Stories
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Non Chronological Reports
Animals / Story as a Theme
Winnie the Witch
Instructions
Toys
Poems on a Theme
Witch Poems / Traditional Tales
Rumplestiltskin
Chronological Report
Biography
Classic Poetry
The Owl and the Pussycat / Local Author
The Kite Princess
Recounts
Visit / Stories by the same author
Horrid Henry
Explanation
How is Chocolate Made?
Poems with a Structure
Riddles / Stories in a familiar Setting
Persuasive advert
Holidays
Maths / Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Time – o’clock, half past / Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Time – Quarter past/to
Money
shape – 2d and 3D shapes
data – drawing bar charts / Place Value
fractions
Multiplication and division
Time – 5 minute intervals
data – analysing bar charts, pictograms / Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and division
measure – capacity, length,
weight,
Geometry – position and direction / SAT’s revision
Fluency
Mental maths
Problem solving
Understanding questions Seasons / Maths project involving all topics and operations using a holiday as a theme.
Science / Living Things and Their Habitats / Animals, Including Humans / Uses of Everyday Materials / Healthy Living / Plants / Humans
Computing / Theme: Algorithms
CC: use the bee bots for maths / Theme: introduction to programming
CC: typing up instructions for an algorithm / Theme:Moving machines- Stop Motion Animation
CC: moving machines animation video / Theme: We’re movie makers
CC: Createa morfovideo about Birmingham landmarks / Theme: Let’s graph it
CC: create an ebook about bugs they found / Theme: We’re Holiday advertisers
CC: make a poster about a Holiday destination
PE / Gymnastics/ Write Dance / Dance/Soft Play / Multiskills/ Comp. practice / Multiskills/striking games / Parachute/ Team Games / Athletics/ SAQ
RE /
  • Living by rules
  • Being Temperate, exercising self discipline and cultivating serene contentment
  • Being Regardful of suffering
  • Sharing and being Generous
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  • Creating Unity and Harmony
  • Participating and willing to lead
  • Caring for others animals and the environment
  • Being merciful and forgiving
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  • Being silent and attentive to, and cultivating a sense for the sacred and transcendent
  • Being reflective and self-critical
  • Being Imaginative and Explorative
  • Appreciating Beauty

SMSC / Being Me in My World / Celebrating Difference / Dreams and Goals / Healthy Me / Relationships / Changing Me
British Values / Democracy, Rule of law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs / Democracy, Rule of law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs / Democracy, Rule of law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs / Rule of law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, / Democracy, Rule of law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs / Rule of law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
History / ------/ History of the teddy bear / Researching historical figures that pioneered inventions. / Researching significant historical figures from Birmingham. / ----- / ------
Geography / general world map
Climate zones
Habitat zones / ------/ General map work to identify the United Kingdom.
Use simple compass directions.
Aerial photographs used by pilots / Locational knowledge
Identifying physical and human features
How has Birmingham changed? Comparing past and present. / Use field work and observational skills to carry out simple tasks / Name and locate seven continents and five oceans.
Compare and contrast the UK and a non European country.
Discuss how weather affects our lives.
Art / Develop mixing and blending skills to paint animals / ______/ ______/ Local artist to work on developing a wide range of art and design techniques. / To develop a wide range of techniques including, texture, colour, line and space. Children use water colours to draw a flower/plant. / To use layering, paint and brush skills to create a painting of the four seasons.
D&T / ______/ Developing attachment skills – sew a hand puppet / Research, sketch, design, make and evaluate a moving vehicle. / To make a carrier bag kite / To create a model of an insect using a bottle / ____
Music / Music Express
Animals
Musical Focus: Pitch / Music Express
Toys
Musical Focus: Exploring sounds / Music Express
Travel
Musical Focus: Performance / Music Express
Pattern
Musical Focus: Beat / Music Express
Seasons
Musical: Focus pitch / Music Express
Storytime
Musical focus: Exploring sounds
Cross Curricular Writing / Topic – To write about animal adptations
RE – To write rules / Topic – How materials are used to make toys.
RE – The advent story / Topic – Information about a significant person
Topic – report on different vehicles.
SEAL – Martin Luther King
DT - Instructions to make a car / Topic – Report on a famous person from Birmingham
Topic – recount of visit to Birmingham airport
Science –Posters on healthy living / Topic – Narrative story – fantasy world
RE – Write about the communities we belong to
Science – Instructions – How to plant a Bulb / Topic – Comparative report on Birmingham and Rio.
Topic – Information/travel brochure
RE – Letter to children about life in year 2
Science – Report about the human body