F, Key Stage 1 and 2 – Humanities Curriculum updated January 2015
Science History Geography Music D&T Art RE French PE
Autumn / Spring / SummerEY1 / Nursery rhymes
Myself
Greetings and counting
Seaside
(Games) / Nursery rhymes
Gift
Counting, colours/ Christmas
Adventure
(Games) / Numbers
Becoming
Counting and animals
Castles
(gym, throwing and rolling) / Numbers
Love
Simple conversations/ Easter
Magical
(gym and underarm throwing) / Animals
Belonging
Classroom instructions
Storyland
(gym and game) / Animals
Community
Familiar stories and family
Travel Theme
(gym)
For more detail of EYFS coverage see EYFS overview document- linked to the areas.
EY2 / Toys
Everyday Materials (Sorting)
Toys: Teddy Roosevelt
Worldwide origins of toys.
Action songs
Making puppets
Textiles
See Below Note
Greetings and simple conversations
Games
Core Task 1
Gymnastics Core Task 1 / A splash of colour
Plants
Bonfire: Guy Fawkes
Northern Light: Mapwork
Action songs
Christmas decorations
Collage and Printing
Vulnerability- birth/ birthdays
Classroom instructions/ Christmas/ toys
Games
Core Task 2
Gymnastics Core Task 2 / Houses and Homes
Everyday materials (Investigations)
Houses and Homes: Famous household inventors
Different homes around the world- map work.
Changes
Making tepees
Painting
God – Old Testament stories
Facial features and body parts
Games
Core Task 2
Dance
“Penguins” / People
Humans
Vaccinations: Alexander Flemming, Edward Jenner and Marie Curie
Exploring different countries and people. Changes
Food and nutrition
Digital Media
New Life
Food and drink
Games
Core Task 3
Dance
“Mr Men” / In the park
Animals (Park)
Local parks and map work and travel routes.
Different places
Model playground
3D
Buddhism
Stories and animals
Top up Games Skills
Athletics / Holidays
Animals (Sea)
Events beyond living memory: Travel/ Planes- famous icons.
Great Britain and the UK- holidays.
Different places
Model aeroplanes
Painting
Baptism
Family and likes
Dance- Bearobics
Athletics
EY2 Seasonal changes runs throughout the year
EY3 / Healthy Heroes
Human health and growth
Florence Nightingale
Where food comes from?
Reggae: Zoo time
Cooking and nutrition
Digital Media
See Below Note
Food and drink/ amounts
Gymnastics
“Healthy Heroes”
Core Task 1 Games
Core Task 1 / Castles
Uses of everyday materials
William the Conqueror, the Normans.
Henry VIII.
Landmarks
Reggae: Zoo time
Clothes
Collage
Good News
Classroom instructions and items/ Christmas
Gymnastics
“Healthy Heroes”
Core Task 1 Games
Core Task 1 / Pirates
Blackbeard and Anne Bonny
Geographical vocabulary, compass directions/ map work.
Mixed Styles: In the Groove
Sliders and Levers
Textiles
Bible/ prayer
Family members and our house
Gymnastics
Core Task 2
Games
Core Task 2 / Light and Dark
Plants
The Great Fire of London
UK daily weather patterns. Hot/ cold countries.
Mixed Styles: In the Groove
Painting
Power – Celebrations and symbols
Months of the year and days of the week/ Easter
Dance
“Light and Dark” Games
Core Task 3 / Animals
Animals
Charles Darwin
Mapwork
Mini-beasts
Building a structure
3D
Islam
Weather/ counting
Dance
“Animals”
Athletics / Mini-beasts
Living things and their habitats
Different locations e.g rainforest and desert.
Map work
Mini-beasts
Printing
Worship- Church, Ascension and Pentecost
Body parts and clothing
Dance
“Minibeasts” Athletics
Y3 / Our Early Ancestors (Stone, Bronze and Iron Age)
Animals/Humans
Human/ movement
Pre-History / Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age
Gospel: Lean on me
Cooking- Healthy and varied diet
Painting and Digital media
All about me
Invasion Games
Core Task
3 touch ball
Gymnastics
Core Task:
Create a sequence “Balancing Act”
Dance
“Myths and Legends”
Presence- God with us
Games and songs / Where we live (Inc UK and Italy)
Rocks
Plants
United Kingdom (comparing geographical locations and Europe)
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Pop: Mamma Mia
Textiles and Collage
Founders and Leaders-Old Testament- Leaders and Prophets
Salvation- Joy, Sadness and Joy
Celebrations
Potraits
Striking and Fielding Games
Core Task
Run the Loop
Gymnastics
Core Task:
Create a sequence “Balancing Act”
Dance
“Myths and Legends” / Ancient Civilisations (Egypt and Greece)
Light
Forces/magnets
Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece
Cyclic patterns
Design- prototypes and computer aided designs
Technical knowledge – computer control
3D and Printing
Summer 1: Islam
Summer 2: Founders and Leaders- Disciples and Followers
Summer 1: Friends
Summer 2: Growing
Athletics
“Take Aim”
“Furthest Five”
“Pass the Baton”
Summer 1: Gymnastics Core Task:
Create a sequence “Balancing Act”
Summer 2: Dance “Myths and Legends”
Y4 / Habitats
Habitats
Animals and humans/teeth
Water cycle
Arctic/Antarctic cycle
Water Cycle – Arctic/Antarctic
Rock: Don’t stop believin’
3D and Painting
Autumn 1: See Below Note
Autumn 2: Light
Autumn 1: All aboard
Autumn 2: Pocket money
Invasion Games
Core Task- On the Attack
Autumn 1: Gymnastics
Core Task:
Create a sequence with six skills inc. Roll, jump and balance
Autumn 2: Dance
“Monsters” / British History
Electricity
Romans
Blues
Collage and Textiles
Living the Faith- David
Tell me a story/ poems
Striking and Fielding Games
Core Task
Run the Loop
Gymnastics
Core Task:
Create a sequence with six skills inc. Roll, jump and balance / British History
Sound
Anglo Saxons-
Before Alfred the Great
Blues
Collage and Textiles
Sacrifice, Betrayal and trust
Our sporting lives
Striking and Fielding Games
Core Task
Run the Loop
Dance
“Superheroes” / Comparing Localities
States of matter (inc water cycle)
Comparing Localities
Maps
Similarities and differences
Changes
Reggae: Three little birds
Technical knowledge- electricity
Digital Media and Printing
Summer 1:Buddhism
Summer 2: Living the Faith- Church
Summer 1: Carnival of the animals
Summer 2: What’s the weather like?
Athletics
“Take Aim”
“Furthest Five”
“Pass the Baton”
Summer 1: Gymnastics
Core Task:
Create a sequence with six skills inc. Roll, jump and balance
Summer 2: Dance “Superheroes”
Y5 / Alfred and after...
Materials
Anglo Saxons- After Alfred the Great
Pop: Make you feel my love
3D and Printing
Autumn 1: See Below Note
Autumn 2: Purpose- Matthew and Luke’s stories
Autumn 1: On the way to school
Autumn 2: Enjoy your meal
When not swimming: Gymnastics
Core Task: Create a sequence
“Acrobatic Gymnastics”
Summer 1: Invasion Games
Core Task Hi 5 (Netball)
Summer 2: Orienteering / Wonderful World
Earth and Space
Life cycles
Wonderful World
Key environmental regions
Land use
Hip Hop: Fresh prince of Bel Air
Technical knowledge –Mechanical systems- Cams
Painting and Collage
Spring 1: Sacred Books and Revered Literature- Creation Myths
Spring 2: Revelation – Victory
Spring 1: Seasons
Spring 2: Planets
When not swimming: Dance “The Highwayman”
Spring 1: Invasion Games
Core Task - Hockey
Spring 2: Golf Unit / Changes
Materials
Changes
Distribution of natural resources
Djembe
Textiles and Digital Media
Islam
Music man
When not swimming:Gymnastics
Core Task: Create a sequence “Acrobatic Gymnastics”
Striking and Fielding
Core Task-Cricket / Changes
Forces
European History-
Railways/ Victorian inventions
Economic activity
Trade links
Djembe
Evaluate – Key events and individuals
Textiles and Digital Media
Sacred Books and Revered Literature
A beach scene
When not swimming:Gymnastics
Core Task: Create a sequence
“Acrobatic Gymnastics”
Athletics
Y6 / World at war
Autumn 1:Living things and their habitats
Autumn 2: Animals including humans
Russia
WW2- European history since 1066
Mixed styles: In the Groove.
Evaluate – Key events and individuals
Textiles and 3D
Autumn 1: See Below Note
Autumn 2: Becoming- Advent
Autumn 1: Our school
Autumn 2: Our world
Invasion Games
Core Task
Tag Rugby
Autumn 1: Gymnastics Core Task:
Create a sequence “Acrobatic Gymnastics”
Autumn 2: Dance “Mimic and Mime” / The other side of the world (Focus on South America and Mayan civilisation)
Spring 1: Evolution and Inheritance
Spring 2: Light
Australia- Non- European society
Timezones
Hip Hop
Cooking and Nutrition - savoury dishes using a range of techniques
Painting and Printing
Spring 1: Life as a journey- ours and Jesus’
Spring 2: Reconciliation
Spring 1: Creating a cafe
Spring 2: Then and now
Spring 1: Gymnastics Core Task: Create a sequence
“Acrobatic Gymnastics”
Invasion Games Core Task Netball
Spring 2:Dance “Left Out”
Striking and Fielding Core Task Cricket / Our Town
Electricity
Fieldwork
Local History Study
Rock: Livin’ on a prayer
Technical knowledge - electrical systems
Collage and digital
Summer 1: Buddhism
Summer 2: Life as a journey- Following Jesus- Celtic spirituality
Summer 1: At the theme park
Summer 2: What’s in the news?
Summer 1:Gymnastics
Core Task: Create a sequence
“Acrobatic Gymnastics”
Striking and Fielding Core Task-Rounders
Summer 2: Dance “Robin Hood”
Orienteering
All classes to cover major cities, map work and local history linked with topics.
All KS2 to cover the remaining objectives throughout the key stage.
RE – Whole school focus (3 year cycle) Spring 1: 2014- Sikhism 2015 Hinduism 2016-Judaism
PSHE: Whole school: Autumn 1- unit 1 Summer 1: SRE unit The remaining units are flexible depending on the need of each individual class.
ICT: See progressions document.
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