Year 1/2 Curriculum Map 2016-17

Autumn 1- 7 weeks / Autumn 2 - 8 weeks / Spring 1 -5 weeks / Spring 2- 7 weeks / Summer 1 - 5 weeks / Summer 2 - 6 weeks
Topic / Land ahoy!
(Pirates) / Toy Box
(Toys) / Magic and Mystery
(Giants) / We’re going on Safari (Africa) / Nature detectives
(Mini beasts, plants) / Dungeons and Dragons (Castles)
Trips/Days / Pirate day / African drumming / Castle trip
Other events / Harvest Festival / Nativity
English / Stories with repeated phrases – 3 weeks
Diary – 2 weeks
Poems – rhyming couplets - 1 week / Contemporary fiction /stories with familiar settings - 2 weeks
Information Texts – 2 weeks
Instructions - 2 weeks
Dictionaries – 1 week / Fairy Tales – 3 weeks
Poems on the senses – 2 weeks / Stories from other cultures – African myths – 2 weeks
Reports – 2 weeks
Letters, postcards and diaries – 3 weeks / Explanation texts – 2 weeks
Poems on a theme – mini beasts 1 week
SATs evidence – 2 weeks / Extended stories by significant authors – 3 weeks
Recount – (castle trip) 2 weeks
Science / Animals – fish, sea mammals, birds similarities/ differences / Materials - compare, sort, properties for a purpose, living non living / Humans - body parts, growth/changes, offspring, 5 senses / Animals – food chains, habitats, adaptations, herbivores, carnivores / Mini-beasts/plants - habitats, plants/trees, what they need to grow, micro habitats, life cycles / Healthy living - types of food, balanced diet, exercise, hygiene
Seasonal changes over course of the year
ICT/computing / 1-1 Treasure Hunt / 1.6 We are Celebrating / 1.3 We are painters / 1.5 We are storytellers / 1.4 We are collectors / 1.2 We are TV chefs
Geography / Oceans and Continents – map skills / Africa – weather, compare to own locality / Fieldwork of school grounds
History / Famous pirate – Blackbeard, Anne Bonney / Toys from the past – Changes within living memory / Castles from the past – Famous people (Kings and Queens)
D&T / Mechanisms – toy / Textiles – tie dye / Food – feast
Art / Collage – sea collages/weaving / Sculpture - giants / Printing – African pattern on fabric / Drawing – flowers
Georgia O’Keeffe
Music / Harvest songs / Singing - nativity / Percussion / Tuned instruments
RE / Harvest / Nativity / David and Goliath / Islam / Parables
PSHE / Good Behaviour in the classroom
Working Well
Rules in school
Preventing teasing and bullying
Difficulties in friendships / Exercise and Personal Hygiene
Visitors from Lower Key Stage 2
Getting to Know Older Pupils Better
Belonging to a Group / Safety outside the home
Caring about our neighbours
Our Caring Class
Rules in the neighbourhood
Community services
Indoor PE / 2 x dance, 2 x gym, 1 x indoor games (order depends on swimming)
Outdoor PE / Football / Hockey / Tennis / Netball / Rounders / Athletics