Whole School Curriculum Outline
Cycle A – Terms 1 & 2
| Peacocks Class | Kingfishers class | Puffins Class | Eagles Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | Good to be me and Our wonderful world | Homes Great Fire of London |
Stone Age | Invaders |
| Key Primary Text | Owl Babies Cinderella |
I am Rosa Parks, Coming Home Greek Myths, A Christmas Carol |
The Iron Man, Midsomer Nights Dream | Odd and the Frost Giant How to train your dragon |
| Secondary Text | Zog | House Held up by Trees, The Something Vlad and the Great Fire of London |
Stig of The Dump | Viking Boy Beowulf |
| History | Family Tree, Toys from the past / Who is the queen? Remembrance | How have houses and homes changed through history? Why was there a ‘Great’ Fire of London? Has London burned since? |
What was life like in the Stone Age? Did life improve in the iron age? |
What happened to Britain when the Romans left? Did the Vikings deserve their reputation? |
| Geography | Where is my school? Where is my home? | What types of houses can we see in Framfield? What is the United Kingdom? |
What was traded in the bronze age and iron age? | Why would people want to come to the UK? Where and what do Vikings trade? |
| Science | Similarities and differences | Sc1/3.1 Everyday materials | Sc4/4.1 Sound Sc4/4.2 Electricity |
Sc6/4.2 Electricity Sc6/4.1 Light |
| Art | Mark making/ collage with natural materials, primary colours | Painting and collage | Clay vessels | Clay, glazed celtic brooches |
| DT | Free exploration of materials | Free Standing Structures- House | Simple Circuits including switch design | Circuits and more complex switches- (including programming) |
| RE | Creation 1 / Incarnation 1 | 1.6 Who is Muslim and how do they live? Incarnation 1.3 Why does Christmas mater to Christians? |
Creation 2a.1 What do Christians learn from the creation story? People of God 2a.2 What is it like to follow God? |
God 2b.1 What does it mean if God is holy and loving? and Incarnation 2b.4 Was Jesus the Messiah? |
| PSHE | Being me I the world F2 Celebrating Difference F2 |
Being me in the world Y2 Celebrating DifferenceY2 |
Being me I the world Y4 Celebrating Difference FY4 |
Relationship Y4 Celebrating Difference Y6 |
| PE | Games – manipulative skills Games A +D |
Games – manipulative skills Games A +D |
Invasion games Net and wall |
Invasion games Net and wall |
Cycle A – Terms 3 & 4
| Peacocks Class | Kingfishers class | Puffins Class | Eagles Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | Let it snow, let it grow | Our World Kisii, Kenya |
Ancient Egypt | Rivers and Forces |
| Key Primary Text | Farmer Duck, The tiger who came to tea | Jack and the beanstalk, The tale of Peter Rabbit Sheep-pig, Just so stories |
Varjak Paw | The Explorer, My Shadow |
| Secondary Text | Little Red and the very hungry lion | Here we are, Lila and the secret rain Handa’s surprise |
The Scarab’s Secret, Flat Stanley in Egypt, The time travelling Cat | Journey to the River Sea, Rhythm of the rain, The Explorer |
| History | Making a time line | Why did the Egyptians civilisation last so long? What have archaeologists taught us? |
What’s the link between ancient civilisations and rivers? | |
| Geography | The North and South Poles | Where in the world are we? Framfield and Kisii: What is the same and what is different? |
Location of continents and countries in the continent of Africa | What features make a river? Are all rivers the same? |
| Science | Growth, decay and changes over time Life cycles | Sc1/2.2 Animals Including Humans Sc1/4.1 Seasonal Changes |
Sc4/2.1 Living Things and their habitats | Sc5/2.1 Sc6/2.1 Living Things and Their Habitats Sc5/4.2 Forces |
| Art | Printing with natural materials and mixed media | Fruit collage | Drawing– shape & pattern | Mixed media |
| DT | Designing Easter gardens | Preparing Fruit- Where does it come from? | Textiles, 2d Shape to 3D product (bendy bags) | Frame Structures (Bird Hides) |
| RE | F4: Being special: where do we belong? Salvation 1 Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? |
1.6 Who is Muslim and how do they live? Salvation 1.5 Why does Easter matter to Christians? |
L2.10 How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people? L2.9 How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim? |
Why is the Torah so important to Jewish people? And Salvation 2b.7 What did Jesus do to save human beings? |
| PSHE | Dreams and Goals F2 Healthy Me F2 |
Dreams and Goals Y2 Healthy Me Y2 |
Relationships Y3 Changing Me Y3 |
Dreams and Goals Y6 Healthy Me Y6 |
| PE | Gym and Dance | Gym and Dance | Gym/Dance/Swimming | Gym/ ORA |
Cycle A – Terms 5 & 6
| Peacocks Class | Kingfishers class | Puffins Class | Eagles Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | Once upon a time and Ocean Explorers | Predators and Prey and where to find them | South East Britain in World War 2 | Earth Moon and Stars |
| Key Primary Text | The Very Hungry Caterpillar Snail and the whale |
The Day the crayons quit, George’s Marvellous Medicine The BFG |
Matilda | Chronicles of Narnia Anne Frank |
| Secondary Text | Tadpole’s promise | There’s a Lion in my cornflakes, Zoo | Poppy Field, War Game | Cosmic Jamie Drake Equation |
| History | Where do the old stories come from? How have they changed? | How did people travel in the past? | Did we win the Battle of Britain because of the few? What happened in Sussex during the Second World War? |
What’s harder: climbing a mountain on earth or climbing a mountain in space? |
| Geography | Where are the lands and the oceans? | Where in the world are our favourite animals? | Is Sussex similar to Pas-de-Calais? | What makes a mountain a mountain? |
| Science | Living creatures you find in our Oceans | Sc1/2.1 Plants Sc2/2.1 Living things and their habitats |
Sc3/4.1 Light Sc3/4.2 Forces and Magnets |
Sc5/4.1 Earth and Space |
| Art | Exploring Clay | Relief prints– making blocks | Mixed media | Painting-tones, tints & shades |
| DT | Aquariums | Mechanisms- Sliders and levers | Shell Structures- Sweetie box | Textiles– combining different fabrics |
| RE | F5: Which places are special and why? F6: Which stories are special and why? |
1.10 What does it mean to belong to a faith community? What makes our church a special place? |
Gospel 2a.4, What kind of world did Jesus want? L2.12 How and why do people try to make the world a better place? |
U2.7 Why do Hindus want to be good? U2.11 Why do some people believe in God and some people not? |
| PSHE | Relationships F2 Changing Me F2 |
Relationships Y2 Changing Me Y2 |
Relationships Y4 Changing Me Y4 |
Relationships Y6 Changing Me Y6 |
| PE | Athletics Strike and field |
Athletics Strike and field |
Athletics Strike and field |
Athletics Strike and field |
Cycle B – Terms 1 & 2
| Peacocks Class | Kingfishers class | Puffins Class | Eagles Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | Good to be me and Our wonderful world | SOS | Roman Britain | The Mayans |
| Key Primary Text | Owl Babies Cinderella |
I am Rosa Parks, Coming Home Greek Myths, A Christmas Carol |
Charlottes Web | Holes, Girl of Ink and Stars, The Highwayman |
| Secondary Text | Superworm | Supertato Lighthouse Keepers Lunch | The Roman’s Quest Empires End |
The Chocolate Tree The Rain Player |
| History | Family Tree, Toys from the past, Who is the queen? Remembrance | Why do we need to remember Grace Darling, Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole? | Why did the Romans come to Britain, and did everyone want them there? How did the Romans influence life in Britain? |
Who were the Maya? What makes the Maya special? |
| Geography | Where is my school? Where is my home? | What can we see in our UK capital cities? What’s it like in Autumn? |
Is the UK a good place to live and work? | Is central America an easy place to live in? |
| Science | Similarities and differences | Sc2/2.3 Animals including humans | Sc3/2.1 Plants | Sc5/3.1 Properties and Changes of Materials |
| Art | Mark making/ collage with natural materials, primary colours | Painting– secondary colours | Mosaic | Lino printing |
| DT | Masks | Preparing Vegetables- Where do they come from? | Pneumatics | Pulleys and Gears |
| RE | Creation 1 Why is the word ’God’ so important to Christians? Incarnation 1 Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas? |
Creation 1.2 Who made the world? 1.1 What do Christians believe God is like? |
L2.7 What do Hindus believe God is like? L2.8 What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? |
Gospel 2b.5/ What would Jesus do? U2.8 What does it mean to be a Muslim in Britain today? |
| PSHE | Being me I the world F2 Celebrating Difference F2 |
Being me I the world Y1 Celebrating DifferenceY1 |
Being me in the world Y3 Celebrating Difference FY3 |
Relationships y4 Celebrating Difference Y5 |
| PE | Games – manipulative skills Games A +D |
Games – manipulative skills Games A +D |
Invasion games Net and wall |
Invasion games Net and wall |
Cycle B – Terms 3 & 4
| Peacocks Class | Kingfishers class | Puffins Class | Eagles Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | Let it snow, let it grow | Rainforests | Farm to Fork | North and South America |
| Key Primary Text | Farmer Duck The Tiger who came to tea |
Jack and the beanstalk Tale of Peter Rabbit |
Magicians Nephew Ice Palace |
Wolf Brother |
| Secondary Text | Lost and Found | The Great Kapok Tree Slowly, slowly, slowly, said the sloth |
The Sheep Pig | The boy with the butterfly mind Hamlet |
| History | Making a time line | |||
| Geography | The North and South Poles | Where are the rainforests? How do we find our way? What is it like in winter? | Is Sussex rural or urban? | From tip to top: What is the geography of the Americas like? |
| Science | Growth, decay and changes over time- Life cycles | Sc2/2.2 Plants Sc2/2.1 Living things and their habitats |
Sc3/2.2 Sc4/2.2 Animals including humans |
Sc6/2.2 & Sc5/2.2 Animals including humans |
| Art | Printing with natural materials and mixed media | Clay animals Oil pastels and chalk |
Clay– green man tiles | Mixed Media |
| DT | Designing Easter gardens | Textiles- Templates and joining | Healthy and Varied Diet | Food– celebrating culture and seasonality |
| RE | F4: Being special: Where do we belong? Salvation 1 Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? |
1.7 Who is Jewish and how do they live? 1.9 How should we care for others and the world, and why does it matter? |
Incarnation 2a.3 What is the trinity? Salvaion2A5– Why do Christians call the day Jesus died Good Friday? | Creation 2b.2 Conflict or complementary? and Kingdom od How do people with non-religious views decide what is a good life? |
| PSHE | Dreams and Goals F2 Healthy Me F2 |
Dreams and Goals Y1 Healthy Me Y1 |
Dreams and Goals Y3 Healthy Me Y3 |
Dreams and Goals Y5 Healthy Me Y5 |
| PE | Gym and Dance | Gym and Dance | Gym and Dance / Swimming | Gym and Dance |
Cycle B – Terms 5 & 6
| Peacocks Class | Kingfishers class | Puffins Class | Eagles Class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | Once upon a time and Ocean Explorers | Space | Natural disasters | Ancient Greece |
| Key Primary Text | The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Snail and the whale | The Day the Crayons Quit, Georges Marvellous Medicine The BFG |
The Abominable | Boy At the Back of the Class, Skellig, The House with Chicken legs |
| Secondary Text | Selkie | Man on the moon Sea of Tranquillity |
Escape from Pompeii | Who Let The Gods Out? |
| History | Where do the old stories come from? How have they changed? | How has space travel changed? Who was the first man on the moon? | What remains from the 79AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius? | What did the Ancient Greeks do for us? |
| Geography | Where are the lands and the oceans? | What is it like in spring? What is it like in summer? |
Is our world dangerous? | How has the physical geography of Greece affected its human geography? Did ancient Greeks help geographers? |
| Science | Living creatures you find in our Oceans | Sc2/2.1 Plants Sc2/2.1 Living things and their habitats | Sc3/3.1 Rocks Sc4/3.1 Sates of matter |
Sc6/2.3 evolution |
| Art | Exploring Clay | Oil pastels and chalk | Relief printing– polystyrene | drawing |
| DT | Aquariums | Wheels and Axles | Levers and Linkages (pop up book) | Working with axles |
| RE | F5: Which places are special and why? F6: Which stories are special and why? |
1.7 Who is Jewish and how do they live? Gospel 1.4 What is the good news that Jesus brings? |
Kingdom of God 2a.6 When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost?L2.11 How and why do people mark the significant events of life? | Kingdom of God 2b.8 What kind of king was Jesus? U2.12 How does faith help when life gets hard? |
| PSHE | Relationships F2 Changing Me F2 |
Relationships Y1 Changing Me Y1 |
Dreams and Goals Y4 / Healthy Me Y4 | Relationships y5 Changing me y5 |
| PE | Athletics Strike and field |
Athletics Strike and field |
Athletics Strike and field |
Athletics Strike and field |
