LONG TERM PLAN
Beech Class 2019 - 2020
English Maths Science R.E I.C.T P.E
AUTUMN 1 Unit 1: In this unit the
students will read and
compare short stories
with a similar theme.
‘Alpine Divorce’ and
‘Landlady’ The students
will read and perform a
short story with a
twist. The students will
focus on
characterization,
setting and plot.
In SPAG: Revision of
nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adverbs and adjectives
and basic punctuation.
Unit 1:
Place value, ordering
whole numbers and
rounding numbers, up
to 1,000,000.
Unit 2:
Number – Addition and
Subtraction, solving
problem with addition
and subtraction.
Unit 3: Fractions,
Decimals and
Percentages
Whole Number
Calculations.
• Linking maths
problems to real life.
• Developing strategies
for recalling
information.
• Strengthening basic
skills.
Becoming a Scientist:
• Learning about safe
working and laboratory
skills.
• Identifying hazards in
a chemical laboratory
• Using a Bunsen burner
• Reading temperatures
• Identifying laboratory
equipment
• Understanding the
scientific process for
conducting an
experiment
The Diversity of
Christian
Expression:
• Discussing the
variation among
Christian
denominations.
• Examining
practices from
around the world:
- Catholicism
- Anabaptism
- Mormonism
- Jehovah’s Witness
• Respecting
differences and
ways to celebrate
DIGITAL
LITERACY
Attaching files
Writing a formal
letter using
Microsoft Word
Giving a
presentation
using Powerpoint
Making a
spreadsheet in
Excel
Using Google
Drive for school
work
E-Safety: Using
Technology Safely
• Rugby
at Tilsey
Park
• Sailing at
Farmoor
diversity.
R.E
Religious Leaders
and Peaceful
Movements:
• Learning about the
life and teachings
of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
• Understanding
‘peaceful and/or
passive resistance’
and ‘non-violent
protest’.
• Researching and
presenting
information on a
religious leader,
such as Mother
Theresa, Despond
Tutu, and Trevor
Huddleston.
English Maths Science I.C.T P.E
AUTUMN 2 Unit2: In this unit the
students will read and
study the novel, ‘The
Boy at the back of the
class’
The text explores a
story of a refugee. The
book highlights the
importance of
friendship, kindness
and hope.
SPAG: learning new
Unit 1: Measures,
Perimeter and Area
Unit 2: Angles and 2D
Shapes
Unit 3: Expressions
and Formulae
• Developing and
testing problem
solving strategies.
• Applying a growth
mindset.
• Seeing Maths in the
world around us.
Forces and the
Universe
• Reviewing the make up
of our solar system.
• The history of human
understanding about
the universe.
• Elements found in the
universe: hydrogen,
helium, iron.
• Black holes and
supernovas.
• Understanding what
gravity is and how
forces like gravity
work.
Algorithms And
Programming
• Using SmallBasic
• Understanding
programming
language.
• Defining ‘syntax’
• Examining the
concept of
variables
E-Safety:
Identifying and
Combating
• Hockey at
Tilsley Park.
vocabulary, writing
dialogue, selecting
powerful adjectives.
Cross-curicular
learning: ‘A Wrinkle in
Time’ and theories
about space, forces,
tesseracts, etc.
Cyberbullying
English Maths Science RE IT PE
SPRING 1 Reading Closely
• In-depth book study
of the novel ‘Goldfish
Boy’
• Locating evidence
from a text and
justifying opinions -
identifying explicit
and implicit
information
Unit 1: Statistics and
Probability
Unit 2: Graphs
Unit 3:
Transformations and
Symmetry
• The cross-section of
maths and art
(exploring Rangoli).
• Using maths to
answer questions
about our world.
• Further developing
problem solving
strategies.
• Visualising data.
Acids and Alkalis
• Understanding the use
of indicators in
science/
Neutralisation
• Learning about the use
of indicators in science
– testing the pH of
soils
• Learning about the
concepts of acids,
alkalis, indicators and
the meaning of neutral
and pH
Beliefs and
Concepts in
Buddhism
• Learning about the
life and teachings
of Buddha
• Understanding
Buddhist practices
and belief.
• Looking at the
history of
Buddhism and its
spread around the
world.
• Learning to
accurately define
the concept of
What Are
Computers?
• Understanding
inputs and
outputs
• Defining terms
such as:
- hardware
- binary
- converting
- computer
networks
• operating
• Differentiating
between
systems
between binary
• Hockey at
Tilsey Park
SPAG: specific
vocabulary, complex
sentences
reincarnation.
and deanery
numbers
E-Safety:
Trustworthiness
of sources online
English Maths Science IT PE
SPRING 2 Reading and Writing
Persuasively
• Continuing to closely
read ‘Goldfish Boy’
• Learning debating
techniques
• Forming an opinion,
writing persuasively,
and considering
audience.
• effective internet
research and
consideration of
reliable sources.
• Writing
comparatively.
• Writing a book
review.
Unit 1: Equations
Unit 2: Factors and
Multiples
Unit 3: Sequences
• Identifying patterns
in the world.
• Continuing to
strengthen basic
maths skills.
• Making analogies to
expand
understanding.
Particle Theory:
• Learning about the
particle model and
scientific phenomena.
• Considering various
models to represent
particles in solids,
liquids and gasses.
• Applying the particle
model to familiar and
unfamiliar situations.
Web Awareness
• Learning how
the Web works
• Understanding
how to be safe
and responsible
online.
• Understanding
ethical issues
surrounding the
use of the Web,
security risks
and how they
can be
prevented.
• Creating basic
web pages using
HTML and CSS
• Football at
Tilsley Park.
SPAG: building
vocabulary, dictionary
skills.
E-Safety:
Protecting Your
Online Identity
And Privacy
English Maths Science R.E. IT PE
SUMMER 1 Comic Poetry
• Exploring a variety of
comic poems including
looking at the works
of:
- Spike Milligan
- Roald Dahl
- Roger McGough
- Benjamin Zephaniah
- Shel Silverstein
• Considering how they
convey meaning and
voice in their poetry.
• Understanding the
structure of
different types of
poetry (e.g. Haiku and
Limericks)
Unit 1: Decimal
Calculations
Unit 2: More
Probability
Unit 3: Ratio and
Proportion
• Applying learning to
real life tasks:
cooking, baking,
creating ‘mocktails’.
• Consolidating
knowledge learned
throughout the year.
• Using knowledge and
understanding to
make educated
guesses.
Cells and Reproduction:
• Preparing a slide and
using a microscope to
explore plant, animal
cells and specialised
cells
• The components of a
cell and its function.
• Human organs and the
skeleton.
• Cell reproduction:
meiosis and mitosis.
• Reproduction in plants
and animals.
RELIGION AND
• POLITICS:
Religion and
politics in the past
and in today’s
society.
• Linking up events
involving religion
and politics
throughout British
history, including:
- the Reformation
- the Gun Powder
plot
- the migrations of
the Puritans
• Understanding the
relationship
between historical
Kodu Game
Lab
• The
fundamentals
of game
programming
including:
- Design
- Creation
- Testing
- Evaluation
E-Safety:
Create, Re-use,
Revise And Re-
• Athletics at
Tilsley Park.
• Sailing at
Farmoor
SPAG: Descriptive and
poetic language, rhyme,
rhythm and imagery.
events and current
events
purpose Digital
Artefacts
SUMMER 2 Literacy and Theatre
• Reading modern
interpretations of
Shakespeare’s ‘A
Midsummer Night's
Dream’
• Cross-curicular
learning, in Topic:
Shakespeare and
Elizabethan Theatre
• Comprehension,
identifying inference
• Writing and
performing play
scripts.
Unit 1: Properties of
3D Shapes
Unit 2: Real Life
Maths
• Thinking about
shapes in the world.
• Linking up maths and
real life problem
solving.
• Creating visual
models and practice
visualising.
• Consolidating
knowledge.
• Continuing to develop
problem solving
strategies.
Cricket at
Tilsley Park.
Sailing at
Farmoor.
Outdoor
Residential
French Music Hist/Geog Art/DT PSHCE
AUTUMN 1 Intro to the French
speaking world.
Learning about French
speaking countries around
the world.
French cultures.
Counting on and numbers.
Elements of Music
Becoming familiar
with the seven
elements of music.
Performance,
listening, and
composition.
History:
Medieval Society in
Britain 1066 –
1509
Exploring the key
events and change
that took place and
the way of life in
Britain after the
Norman Invasion
including
The death of
Thomas Becket
The Crusades
The Black Death
The Peasant’s Revolt
The Magna Carta
Insects:
Covering line
drawing and mark
making.
Producing mixed
media relief
pictures.
Being in My World
Self-identity
Roles and responsibilities
Personal strengths
Independence
Influences – peer pressure
AUTUMN 2
Talk about and describe
pets:
• animals
• colour
• size
• number of pets
Preparation for
Carol Service
Learning a selection
of songs for the
carol service in
December.
Celebrating Differences
Protected characteristics: sex,
sexual orientation, gender
reassignment
Challenging prejudice and
discrimination
Roles in society
Stereotypes
Bullying
Assertiveness
French Music Hist/Geog Art/DT
PSHCE
SPRING 1 New Year traditions and
customs in France
Revise polite greetings
Meeting people
Use je and tu
Rock n’ Roll
Learning about the
origins of rock n’
roll.
Understanding the
function of
different
instruments.
Creating a
performance in a
group.
Geography:
Climates
Eco Schools
Global warming
Map Reading
Increase
understanding and
awareness of
climate change, its
impacts in the UK
and around the
world; to learn
about renewable
energy in a global
context; and to take
positive action to
reduce carbon
footprints’
Abstract:
Refreshing color
theory with emphasis
on shade and tone.
Experimenting with
paints, mediums and
techniques.
Dreams and Goals – Careers:
Where do I see myself in the
future?
Identifying dreams and goals
Steps to achievement
Managing set-backs
Motivation and rewards
Self-monitoring and self-
evaluation
SPRING 2
Names of Places in Town
Asking for directions.
‘Visiting’ a French town.
The Beatles
Understanding
primary and
secondary triads in
C major on the
keyboard.
Arranging and
performing a
Beatles song and
group performance.
Healthy Me
Physical and emotional health
Taking responsibility for health
Substances and their effects
Nutrition
Vaccinations
Sleep hygiene
SUMMER 1 Family and Physical
Descriptions
• Learning vocabulary
for family members
• Creating family
trees
• Learning descriptive
vocabulary for
physical
appearances
Baroque Music
Listen to Baroque
music (1600-1750)
by a number of
composers.
Perform a part of
Pachelbel’s Cannon
on the keyboard.
History: Elizabeth
I: The Golden Age
Exploring the early
life of Elizabeth 1
as well as the
reformation, Tudor
entertainment
Shakespeare’s plays
and entertainment
for poor people
Sculpture and
Modelling:
Learning how to work
with clay. Making
clay masks and
investigating building
and decorating
techniques.
Relationships – SRE
Components of positive
relationships
Social groups
Values and qualities in
relationships
Media portrayal in relationships
Assertiveness
Family changes (includes:
separation, divorce and
bereavement)
SUMMER 2 Homes, Houses, and
Rooms
Learning vocabulary for
different rooms and
parts of the household.
Describing houses.
Review of colours and
numbers.
Learning about different
homes around the world.
African Music
Singing traditional
African songs and to
play African
percussion.
Creating a layered,
syncopated
rhythmic ostinato
within a group
performance
Learning about, and
recognising, African
musical styles and
instruments.
Geography: The
British Empire,
Exploring trade, the
first colony in the
New World, reasons
why people explore
the world, the
Spanish Armada as
well as Sir Francis
Drake
Changing Me - RSE
Puberty and body development
Self-image
Changing circumstances
Rights and responsibilities
Brain development
Mood changes
Transition to Year 8