Topic and Text Adventure 1 Adventure 2 Quality Text Computing French PE

Memory Box

History: changes within

living history

Diaries and recounts

Art : drawing skills

Labels and captions

iPad - Bee Bot

Algorithms

Gymnastics—body

tension and balance

Towers and Turrets

History: Local study – Tam-

worth Castle

Stories with dilemmas/

different endings

DT: Construction

(mechanisms)

Non chronological report

Developing word pro-cessing skills

Games—Dodgeball

(moving in different

ways)

Paws, Claws and Jaws

Science: Animals

Captions and fact files

Citizenship: caring for oth-

ers

Letters for different purpos-

es

We are zoologists

Dance—Carnival of

the animals

Bright Lights, Big City

Geography: location within

UKI –London

Narrative: Character de-

scriptions

DT: Models of London

Landmarks

Narrative: Adventure story

We are painters

Gymnastics—rolls/

balance

Land Ahoy!

Art: printing

Non- fiction – How to be a

pirate

Geography: World

knowledge

Narrative: stories in imagi-

nary worlds

Espresso Coding Unit 2a

Extension 2b

Athletics

Superheroes

Science: The Human Body

Explanation text

Citizenship: Being a super-

hero (choices and responsi-

bilities) We are Gardeners Dance—superheroes

Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Curriculum Overview

Year 1

Topic Adventure 1 Adventure 2 Quality Text Computing French PE

Wriggle and Crawl

Science: Living things and their habitats

Narrative: Superworm Poetry

Citizenship: Right and Wrong

Narrative: Stories with is-sues and dilemmas

Espresso Coding

Unit 3a

Gymnastics—Body tension and balance

Moon Zoom

DT: Alien Spaceship

Descriptive writing: Posters - Have you seen this alien?

istory: Significant figure—

Neil Armstrong

Diary Entry

Unit 3.3 We are animators

Dance—space—off to the moon

Dinosaurs (Whose poo?)

History: Beyond living memory—Mary Anning

and Dinosaurs

Instructions—How to look after a dinosaur

Citizenship: Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish—caring for

the environment

Letters and posters for different purposes.

Communicating safely and respectfully online

Gymnastics—rolls and balances

Splendid Skies

Geography: Seasonal Changes

Poetry

Science: Plants

Narrative: Traditional Fairy tales. Stories from different

view points.

Espresso Coding

Unit 3b

Games

Lotions, Potions and Nibbles

Science: Everyday materi-als (Mad Hatter’s Hat)

Narrative: Stories in imagi-nary Worlds

DT—Food technology (Tea Party)

Instructions—recipes

Unit 3.6 We are presenters

Athletics

Rio de Vida

Geography: Non EU study—Rio

Non chronological report

Art/DT: Painting and mask making—Carnival head-

dresses

Myths and legends

Creating and animating

PowerPoint presentations.

Games

Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Curriculum Overview

Year 2

Topic Adventure 1 Adventure 2 Quality Text Computing French PE

A journey down the

Amazon

Geography: features of a river

Journal/diary

Art: pastels and painting—rainforests

Poetry

Espresso Coding

Unit 3a

Getting to know you Greetings

Exchange names/introduce self

How are you feeling?

Gymnastics Swimming

Stone Age

History: Stone age

Adventure story

Science: Rocks and Soils

Non-chronological report

Unit 3.3 We are animators

All about me Body parts

Everyday actions Colours

Basic clothing items

Rounders Swimming

Extreme Weather

Geography/Science: Water cycle

Newspapers

DT: Meteorologists

Instructions

Communicating safely and respectfully online

Food, glorious food Food names Ask for food

Describe food using colour Express opinion

Invasion games Swimming

The world of Science

Science: Magnetism

Instructions

Science: Light

Playscripts

Espresso Coding

Unit 3b

Family and Friends Names of family members

Pet names Alphabet

Introduce family members

Gymnastics Swimming

Gods and Mortals

DT: Pottery

Descriptive

History: Ancient Greece

Greeks Myths and Legends

Unit 3.6 We are presenters

Our school Stationary

School subjects Places in school Express opinion

Dance Swimming

Antarctica

Science: Food chains and

adaptation

Non-chronological reports

Geography—Artic

Narrative

Creating and animating

PowerPoint presentations.

Time Count 11-30

Days of the week Months of the year

Birthday

Athletics Swimming

Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Curriculum Overview

Year 3

Topic Adventure 1 Adventure 2 Quality Text Computing French PE

Invaders

History: Viking and Saxons

Explanation

DT: pulleys and levers—

catapults

Instructions

We are co-authors

All around town Say where they live

Describe town Count in tens Give address

Hockey

Peasants and Princes

History: 14th Century Brit-

ain

Narrative

DT: food technology

Leaflets

We are architects

On the move Transport

How do you get to school? Say directions

Follow directions

Gymnastics

Beast Seekers

Geography: World maps

Diary—Travellers Tales

Science: Living things and

habitats

Adaptation

Espresso Coding

Unit 4a extension 4b

Going shopping Name of shops

Prices Asking for items Describe items

Orienteering

Romans

History: Romans

Play scripts

Geography: Physical geography of Rome

Adverts

We are statisticians

Where in the world? Where do they speak

French? Continents

Animals

Dance

St Editha’s

Local History and RE study

of St Editha’s Church

Non-chronological reports

Child Choice iMusic

What’s the time? O’clock and half past

Describe day Quarter past and to

The school day

Netball

Blue Abyss

Science: States of Matter

Poetry

Art: Batik Narrative

Coding

purple mash -espresso -scratch

Holidays and hobbies Seasons Weather

Sports hobbies

Athletics

Science:

forces

Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Curriculum Overview

Year 4

Topic and Text Adventure 1 Adventure 2 Quality Text Computing French PE

Egyptians

History: Egyptians

Narrative

Science: Light

We are co-authors

All about ourselves Body parts

What do I look like? Discuss emotions

What’s the matter?

Dance Swimming

Digestive

systems

Herbology

Science: Life cycles, plants

and animals

Play scripts

Geography: Food origins

Persuasive

We are architects

Getting to know you When I grow up….

Feeling and emotions Telling stories

Hockey Swimming

The Plague

Science: Micro organisms

Non – chronological report

History: Aspect beyond

1066

Biographies

Espresso Coding

Unit 4a extension 4b

Family and friends Meet the family

Farm animals Types of houses

Rooms in my house

Gymnastics Swimming

Mayans

Art: textiles

Diaries

History: ancient civilizations

Narrative

We are statisticians

School life Classroom items School subjects

Asking and answering questions

Cricket Swimming

Theme parks

Science: Electricity and

sound

Explanations

DT: structure and electricity

Instructions

iMusic

That’s tasty Food and drink At a restaurant I like to eat...

Football Swimming

Cosmic

Science: Force

Non chronological reports

Science: Earth in space

Newspaper reports

Coding purple mash

-espresso -scratch

Time Travel Numbers to 5000

Ages French History Famous lives

Athletics

Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Curriculum Overview

Year 5

Topic Adventure 1 Adventure 2 Quality Texts Computing French PE

ID

Geography: Compare UK

and North America

Information Leaflet

Science: Evolution and

inheritance

Narrative

Espresso Coding Unit 6a

This is France Distance and directions

Paris Famous French people

Gymnastics

Darwin’s Delight

DT: levers and pulleys

Reports

Science: Evolutions and

inheritance

Narrative

Unit 6.3 We are game de-velopers

All in a day Am/pm

5 min intervals School week

Netball

Alchemy Island: Hogwarts

PE: Creating team sports Explanation/instructions

Citizenship: Debate Discussion text

Art: Observational drawing/

painting Descriptions

DT: Stage props

Play scripts

Designing and making our own website

Let’s go shopping Shopping conversations

Clothes Positional language

Cricket

A Child’s War

Citizenship: SATs Prize

Poetry

History: Local study

Narrative

Art: Pointillism Diaries

Dance

Fallen Fields

History: Beyond 1066

Newspaper report

DT: Bomb shelters Explanation

Citizenship: Production

Persuasive

Coding through scratch to

create, test and publish various games mazes and

pacman style games.

What’s in the news? The world around is

Topical events

Tennis

It’s up to you! Child choice enterprise

Unit 6.6 We are publishers

Let’s Visit a French Town Ordinal numbers

Language of maths Exploring maps

Athletics

Swimming

Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Curriculum Overview

Year 6 Cycle—C (to be split to 5/6 if needed)