Key Stage 1 & 2 Curriculum
Our new Glebelands curriculum is starting to take shape. Below is the overview of the first year of a two year rolling programme. Then there is a link to each half terms topics broken down into more detail.
Glebelands Primary School – 2 Year Curriculum Map
Cycle 2 – 2019-20
Years 1 – 6 English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, French, Art, Design Technology, Music, PE, Computing, Religious Education, Personal Social &Health Education (Whole School Circle Time)
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Year 1 & 2 |
Fantasy Worlds Animals, inc humans (Y2) - healthy humans Map skills and co-ordinates Creating settings New beginnings Anti-bullying week
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People who Help Doctors, nurses, fire brigade Animals, inc humans (Y2) healthy humans cont Florence Nightingale Christmas art Christmas play – using voices expressively Getting on and falling out |
Farms Lifecycles (Animals inc humans Y2) Making a house for the three pigs Human & physical features Going for Goals |
Stories about Plants Jack & the beanstalk Plants (Y1) naming and parts of a plant Making fruit salad Family history Good to be me |
Construction Everyday materials (Y1) Playgrounds Can buildings speak? The four countries of the UK Relationships
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Under the Sea / Seaside Lighthouse Keeper’s lunch Living things and their habitats Grace Darling Making a lighthouse Weaving Changes |
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Year 3 & 4 |
Africa Sound Nelson Mandela The African continent – contrasting location African masks Creating African instruments Carnival of the Animals Listening to African instruments and music / chants E safety Games / swimming Who inspires me? Getting on and falling out |
Skeletons Moving & growing Egypt – archaeology Settlements Compass grids Printing Parts of the body Body songs / mood music Data handling Gymnastics / swimming New life Going for Goals Anti-bullying week |
Space Light & shadow Moon landings The Earth Atlas work Shade & shadows Moon buggy & space vehicles All about me (Moi) Composing a space journey Programming Planet fact files Dance / swimming Creation Green issues New beginnings |
Splash The water cycle – states of matter Rivers & coasts Monet Bridges Tell me a story Handel’s Water Music – creating water music Programming Gymnastics / swimming How does a Christian follow Jesus? Good to be me
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Knights & Castles Rocks & soils Normans & crusaders Map work Dragons, shields – clay modelling Structures – trebuchet Vive las sport Regal pageantry music Songs for KS2 play Animation / Programming Athletics / swimming / dance Religious signs and symbols Relationships / changes
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Year 5 & 6 |
British Myths and Legends Myths and Legends (story telling) * Character and setting description * Properties and changes of materials E Safety Hockey * Design own legend, 3D modelling New beginnings Anti-bullying week
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WW2 (Battle of Britain) * Goodnight Mr Tom* Properties and changes of materials (cont) Searching the internet effectively —> powerpoint History of British Music Football * Rationing cooking (trade and how all home grown etc) DT: Strengthen and reinforce structures Getting on and falling out
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Heroes and Villains Earth and space Programming hero vs villain game Gymnastics * Comic and graphic design art Going for Goals |
Bollywood vs Hollywood Bollywood vs Hollywood argument text (debate) Electricity Bollywood vs Hollywood party planning using spreadsheets Basketball * Indian cooking, Indian mendhi and Indian art (gold) DT: electrical systems Good to be me
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Victorians (Queen Victoria)* - Queen Victoria biography (story telling) Evolution and inheritance Factual leaflet on Queen Victoria / Victorians History of British music Rounders* Sewing their name in different stitches—art Relationships
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Mystery narrative * Investigations & revision Newsroom film / reporter Athletics * DT: Robots (programming models) Specific artist study—Mondrian Changes
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Glebelands Primary School – 2 Year Curriculum Map
Cycle 1 – 2020-21
Years 1 – 6 English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, French, Art, Design Technology, Music, PE, Computing, Religious Education, Personal Social &Health Education (Whole School Circle Time)
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Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
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Year 1 & 2 |
Once Upon a Time Animals Including Humans Whatever the weather Local Area Topic based art Music -pitch and exploring sounds using tuned and untuned instruments New beginnings Anti-bullying week Games E-safety and keyboard skills Where do I belong& what do I believe?
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Colour Magic Investigations Explorers Topic based art Music - performance and pitch using voices and instruments expressively . Using technoloy - programming toys
Getting on and falling out Who celebrates what and why? Dance |
The Great Fire of London Light & Dark Topic based art Music - beat - using tuned and untuned instruments Gymnastics Computer Art Christianity - Inspiring Leaders
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The Mighty Jungle Seasons Weather Music exploring sounds and pitch using tuned and untuned instruments Topic based art Good to be me Preparing for Turtle Games Christianity - Easter |
Victorian Homes and Schools Everyday Materials Victorian toys Topic based art Music - beat and listen with concentration to a range of muiscRelationships OAA Programming with scratch What can stories tell us about life?
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Green Fingers Plants (Y2 - bulbs) – what do they need to grow? Exploring Mexico Topic based art Going for Goals Music-experiment, create and combine sounds Using and Applying Athletics Questions
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Year 3 & 4 |
India 'Dindy and The Elephant' Eletricity
History of the spice trade Local Area Study
Indian textiles Philharmonic Project Places in France – travel verbs En y va? Dance / swimming E safety Word processing How is new life welcomed into the world? New beginnings Anti-bullying week |
Iron Age 'Topic Writing'
Materials The 3 ages - Stone, Bronze, Iron
Art/DT - Class Topic
Philharmonic Project Different houses - Architecture sculpture
Pere Noel – On fait la fete Games / swimming Creating Presentations What are the deeper meanings of our celebrations? Getting on and falling out |
Roman Britain Novel Study Forces and Magnets Roman Britain Types of settlement Cave painting Polar animals Art/DT - Class Topic
Philharmonic Project Quel temps fait t’il?
Gymnastics / swimming Programming How does a Christian follow Jesus? Going for Goals |
Roman Britain 2 Shakespeare
Healthy Eating - Teeth Roman Britain Local history Types of settlements - Roman Infrastructure Mosaics – local landmarks Art/DT - Class Topic
Philharmonic Project Food – French
Gymnastics / swimming Programming Who is my neighbour? Good to be me
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Rainforest and Mayans Traditional Tales/Charlie & The Chocolate factory Plants & growing / Habitats Mayans / Chocolate project Climates of the World Henry Rousseau – jungle Georgia O’Keife TopicArt/DT - Class Topic Songs for the KS2 play C’appouse Dance / athletics / swimming Programming - Simulations What does it mean to be a Sikh? Vaisakhi assembly Relationships / changes
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Year 5 & 6 |
Asia (Mongolia, terracotta warriors, wall of china) Traditional tales from Asia (narrative) Poetry (Japan) Plants & Animals E safety Variety of cultural music Outdoor and Adventurous Justice & Poverty Asian cooking Samurai, Ink painting art New beginnings Anti-bullying week
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Endangered Animals - Non chronological report (story telling) Animals, & Micro-organisms Publisher poster making Tag rugby * How to cook healthily Navigating the moral maze. Art: 3D animal cuddly toy—sewing Getting on and falling out |
Richard III (university and visit?) Newspaper (when he was found / his history) (story telling) Materials and their properties Gymnastics * Internet search for information on Richard 3rd using search engines Spreadsheets What does it mean to be a Hindu? British Artist studies. Going for Goals |
Lights, camera, action. Script * Light Stop animation or film making (editing software) Notation (staff) of music linked to films. Tennis / Badminton * Cinema foods (popcorn, hot dogs, nachos, sweets, chocolates—make cinema food healthier) What can we learn from religious temptations? Hollywood pictures and film posters art DT: gears / pulleys / cams Good to be me |
Ancient Greece * Letter * Forces Programming Variety of cultural music Athletics * Ancient Greek Art—pottery DT—reinforce structures and arches Expression through Arts Relationships
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The Wild West (Cowboys and Indians) Diary of a cowboy (story telling) ISound ICT design using power point / continue programming Variety of cultural music Netball* What is so specia about marriage? American cooking American artists. Changes
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