Lower Juniors - Curriculum for Topic lessons 2014/15
Old Church C.E. (C) Primary School
Lower Junior Two Year Topic Cycle (working document)
To include history, geography, art, design technology links and where appropriate and (not tenuous) Science, English and Maths links
Development of Topic Books across all topics to support independent learning, ownership, presentation and foster pride in work
Art Sketch books to be developed across all topics
Under cross curricular links if the topic is a history based topic delete history or vice versa for geography
Term
Cycle
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Autumn 14
The Anglo Saxons – History Focus
Big Question: What was life like in Anglo
Saxon times?
WOW Starter – The History People ‘day’?
Trip – BMAG Anglo Saxon Hoard or Tamworth
Castle – Capital of Mercia
Cross Curricular Links:
Spring 15
Geography – Settlements
and Change (lead into the
topic from Anglo Saxon
settlements and growth/
kingdoms)
Big Question: how did early
settlers choose their
settlement location?
Art – line drawing of artefacts – developing techniques
of observational drawing; painting – Sutton Hoo
artefacts; letters illuminated (monks link)
WOW Starter/Lesson – ££
limits
Computing – Creating a Wiki – information on an
aspect of Anglo Saxon Life
Trip – locality walk to
observe different shelter
designs
Design Technology – (cooking and nutrition – links??)
– Cooking, feasting and nutrition in Anglo Saxon Times
vs today – which diet would be ‘better’?
Skills from DT – exploded diagrams/ cross sectional
drawings to communicate (of Anglo Saxon houses)
Summer 15
Topic Title
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Viking-InvaderNewspaperHistory/dp/0746029578/ref=pd_sim_b_7?ie=UTF8&
refRID=1Q6GYZ7GY31A6T0Z5VRR look at this
when come to plan literacy – the Viking invader
newspaper!!!!
Big Question:
WOW Starter/Lesson –
Trip –
Cross Curricular Links:
Art –
Computing –
Design Technology –
Cross Curricular Links:
Art – dt this term
Geography -
Computing – we are musicians
History –
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Geography – (history main focus this term) quick
reference to the origins of the Anglo Saxons / place
names (and what they mean – settled by Anglo Saxons
or other settlers?) and the countries that are there
today; Kingdoms and maps of the areas – eg Mercia
History – Anglo Saxon topic
PSHE – changes in aspects of social history: crime
and punishments – Anglo Saxon punishments vs today
– issues
Science –
English – BBC resources – A king’s burial – diary
entries / first person recounts/ different viewpoints of
the events – newspaper report of the events of the
burialMini sagas
Hero poetry
Ensure key language and topic words on display
Hot seating characters from Beowulf
Hot seating witnesses to the king’s burial
Hot seating an Anglo Saxon
Runes / writing and similarities to English today
Dramatic re-enactments / conscience alley – re: crime
and punishment (PSHE links) – present the case
against a ‘criminal’ – decide what we should do with
him/her
PSHE –
Design Technology – shelters –
links to the anglo saxons
Science –
History – geography this term
English –
PSHE – could look at homes
around the world and how
some people do not have
resources that we do. Poverty
links.
Maths –
Science – habitats (small link to
shelter creation by different
animals and their purpose);
part of the teaching of this unit
is the impact of changes in an
animal/ plant species
environment/ habitat
destruction.
English –
Maths – opportunities for
measuring skills to be
practiced
Maths -
Key Objectives/Skills covered: (all copied from
nc14)
Key Objectives/Skills
covered:
Art – record their observations and use them to
review and revisit
Ideas; to improve their mastery of art and design
techniques, including drawing;
Art – dt this term
Computing – see switched on
ict
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Key Objectives/Skills covered:
Art –
Computing –
Design Technology – art this term
Computing – see switched on ict
Design Technology – art this term
Geography – history this term
History – Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and
Scots; Anglo-Saxon invasions, settlements and
kingdoms: place names and village life
-Saxon art and culture
PSHE – no nc 14 objectives
Science – see detailed planning
English – see detailed planning for each year group
Maths – see detailed planning for each year group
Design Technology – Technical
knowledge
how to strengthen, stiffen and
reinforce more complex
Structures
Design
design criteria to inform the
design of innovative, functional,
appealing products that are fit for
purpose, aimed at particular
individuals or groups
communicate their ideas through
discussion, annotated
sketches, cross-sectional and
exploded diagrams, prototypes,
pattern pieces and
computer-aided design
Make
range of tools and equipment to
perform practical tasks
[for example, cutting, shaping,
joining and finishing], accurately
range of materials and
components, including
construction
materials, textiles and
ingredients, according to their
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Geography – history this term
History PSHE – no nc14 objectives
Science – see detailed planning
English – see detailed planning for each year group
Maths – see detailed planning for each year group
functional properties and
aesthetic
qualities
Geography – Human and
physical geography
aspects of:
climate zones, biomes and
vegetation belts, rivers,
mountains, volcanoes and
earthquakes, and the water cycle
types of settlement and land use,
economic activity
including trade links, and the
distribution of natural resources
including energy,
food, minerals and water
Geographical skills and fieldwork
digital/computer mapping to
locate countries and
describe features studied
use the eight points of a compass,
four and six-figure grid
references, symbols and key
(including the use of Ordnance
Survey maps) to build their
knowledge of the United
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Kingdom and the wider world
History – links back to anglo
Saxons, but focus this term is
geography
PSHE – no nc14 objectives
Science – see detailed planning
English – see detailed planning
for each year group
Maths – see detailed planning
for each year group
Cycle
Two
Topic Title
Topic Title
Topic Title
Big Question:
Big Question:
Big Question:
WOW Starter/Lesson –
Trip –
WOW Starter/Lesson –
Trip –
WOW Starter/Lesson –
Trip –
Cross Curricular Links:
Cross Curricular Links:
Art –
Art – Sense of Place
Cross Curricular Links:
Art – Greek masks
Computing –
Computing –
Computing –
Design Technology –
Design Technology –
Design Technology – Bread making
Geography –
Geography -
Geography –
History -
History -
History -
PSHE –
PSHE –
PSHE –
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Science –
Science –
Science –
English –
English –
English –
Maths –
Maths –
Maths –
Key Objectives/Skills covered:
Key Objectives/Skills
covered:
Key Objectives/Skills covered:
Art –
Art –
Computing –
Design Technology –
Art –
Computing –
Design Technology –
Geography
History –
PSHE –
Science –
English –
Maths –
Computing –
Design Technology –
Geography –
Geography –
History -
History –
PSHE –
PSHE –
Science –
Science –
English –
English –
Maths –
Maths –
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Resources requested: Beowulf (Young Reading (Series 3)) [Hardcover]
Rob Lloyd Jones (Author), Victor Tavares (Illustrator)
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Hardcover: 64 pages
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd (26 Sep 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0746096860
ISBN-13: 978-0746096864
More able readers:
Beowulf [Paperback]
Michael Morpurgo (Author), Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; 1 edition (5 Nov 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1406305979
ISBN-13: 978-1406305975
Collins Big Cat - How to be an Anglo Saxon: Band 13/Topaz [Paperback]
Scoular Anderson (Author)
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Book Description
Publication Date: 5 Jan 2011 | ISBN-10: 0007336292 | ISBN-13: 9780007336296
Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for
children to investigate and evaluate.
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• An information book.
• Curriculum Links; History: Why have people invaded and settled in
Britain in the past: An Anglo Saxon Case Study
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
The Geat - the story of Beowulf and Grendel: The Story of Beowulf and
Grendel [Illustrated] [Paperback]
John Harris (Author)
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: notreallybooks (1 Oct 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0955212928
ISBN-13: 978-0955212925
Possible language links to Anglo Saxons and our words today.
Reading material to support the Anglo Saxon Topic
Ideas: Anglo Saxon Riddles
Beowulf – story boarding; monster description; character analysis; heroes; epic ‘legend’ character; poetry(?) – poems which tell
stories
NCR – Anglo Saxons (towards the end of the term after learning) – Q. would this be an end result of some pupils anyway if they
choose to create this kind of topic? Or better to complete in main literacy lesson??
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Weblinks:
http://www.show.me.uk/topicpage/Anglo-Saxons.html
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Anglo-Saxon-Medium-term-plan-6119151/
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Anglo-Saxon-runes-alphabet-sheet-6009511/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/who_were_the_anglo-saxons/
http://topicbox.net/geography/anglo_saxons/
http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/topics-ks2/history/the-anglo-saxons.html
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=show&page=Maps
http://www.cannockchasehistory.org.uk/_Mercia.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-12991778
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-13105212
http://anglosaxondiscovery.ashmolean.org/Life/food/eating_drinking_info.html
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/food_drink.html
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