BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map 2014
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BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map 2014 - 2015 YEAR 1 THEME Autumn 1 Under the Sea Autumn 2 People who Help us Spring 1 Traditional Tales Literacy Narrative Non-Fiction Non-Fiction, recounts Narrative Non-Fiction Poetry Non-Fiction Trips The Deep Weston Park Police and Fire Museum Whirlow Farm Planetarium visit Walk in the Woods Summer 2 Animals from Around the World Narrative Non Fiction Poetry Cannon Hall Farm Materials Old and New Buildings Plants Lifecycles Animals, habitats Habitats Maps Science History Geography Art Florence Nightingale Oceans /Continents Colour – choices, mixing, primary and secondary Spring 2 Summer 1 Minibeasts Space Observational Drawing, mosaic skills in the style of Gaudi DT Understanding where food comes from Autumn 2 Castles YEAR 2 THEME Autumn 1 Great Fire of London Literacy Recounts – diaries Narrative - Superheroes Non-chronological Reports – The Great Fire of London/Conisborough Castle/Castles Non-chronological reports – tiger/lions/gorillas/ anteater and own animal from park. SATs Non-chronological report Nocturnal Animals – Foxes/owls/Hedgehogs/Bats Explanation – Caring for animals (researched at Wildlife Park) Stories Pirate houseswap/A New house for a pirate/The lighthouse keepers Breakfast Instructions – how to make bread / how to create an animation Spring 1 Superheroes (Armstrong) Spring 2 Create habitats for minibeasts Zoo Summer 1 Summer 2 Land Ahoy! Grace Darling Pirates Character Descriptions – Captain hook/Mrs Grinling/Mr Grinling BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map Trips Science Fire & Police Conisborough Castle museum Use of everyday materials History Great Fire of London Art Sketching buildings Oil pastels pictures of the fire. Looking at paintings of the time Clay houses Making 3D houses DT YEAR 3 THEME Autumn 1 Flintstones Literacy Playscripts Trips Play in a Day Science History Geography Rocks Stone Age Art DT Cave painting YEAR 4 Institute of Sport Humans Yorkshire Wildlife Park Animals Castles Moving vehicles for superheroes Autumn 2 Living things & habitats Spring 2 Weather Summer 1 Ancient Greece Story of Tutankhamun Explanation texts Instructions Tropical Butterfly House Newspaper reports Explanations Weston park Museum Animals Ancient Greece Light Egypt Equator Weather around the world Strengthen, stiffen, structure Spring 1 Growing things Clay santons Animal puppets sewing Spring 1 Awesome Egyptians Showroom Cinema – premier of film. World War II Newspaper Reports - Grace Darling The Deep Abbeydale mosque Grace Darling Pirates Artist to focus on Turner Autumn 2 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Diaries of evacuees 1940s food Build an Anderson shelter Autumn 1 2014 - 2015 Summer 2 Spies Instructions Reports Forces / magnets Find and Name UK cities Healthy diet – plants (grow herbs and salads) Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map THEME Literacy Educational Visits Science All about me Instruction Texts Eureka – focusing on the exhibits which explain the journey of food through the human body. Describe parts of the digestive system. Identify teeth and their functions. Habitats Explanation Texts Recount – diary of Whirlow Whirlow residential. Tropical Butterfly house and wildlife centre, looking at the different species which life in a rainforest. Living things and their habitats – looking at where different animals live and how they are suited to their habitats. History Geography 2014 - 2015 Romans Non-Chronological Report – learning about the Roman Army, then writing about Roman entertainment and Boudicca’s rebellion. Reciting poetry and understanding poetic language. Roman Day workshop – learning about the lives of Roman soldiers and ordinary Roman citizens. Ancient Romans – learning about the Ancient Romans, their invasion of Britain and their lasting effects on the country. Locate the worlds’ countries using maps focusing on Europe: The Tropics - identify position of Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Active Planet Newspaper report Poetry – The Door Coasts Myths and legends Narrative - Hamelin Persuasive writing – adverts for the products made in DT Day in the Peak District looking at the features of the landscape. Magna Science Centre Scarborough Sound – learning about how sound travels, how we hear, and how sounds can be changed. Electricity – looking at how electrical circuits work, how they can be changed or improved, and which materials conduct electricity. States of matter Ancient Romans – learning about the burial of Pompeii and what evidence is left to tell us about Ancient Roman life. Volcanoes – compare the hills of the Peak District with Mount Changes to Scarborough across time Earthquakes Coastal features & changes BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map find key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities Art Portraits including famous portrait artists including Da Vinci and Van Gogh as well as the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, and learn about the environmental features of these zones. Sketching – leaves or trees from local habitat Use light and shade to create textures 2014 - 2015 Vesuvius, with links to the burial of Roman Pompeii Sculpture – make a Roman statue DT YEAR 5 THEME Design props for the stage Design and make something which requires an electrical circuit. Design packaging which will keep lollies cooler for longer. Summer 2 Perfect Peaks (Peak District) Lost in the Forest stories Recount Newspaper report Hathersage Autumn 1 To infinity and Beyond! Recount – describe a space station Space poems / Raps. Autumn 2 Savage Saxons Spring 1 Mega Mechanics Spring 2 Arabian Nights Summer 1 Another Country Stories – time travel Beowulf Instructions explanations Explanations Highwayman Narrative – Setting Newspaper report Trips Planetarium Visitor into school Magna Science Earth and Space, Gravity Allotment (Pizza Express) Changes Sculpture Park / Weston Park Museum Animals including Living Things and Humans Habitats Literacy History Geography Anglo Saxons UK Countries and cities Art DT Saxon Art Harvest Focus Designer Mechanical systems and levers Baghdad DA 900 Atlas work; features of the Middle East Water Cycle Islamic Art, Tesselation Cooking Contrasting UK with another country Peak District: physical geography – rivers and mountains Landscape pictures BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map YEAR 6 THEME Literacy Trips Autumn 1 Vikings Myths and Legends Non Chronological report Autobiography Visitor trip recount Jorvik Viking Centre Science History Geography Art DT 2014 - 2015 Autumn 2 Explorers Biography Adventure story Letters – formal and informal Spring 1 Industrial Sheffield Newspaper report Persuasive letter Historical setting Spring 2 Nature Explanation Instruction Poetry Summer 1 Thornbridge Discussion Horror stories Narrative poetry Summer 2 Production Maze, forbidden corner Evolution and inheritance Kelham Island Botanical Gardens Sculpture Park Living things and Habitats Thornbridge Magna Animals including Humans Light and Electricity Biomes and vegetation belts Architectural design or movement Maps, development of cities Vikings Industrial Sheffield North and South America, time zones Totem poles Lowry Mechanical systems Programme, monitor and control
