Subject
YEAR A
Understanding
English/Comm
And Lang
EYFS - CLL
Scientific and
Technological
Understanding
EYFS - KUW
Autumn 1
Percy the Park
Keeper
.Poetry – senses
.Captions/labels
.Using information
texts
.Stories in familiar
settings
.Stories by the same
author (Nick
Butterworth)
-observe changes
across the four
seasons
-observe and
describe weather
associated with the
seasons and how day
length varies.
Autumn 2
Giving Gifts
Spring 1
Going to the Moon
Spring 2
Once Upon a Time
Instructions,
explanations
Non fiction writing
about festivals.
Poetry – stars in the
night sky
Fantasy stories aliens
Non fiction
information about
planets/astronauts
Author study (Roald
Dahl?)
Traditional tales –
fairy stories
Character
descriptions
-identify, name,
draw and label the
basic parts of the
human body and say
which part of the
body is associated
with each sense.
-distinguish between an object and the
material from which it is made
-identify and name a variety of everyday
materials, including wood, plastic, glass,
metal, water, and rock
-suitability of materials for particular jobs,
astronaut clothes, building rockets.
Summer 1
Jack and the
Beanstalk
. Diaries
Fact files – plants
Writing stories.
Summer 2
Commotion in the
Ocean
No fiction writing
Research
Extended project
Pirate character
profiles
-identify and name a
variety of common
wild and garden
plants, including
deciduous and
evergreen trees
-identify and
describe the basic
structure of a
variety of common
flowering plants,
including trees.
observe and
describe how seeds
and bulbs grow into
mature plants
-find out and
describe how plants
need water, light and
a suitable
temperature to grow
and stay healthy.
-identify and name a
variety of common
animals including
fish, amphibians,
-describe how
animals obtain their
food from plants and
other animals, using
the idea of a simple
food chain, and
identify and name
different sources of
food.
Historical
Geographical and
Social
Understanding
EYFS - KUW
Understanding
Mathematics
EYFS - PSRN
Topic related
activities
Understanding the
arts
EYFS - CD
Understanding
physical dev,
Health and
Wellbeing
EYFS - PD and
PESD
Values
Geography
Seasonal and daily
weather patterns
Hot/cold countries
History
Remembrance
Sunday (100 years
since 1st world war)
Geography
Use maps to locate
areas of the world
where festivals
originate.
History
Lives of significant
individuals – Christopher
Columbus and Neil
Armstrong.
-History of flight
History
Castles – history of
Medieval times
History
Charles Darwin –
collector of plants
and discovery of
species of plants.
Geography
-key physical
features, including:
beach, cliff, coast,
forest, hill,
mountain, sea, ocean,
river, soil, valley,
vegetation, season
and weather
-key human
features, including:
city, town, village,
factory, farm,
house, office, port,
harbour and shop
Parents maths
morning.
Directions – beebots
Wrapping presents –
Symmetry wrapping
paper
Weight – weighing
different materials.
Parents problem
solving session.
Length, measuring,
growth
Co-ordinates – pirate
maps.
capacity
Self portraits
Mother nature
designer
‘Starry Night’ artist
study
Design and make
rockets
.Design and make
aliens
Alien masks
Sewing alien puppets
Illustrator study –
Quentin Blake
Design and make
castles
Printing materials
Sketching and
painting plants
Press flowers
Collage.
Mod roc sea
creatures
Gymnastics
Multi skills
Working as a team
Learning to learn
Gymnastics
Multi skills
Respecting others.
Alien dance
Medieval dancing
Healthy choices
Keeping ourselves fit
and safe.
Tennis
Summer sports
Growing healthy
foods
Tennis
Summer sports
Moving on.
Religious education
+ focus for
collective worship.
MK -Creation – how
did God create the
world?
What do people
believe about God,
people and the
natural
world?
OD Unit 3/1
• What ideas have
you heard about
God? What do you
believe about God?
• Why do you think it
is important to be
kind and
thoughtful towards
other people? Are
you kind to other
people? How are
people kind to you?
• Do you think it is
important to look
after our world?
How
could you help to
look after our
MK -How and why
are celebrations,
including religious
celebrations,
important to people?
OD Unit 2/2 Unit
3/2
• What times are
important/special to
you?
• Why and how do
you celebrate special
times?
• Why might other
people celebrate
different times?
• How can
How and why are
celebrations,
including religious
celebrations,
important to people?
• How and why do
Christians celebrate
important times in
the life of Jesus?
• How and why do
Christians celebrate
Harvest?
MK -How and why
are some stories and
books sacred and
important in
religion?
OD Unit Unit 5/2
Unit 5/1
• Why is/are the
Bible/Biblical stories
important/sacred
to Christians?
• Why is the story
of the life of Jesus
so important to
Christians?
• What stories did
Jesus tell and why
did he tell them?
MK -What and how
can people learn
from leaders
and teachers
including religious
leaders and
teachers?
OD Unit 1/2 Unit
4+5/1
• Whom do you
admire and why?
• Who are the people
who help you
decide what is right
and wrong?
• How do they help
you decide what is
right and wrong?
• How can these
people help you even
when they are not
with you?
• How can we tell if a
person is a good
person?
• Do you always do
what you think is
right? Why?
What and how can
people learn from
leaders and
teachers including
religious leaders and
teachers?
• Why and how is a
MK -What do people
believe about God,
people and the
natural
world?
OD Unit Unit 3/1
• What did Jesus
teach people about
God?
• How do Christians
believe they should
treat other
people?
• Why do Christians
believe they should
care for the
world?
MK -Who am I?
• What do Christians
believe makes a
person special?
OD Unit 2/2 Unit
6/2
• What do Christians
believe about how
people should
live with others?
Who am I?
• What do Jews
believe about how
people should live
with others?
Specific Weeks
Learning to Learn
Week
Forest schools
Christmas play
Money week – /
Christmas market
Rocket making DT
day.
vicar, priest or
minister
important to
Christians?
• Why and how is
Jesus important to
Christians?
• How do Christians
learn from the
example of other
Christians?
Warwick castle visit
Banquet
Trip to Dahl museum
Book Day
Easter
Green Britain day
(environ focus)
Community growing
project
Trip to aquarium/
Sea Life centre
Pirate picnic –
Emberton Park