Panthers Class Year A New Curriculum – Draft version 1 (May 2014)
First 2
weeks
Good to
be me
TEAM
English
(Reading,
Writing, Spoken
languages)
Christmas
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Term 6
1st Week – Go for
Goals
(Health week)
Big Sing
Is it magic?
Making the news
(Our Green
Planet)
Imitate, innovate,
invent
The Tudors
The Lion, the
witch and the
Wardrobe
Non -fiction
Stories about
toys/objects
coming to life
Toy Story or
Pinocchio,
Location, Location,
Location
(Our Catsfield)
1 week LJ on
Europe
Text- The window
SOUND
- Explore and identify how
sound is made through
vibration, and how to
change pitch and volume of
sounds
- Know that we hear sounds
when vibrations travel
through a medium to the
ear, and that sounds get
fainter with distance.
Why is the sound that ‘one
direction’ make enjoyed by
so many?
LIGHT
- Know that you need
light to see and that
darkness is the absence
of light.
-Notice that light is
reflected from surfaces
-know that it is
dangerous to look at the
sun
-know shadows are
formed when light is
blocked
- Find patterns in
ALL LIVING THINGS
and PLANTS
- Classify living things –
Friction
Term 1 Term 2
science 1st week
week Window
Last
of the
week
world
of term
SSPM
An Eye on London
Maths
(number,
measurement,
Geometry and
Statistics)
Science
(Working
Scientifically
throughout each
term)
recognise that
changing environments
can pose dangers to
living things.
- Study flowering
plants; plant parts,
requirements for
life/growth, how water
is transported, and role
ROCKS
- Classify rock types
- Describe fossilisation in
simple forms
-Recognise that solids are
made from rocks and
organic matter
What do rocks tell us
about the way the Earth
was formed?
Where did that racket
come from?
changes of a shadow size
How far can you throw
your shadow?
Speaker corn flour + water
mix experiment
Guide partner using –
further away etc
DT
Geography
(LOCATE THE
WORLD’S COUNTRIES,
FOCUSING ON
EUROPE AND THE
AMERICAS)
POP UP BOOKS
- Develop products fit for
purpose
- Communicate design ideas
in various ways
tools and materials
- Evaluate existing
products
- Build and strengthen
more complex structure
- Study UK countries,
cities, regions, physical
features, land use and
changes over time
Mirror ball and lights to
show light on materials.
Torch beam messages +
mirrors.
Sewing
Computing
disasters effect
growth of plants?
How did that blossom
become an apple?
-Study UK countries,
cities, regions, physical
features, land use and
changes over time
-identify the lines and
zones on a globe,
including time zones
Where would you choose to
build a city?
-An aspect of British
History extending past
1066
The Tudors
E-safety
Understand computer
networks including the
internet; how they can
provide multiple services,
such as the world wide
web; and the opportunities
they offer for
How do natural
Peter pan
CREATE TORCHES
- use a wider range of
tools and materials
- Evaluate existing
products
- Build and strengthen
more complex structure
Why is the Thames so
important to London?
History
of flowers in life cycle
CREATE TOY and
PACKAGING
- Develop products fit for
purpose
- Communicate design ideas
in various ways
- use mechanical, electrical
and computing systems in
own product
HEALTH WEEK
- Understand and apply
principles of a healthy diet
- Prepare and cook mainly
savoury dishes
Understand seasonality
Identifying toys
around the world
Understand key aspects of
physical and human
geography
- use maps, atlases, globes
and digital/computer
mapping
-Use 8 points of the
compass, four/six figure
grid references, symbols
and keys
- use a range of methods
to study the local area
Why do so many people go
to the Mediterranean for
their holidays?
-Local history
Water/river
Looking at toys
from the past
Animation unit
Select, use and combine
a variety of software
(including internet
services) on a range of
digital devices to
accomplish given goals,
including collecting,
Control – logo and
Scratch
Design and write
programs that
accomplish specific
goals, including
controlling or
simulating physical
Data handling and excel
Select, use and combine a
variety of software
(including internet
services) on a range of
digital devices to
accomplish given goals,
Research and
communication – use of 2
simple and word.
Understand computer
networks including the
internet; how they can
provide multiple services,
such as the world wide
communication and
collaboration.
Describe how internet
search engines find and
store data; use search
engines effectively; be
discerning in evaluating
digital content; respect
individuals and intellectual
property; use technology
responsibly, securely and
safely
Music

Use voice and instruments
with increasing accuracy, control
and expression.

Improvise and compose
music

Listen with attention to
detail

Use and understand
musical notation

Appreciate a wide range of
live and recorded music
 Develop an understanding
of musical history
analysing, evaluating and
presenting data and
information.
systems; solve
problems by
decomposing them into
smaller parts.
Use sequence,
selections and
repetition in programs;
work with variables and
various forms of input
and output; generate
appropriate inputs and
predicted outputs to
test programs.
Use logical reasoning to
explain how a simple
algorithm works,
detect and correct
errors in algorithms
and programs.
including collecting,
analysing, evaluating and
presenting data and
information.
web; and the opportunities
they offer for
communication and
collaboration.

Use voice and
instruments with increasing
accuracy, control and
expression.

Improvise and compose
music

Listen with attention to
detail

Use and understand
musical notation

Appreciate a wide range
of live and recorded music
Develop an understanding of
musical history

Use voice and
instruments with increasing
accuracy, control and
expression.

Improvise and
compose music

Listen with attention
to detail

Use and understand
musical notation

Appreciate a wide
range of live and recorded
music
Develop an understanding of
musical history

Use voice and instruments
with increasing accuracy, control
and expression.

Improvise and compose
music

Listen with attention to
detail

Use and understand
musical notation

Appreciate a wide range of
live and recorded music
Develop an understanding of musical
history

Use voice and instruments
with increasing accuracy, control
and expression.

Improvise and compose
music

Listen with attention to
detail

Use and understand
musical notation

Appreciate a wide range of
live and recorded music
Develop an understanding of musical
history
- use sketch books to
collect, record and
evaluate ideas
- Improve skills in
drawing, painting,
sculpture, using various
materials
-Play competitive
games, modified as
appropriate
-Take part in outdoor
adventurous activities
- use sketch books to
collect, record and
evaluate ideas
- Improve skills in drawing,
painting, sculpture, using
various materials
- use sketch books to
collect, record and
evaluate ideas
- Improve skills in drawing,
painting, sculpture, using
various materials
-Use running, jumping
catching and throwing in
isolation and in combination
- Play competitive games,
modified as appropriate
- Swim at least 25 metres:
use a range of strokes:
perform self rescue.
- Develop flexibility and
control in athletics
Art and Design
- use sketch books to
collect, record and
evaluate ideas
- Improve skills in drawing,
painting, sculpture, using
various materials
PE
- Develop flexibility and
control in gym
- use sketch books to
collect, record and
evaluate ideas
- Improve skills in
drawing, painting,
sculpture, using various
materials
- Develop flexibility and
control in Dance
PHSE
Theme 1:
Theme 1:
Theme 1:
Theme 1:
Theme 1:
Health and Wellbeing
Theme 2:
Health and Wellbeing
Theme 2:
Health and Wellbeing
Theme 2:
Health and Wellbeing
Theme 2:
Health and Wellbeing
Theme 2:
 Compare
performances to
achieve personal bests.
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
Relationships
(this is likely to be an
ongoing focus throughout
the year, while Health &
Wellbeing and Living in
the Wider world can be
blocked).
Theme 3:
(this is likely to be an
ongoing focus
throughout the year,
while Health &
Wellbeing and Living in
the Wider world can be
blocked).
Theme 3:
(this is likely to be an
ongoing focus
throughout the year,
while Health &
Wellbeing and Living in
the Wider world can
be blocked).
Theme 3:
(this is likely to be an
ongoing focus throughout
the year, while Health &
Wellbeing and Living in
the Wider world can be
blocked).
Theme 3:
(this is likely to be an
ongoing focus throughout
the year, while Health &
Wellbeing and Living in
the Wider world can be
blocked).
Theme 3:
Living in the wider world
Living in the wider world
Living in the wider world
RE
Language
Trips/Visits
Beginnings THEME
FAMILY ~ DOMESTIC
CHURCH
FRIENDS
THEME
BELONGING ~ BAPTISM
PREPARATION
THEME
LOVING ~
ADVENT/CHRISTMAS
- Listen and respond
- Explore language through
stories, songs, poems and
rhymes
- Converse: ask and answer
questions: express
opinions: seek help
- Speak in sentences
- Develop accurate
pronunciation
- Express ideas and
describe things orally and
in writing
- Understand written
words and phrases
- Broaden vocabulary
- Understand basic
grammar
Hampton Court/ London
Eye
Living in the wider
Living in the wider
world
world
Special People Theme LOCAL CHURCH
MESSENGERS & WITNESSESS THEME PENTECOST
Meals
CHANGE
~
THEME EUCHARIST
THEME RECONCILATION
Good and Bad ~ THEME LENT EASTER
TREASURES THEME UNIVERSAL CHURCH
- Listen and respond
- Explore language
through stories, songs,
poems and rhymes
- Converse: ask and
answer questions:
express opinions: seek
help
- Speak in sentences
- Develop accurate
pronunciation
- Express ideas and
describe things orally
and in writing
- Understand written
words and phrases
- Broaden vocabulary
- Understand basic
grammar
- Listen and respond
- Explore language through
stories, songs, poems and
rhymes
- Converse: ask and answer
questions: express
opinions: seek help
- Speak in sentences
- Develop accurate
pronunciation
- Express ideas and
describe things orally and
in writing
- Understand written
words and phrases
- Broaden vocabulary
- Understand basic
grammar
- Listen and respond
- Explore language through
stories, songs, poems and
rhymes
- Converse: ask and answer
questions: express
opinions: seek help
- Speak in sentences
- Develop accurate
pronunciation
- Express ideas and
describe things orally and
in writing
- Understand written
words and phrases
- Broaden vocabulary
- Understand basic
grammar
Toy Musuem?
Local visits around village
- Listen and respond
- Explore language
through stories, songs,
poems and rhymes
- Converse: ask and
answer questions:
express opinions: seek
help
- Speak in sentences
- Develop accurate
pronunciation
- Express ideas and
describe things orally
and in writing
- Understand written
words and phrases
- Broaden vocabulary
- Understand basic
grammar