Key Stage 1 Learning Challenge Overview
Autumn 1
Learning Challenge
History/
Geography
Key coverage
Where in the world is
Farnworth? Would you
go on holiday in
Farnworth?
Identification of UK
countries;
Contrasting locations;
Geographical
difference between
Farnworth & non European country;
Human features of a
city/town etc.;
Observation of weather
patterns;
Comparison of hot &
cold areas of the world;
Orienteering;
Identification on
Globes & maps; Aerial
photographs –
identification of key
features on maps.
Autumn 2
How did the Titanic
shape History?
Name the different
continents; Hot & Cold
areas of the world in
relation to the Equator;
Looking at Globes &
Maps; Use of Simple
compass directions
and locational
language; investigating
timelines and
vocabulary relating to
the passing of time;
Looking at significant
historical events – key
events that are
significant nationally
and globally;
understanding the
concept of a nation’s
history.
Spring
1
Who first lived in
Britain?
Spring
2
How can you make the
school grounds nicer?
Name and locate
counties and cities in
the UK; Name specific
geographic regions and
their physical features;
Understand
geographical
similarities and
differences through the
study of human and
physical geography of a
region or area of the
UK; Look at the human
geography of areas
including settlements,
land use, economic
activity including trade
links and the
distribution of natural
resources; use the 8
points of a compass to
read a grid reference;
understand symbols of
a key on a map; use
maps, atlases & globes
Use simple fieldwork &
observational skills to
study the geography of
their school grounds
an local area; identify
human/physical
features of school
grounds & local area;
use geographical
vocabulary to refer to
physical features on
the school grounds &
in the local area; use
aerial photographs &
plans to look at
perspective and
recognise landmarks &
basic features; devise a
simple map & devise
and construct a simple
key using basic
symbols.
Summer
1
Would you have liked
to live in London?
Where in the world is
London?
Simple vocabulary
relating to the passing
of time; Concept of the
Nation and it’s history;
Concepts such as
civilization/ monarch/
parliament/democracy
and war & peace; live
of significant
individuals in Britain’s
past; key events in the
past that are significant
nationally and globally;
significant historical
events, people and
places in their own
contrasting locality.
Summer
2
Would you have liked
to live in London?
Where in the world is
London?
Name, locate and
identify characteristics
of the 4 countries of
the UK and locate their
capital cities;
understand the main
human & physical
features in the UK;
understand the key
physical /human
features of London; use
simple compass
directions and
locational language;
use aerial photographs
to recognize landmarks
and basic physical
features.
Launch event/wow
Trip
Product
Key vocabulary related
to the topic
Literacy Links
Maths links
Science Learning
Challenge
Key vocabulary related
to the science topic
Art Link
Visit from Farnworth
councilors / Mayor
Holiday day in Class –
holiday dress-up day.
Walk round
Farnworth.
Dress up as a
passenger on the
Titanic (Victorian)
Tiger tea party.
Poet – Andy Tooze
Minibeast poems.
Grow butterflies.
Visit to Lark Hill –
Salford Art Gallery &
Museum.
Martin mere –
settlement camp?
Travel industry advert
– Farnworth as a
holiday destination.
Travel; leisure;
buildings; destinations;
Animation of Titanic
story.
Rousseau artwork.
Equator, names of the
continents
Mountains; rivers;
reservoirs; hills;
Forrest schools –
building dens (Natures
Den - Worsley woods)
Visitor?
3D small world – shoe
box model of new
school grounds.
Farnworth; library;
town hall; market
Role play – travel
agency.
Penguin small.
The Tiger that came to
tea.
Mad about mini beasts.
Money
Capacity
Problem solving
Why does it always
rain in Farnworth?
What is the best
material for an
umbrella?
Seasons, weather
types,
Season & colour wheelexploration of colour.
Come dressed as a
royalty.
Creation of a 3 D
London landmarks.
Creation of a 3 D
London landmarks.
Parliament,
Buckingham Palace,
monarch, prime
minister
Traditional tales
Katie In London
River, city, commerce,
leisure, fire of London
Symmetry
Measures
Measures
Why would it not be
sensible for a tiger not
to live in Farnworth
Who are the mini
beasts that live in our
school grounds?
Why isn’t everyone
afraid of the dark
(SATS)
Bend, twist, squash,
float, sink, rough,
smooth, waterproof,
Names of animals,
herbivores, omnivores,
carnivores, fish,
amphibians, reptiles,
birds, mammals,
Nocturnal, names of
nocturnal animals.
Visit to Lark Hill –
Salford Art Gallery &
Rousseau artwork.
Weaving & textiles.
Names of animals &
plants, herbivores,
omnivores, carnivores,
fish, amphibians,
reptiles, birds,
mammals, deciduous,
evergreen,
Sculpture.
Why isn’t everyone
afraid of the dark
(SATS)
Why is it good to be
me? (Human body)
Names of body parts,
healthy eating.
Printing – building.
Portraits – drawing.
Music Link
Computing Link
Weather sounds – untuned instruments
Museum.
Nativity.
Animal sounds – untuned instruments.
Giraffes can’t dance
Play instruments
musically. (nursery
rhymes-e.g. Incy
Wincey Spider)
Garage bandalgorithms.
Proms concerts.
Link to Aspire to
Inspire musician.
National anthem.
Comics (Comic Life) –
class 4 & 5
Going for goals - SEAL
EBook (Piccollage and
Book Creator) – class 3
ESafety – keeping me
safe.
London as a Centre of
culture?
Be good to be me-SEAL
Body parts
Imovie.
Animate.
Scratch – programming
Citizenship
New beginnings
- SEAL
Anti-bullying-SEAL
Relationships-SEAL
Getting on & falling
out-SEAL
Foreign Language
Simple greetings
Simple feelings
Simple classroom
instructions
Counting
Make wind chimes,
weather vane.
Moving pictures
Make an insect with
moving parts.
RE – Refer to LTP
Visit to a local church.
Nativity - Christmas
Make healthy
sandwiches for tea
party
Hinduism – tigers.
PE – Refer LTP
Orienteering on school
field
DT
Easter
Make 3d models of
London landmarks.
Make healthy food
London architects &
churches
Olympics
Lower Key Stage 2 Learning Challenge Overview
Autumn 1
Learning Challenge
History/
Geography
Key coverage
Launch event/wow
Trip
Product
Autumn 2
Spring
Spring
1
2
Why are rivers important to cities and towns?
Were the Romans
really rotten?
What makes the earth
angry?
Timeline of events –
discussion about how
past events helped to
shape the present;
Invasion of Britain –
combat/battle/
religion/ distress and
bloodshed; people in
history – why is Britain
important?; similarities
& differences; Roman
army/weapons;
Roman peace; Roman
punishment;
Gladiators/animal
fights; roman schools;
links with Greek
history; Caesar
Augustus and Claudius;
Decline and fall of
Western Roman
Empire
Visitor to school with
Weaponry
Chester / Rib Chester
Location of continents
& countries on world
map; different climate
zones; know how a
volcano/earthquake/
flood/tsunami/
heat wave occurs;
Name & locate some
volcanoes; Make your
own volcano; describe
how volcanoes impact
on peoples’ lives; know
about different
weather
patterns/types around
the world; know about
causes and how they
are measured; be able
to locate & identify key
features in different
parts of the world.
Why are towns
situated on rivers?
Which famous towns
and cities are situated
on a river? Can the
children locate them
on a map/globe? Can
they use Google Earth
to label key features?;
Flood plains; rainfall/
drought/ flooding; look
at
history/development/
impact of rivers on
cities & towns; Use of
correct geographical
vocabulary to describe
the different parts of a
river; identify the key
features of a river on a
map;
DVD of Etna erupting
Gemma’s dad – working on Manchester Ship
Canal
Liverpool docks
Dress like a Roman day
– Roman Feast
Natural disaster
projects
Make a boat
Economic growth of
cities & towns;
different industrial
stages of
towns/cities/linked to
rivers Mersey/Thames
– Manchester ship
canal; The effect of
pollution on
cities/towns around
the world e.g. Nile,
Thames, Rhine; How
has river lifestyle
changed? – leisure/
sport/travel; How
do/have rivers helped
to create jobs?;
Physical & Human
features of a river;
Summer
Summer
1
2
Why do so many people choose to go to the
Mediterranean for their holidays? Comparison
with British seaside resorts.
Map out different
Timelines – historical
holiday destinations
changes to British
for the children/staff;
seaside resorts; How
locate destination
travel has changed
countries in
over time – opening up
UK/Europe/world on
travel abroad,
maps; Compare
broadening horizons;
features and lifestyles
holiday entertainment.
of Britain and other
countries; Be able to
name & locate the 7
continents and oceans;
Food from around the
world – comparisons
with UK ; Look at
maps/plans/graphs/
digital views of
different destinations –
be able to identify key
features
Visit from Travel agent
Blackpool – focus to be arranged
World food section of Tesco
Mediterranean day
Video to promote holiday destination/Holiday
Key vocabulary related
to the topic
Literacy Links
Maths links
Science Learning
Challenge
Key vocabulary related
to the topic
Art Link
Music Link
Computing Link
Citizenship
Roman, culture,
lifestyle, similarity and
difference, Britain,
bloodshed, weapon,
gladiator, punishment,
religion
Comics Asterix
Timelines, Roman
Numerals
Year 3
All living things
(including Humans)
Natural disaster, earth,
volcano, tornado,
hurricane, tidal wave,
tsunami, climate,
world, equator,
location
Information texts
Data handling (wind
speed)
Year 3
Light
Industrial, growth, transport, food, history,
location, relationship, river features.
Year 3
Rocks and Soils/Dinosaurs
Water Cycle?
Year 3
Forces and Magnets
Year 3
Plants
Muscles, skeleton,
nutrition
Source, sun, electricity,
shadows, reflection,
translucent, opaque
Art using natural
resources
Sound
effects/instruments
Find and correct bugs
Prototype an
interactive toy
Rock formation, fossils, sedimentary, igneous,
bones, extinct, reptile, evolution, footprint, names
of dinosaurs
Artistic interpretation of bridges
Water painting
Handel’s Water Music
Attract, repel,, classify,
materials, floating and
sinking
European painters
Functions, parts,
flourish, journey,
lifecycle
Video performance Documentary (IMovie)
– class 6 & 7
Produce digital music
Communicate safely on
the net
Produce a wiki or blog
Water safety
Roman art and
patterns
Roman
music/entertainment
Program animation
Develop an educational
game
DT
Shields and helmets
Natural disaster
charities
MFL – Greetings and
numbers
Volcanoes
RE
Christian value
Christian value
Foreign Language
brochure
Mediterranean, Europe, holiday, transport,
economy, cultures, history,
Roman laws
Latin
Persuasive texts
Measure
MFL
Role play travel agents/play script
Currency problems
Edit and write html
Minecraft (Minecraft
Edu.com) – class 7 & 8
Music from other cultures
Collect and analyse
data
Present the weather
Passports/ cultures of different countries
MFL
Construct a bridge to go over a river – different
types of bridges e.g. cantilever
Christian value
Christian value
MFL
Language day
Make a healthy Mediterranean meal
Christian value
Christian value
PE
Roman religion
Diwali
Indoor Games
(teamwork)
Hanukah
Christmas
Gymnastics
Chinese new year
Dance
Easter
Holi
Games Invasion
football/basketball/net
ball
Pilgrimage
Athletics
Ramadan
Eid
Team Games
striking/fielding/
rounders/cricket
Upper KS2 Learning Challenge Overview
Autumn 1
Learning Challenge
History/
Geography
Key coverage
How could Hitler have
convinced a Nation like
Germany to follow
him?
Test hypothesis in
order to answer the
question; use dates,
timelines and historical
language; summarise
Hitler’s rise;
Study/create
propaganda posters;
How prejudice has had
an impact on
civilization; location of
war camps on maps;
Pupils to stage a putsch
and take over the
school; Can they
summarise the main
events from a specific
period in history,
explaining the order in
which key events
happened? Can they
summarise how Britain
has had a major
influence on world
history? Can they
identify and explain
their understanding of
propaganda?
Autumn 2
Why was the UK not
always united?
Be able to name
countries & cities of
the Uk & locate them
on a map; Why is the
United Kingdom
divided into different
countries?; Why do
some people see
Scotland as being a
separate country from
the United Kingdom?;
Knowledge of key
geographical features
e.g. mountain ranges;
coastlands rivers –
locate on maps & aerial
photos – label main
features using Google
Earth. Use a key to find
key features on a map;
Understand the impact
of History on
civilization in UK –
map key events on
timelines; Understand
how some
geographical aspects
have changed over
Spring
1
Why should we
recycle?
Spring
2
Why should we
recycle?
Summer
1
Do Vikings still exist?
Summer
2
Does money grow on
trees?
Human geography –
effects on the
environment; land use;
economic activity; local
area re-cycling; impact
on climate change; Can
they explain how
human activity has
caused an environment
to change?;
Human geography –
effects on the
environment; land use;
economic activity; local
area re-cycling; impact
on climate change; Can
they explain how
human activity has
caused an environment
to change?;
Can they explain how
events from the past
have helped shape our
lives?
Can they recognise
how lives in the past
are different from
ours?
Can they research two
versions of an event
and say how they
differ?
Can they communicate
knowledge and
understanding orally
and in writing and
offer points of view
based upon what they
have found out? Do
they appreciate how
items found belonging
to the past are helping
us to build up an
accurate picture of
how people lived in the
past?Can they begin to
build up a picture of
what main events
Interdependence &
adaptation run
alongside this topic;
Where did money
come from?
Bartering
Enterprise project –
could involve St James
High school; Set up
companies; market
product; jobs fair; Fair
trade & fair trade
companies.
time; Location of UK;
Northern Hemisphere;
understand GMT, clock
changes; time zones;
Study history of union;
What can you find out
about some of the main
characters that fought
for independence:
William Wallace;
Robert the Bruce;
Llywelyn and
DafyddapGruffydd?;
Why do the Welsh
believe it is important
to continue speaking
Welsh?
Launch event/wow
Trip
Product
Video clips/
newspaper reports/
interview war veteran/
invite British Legion
Referendum
Stockport air raid
shelters?
Documentary using
photo story
Debate
happened in Britain/
the world during
different centuries?
Why did the Vikings
come to Britain and
how did they make the
journey? Map the
journey and mark on
Viking settlements;
What did the Brits
learn from the Vikings?
What was life like for a
9 year old (boy/ girl)
Viking? How did the
Vikings live when they
came to Britain?
DVD impact of climate
change/ visit from
recycling
environmental team/
visit to tip
Observatory / Jodrell
bank?
Build a long boat on
the school field?
Fashion/art show
Children to prepare a
Viking day when they
show others the crafts
and skills that the
Trip to Jorvik Centre
Invite a well-known
bank in to talk to the
children
Invite entrepreneur in
to talk to children
High school jobs fair?
“I believe” – Y6 project
visiting places of work
and university
Sale of some type.
Market a product
Vikings had, stage a
raid & make a film?
Key vocabulary related
to the topic
Literacy Links
Maths links
Science Learning
Challenge
Key vocabulary related
to the topic
Art Link
Music Link
Computing Link
Propaganda,
persecution,
patriotism, jingoism.
Diary of Ann Frank;
biographical writing Churchill
Nationality,
independence, citizen,
government.
News reporting on
Scottish referendum
Waste, environment,
recycling,
The Tower to the Sun
The Iron Giant
Viking wanted poster;
Viking myths
Light: Using
searchlights as an
impetus.
Living things in their
habitats: Wildlife in
different UK areas
(Indigenous
Scottish/Welsh/
English species
comparison)
Materials;
decomposition; sorting
& classifying
Electricity: How do we
use electricity? How
can we find different
sources of electricity?
Genetics, how to spot a
Viking.
Humans and other
animals.
Extract from
Monuments Men?
Guernica – Picasso?
Prepare whole school
monument for 11th
November memorial
act
Children choose one of
the three countries and
find out about the
symbols associated
with them and create a
collage depicting that
country.
Study re-cycled art
(Pintrest)
Art from re-cycled
materials
Designing and making
Viking jewelry.
Advertisement posters.
(studying history of
adverts)
Wagner. How can
music influence
people?
Can you learn and sing
some of the songs
traditionally associated
with Scotland, Wales
and France?
Animation(Stop
Motion) class 10/11
Stomp/ bash your
trash
Use re-cycled art to
create music
installation for
outdoors (Wind
chimes, etc.)
Programming.
Write ballads (Eddur)
set to music.
Creating jingles.
Use internet as a
secondary research
Use software to run
accounts
Podcasting (Garage
Band) class 9/10.
Programming.
Norse, Scandinavian.
Commerce, profit, loss,
overheads, ethical
Citizenship
Foreign Language
DT
Class 11 – use software
to prepare
documentary.
Magna Carta /
Parliament
German
Bomb Shelter Models
RE
Judaism
PE
Dance with Jen for
memorial act on
Remembrance day
tool.
Is patriotism a bad
thing?
Welsh/Gaelic
Design a flag for a new
country.
Stories of Patron
Saints/St Nicholas
Highland Games
events.
Who is responsible for
the environment?
Meeting and greeting.
Making clothes,
sculptures.
Creation stories.
Use recycled materials
to
Keeping the peace.
Conversation
Design new uses for
recycled items.
Attitudes to nature in
different religions.
E-Pen Pals
Viking food
Fair trade. Ethical
business.
E-Pen Pals
Designing and building
Is money the “root of
all evil”?
Are you fit enough to
be a Viking?