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 Spring 2 Space Non-Fiction Poetry Summer 1 Summer 2 Dinosaurs – Mary Local area Anning Narrative – Legends - How Tortoise Got His Shell Explanations – How do sunflower seeds grow into sunflowers? Trips The Deep Science History Geography Art Weston Park Police and Fire Museum Florence Nightingale Oceans /Continents Colour – choices, mixing, primary and secondary Whirlow Farm Planetarium visit Non-Chronological Report –visit Walk in the Woods Park Materials Old and New Buildings Seasonal changes Plants Habitats Maps Observational Drawing, mosaic skills in the style of Gaudi DT Wind up moon creepers YEAR 2 THEME Autumn 1 Great Fire of London Autumn 2 Castles Spring 1 Superheroes (Armstrong) Spring 2 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. Zoo Summer 1 Summer 2 Land Ahoy! Grace Darling Pirates Character Descriptions – Captain hook/Mrs Grinling/Mr Grinling SATs Non-chronological report Nocturnal Animals – Foxes/owls/Hedgehogs/Bats BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map Instructions – how to make bread / how to create an animation 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 2014 - 2015 Explanation – Caring for animals (researched at Wildlife Park) Institute of Sport Humans Yorkshire Wildlife Park Animals Castles Moving vehicles for superheroes Living things & habitats Spring 2 Weather Summer 1 Ancient Greece Story of Tutankhamun Explanation texts Instructions Newspaper reports Explanations Tropical Butterfly House Weston park Museum Animals Ancient Greece Light Egypt Equator Strengthen, stiffen, structure Growing things Clay santons Animal puppets sewing Spring 1 Awesome Egyptians Showroom Cinema – premier of film. 1940s food Build an Anderson 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 World War II Stories Pirate houseswap/A New house for a pirate/The lighthouse keepers Breakfast Weather around the world Summer 2 Greece – present day study Non-chronological report on plants – Venus Flytrap Moorlands Centre Plants Greece Healthy diet – plants (grow herbs and BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map 2014 - 2015 shelter YEAR 4 THEME Literacy Autumn 1 All about me Instruction Texts Autumn 2 Habitats Explanation Texts Recount – diary of Whirlow Educational Visits Science History 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. 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. salads) Spring 1 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 Spring 2 Active Planet Newspaper report Narrative - Hamelin Summer 1 Poetry – The Door Persuasive writing – school councillor manifestos Summer 2 Coasts Legends (based on Erik the Viking) Non-chronological reports – all about Scarborough 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 Changes to Scarborough across time BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map 2014 - 2015 lasting effects on the country. Geography Locate the worlds’ countries using maps focusing on Europe: find key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities Art Portraits including famous portrait artists including Da Vinci and Van Gogh The Tropics - identify position of Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, as well as the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, and learn about the environmental features of these zones. Sketching – leaves or Sculpture – make a trees from local Roman statue habitat Use light and shade to create textures DT YEAR 5 THEME Ancient Roman life. Volcanoes – compare Earthquakes the hills of the Peak District with Mount Vesuvius, with links to the burial of Roman Pompeii Coastal features & changes 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 Spanish visitors (flamenco, food) Animals including Humans Literacy History Geography Anglo Saxons UK Countries and cities Baghdad DA 900 Atlas work; features of the Middle East Water Cycle Contrasting UK with another country Living Things and Habitats, Water Cycle Peak District: physical geography – rivers and mountains BYRON WOOD Primary School Yearly Topic Map Art Saxon Art DT Harvest Focus YEAR 6 THEME Literacy Autumn 1 Vikings Myths and Legends Non Chronological report Autobiography Visitor trip recount Jorvik Viking Centre Trips Science History Geography Art DT 2014 - 2015 Designer Mechanical systems and levers Islamic Art, Tesselation Cooking Landscape pictures 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 Revision of text types Maze, forbidden corner Kelham Island Botanical Gardens Sculpture Park Thornbridge Graves Park Living things and Habitats Animals including Humans Drayton Manor Cinema Park Light and Electricity Biomes and vegetation belts Architectural design or movement Maps, development of cities Evolution and inheritance Vikings Industrial Sheffield North and South America, time zones Totem poles Lowry Mechanical systems Programme, monitor and control
