GREENGATE JUNIOR SCHOOL LONG TERM PLAN
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
YEAR 5
YEAR 6
AUTUMN
SPRING
SUMMER
Maths as NNS
The Owl who was afraid of the Dark/Little Lowb and baby owl/Odd socks…/The
elms and the lost crown/Brockhole info texts/Beatrix Potter/ Stone Age literacy
links/Tales of wisdom and wonder/ Little Polar bear
Rocks and soils/Teeth and eating
Touch typing/ ‘net research/WORD
Light festivals/Christmas story
Stoneage
Lakes and mountains
Art from cross curricular projects
Whole school package challenge
Athletics/Games/Gym/Dance
Singing/Violins/Brass/ whole school music challenge
SEAL units followed
FRENCH
Maths as NNS
Historical stories/play scripts/poems/reports/news articles/instructions
Living things and their habitats/ Sound
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Rites of passage/ Christian customs for Christmas
Britain’s settlement by Anglo Saxons and Scots
Rural and urban contrasts
Rural meadow landscapes/Urban Graffiti
3D modelling /Whole school package challenge
Athletics/games/gym /dance
Whole school music challenge/Christmas Carols past and present
SEAL units followed
FRENCH
Maths as NNS
Performance poetry/Letter writing/Instructions/Roman reference books/The Ice
Palace
Force and Magnets/Plants
Control devices/Beebots
Easter
Class project history
Contrasting environments
Art from cross curricular projects
Shelters
Gym/Dance/Athletics/ games
Singing/Violins/Brass/percussion instrument challenge
SEAL units followed
FRENCH
Maths as NNS
Classic books-way Home/Magicians Boy/My dad’s got an alligator/persuasive
texts/dialogue and play script/wordplay
Light and shadow/Forces and magnets/Plants
Email and Powerpoint
Special places
ROMANS
Colton- a locality study
Art project e.g. Witches Gold for Olympic year
Rockets
Athletics/ games
Singing/Violins/Brass/whole school music and dance challenge
SEAL units followed
FRENCH
Maths as NNS
Journey to Jo’berg/Stories about imagined worlds/Serials/classic and modern
poetry including different times and cultures/Info texts/ Explanations
Animals including humans/Electricity
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Islam/Easter
Local history to include Furness Abbey
Field mapping skills from a trip
Art from class projects
DT from class projects
Fitness and health related to exercise/Athletics and games
Percussion instrument challenge
SEAL units followed
FRENCH
Maths as NNS
Persuasive writing/Narrative poetry classics (The Highwayman)/Stories from other
cultures/recounts
Electricity/Changes of state
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Miracles/Easter
History from class project
Geographical fieldwork skills from a trip
DT from class project
Art from class project
Gym and dance/Athletics and games
Percussion instrument challenge
SEAL units followed
SPANISH
Maths as NNS and revision work
Project literacy/Iron man and Ted Hughes/Poetry/Varjak Paw Outlaw
Light/Electricity/Sex and relationships
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Mohammed and the Q’ran/Easter story from perspective of different players
Post war Britain project (60’-80s)
Pop and graffiti art from the decades
Tee shirt design and make
Dance crazes from post war era/gym/athletics and games
Post war Britain music styles/ Beatles/ percussion instrument challenge
SEAL units followed
SPANISH
REVISION/REVISION GROUPS THIS TERM
Maths as NNS
Stories that raise issues/Poetry in different forms/persuasive texts/adverts, circulars,
flyers/discussion texts/ info books
States of matter
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Creation stories
Ancient Greece
Volcanoes and earthquakes/Locality trip with fieldwork skills
Mosaic tiling etc from Ancient Greece
Food, nutrition and cooking with a Greek theme
Gym/Greek themed dance/ adventurous activities from a trip
Greek music and instruments/ Summer music challenge
SEAL units followed
FRENCH
Maths as NNS
Traditional fables and myths/film narrative/Performance poetry/drama conventions/
classic literature (Shelly’s Frankenstein)/poems and stories from other cultures
Forces/Earth in Space
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Buddhism
Vikings and Anglo Saxons
European study to include position/location/human and physical geography
Biscuits…design, make, sell, eat and evaluate.
Iconic art from Buddhism/ Space art
Athletics and games/ Outdoor and adventurous activities from Coniston
European composers and whole school musical challenge
SEAL units followed
SPANISH
Maths as NNS and transition work
Revision texts-Narrative reading and writing/Poetry/ reading and writing
nonfiction/extended narrative/ Kensuke’s Kingdom project
Living things and habitats
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Moses and Joseph
Ancient Egypt/ History of Piel island
Forest and Piel island field craft skills/learning away camp skills
Egyptian art /Hokusai
Egyptian sculpture, design and technology
Games/athletics/field orienteering and out door adventurous linked to trips
Summer music challenge and year six sings… for assemblies etc
SEAL units followed/transition work
SPANISH
Maths as NNS
Classic fiction-Charlotte’s web/Poetry styles/Instructions/Significant
authors/Persuasive texts
Living things and their habitats/Animals including humans
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Old testament bible stories/Christmas icons
World War 2-British history
Rivers/Barrow during the Blitz
Art and artists of the ‘40s and ‘50s
Air raid shelters/film technology/whole school package challenge
Athletics and games/Gym and dance
Songs/musicians of world war 2/whole school music challenge
SEAL units followed
SPANISH
Maths as NNS
Clockwork/Suspense/Poetry/Biography/Explanation/Varjak Paw/Dickens
Animal and human biology/Evolution and genetics
Computer science/Information technology/Digital literacy
Famous and inspirational religious figures/Christmas customs including Christingles
Barrow-past-present-future/Mayan civilization AD900
Local/national and international mapping skills/South American study linked
with Mayans
Sculptors of 21st century/Sketching in the field
3D sculptures/Whole school package challenge
Athletic and games/Gym and dance
Whole school music challenge/Christmas production and nativity singing
SEAL units followed
SPANISH
GREENGATE JUNIOR SCHOOL LONG TERM PLAN