Swallows Long Term Plan: 2015 – 2016
Topic Heading
Literacy
Maths
Science
Computing
RE
History
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer
Knights and Princesses:
Castles
We’re going on Safari:
Africa
Out of this world: Space
Going for gold: Olympic
Games
Ancient Egypt
Fairy Tales
Letters, postcards and emails.
Repetitive songs and poems.
Information Text.
Traditional Tales
Traditional Poems
Instructions.
Traditional Tales from a variety
of cultures
Sensory Poems
Abacus Maths
Stories involving fantasy
Recounts
Humorous Poetry
Information text
Stories by the same author
Favourite poems
Seasonal Change
Healthy me
Animals including humans
We are Researchers
Seasonal change
Mini worlds: living things and
their habitats
We are Zoologists
Seasonal change
Material Monster
Uses of everyday materials
We are Astronauts
Seasonal change
Little MasterChef
Animals including humans
We are Game Testers
Seasonal change
Young Gardeners and plants
Christianity: What did Jesus
Teach us?
Christianity: Jesus as a gift
from God (Christmas)
Judaism: Passover
Christianity: The resurrection
Man who walked on the moon.
Greek: the origin of the Olympic
games and how they have
changed
Where games have been held
ISLAM: Community and
belonging.
Hajj
Egypt: significant people and
places
Castles: physical and human
features
Geography
Art and Design
Self-portrait
Africa: continents and seas.
Comparing UK
Watercolour: TingaTinga Art
Design Technology
Music
Design a castle
African masks
Design a space shuttle
Medieval music.
Medieval instruments.
(playing tuned and untuned
instruments)
Tag-rugby
Multi-sports
African Music (listening and
responding)
PE
PSHE
Trips and
Enrichment
Activities
Seasonal and daily weather
patterns
Collage
We are Detectives
Lowry: sport pictures
Creating own mascot
Plan and create a tomb wall
painting
Sculpture or headdress
Compose an Olympic theme
Gymnastics
Dance
The disappearing spacecraft:
songs about space
(using voices expressively and
creatively by singing songs)
Circuits
Dodgeball
Pirates
The Spirit of Christmas
The Famous Five
Neighbourhood Watch
Ancient and modern Egyptian
music
(experimenting and combining
sounds)
Maypole
Athletics
Rounders
Where the Wild things are
Warwick Castle
Harvest Festival performance
Christmas Winter Wonderland
Christmas production
Dance Festival
Art Workshop
Christmas Baking
Recycling workshop
Beyond Bullying week
Pantomime
Space Centre?
Lucy Clarke
Forest Schools
Lucy Clarke
Outdoor Adventure
Table Tennis
Sports Day
Maypole celebration
Lucy Clarke