TWO YEAR ROLLING PROGRAMME
CURRICULUM TOPIC CYCLE
Y1&2
AUTUMN
1
AUTUMN
2
SPRING
1
SPRING
2
SUMMER
1
SUMMER
2
CYCLE A
CYCLE B
Aliens in Underpants
Where the Wild Things Are
Living things, Humans and animals
Living things, Humans and animals
Crack the Code!
Test the Best! (Take 2)
Algorithms and Simple Coding
Materials
Castles
Great Fire of London
Famous People – Queen Victoria
Famous people and events
Test the Best!
Why didn’t my Grandad have an iPad?
Materials – Puppets
Life changes
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Wildlife Warriors
Plants (Y1)
Plants (Y1/2)
Katie Morag
Pirates
Food, maps, human/physical features
Speeds, sounds, continents and oceans
TWO YEAR ROLLING PROGRAMME
CURRICULUM TOPIC CYCLE
Y1&2 – Statutory Requirements
CYCLE A
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Aliens in Underpants
Compare living/non-living things
Identify and name suitable habitats for living things including their basic needs and
how they depend on each other.
Describe how animals obtain food from plants & understand simple food chains
(caterpillar/chick) and their food sources.
Notice animals (incl. humans) have offspring
Find out about basic needs for survival (food, air, water)
Importance for humans to exercise, eat healthy and be hygienic. (Y2)
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Crack the Code!
Understand Algorithms
Create & Debug simple programs and predict behavior.
Use IT to store, retrieve and organize digital content
Recognise technology out of school and use it safely
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Castles
Compare aspects of life in different periods in history.
Study significant historical events, people & places in own locality.
Test the Best!
Distinguish between an object & material it is made from incl wood, plastic, glass,
metal, water & rock.
Describe, compare & group physical properties of everyday materials (Y1)
DT: Design, make, evaluate and develop technical knowledge
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Observe & describe how seeds & bulbs grow to mature plants
Find out & describe how plants need water, light & suitable temperature to grow &
stay healthy. (Y2)
Katie Morag
Observe changes across 4 seasons
Describe weather associated with seasons and length of day (Sc Y1)
Refer to: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley,
vegetation, city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbor, shop.
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Use fieldwork & observational skills to study school grounds & environment.
ART: Colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.
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CYCLE B
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Where the Wild Things Are
Name & compare structures of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds &
mammals
Identify carnivores, herbivores & omnivores
Name, label & draw basic parts of human body & relate to senses. (Y1)
ART: Draw, paint and sculpt.
Test the Best! (Take 2)
Identify & compare suitability of everyday materials incl. wood, metal,
plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper, card for particular uses.
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Find out how shapes of some solid objects (clay/playdoh) can be changed
by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
DT: Design, make, evaluate and develop technical knowledge
Great Fire of London
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Understand changes beyond living memory
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Find out about life of significant individuals
Why didn’t my Granddad have an iPad?
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Understand changes within living memory
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Wildlife Warriors
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Name a variety of wild & garden plants incl deciduous & evergreen.
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Identify the basic structure of common flowering plants incl. trees. (Y1)
ART: Artist Study – Andy Goldsworthy
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Pirates
Name & locate the 7 continents & 5 oceans
Name, locate & identify the 4 countries & capital cities of UK & seas
Compare geographical sim/diff of a UK & Non-European location
identify hot/cold areas of the world: equator/N pole/S pole
Use maps, atlases, globes, compass directions, aerial photos, plans, symbols,
keys.
Christopher Columbus/Sir Francis Drake
WOW Opportunities
Y1&2
CYCLE A
ELE
Outdoor
Opportunities
Alien Invasion!
Forest Day
Family
Project
STEM
Aliens in Underpants
AUTUMN
1
Living things, Humans and animals
Crack the code!
AUTUMN
2
Animal
Skeletons
Junior Scratch/
Purple Mash
Algorithms and Simple Coding
Castles
SPRING
1
Famous People – Queen Victoria
Clitheroe Castle
Trip
Norman &
Medieval Life
Medieval Banquet
Which Disney
Character will
you make a
vehicle for?
Test the Best!
SPRING
2
SUMMER
1
Materials – Puppets
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Plants (Y1)
Rally Day
Race Track
Observe a
flower open
Vegetable patch
Katie Morag
SUMMER
2
Food, maps, human/physical features
Museum
Loans
Orienteering
Grow a
sunflower
English and Maths through topics
Y1&2
CYCLE A
English
Maths
Humans/Animal Report
Poetry
Venn Diagrams
Sorting and Recording
Letter Writing (Santa)
Patterns
Number sequences
Traditional Tales
Recount (Clitheroe trip)
2D/3D shape
Time lines
Instructions
Measurements
Calculation
Time
Explanation text
Data Handling
Measurement
Money
(Garden Centre Role play)
Story Writing
Position & Direction
Co-ordinates
Aliens in Underpants
AUTUMN
1
Living things, Humans and animals
Crack the code!
AUTUMN
2
Algorithms and Simple Coding
Castles
SPRING
1
Famous People – Queen Victoria
Test the Best!
SPRING
2
SUMMER
1
Materials – Puppets
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Plants (Y1)
Katie Morag
SUMMER
2
Food, maps, human/physical features
Incidental Literacy: Captions, lists, diary entries, simple sentences