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Creative curriculum Planning
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Creepy Castles and Caves
Year 2
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Year 2 Creative Curriculum Theme 1 (Spring 1)
In geography we will be finding out why
Areas of Learning: Creepy Castles and Caves
castles were built on hills and looking at
As historians we will be learning about the
different rooms castles had. We will also be
finding out who lived and worked there.
castles in the different capital cities of the UK.
We will also be looking at what it is like inside
a cave and why it has formed that way.
1.
As musicians we will be listening to some medieval
music and discussing which instruments were used in
the past.
Creepy Castles and Caves!
In computing we will be learning how to use
algorithms and de-bug a programme when it
As artists we will be learning about
In PE we will be creating our dances to some
energetic medieval music.
is not working.
tapestries and producing our own
using paint. We will also be weaving
our own creepy spider webs.
Independent Learning
Possibilities
Fresh Experiences
Children will have the opportunity to research their own
Children will reflect on their own skills and experiences to
We will interview a knight via Skype in order to find out
areas of interest and ask their own questions about castles
write job applications.
more about the past. We will also be visiting the Royal
and caves. They will follow their instincts and initiative to
Armouries to find out more about British History.
create structures interdependently.
Social, emotional, moral, spiritual and cultural development (SEMSC)
We will be learning more about British History and significant people and events from the past. We will also compare cultural norms from the past and the present.
We will learn more about how our world has developed and what we can do to protect it.
Copthorne Primary School Creative Curriculum
Medium Term Planning Overview
Theme: Creepy Castles and Caves
Timescale: 6 Weeks
Week
1
Content / Activities
Hook lesson (Wednesday 6th): carousel of activities – banquet (table to try food), Listen and create music from the past, Investigate materials
to print outside of castle on boxes, outside cave building, castles and caves quiz using research.
Geography- Labelling features of a castle (compare with a non-European country – Japan) – 2 lessons – Suzie
2
(2 Elm – Forest Schools – Tues, Wed)
History- Ask questions to a knight/governor of a castle (Skype call). - Nomaan
3
History- Which rooms would you find in a castle? What were they for? Emma
History- Who lived in a castle? What jobs did they do? Who was in charge?- Emma
4
Geography- Why were castles built on hills? - Emma
Geography- Castles in capital cities. - Emma
Art - weaving creepy spider webs. – Suzie
5
Geography- What is a cave? How are caves formed? – Non-chronological report / Science. – Suzie
Geography- Look at local caves and non-European country caves and compare the landscape/formation etc. ICT – videos, research. - Nomaan
6
Art- Look at tapestries and reproduce using cloth and paint. - Nomaan
History- Trip to The Royal Armouries to ask questions about Historical artefacts.
History- Ordering pictures – language of time (yesterday, long ago, a long time ago, when my parents were young) etc. - Emma
History: Castle plans and research- which rooms would you find in a castle? What was each room for?
DT: Medieval weapons: Catapult
Geography- Why were castles built on hills? Capital city castles in the UK
History: Who lived in a medieval castle? What jobs did they do? Who was in charge?