Hevingham Primary School Medium Term Theme Plan
Class: Year 1 and 2
1
7th September
2
14th September
WHAT IS AN OCEAN?
Oceans and seas
(names, continents,
size, travel).
Beach ball globe
Map work, grid
references, volume
and capacity.
Create various
rainbow fish.
Floating and sinking
CREATE A FACT SHEET
ABOUT HENRY BLOGG.
Design beach flags
and their meanings.
Floating and sinking.
Hot seating Henry
Blogg.
Survival exercises
and recovery
position.
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Activities
Term: Autumn Term 1
Resources
Boat, ocean music,
seaweed, props.
Resources
Boat, beach flags,
surfboard,
lifeguards.
Trip
Henry Blogg museum
(Friday 18th – PM)
8
2nd November
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Activities
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WHO EATS WHO?
Body Structure
(internal and
external skeletons)
Research life-cycles.
What do we get
from the ocean?
(food, water, energy
etc…)
Drawing various
fish… Still life
(squid, mussels,
trout, crab, cod,
prawns, plaice,
oyster.
Prepare fish, cook
and taste.
English
PSHE
3
21st September
WHERE DO WE LIVE?
(PICS OF DIFFERENT
SEA CREATURES).
Habitats
Children to work
independently or in
pairs/threes to
research a sea
creature of their
choice and where
they live (Their
choice how it is
presented) KidRex
Resources
Fish tank, sponge,
shells, crabs and
lobsters.
9
9th November
CREATE A FOOD CHAIN
SCULPTURE USING
MATERIALS.
Food Chains
Choosing a predator
and researching the
food chain from top
to bottom.
Begin creation of
food chain.
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Maths
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4
28th September
BUILD A HABITAT FOR
A SEA CREATURE.
Habitats
Finding Nemo
Why do we have
coral reefs? Are all
coral reefs the
same? Can they be
found everywhere?
Use a range of
resources to create
a coral reef or other
habitats in small
groups/pairs.
Consider the
importance of
sharing. Link to ‘The
Rainbow Fish’.
10
16th November
LETTER
INVESTIGATION
(MESSAGE IN A
BOTTLE).
Food Chains
Finish creation of
food chain.
Use ‘Poems by the
Seaside’ to
introduce a
challenge week.
Challenges based
around various
subjects (English,
maths, science, art,
computing and D&T)
Science
Geography
Theme: Oceans (What are oceans for?)
5
5th October
OCEANS IN DANGER!
Recycling (Coat the
floor in rubbish and
work in it all day).
Sort and recycle in
the afternoon.
Begin underwater
display using
rubbish.
Dangers of waste to
ocean creatures.
Link to caring for
the planet.
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Visitors
Friends of Horsey
Seals (7.10.15) PM.
11
23rd November
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6
12th October
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*Class vote for final
areas if there is time?
WHAT ARE OCEANS
FOR???
Ice
** Children can explore
an area that has maybe
not been addressed
throughout the oceans
theme.
Children can present
their work in their own
way (art, story writing,
computing, D&T, poetry,
etc…).
They can also show what
they have learnt
(favourite bit).
Art
History
DEAR GREENPEACE.
Recycling
Finish rubbish
display.
Whale Teddy
Various fact tasks
involving whales.
Show Facebook
video Lydia sent
(good lead into next
week).
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Cover bottles with
tissue paper in prep
for week 10.
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Persuasion and
debate
12
30th November
OCEAN JOBS AND
SPORT??
Continue with
challenge week if
there is plenty to do.
Ice
What sports?
How does our food
get to us?
Past/Present
7
19th October
13
7th December
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SOUNDS OF THE
OCEAN.
Body Structure
(internal and
external skeletons)
Commotion in the
ocean.
Create a musical
piece as well as a
performance that
relates to the ocean
(small group work).
Based on creatures,
movements etc…
14
14th December
CHRISTMAS
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Finish science lessons this week if they run over.
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Continue theme activities into these weeks if
they have not been completed.
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Class assembly during this time to show as
much as possible?
D&T
Computing
Music
General Notes