Merlin Class - Curriculum Map –Summer Term 2015
Westonzoyland Primary School ‘Raising Aspirations’
Links to Core Literacy
Links to Core Maths
1st Half term
Poems – Acrostic CASTLES
Stories about mythological creatures
Dragons – wanted posters
How to train a dragon
2nd Half term
Non-chronological reports - dragons
Castles and knights
The very hungry caterpillar – link with healthy eating
Ordering/comparing dragons/knights/castles
Ordering numbered dragons (twinkl)
Measuring (weight, length and height) of
vegetables/plants grown
PSED
Making relationships
Role-play – knights and princesses, dragons fairy tales
Self-confidence and self-awareness
Talk about a character, talk about self to others
Managing feelings and behaviour
Work in teams to create dragons, murals etc
Understanding the World
People and communities – generations – great
grandparents, grandparents, parents, siblings
Windsor castle – Royal family St Georges Day –British
Values
The world: Greece – foods, culture, dress, ancient
buildings, globe, compare with own; mythological
creatures – make, compare and sort;
Technology: use computers to find out about Greece;
Merlin Class Summer Term 2015
NC references see online planner
Learning Expedition: Ancient lives, new
discoveries
Context: ‘Why’ – historical understanding of
ancient civilisations
Learning Challenge:
Entry Point: Greek banquet day 22 May
Exit Point:
Visit: Dunster Castle – dress up as princesses,
knights and dragons
PD
MH: sports day, Olympics
Use of different tools – clay, found materials to create
castles/dragons,
Health/self-care: healthy lifestyles week of June 1st
sports day Friday 5th
Growing salads – healthy eating, fruit/vegetables – visit
allotments to see how veg grow
British values
St Georges Day April 23rd
Royal family – Windsor Castle
EAD
Making mini theatres/puppets
Castles with big boxes
Chinese dragons