OASIS ACADEMY SKINNER STREET
LEARNING CHALLENGES OVERVIEW: 2014 - 2015
YEAR 1
Learning
Challenge
RE
Autumn 1
Which birds and plants
would LRR find in our
park?
DT bird tables
Art Sketching
Exit Powerpoint
Why can’t a meerkat live
in the North Pole?
Art – paint mixing
Dance/Movement
Exit – penguin or
meerkat?
What is important to
you?
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Where do the
leaves go to in
Winter?
Art and Design
William Morris
Music – Classical
music
Maths – centigrade,
measuring rainfall
Exit – weather
forecast summary
Why is the Wii more fun
than Grandma and
Grandad’s old toys?
DT Design and make
moving toy
Dance – toys coming to life
Exit – your toys or your
grandparents? Games
afternoon
Which materials should
the three LP have used
to build their house?
DT Bridge building
Dance show
Exit – ideal bedroom
How do the
seasons impact
on what we do?
Art – revisit William
Morris print leaves
Music – based on
weather
Why do Christians
celebrate
Christmas?
How do I know I’m being
good?
What do Christians and
Jews believe about
creation?
How do religions welcome new
members?
PE
Gym
Outdoor and Adventurous
activites
Gym
Striking and
Fielding games
Dance
Striking and Fielding
games
Dance
Net Games
Athletics
Computing
We are storytellers
Creating a talking book
We are celebrating
Creating a card
electronically
We are treasure hunters
Using programmable toys
We are TV chefs
Filming steps of a recipe
We are collectors
Finding images
using the web
Summer 2
Where do and did
the wheels on the
bus go?
Design and make a
vehicle
Computing –
presentation about
the learning journey.
We are painters
Creating an eBook
YEAR 2
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Learning
Challenge
How will 5 a day help me
to be healthy and how
could you be the next
Jessica Ennis or Steven
Gerard?
Performing in front of
others.
Geog – atlases where do
fruits grow
Art – print using fruit
Why would a
dinosaur not make
a good pet?
DT – plan design
and create a model
of dinosaur land
Music – dinosaur
sounds
Exit – TV
programme about
dinosaurs
Where did that racket
come from?
Num – collecting info about
music preferences.
Measuring differences
when trying out own
phones.
DT – design and make own
instrument
Music – appreciate a range
of music from different
genres
What is our school
made of?
Num – classify different
sets
DT – design plan and
make a toy
Music – music made by
instruments made from
different materials
How can you be the
next Master chef?
Art – Famous artist
Arcimboldo
DT – design and
make a meal
Exit – invite families
to a meet
Could you be the
next Lightning
McQueen?
Num – time trials
DT – create own
vehicles and test
them to see which
moves quickly
What was it like
when the Queen
came to the throne
in 1953?
Num – dates and
money
Art – research and
design football team
kit or special dress
worn at this time
Geog- locate
countries within the
British Empire
Do our actions
speak louder than
words?
Why do we love to
be beside the
seaside?
Num – graphs and
charts about
holiday destinations
DT – design and
make a fairground
ride
Art – take photos of
seaside on visit and
create a postcard
What would Dora the
Explorer or Ben Ten find
exciting about our town?
Art – photos of buildings in
Gillingham. Create own
paintings from photos.
Geog – local maps
RE
How do Christians, Jews
and Muslims say thank
you to God for the
natural world?
PE
Dance
Outdoor and Adventurous
activites
Computing
2.1 We are sports starts
Programming on screen
Where would you
prefer to live
England or
Bangladesh?
Art – colour
associated with
Bangladesh
Music – rhythms
associated with
Bangra
Why is light
important in
religions?
How have Rosa Parks
and Nelson Mandela
helped to make the world
a better place?
Art – from another culture
Music – Listen to Motown
Why did the Titanic
sink?
Art – model of the
Titanic
Music/Dance – music
traditionally associated
with the period and
linked to the dances
Summer 2
What does it mean to be
be a Muslim?
When do we cooperate?
What have I
learned about
different
religions?
Dance
Striking and fielding
games
Gym
Stricking and fielding
games
Gym
Net games
Net games
Athletics
We are zoologists
Recording bug hunt
data
We are detectives
Communicating clues
We are photographers
Taking, selecting and
editing digital images
We are researchers
Researching a topic
We are games
testers
Exploring how
computer games
work.
YEAR 3
RE
PE
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
How far can you throw
your shadow?
Num – measuring length
of shadows – present in a
graph
DT – make periscopes
Art – Turner and
watercolour to create
reflections
Design and create a
stained glass window
What do rocks tells
us about the way
the Earth was
formed?
Art – Rocks sculpture
Are you attractive
enough?
Art/DT – design and
make a simple game
based on magnets
What makes the
Earth angry?
DT – design and
make a volcano
Music – create music
to go with
presentations
Who first lived in
Britain?
DT – make own
model shelters
Art – cave art – art of
ancient Britons
How did the Victorian
period help to shape the
Medway/Kent we know
today?
Art – photos of the area
and create images in LS
Lowry style
Music – sing songs sung
in Victorian times
What are the rules?
Gym
Outdoor and Adventurous
activites
Computing We are programmers.
Programming an
animation
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
How did that
blossom become
an apple?
DT – create a fruit
salad
Art – watercolours
of blossoms
Why has Greece
always been in the
news?
Num – carry out surveys
and present information
of data and statistics
Art – make Greek pots
Why do so many people
choose to go the
Mediterranean for their
holidays?
Where did the
Dockyard go?
Art – using old
photos create
abstract work of art
How can Usain Bolt
move so quickly?
Num – Time running,
create graphs to
compare with UB
Art – sketches of the
body as it moves
Dance – ability to
balance and move
What do people believe about God?
That’s not fair! Or
is it?
What is so special about places?
Gym
Striking and fielding
games
Dance
Net games
Dance
Net games
Invasion games
Invasion games
Athletics
We are bug fixers.
Finding and
correcting bugs in
programs
We are presenters.
Videoing
performances.
We are network
engineers.
Exploring computer
networks, including
the Internet.
We are communicators.
Communicating safety
on the Internet
We are opinion pollsters.
Collecting and analysing
data.
Num – weigh and
measure fruits
DT – make a
Mediterranean food dish
Art – Gaudi
Music – well known
musicians of Europe
YEAR 4
Autumn 1
How would we
survive without
water?
Num – temperature
Dance – based on the
changing state of
water
Why is the Medway
so important?
Hist – old maps
Art – local famous
artists. Painting the
river
RE
What does worship
mean?
PE
Computing
Autumn 2
What happens to the
food we eat?
Num – time intervals.
Graph work
Art – Design a model of
the digestive system
Dance – movement of
food through the body
Why were the Romans
so powerful and what
did we learn from
them?
Drama – marching
carrying the equivalent
Roman armour
Art – Design a weapon to
capture cities
Spring 1
Spring 2
How could we cope
without electricity for
one day?
DT – design a game
Design a make a meal that
doesn’t need electricity
Why is the sound that
One Direction makes
enjoyed by so many?
Music – appreciation.
Explain likes and dislikes
for a range of music
Num – create tables
graphs and measure
Exit – Talent Show
Why are the Norman
castles certainly not
bouncy?
Num/DT – measurement
to design a mott and bailey
castle
Art – create a collage
capturing modern life
linked to Bayeaux
Tapestry
Art – create a clay plaque
depicting a Norman Castle
theme
Summer 1
What makes
Canterbury a
cool place?
Summer 2
What would you have
done after school 100
years ago?
IT – silent movie and film
it
Music – popular songs to
add to video
presentation
Which wild animals
and plants thrive in our
locality?
Num – classify plants
and birds leading to
graphs and tables
Art – photos of flowers
like Georgia O’Keefe.
Pencil sketches and
paint
DT – Design and make a
bird box
What is Judaism?
What do we mean by
commitment?
Why did Jesus tell
stories?
What is
pilgrimage?
Dance
Outdoor and
Adventurous activites
How is Christmas
celebrated in other
countries?
Dance
Striking and fielding
games
Gym
Striking and fielding games
Gym
Net games
Invasion games
Invasion games
Athletics
We are
meteorologists.
Presenting the
weather.
We are software
developers.
Developing simple
educational games
We are HTML editors.
Editing and writing HTML
We are musicians.
Producing digital music.
We are coauthors.
Producing a wiki
We are toy designers
Developing a simple
educational game.
YEAR 5
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
How different will you
be when you are as old
as your grandparents?
Num – carry out
measurements and
create charts and graphs
Art – range of artists
work and create self
portrait
Capture older person’s
faces
Will we ever send
another human to
the moon?
Num – measure, use
scale and create
diagrams
DT – design and
make a model of
moon surface and
buggy
Exit – film moon
landing
Do all animals and
plants start life as an
egg?
Music – write own music
and create own dance
using life cycle of butterfly
as stimulus
Art - Andy Goldsworthy or
Simon Watts use
environmental to create
3D piece of art
Why should
gunpowder, treason
and plot never be
forgotten?
Art – make tiles of typical
London houses and use
clay to capture the
raging fire.
Parliamentary debate
Could you be the next
CSI investigator?
Art – consider the work of
Salvador Dali and create
own using prints
What are the 5 pillars of
Islam?
Am I always right?
What do we believe in
Gillingham?
How did it all
start?
How can we rediscover
the wonder of Ancient
Egypt?
DT design and make
pyramid containing at
least one hidden
compartment
Dance – strictly Come
Egyptian Dancing
Were the Anglo
Saxons really
smashing?
Art – design and
make own jewellery
based on patterns
used by AS
DT Design and make
an AS settlement
Exit – film
documentary
What can we learn
from religious
texts?
How would you have
survived Medieval
England?
DT medieval board
games based on chess
Summer 1
What were the historical
implications of Henry
VIII’s break from the
Catholic church?
DT Design and make
Tudor Houses
Food tech – Tudor recipes
Art – Tudor dances
Summer 2
Can you feel the
force?
Num – measuring
Art – Design and
make structure to
propel a marble
How did the
Battle of Britain
change WW2?
Num – Speed and
other attributes of
planes in battle
Art – watercolour
of sky and
sketches of planes
in flight
Music – of the
period
RE
How did it all start?
PE
Gym
Outdoor and
Adventurous activites
Gym
Striking and fielding
games
Dance
Net games
Dance
Invasion games
Invasion games
Athletics
Computing
We are cryptographers
Cracking code.
We are artists.
Fusing geometry and
art.
We are game developers.
Developing an interactive
game.
We are architects.
Creating virtual space.
We are bloggers.
Sharing experiences and
opinions.
We are web
developers.
Create a web
page about cyber
safety
YEAR 6
Autumn 1
Have we always
looked like this?
Art – self portraits
sketching
Dance – human
form, balance and
movement
Who were the
Mayans and what
have we learnt
from them?
Num – dates,
periods of time,
using charts and
tables
Art – design and
make Mayan
pyramids
RE
PE
Computing
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
How can you light
up your life?
Num – use large
numbers when
considering
distance, speed of
light
Art – close obs
sketching of eyes
inc proportion
Constable and
Cezanne exploring
light and shadow
What would a
journey through
your body be like?
Num – graphs
relating to pulse
and exercise
Art – self-portrait
using small paper to
cover proportion
To be or not to
be? That is the
question.
Music – link modern
day music with
Shakespeare’s
couplets
Drama – part of a
play using actors,
directors etc
Could Spiderman
really exist?
Num – tables to
classify living things
Art – research
artists who
specialise in plants
and nature
Could you be the next Nintendo
apprentice?
Enterprise – organise into groups
including seeking a business loan
Art – design and work to create an
electrical circuit board game
Were the Vikings
always victorious
and vicious?
Num – septarchy
and area
DT design and
make a Viking
longboat
Food tech – Viking
meal
Will you ever see
the water you
drink again?
Num – accurate
measurement skills
DT moving toy
using water to
power it
Music – create own
weather music
Why should the
world be ashamed
of slavery?
Art – use a range of
media to capture
images of slavery
Rights and
responsibilities
Exit – create a
documentary
I’m a Year 6 pupil, can you get
me out of here?
Num – measurement
Art – use water colour or acrylic to
paint a local scene they have
photographed
How can religious
meaning be
expressed
through art?
Dance
Outdoor and
Adventurous
activites
Why is Diwali
celebrated by both
Hindus and
Sikhs?
Dance
Striking and fielding
games
What is prayer and meditation?
How do different
religions celebrate
marriage?
What do pupils believe happens
after someone dies?
Gym
Striking and fielding
games
Gym
Net games
Invasion games
Athletics
We are app
planners.
Planning the
creation of a mobile
app.
We are project
managers.
Developing project
management skills.
We are market
researchers.
Researching the
app market.
We are interface
designers.
Designing an
interface for an app.
We are app
developers.
Developing a
simple mobile
phone app.
We are marketers.
Creating video and web copy for a
mobile phone app.