Creative Learning Journey – Curriculum Map 2019-2020 Year Autumn Spring Summer Group Reception A range of projects are planned throughout the year, taking into account the interests of the children. Do you want to be friends? What happens when I fall asleep? Are we there yet?

Focus: Making new friends, being kind Focus: bedtime routines, moon and the stars, Focus: different types of transport, and helpful, co-operation, similarities and nocturnal animals, people who work at night how things move, holiday differences, people who help us at home. Ambassador: Dentist, nurse -Jobs and destinations, keeping safe on the aspirations, people who work at night roads and pavements, imaginary and Visit/visitor: Exploring school and new Owl visitor real journeys people. Community and partnership: Make /decorate Inviting a special adult into school for a star biscuits for fundraising Visit/visitor: local garage visit teddy bear’s picnic Arts and Culture: Pantomime at the old courts, Outdoor learning: local garage Whole school special days – World Book Mesnes Park, Wigan Will you read me a story? Day Why do zebras have stripes? Focus: Fairy tales, Goodies and baddies, Do cows drink milk? homes and castles, magic and fantasy, Focus: where food comes from, animals that Focus: African culture, wild animals, writing and telling stories live on the farm, growing plants and crops, camouflage animal body parts, farm machinery Visit/visitor: Visit from Elves and Fairies Visit/visitor: Smithill’s farm Visit/visitor: Visit to the zoo Community and partnership : Tesco visit to Arts and Culture: Nativity performance buy ingredients to make pizza Whole school special days – Mab’s Cross Olympic Games Olympic ambassadors

Year 1 ILP: Paws Claws &Whiskers/Bright ILP: Dinosaur Planet ILP: Enchanted Woodland lights, Big Cities Focus: History Focus: Science

Focus: Geography Visits/Visitor: Dinosaur workshop – Visits/visitor: Fairy Glen woodland Palaeontologist Visits/Visitor: Trip to Smithills Farm, Outdoor learning: Fairy Glen RSPCA visitor, Guide Dog trainer, STEM topic/ambassador: Engineer woodland visit. Educational walk to Parents and their pets Designing dinosaur scales ( Rosie Revere’s Haigh Hall & Wigan Park an engineer book) 11 things to do before you are 11 : 11 things to do before you are 11 : Make Build a den, Make a daisy chain, Roll and taste Chapatitis Local history: How has our school changed down a hill since it was built in 1906?

Arts and Culture: Theatre visit Whole school special days – Mab’s Manchester – Snow White and the Seven 11 things to do before you are 11 :Make Cross Olympic Games Dwarfs some biscuits Olympic ambassadors

Whole school special days – World Book Community and partnership : Tesco Day Bakery

Year 2 ILP: Beachcombers ILP: Street Detectives ILP: The scented garden

Focus: Science Focus: History/Geography Focus: Science

Visits/Visitor: Trip to the Sea Life centre Visits/Visitor: Local area walk-plan route Visits/visitor: Bring your wellies- – Blackpool (digi-map) Past pupils of Mab’s Cross outdoor learning centre

STEM topic/ambassador: Architect Arts and Culture: Theatre visit Designing a building ( Iggy Peck’s an Outdoor learning: Local area walk to Manchester - Snow White and the Seven architect - Big project book) Mesnes Park – flowers Dwarfs

Local history: What has changed and what Competition: The Great Big Bug 11 things to do before you are 11 : Trip has stayed the same in Wigan town centre in Hunt 2020 – The Association for to the seaside the last 100 years? Science Education

11 things to do before you are 11 : Walk to 11 things to do before you are 11 : a local landmark Become a nature detective

Community and partnership: St Mary and St Whole school special days – Mab’s John’s Catholic church visit. Cross Olympic Games Olympic ambassadors Whole school special days – World Book Day

Year 3 ILP: Predator ILP: Tribal Tales ILP: Gods and Mortals Focus: Science/Geography Focus: Science/ History Focus: History Visits/Visitor: Chester Zoo or Knowsley Visits/visitor: Anderton Centre –Stone Age Safari Park. Vet & veterinary nurse (Dietary experience- fire building, shelter building, Visits/Visitor: Greek workshop – A visit needs of pets) campfire, archery from a rich Athenian Lady and a Greek Wigan life museum – to discuss the role of an Spartan tutor Local history: Who is George Mottershead archaeologist or a local historian and why is he a significant historical figure in the local area? STEM topic Feeding Stonehenge project Outdoor learning: Physical challenges – Competition: RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch linked to Ancient Greek Olympics 2020 Outdoor learning: Archaeological Pig – Haigh Hall, Fieldwork experience and natural STEM topic: Frog Belly Rat Bone book – sculptures Whole school special days – Mab’s Bird Watch. Cross Olympic Games Community and partnership: Wigan Parish Olympic ambassadors Community and partnership: Fundraising church visit project – Adopt an animal Whole school special days – World Book Outdoor learning: How can you measure the Day height of a tree? Mesnes Park or Haigh Hall

Year 4 ILP: I am Warrior/Traders and Raiders ILP: Blue Abyss ILP: Road Trip USA

Focus: History Focus: Science Focus: Geography

Visit: Trip to – Roman Visit: Walk along the river Douglas/ Haigh Hall. Visits/visitor: Liverpool Mosque and workshop, including the hypocaust remains Compare and contrast with a walk along the cathedral canal by Trenchfield Mill. Visitor: Makers of History STEM topic/ Extreme elements project Visitor: An Environmental Scientist from Canal Community and partnership: Carol and River Trust Outdoor learning: Orienteering Service at St Michael’s church Wider opportunities – Learn how to play Local history: Why was the Leeds and Liverpool Whole school special days – Mab’s a string instrument – Wigan music canal built and how has its use changed over Cross Olympic Games services time? Olympic ambassadors

11 things to do before you are 11:Go hiking Community and partnership: String

Concert- Wigan council music

services

Outdoor learning: Local area walk – Is the

pollution of the river different as you move from

Tesco to Haigh?

Residential visit : Malham Tarn – Field study

trip

Community and partnership: Wider

opportunities – Learn how to play a string instrument – Wigan music services

Whole school special days – World Book Day

Year 5 ILP: Stargazers ILP: Off with her Head ILP: Pharaohs

Focus: Science Focus: History Focus: History

Visits/Visitor: Jodrell Bank Visits/Visitor: Tudor day- Tudor visitors Visits/Visitor: Visit to Wigan Life museum – Egyptian workshop Local history/PSHE: Why did the suffrage Residential visit : Hinning House – Orienteering movement develop in Manchester during the trip Competition: Take one picture – National 19th century and what impact did it have on Gallery (visit exhibition on Y6 residential the local area? Outdoor learning: Local area walk –town centre following year) Tudor buildings STEM topic/ambassador – Space Mission to the moon project Whole school special days – World Book Whole school special days – Mab’s Day Cross Olympic Games Olympic ambassadors Community and partnership: visit or visitors

Year 6 ILP: Revolution / Firedamp and Davy Lamps ILP: Frozen Kingdom ILP: Hola Mexico (Mining in Wigan) Focus: Geography/science Focus: History/Geography Focus: History Visits/visitor: Chill Factore Visits/Visitor: Dr Diane - Mayan Visits/Visitor: Quarry Bank Mill archaeologist STEM topic/ambassador: Polar Explorer Local history: Why did the 1842 Mines Act project – Ambassador- Wigan council – plastics prohibit the employment underground of all Alison Residential visit: London – Arts and females and males under 10? culture trip, West End show

11 things to do before you are 11 : Plan a 11 things to do before you are 11 : Interview 11 things to do before you are 11 : Make tour around your local area someone a dessert (Enterprise)

Outdoor learning: Local area walk Whole school special days – World Book Whole school special days – Mab’s Day Cross Olympic Games Olympic ambassadors Community and partnership: Christmas carols concert at St George’s nursing home Carol service at St Michael’s Church