Topic-Matching to Your Wider Curriculum Through Carefully Chosen Cross-Curricular Topics for Each Pair of Books

Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper supports the wider curriculum in Science, Geography, History and Art Topic-matching to your wider curriculum through carefully chosen cross-curricular topics for each pair of books. This grid shows how the books are matched to topics across the range of curricula.

England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland International International Oxford The Northern Ireland Primary Curriculum Year Title Topic Early Years Foundation Curriculum for Excellence Curriculum for Wales Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Level Curriculum Primary (IPC) Stage Profile Early Foundation Phase Framework Years Programme (PYP) Foundation Stage Early Years Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Animals How the world works Tin Can Tracks Fiction Feet and world Planet Earth: of the World Movement and Energy Patterns footprints The world Biodiversity and Myself and other living things Animal Tracks Non-fiction interdependence Physical Social studies Personal and Social The World Around Us Clothes How the world works In the Sun Fiction What to wear in Development People, place and Development, Wellbeing and Place Changes Who we are different Health and self-care environment Cultural Diversity 1 Sun Hat, Non-fiction Sunscreen, Sun! weathers Wellbeing Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Animals How the world works Big! Fiction Big and world Planet Earth: of the World Interdependence All About Me small The world Biodiversity and Myself and other living things As Big As Me! Non-fiction interdependence Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Changes How the world works A Top Pot Fiction Materials: what world Materials: of the World Place things are The world Properties and uses Myself and non-living things Spot the Pot Non-fiction made of of substances Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Changes How the world works A Picnic at Fiction Sunset What world Planet Earth: Space of the World Interdependence happens The world Biodiversity and Myself and other living things Place 1+ At Sunset Non-fiction at sunset interdependence Myself and non-living things Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Up and Away How the world works Kite in the Wind Fiction Things world Planet Earth: Energy of the World Movement and Energy that move The world sources and Myself and non-living things in the sustainability In the Wind Non-fiction wind Forces, electricity and waves: Forces Understanding the Health and Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Food How the world works The Big Picnic Fiction Where food world wellbeing of the World Interdependence Reception/Primary 1 Grow Me a comes The world Food and health Myself and other living things Change Over Time Picnic Non-fiction from Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Houses and How the world works A Den in the Fiction Wood Animal world Planet Earth: of the World Interdependence Homes homes The world Biodiversity and Myself and other living things 2 Dens and Nests Non-fiction interdependence Expressive Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The Arts Changes How we express Cards for Gran Fiction Papercraft and arts and design Materials: of the World Art and Design ourselves making Exploring and using Properties and uses Myself and non-living things Frog Cards Non-fiction things media and materials of substances Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Houses and Where we are in place Home for a Fiction Night world Materials: of the World Place Homes and time Homes The world Properties and uses Places and people How the world works The Right Home Non-fiction of substances Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Sand and Water How the world works Is That Rain? Fiction Rain and world Planet Earth: of the World Place water The world Processes of the Places and people 3 Rain! Non-fiction planet Myself and non-living things Understanding the Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Food How the world works Pumpkin Mess Fiction Growing world Planet Earth: of the World Interdependence fruit and The world Biodiversity and Myself and other living things Grow a vegetables Strawberry Mess Non-fiction interdependence England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland International International Oxford The Northern Ireland Primary Curriculum Year Title Topic National Curriculum Curriculum for Excellence Curriculum for Wales Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Level Curriculum Primary (IPC) in England Early Foundation Phase Framework Years Programme (PYP) Foundation Stage Milepost 1 Art and Design Expressive Arts Creative Development The Arts Sensational! How we express The Mosaic Trail Fiction (KS1) Art and design Art and Design ourselves Mosaics Mosaic Art Non-fiction

Science (Y1) Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Science – How the world works The Stinky Plant Fiction Plants Planet Earth: of the World Interdependence Greenfingers Plants Biodiversity and Myself and other living things 4 Plants for Dinner Non-fiction interdependence Art and Design Expressive Arts Creative Development The Arts All Dressed Up How we express A Dress Fiction for Biff (KS1) Art and design Knowledge and Understanding Art and Design ourselves Costumes Science (Y1) Sciences of the World and clothing Everyday Materials: Myself and non-living things Dressing Up Non-fiction materials Properties and uses of substances Geography (KS1) Social studies Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Our World How the world works Camel-Back Fiction Mountain Physical Human and People, place and of the World Place geographical physical environment Places and people Highest Mountain, features geography Deepest Canyon Non-fiction

Geography (KS1) Social studies Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us From A to B Where we are in place The Treasure Map Fiction Maps and Geographical People, place and of the World Place and time compass skills and environment Places and people 5 Map, Compass, Non-fiction directions Year 1/Primary 2 Year Explore! fieldwork Science (Y1) Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us I’m Alive How the world works The Strange Beast Fiction Carnivores, herbivores Animals, Planet Earth: of the World Interdependence Science – Earth and including humans Biodiversity and Myself and other living things – our home Beast Feasts Non-fiction omnivores interdependence Science (Y1) Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Flowers and How the world works Grub Up Fiction Minibeasts and why Animals, Planet Earth: of the World Interdependence Insects including humans Biodiversity and Myself and other living things Minibeasts they are Matter! Non-fiction useful interdependence Science (Y1) Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Science – How the world works Seeing in the Dark Fiction Human Animals, Biological systems: of the World Interdependence Super Humans and animal including humans Body systems Myself and other living things Sensational! 6 Super Senses Non-fiction senses and cells

History (KS1) Social studies Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us From A to B Where we are in place The Steam Train Fiction Transport through the People, place and of the World Change Over Time and time ages environment Time and people Faster, Faster! Non-fiction England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland International International Oxford The Northern Ireland Primary Curriculum Year Title Topic National Curriculum Curriculum for Excellence Curriculum for Wales Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Level Curriculum Primary (IPC) in England Early Foundation Phase Framework Years Programme (PYP) Key Stage 1 Milepost 1 Science (Y2) Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Time Detectives Where we are in A Mammoth Task Fiction Animals that Living things and Planet Earth: of the World Change Over Time Science – Live place and time were once alive their habitats Biodiversity and Myself and other living things Place and Let Live How the world Extinct Giants Non-fiction interdependence works

Geography (KS1) Social studies Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Our World How the world The Lightning Fiction Key Weather Human and People, place and of the World Place works and extreme physical environment Places and people 7 Safe in a Storm Non-fiction weather geography Science (Y2) Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us I’m Alive How the world Survival in the Fiction Arctic Animals, Planet Earth: of the World Interdependence Science – Live works Basic needs for including Biodiversity and Myself and other living things and Let Live survival What Do We Non-fiction humans interdependence Need to Survive? Plants History (KS1) Social studies Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Media Magic Where we are in The Urgent Fiction Message Communications People, past of the World Change Over Time place and time through the events and Time and people Smoke Signals to ages Smartphones Non-fiction societies History (KS1) Social studies Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us History – People Where we are in Meeting Mozart Fiction Geniuses in People, past of the World Change Over Time of the Past place and time maths, science events and Time and people 8 Meet a Genius Non-fiction and music societies

Year 2/Primary 3 Year Science (Y2) Sciences Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Science – Earth – How the world At the Monster Fiction Games How animals Living things and Planet Earth: of the World Place our home works are adapted to their habitats Biodiversity and Myself and other living things Interdependence Animal environments Superpowers Non-fiction interdependence Art and Design Expressive Arts Creative Development The Arts Sensational! How we express Sculptures for the Fiction Emperor Sculptures of (KS1) Art and design Art and Design ourselves groups of Stone Sculptures people to Frozen Figures Non-fiction Science (Y2) Health and Physical Development Personal Development and How are you? How the world Wake Up! Fiction Sleep in humans Animals, wellbeing Knowledge and Understanding Mutual Understanding I’m Alive works and animals including Physical education, of the World Personal Understanding Who we are 9 Sleep Non-fiction humans physical activity Myself and other living things and Health and sport Science (Y2) Social studies Knowledge and Understanding The World Around Us Science – Earth – How the world Turtle Beach Fiction Habitats and Living things and People, place and of the World Place our home works microhabitats their habitats environment Myself and other living things Where we are in Rock Pool to Rainforest Non-fiction place and time