Class 2 Curriculum Map

Year 8 Curriculum Map 2015 Subject Autumn Spring Summer English Spooks, Spirits and Reading the whole Non-fiction writing Study of short stories View Points and Issues An introduction to a touch of Magic. text unit 2 Holes Unit 3 unit 4 Unit 5 Shakespeare unit 6 Unit 1A by Louis Sachar (Scene of Crime – (The Spy who learnt Macbeth Study of literacy Herts the grid Studies of literacy English – Herts The Reading Skills: Reading for meaning texts: reading for KS3 resources non- texts: understanding grid resources yr 7) Analysing meaning Understanding the meaning fiction) the author’s craft. author’s craft Key piece: writing Key piece: Speaking and Writing to persuade, Writing to analyse, assessment Writing to inform, Listening activity –small argue, advise review, comment Writing to imagine, explain, describe group discussions. explore, entertain Key Piece: Reading Key piece: Writing Contemporary poetry assessment – Assessment – unit 1B Key piece; Formal oral demonstrate informative writing. Writing to analyse, presentation to understanding. review , comment persuade. Reading for meaning. Understanding the author’s craft Key piece: writing assessment Maths Place value Multiplication and Fractions Multiplication and Place value Place value 2D and 3D shapes division Volume, capacity division Addition and Money Addition and Position and and mass Fractions subtraction Measures subtraction direction 2D and 3D shapes Time Money Time Science Solutions Reproduction The Earth and Acids and Alkalis Seeing and Light and Separating Beyond History Chronology Remembrance The Tudors The Tudors Life during World Life during World The Gunpowder Plot WW1 War 2 War 2 Art Autumn: LS Lowry Bodies British Art The Environment Insects The pupils will be taught how to use 19th Century Charcoal, maquette, Range of media Andy Goldsworthy Puppet and mosaic pencil, colour, paint, painter LS Lowry paper clothes, Sensory boxes environmental artists, design print, collage and industrial sculpting Memory postcards model making and Louise Bourgeois paper to create landscapes, colour Giacometti inspired Thomas Gainsborough observational drawing. Jennifer Angus quality art work mixing, comparing models Lucian Freud that shows works of art, Julian Opie Howard Hodgkin progression in skills. perspective, Alberto Giacometti Anish Kapoor The children will multimedia collage Henry Moore Paula Rego also have the drawing figures Sonia Boyce opportunity to and buildings. explore the work of several paintings of Autumn scenes, also works by Matisse and by Cezanne. DT Fabric Bunting Super seasonal Marbulous Juggling Balls Automata Animals Felt cases Graphics program cooking Structures Heming overcast stitch Mechanical systems Design to include Design and evaluate Ingredients Designing a free Exploring and evaluating Cam mechanism aesthetics, and Working with felt Balanced meals standing structure Tie dye and fabric functionality Cutting and running hygiene Marble run paints. Use a running stitch, stitch back stitch, whip Sewing, stapling and stitch, blanket gluing stitch. Music Exploring rhythm Preparation for Pop - Adele Gospel – Lean on me Benjamin Britten – A Stop! and pulse Christmas Make you feel my How to listen to music. Tragic Story How to listen with African greetings performances Love To sing the song. How to listen with understanding and -Cyclic patterns -Singing How to listen to To understand the understanding and direction -Drumming practicing carols music. geographical origin of direction Recognising styles of for the carol To sing the song. the music and in which ● Recognising styles music and their style service. To understand the era it was composed. of music and their indicators -preparation for geographical origin To experience and learn style indicators Developing a context concert – of the music and in how to apply key ● Developing a context for the history of performing and which era it was musical for the history of music evaluating composed. concepts/elements, eg music - Benjamin Applying the performances To experience and finding a pulse, Britten and his life interrelated learn how to apply clapping a rhythm, use Applying the dimensions of music key musical of pitch. interrelated in this context e.g. concepts/elements, To play the dimensions of music in finding the pulse eg finding a pulse, accompanying this context eg building to extended clapping a rhythm, instrumental parts. finding the pulse dimensions use of pitch. To understand and use building to the Using correct To play the the first five notes of extended dimensions musical vocabulary accompanying the C Major scale while Using correct musical linked to the song instrumental parts. improvising and vocabulary linked to and general musical To work together in composing. the song and general vocabulary correctly a band/ensemble. To recognise the style musical Learning through To develop of the music and to vocabulary correctly repetition and games creativity through understand its main To develop creativity about the improvising and style indicators. through expressing interrelated composing within To understand and use musical and literary dimensions of music the song. general musical ideas Sing the song with To understand and vocabulary and specific To research understanding and use the G major vocabulary linked to the independently or musicality scale while Song. within a group Work together in a improvising and Learning through band/ensemble composing. To repetition and games Play instrumental recognise the style about the interrelated parts with increasing of the music and to dimensions of music confidence and understand its main Sing the song with progression style indicators. understanding and Begin to improvise musicality with creativity and Work together in a understanding band/ensemble Play instrumental parts with increasing confidence and progression P.E Netball and Football Gymnastics and Basketball and Hockey and Badminton Rounders , Athletics Rounders , Athletics Dance or Fitness Short Tennis, Tag and Cricket and Cricket Rugby Geography A study of the Animals from A river study A river study A study of coastal A study of coastal weather around the world change change Africa R.E Islam – The Qur’an Christianity – The Hinduism – books Christianity – Jesus: Judaism – basic Christianity – Holy Bible and stories Human or divine? beliefs Baptism I.C.T Use Microsoft Photostory 3. Cyber safety Programming and Animated graphics Spreadsheets Publisher and desk control using Scratch top publishing. Thinkuknow cyber café plans Spanish School subjects, like Holidays, Using ‘wow’ words in Descriptions Time and date Describing myself dislikes descriptions, Spanish Reporting problems Hobbies extended writing Introducing friends numbers over 10, Basic grammar for Free time opportunities months of the regular verbs Daily routine year P.S.H.E/Citi Introduction to the Friends and Smoking: Personal Development: Attendance: zenship inc. SEAL new school year Friendship Consequences of Growing and Changing: Personal Safety Truancy: programme Produce a class Working smoking and PSD contract/Human Together. Know the facts Sexual Activity and Leisure and Sport as a Sexual Activity: Rights Agony Aunt/Peer about smoking Feelings: means to stay healthy, Study Skills: Pressure Financial costs of fit and safe. Crime and who it First Aid Am I a Good smoking. The ways we view the effects Friend? Why some pupils opposite sex as we get The need for rules Drugs: Elections and smoke. older. and laws: Alcohol: Voting Rights and Non Contraception: How old do I have to Rights: be to? The Tobacco Bullying: industry. Dangerous Our legal system. situations/places: Group Skills: Making choices: Successful team work. Communication/Feel ings Team activities: Need to rely on others. Trusting your peers

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