Curriculum Overview

Curriculum Overview Curriculum Intent By the end of Year 6, we aim for children to leave Priors Hall being: 1. Respectful and caring learners who can take responsibility for themselves and their part in local area and wider world. 2. Confident communicators who are articulate and able to engage in conversations with others. 3. Critical thinkers who find solutions and problem solve using their own initiative and prior knowledge. 4. Curious and questioning learners who are able to challenge, investigate and research effectively. 5. Understanding learners who are aware of how life has changed for people both within and outside of living memory. 6. Expressive and creative learners who are able to choose from varied mediums to express themselves. 7. Collaborative learners who work and interact well with others. 8. Ready for the challenges of secondary school and able to embrace opportunities that become available to them. Year 1 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Dinosaur Planet Bright Lights, Big Moon Zoom Superheroes Paws, Claws and Enchanted City Whiskers Woodlands History & Science Geography History & Science Science Art & Science Science National History: Name, locate and History: Science: Science: Identify and name a Curriculum Learn about events identify Know and understand Identify, name, draw identify and name a variety of common beyond living characteristics of the the history of these and label the basic variety of common wild and garden statement memory that are four countries and islands as a coherent, parts of the human animals including plants, including significant nationally capital cities of the chronological body and say which fish, amphibians, deciduous or globally UK and its narrative, from the part of the body is reptiles, birds and and evergreen surrounding seas. earliest times to the associated with each mammals trees Learn about the lives present day: how sense. of significant Use world maps, people’s lives have Describe and Identify and describe individuals in the past atlases and globes to shaped this nation History link: compare the the basic structure of who have identify the UK and and how Britain has Learn about the lives structure of a variety a variety of common contributed to its countries, as well influenced and been of significant of common animals flowering plants, national and as the countries, influenced by the individuals in the past (fish, amphibians, including trees international continents and wider world. who have reptiles, birds and . achievements. Some oceans studied at this contributed to mammals, including Observe changes should be used to key stage. Learn about the lives national and pets) across the four compare aspects of of significant international seasons life in different Use simple compass individuals in the past achievements. Some identify and name a periods directions (North, who have should be used to variety of common Observe and describe South, East and West) contributed to compare aspects of animals that are weather associated Science: and locational and national and life in different carnivores, with the seasons and identify and name a directional language international periods herbivores and how day length variety of common (e.g. near and far; left achievements. Some omnivores. varies. animals that are and right), to should be used to Art link: carnivores, describe the location compare aspects of Use drawing, painting Art (Funny Faces and Geography link: herbivores and of features and life in different and sculpture to Fabulous Features): Use aerial omnivores routes on a map. periods develop and share Use a range of photographs and plan their ideas, materials creatively perspectives to Geography link: Use aerial Optional to be experiences and to design and make recognise landmarks Name, locate and photographs and plan covered: imagination. products. and basic human and identify perspectives to Learn about changes physical features; characteristics of the recognise landmarks within living memory. Evaluate and analyse devise a simple map; four countries and and basic human and Where appropriate, creative works using and use and capital cities of the physical features; these should be used the language of art, construct basic UK and its devise a simple map; to reveal aspects of craft and design. symbols in a key. surrounding seas. and use and change in national construct basic life. Develop a wide range Art link Use world maps, symbols in a key. of art and design Use a range of atlases and globes to Science: techniques in using materials creatively identify the UK and Understand Distinguish between colour, pattern, to design and make its countries, as well geographical an object and the texture, line, shape, products. as the countries, similarities and material from which form and space. continents and differences through it is made Develop a wide range oceans studied at this studying the human Use drawing, painting of art and design key stage. and physical Compare and group and sculpture to techniques in using geography of a small together a variety of develop and share colour, pattern, Art link: area of the UK, and of everyday materials their ideas, texture, line, shape, Use a range of a small area in a on the basis of their experiences and form and space. materials creatively contrasting non- simple physical imagination. to design and make European country. properties. products. Use basic Learn about the work geographical Describe the simple of a range of artists, . vocabulary to refer to physical properties of craft makers and key physical features, a variety of everyday designers, describing including: beach, cliff, materials the differences coast, forest, hill, between difference mountain, sea, Identify and name a practices and ocean, river, soil, variety of everyday disciplines, and valley, vegetation, materials, including making links to their season and weather. wood, plastic, glass, own work. metal, water, and Use basic rock Geography link: geographical Name, locate and vocabulary to refer to Geography link: identify key human features, Use simple compass characteristics of the including: city, town, directions (North, four countries and village, factory, farm, South, East and West) capital cities of the house, office, port, and locational and UK and its harbour and shop. directional language surrounding seas. Use simple fieldwork (e.g. near and far; left and observational and right), to Use world maps, skills to study the describe the location atlases and globes to geography of their of features and identify the UK and school and its routes on a map. its countries, as well grounds and the key Use basic as the countries, human and physical geographical continents and features of its vocabulary to refer to oceans studied at this surrounding key physical features, key stage. environment. including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, Use aerial Develop contextual mountain, sea, photographs and plan knowledge of the ocean, river, soil, perspectives to location of globally valley, vegetation, recognise landmarks significant places – season and weather. and basic human and both terrestrial and physical features; marine – including devise a simple map; their defining physical and use and and human construct basic characteristics and symbols in a key. how these provide a geographical context Use basic for understanding the geographical actions of processes. vocabulary to refer to key physical features, Identify seasonal and including: beach, cliff, daily weather coast, forest, hill, patterns in the UK mountain, sea, and the location of ocean, river, soil, hot and cold areas of valley, vegetation, the world in relation season and weather. to the Equator and the North and South Pole Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment. History Link: Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally. Science: observe changes across the four seasons observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. Art link: Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products. Cultural Capital Understand what life Know what the Have an awareness of Have an awareness of Understand Understand how was like before countries are in the key individuals who key individuals who difference in types of flowers are different humans and things United Kingdom and have had an impact have had an impact animals and what to animals and lived on Earth. where they are. on the modern world. on the modern world. they eat. humans and how they are important to the local environment. Enrichment Dinosaur museum Virtual tour of Space Centre visit Dress up day Zoo visit Trip to the woods London Atomic Tom visit Planetarium to school Vocabulary Dinosaur, excavate, Adventure, aerial Alien, astronaut, Actions, appearance, Camouflage, claw, Bark, bird, cold- extinct, fossil, picture, art gallery, constellation, gravity, characteristics, climate, domestic blooded, conker, habitat, invertebrate, autumn, bakery, Martian, moon, choice, comic strip, animal, enclosure, environment, landscape, map, Belfast, Big Ben, NASA, outer space, conflict, costume, fable, feathers, fur, evergreen, mammal, marine, reptile, Buckingham Palace, planet, robot, rocket, disguise, emergency habitat, pet, paw, natural, petals, tree, prehistoric, predator, capital city, cathedral, science fiction, signal, services, figurine,

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