Compassion - Courage - Forgiveness - Thankfulness Mistley Norman Church of Primary School and Nursery Topic Plan Overview

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term Famous People and Events Our Country and Our World Our Area and areas of others Reception and Year What did these famous people do for us? Whatever’s the weather? What makes our area our area? Year 1 A Famous people including political pioneers, The seasons and weather including ecology and Our local area including Mistley Towers, Old scientists and explorers. differences in weather and climate around the Knobbly and Mistley Waters Forces world such as at the North Pole and South Pole.

Gruffalo Trail Presentation to parents about learning Local visit Year How can I be a good historian? What makes our country our country? What would it be like to live in another B Famous events including local and national ones The UK, some major cities, towns and rivers and country? such as the development of transport, WW 1 monarchy (Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth Compare and contrast our locality and country and WW 2 (remembrance) and the Great Fire of II) to India and localities in it London Plants and sustainability Animals including humans Windsor Castle Natural History Museum – ‘Explorers, ourselves Museum of Docklands ‘Mudlarks’ and other animals’. Year 2, Year What was it like to live in the stone age? Time for Climate Change? The Tudors – good or bad? Year 3 and A The Stone Age Climate and time zones across the world. The The causes, life and times and legacy of The Year 4 Rocks and Soils causes and impact of different and changing Tudors climates. Forces and magnets Light Experience day in school Greenwich Observatory – workshop on light and dark Kentwell Hall and St Osyth Priory Year What did the Romans ever do for us? What makes the Unique? Friend or Foe? B Roman life and legacy in Britain Our Country – political and geographical regions Invaders and Settlers – Anglo-Saxons States of Matter – water as liquid, gas and solid of the UK. Identification of human and physical Living things and their habitats characteristics of UK. Place of UK in the world. Famous scientists and artists Visit to London – cruise and Houses of Parliament West Stow/Sutton Hoo Castle Compassion - Courage - Forgiveness - Thankfulness Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School and Nursery Topic Plan Overview

Year 5 and Year Ancient and Awesome? Why has our country changed? What makes London special? Year 6 A Life, times and legacy of the Ancient Greeks Key themes to explore the changing nature of Aspects of the history and physical and human Animals including humans our country and its role in the world geography of London. Forces Living things and their habitats Electricity Evolution and inheritance

Year 5 and Year 6 – Birch Hall Science workshops/Museum London – three day residential for year 6 Year 5? Year Was World War 2 Good? Would I like to live in India? What’s occurring in Mistley Norman? B The origin of World War 2 and key aspects of it Key aspects of the history and geography of Aspects of the history and physical and human including the phoney war, Battle of Britain, the India including the impact of the empire and geography of Mistley and and home front and the holocaust. the role of trade and commerce. surrounding area. Properties and changes of materials Earth and Space Living things and their habitats Reversible and irreversible changes Evolution and inheritance Year 5 – Birch Hall Year 6 – West End Theatre Cultural Theme day St Osyth Priory Pioneer Sailing Day