Term 1 

Autumn

Driver project 

Invasion  

History

This project teaches children about life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal. Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions up to the Norman conquest.

Children to recreate the invasion of Lindisfarne. Children will have different roles and will act out the invasion

Writing

Science

(Cornerstones)

Food and the Digestive System 

This project teaches children about the human digestive system. They explore the main parts, starting with the mouth and teeth, identifying teeth types and their functions. They link this learning to animals' diets and construct food chains to show the flow of energy.

Build the digestive system with clay.

Digestive system experiment

Sound 

This project teaches children about sound, how sound is made and how sound travels as vibrations through a medium to the ear. They learn about pitch and volume and find out how both can be changed.

Exploring sound waves experiment.

Outdoors learning, exploring how sound moves through space.

Paper cups tied together with string.

A&D 

(Cornerstones)

Contrast and Complement

This project is linked to Invasion. This project teaches children about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and colour mixing. It includes an exploration of tertiary colours, warm and cool colours, complementary colours and analogous colours, and how artists use colour in their artwork.

Explore mixing colours using watercolors.

Choose a famous painting that uses high contrast to paint. 

Explore outdoors looking at different colours

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Warp and Weft 

This project is linked to Invasion. This project teaches children about the artform of weaving and how it has developed over time, including the materials and techniques required to create woven patterns and products.

Create a woven material using card and wool.

D&T 

(Cornerstones)

Fresh Food, Good Food 

This project is linked to Invasion. This project teaches children about food decay and preservation. They discover key inventions in food preservation and packaging, then make examples. The children prepare, package and evaluate a healthy snack.

Children could make a salad bowl (healthy food)

Geography 

(Cornerstones)

Interconnected World 

This essential skills and knowledge project teaches children about compass points and four and six-figure grid references. They learn about the tropics and the countries, climates and culture of North and South America. Children identify physical features in the United Kingdom and learn about the National Rail and canal networks. They conduct an enquiry to prove a hypothesis, gathering data from maps and surveys before drawing conclusions.

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RE 

(Cornerstones)

Janmashtami  Hinduism

Kathina  Buddhism

Computing

(Cornerstones, via Barefoot)

You're the Cyber Security Expert

Network Hunt

Kodu tinkering

Kodu game selection

Music

(Charanga)

Musical Structures

Exploring Feelings When You Play

MFL - French

(Language Angels)

Seasons

Vegetables

Being Me in My World

Being part of a class team 

Being a school citizen 

Rights, responsibilities and democracy (school council) Rewards and consequences Group decision-making 

Having a voice 

What motivates behaviour

Celebrating Difference

Challenging assumptions 

Judging by appearance 

Accepting self and others Understanding influences Understanding bullying Problem-solving Identifying how special and unique everyone is First impressions

Football-To explore dribbling in a circuit , weight of pass and moving, Striking the ball, transition from attack to defence, tackling and then adding them to a game situation..

Hockey- Perform a push pass, perform a Dribble while maintaining possession, use reverse stick to control a ball, use the slap pass over a longer, turn to keep the ball under control, develop new skills in a competitive situation.

Term 2

Spring

Driver project 

Misty Mountain, Winding River 

Geography

This project teaches children about the characteristics and features of rivers and mountain ranges around the world, including a detailed exploration of the ecosystems and processes that shape them and the land around them.

  Visit riverside/river Medway

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Writing

Science

(Cornerstones)

States of Matter 

This project teaches children about solids, liquids and gases and their characteristic properties. They observe how materials change state as they are heated and cooled, and learn key terminology associated with these processes.

Observing over time - evaporation

Showing the different states of matter - melting chocolate, water in a bowl to show condensation over a period of time, boiling water at the front (teacher led), ice cube melting

Grouping and Classifying

This project teaches children about grouping living things, known as classification. They study the animal and plant kingdoms and use and create classification keys to identify living things.

Outdoor lessons, children can find objects and correctly group them

A&D 

(Cornerstones

Vista 

This project is linked to Misty Mountain, Winding River. This project teaches children about the techniques that artists use when composing landscape images, such as colour and atmosphere.

Sketching, drawing some landscapes, colouring and painting.

All equipment and resources should be prepared beforehand

Animal 

This project is linked to Misty Mountain, Winding River. This project teaches children about the historical and cultural portrayal of animals in art. They study the visual qualities of animals through sketching, printmaking and clay modelling.

If children have pets, they can bring in pictures of their pets.

Children could create an animal that is a mixture of a number of animals

D&T 

(Cornerstones)

Functional and Fancy Fabrics 

This project is linked to Misty Mountain, Winding River. This project teaches children about home furnishings and the significant designer William Morris. They learn techniques for decorating fabric, including block printing, hemming and embroidery and use them to design and make a fabric sample.

Children bring in different fabrics to discuss the texture. 

Children make paper dolls and design clothes with tabs.

Children make small doll sized clothing

Geography 

(Cornerstones)

Geography covered in the main project  

RE 

(Cornerstones)

Vaisakhi - Sikhism

Festival assembly

Holy Week and Easter -  Christianity 

Easter egg hunt in classrooms/on playground

Computing

(Cornerstones, via Barefoot)

Abstraction unplugged

Logical reasoning unplugged

Viking Raid Animation

Bug in the Water Cycle

Music

(Charanga)

Compose with Your Friends

Feelings Through Music

MFL - French

(Language Angels)

Presenting myself

My family

Dreams and Goals

Hopes and dreams 

Overcoming disappointment Creating new, realistic dreams Achieving goals 

Working in a group 

Celebrating contributions Resilience 

Positive attitudes

Healthy Me

Healthier friendships 

Group dynamics 

Smoking 

Alcohol 

Assertiveness 

Peer pressure 

Celebrating inner strength

Gymnastics-Link movements such as spinning and turning in small sequences, perform a forward roll safely, understand how to dance to a beat and create rhythm, develop basic movements of the Capoeira, explore flight using large and small apparatus ,land and dismount of different types of equipment, explore more dismounts and landings of different equipment.

HRE-Improve cardio, core strength and functional movements,improve our core strength and learn how it helps us,understand the importance of cardiovascular training,challenge ourselves by trying to improve our results from week 1,recognise the importance of a strong cardiovascular system,and use the correct technique  in a variety of circuit exercises

Term 3 

Summer

Driver project 

Ancient Civilisations 

History

This project teaches children about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Children will learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation.

An Egyptian themed day

Writing

Science

(Cornerstones)

Electrical Circuits and Conductors

This project teaches children about electrical appliances and safety. They construct simple series circuits and name their parts and functions, including switches, wires and cells. They investigate electrical conductors and insulators and identify common features of conductors. It also teaches children about programmable devices. They combine their learning to design and make a nightlight.

Circuits experiment, complete set should be ready and available

A&D 

(Cornerstones

Statues, Statuettes and Figurines

This project is linked to Ancient Civilisations. This project teaches children about the 3-D representation of the human form, including statues, statuettes and figurines. They study examples from ancient civilisations, and use their clay skills to create a Sumer-style figurine.

Children can make their own statues and figurines using clay

Islamic Art

This project is linked to Ancient Civilisations. This project teaches children about the features of Islamic art. They make geometric patterns and motifs on paper, with fabric and in clay. They use their learning to create a high relief clay tile, decorated with geometric patterns.

Children can research and design their own Islamic inspired art

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D&T 

(Cornerstones)

Tomb Builders

This project is linked to Ancient Civilisations. This project teaches children about simple machines, including wheels, axles, inclined planes, pulleys and levers, exploring how they helped ancient builders to lift and move heavy loads.

Build a tomb using clay

Geography 

(Cornerstones)

Geography revision and retrieval practice

RE 

(Cornerstones)

Shabbat -  Judaism

Eid ul-Adha  - Islam

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Computing

(Cornerstones, via Barefoot)

Music

(Charanga)

Expression and Improvisation

The Show Must Go on!

MFL - French

(Language Angels)

In the classroom

At the Tea Room

Relationships

Jealousy Love and loss 

Memories of loved ones 

Getting on and Falling Out Girlfriends and boyfriends 

Showing appreciation to people and animals

Changing Me

Being unique 

Having a baby Girls and puberty Confidence in change 

Accepting change 

Preparing for transition Environmental change

Athletics-Develop fluency and coordination whilst running at speed, Improve our running techniques over a long distance, Develop our relay running skills, Improve our running technique for sprinting including the sprint finish, Develop awareness by judging the height and approach to obstacles, improve our standing triple jump technique.

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Cricket-Demonstrate overarm throwing with precision and control, understand long barrier and short barrier fielding, exploring the front foot drive technique, explore different way of batting the ball in different directions, apply tactics in small, sided games identifying where to hit the ball and why,