CLASS TOPICS
THE UNDER FIVES
RECEPTION CLASS 1
RECEPTION CLASS 2
INFANT CLASS 3
INFANT CLASS 4
INFANT CLASS 5
INFANT CLASS 6
JUNIOR CLASS 7
JUNIOR CLASS 8
JUNIOR CLASS 9
THE UNDER FIVES
Personal, social and emotionalFeel safe and secure- home; a special place, my family at home ?The Cat who Lost her Purr.?
Have a sense of belonging - special things at home
Have a positive approach to new experiences- ?Grandpa?s Balloon? ?Handa?s Surprise?
Make connections between different parts of their life experiences - my friends/family/celebrations/food/toys/school- poster collage
Begin to accept the needs of others with support - behaviour that makes us happy/sad.
Show concern for self - raod safety and safety in the home.
Communication, language and literacy
Begin to write for a range of purposes, ascribe meaning to marks e.g. shopping lists,
letters, signs
Hear and say initial sounds in words, link sounds with letters e.g sound lotto, sounds games.
Attempt to write own name and identify own name e.g. label pictures and models, use rotas
Use vocabulary based on objects e.g.label rooms, sort furniture into rooms
Listen to and join in with favourite songs, stories and rhymes. Act out stories e.g. Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Bears.
Recognise that print carries meaning and is read left to right in English. Recognise some familiar words e.g. family members, days of the week.
Extend vocabulary through role play e.g. in shop, post office, vets, house removals, laundrette, builders, dentists.
Physical
Use one-handed tools e.g. scissors, hammer.
Show an awareness of own needs with regard to hygiene (Make Poster). Dental Health Project.
Engage in activities requiring hand/eye co-ordination e.g. thread beads, use construction kits, throw and catch.
Creative
Tap out simple, repeated rhythms e.g. names song.
Begin to describe texture; make garden and wildlife collage.
Begin to differentiate colours e.g paint road signs/ zebra crossings.
Respond to music; Hokey Cokey, Mulberry Bush, Shoo Fly Dance
Act out and recreate familiar events, notice what adults do and use it in their play.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Investigate construction materials, build and construct with large and small materials e.g. box dens, design and make model houses
Use tools e.g. woodworking, work with clay and dough.
Talk about significant experiences - memory boxes
Show an interest in the environment - art work to decorate the outdoor area.
Find out about the local area - walk, take photographs, identify what they like, what could be better.
Investigate materials- e.g. ?gloop,? changes and textures in cooking, ?raising raisins.?
ICT
Investigate machines used in the home. Use simple programmes and learn how to use rota for taking turns at the computer.
Mathematics
Show an interest in numbers and counting -door numbers/small world and role play activities.
Use mathematical language in play e.g. sort and match items in shop and home corner. Sizes in the ?Three Bears.?
Begin to identify solid and flat shapes - shapes inside and out, build and make pictures using shapes.
Read numbers 0-5, 6-10 and beyond as appropriate e.g. deliver letters to the correct door, make number books. Number rhymes and games. Back to top
RECEPTION CLASS 1
Personal, Social, and Emotional.? Learning about class rules.
? Listening to others appropriately.
? Treating others with respect.
? Learning about changing our clothes for PE
? Developing awareness of their own and others needs.
? Learning about sharing, and taking turns.
? Learning about personal hygiene for example, washing hands etc.
Communication, Language, and Literacy.
? Develop interaction and negotiating skills.
? Developing listening and speaking skills.
? Exploring letter sounds and names.
? Learning about following instructions.
? Develop / or begin to write names.
? Label items made for the role-play corner.
? Begin to write for a variety of purposes e.g. lists, news, labels etc.
? Listen and respond to a variety of stories.
? Use story language in imaginative play.
? Form lower case letters with care.
? To begin to read books by using pictures, sounds, and meaning.
Mathematical knowledge.
? Use number names in order up to 5 and 10.
? Match quantity to a numeral.
? Form our numbers up to 5 with care.
? Use counting songs to develop our understanding of number order.
? Look at weight.
? Estimate and compare different weights.
? Solve simple measure problems.
? Sort and recognise colours.
Knowledge and understanding of the world.
? Learn about our faces and name parts of the body.
? Learn about the five senses.
? Use sense to investigate.
? Learn about our families.
? Look at past and present for example, how our faces change over time.
? Use simple computer programs to support learning.
Physical.
? Learn about keeping healthy.
? Learn to describe changes that happen to our body during exercise.
? Use small and large equipment to develop control and co-ordination.
? Develop understanding of space.
? Learn to travel around a given space with imagination.
? Learn about safety whilst doing physical activities.
Creative.
? Explore 2D and 3D art for example making puppets and clay faces.
? To look at famous self-portraits and attempt our own.
? To combine a variety of different materials to create pictures.
? To explore sounds and different instruments.
? To sing familiar songs from memory.
? To respond to senses creatively such as through dance or drama. Back to top
RECEPTION CLASS 2
Personal, Social, and Emotional.? Learning about class rules.
? Listening to others appropriately.
? Treating others with respect.
? Learning about changing our clothes for PE
? Developing awareness of their own and others needs.
? Learning about sharing, and taking turns.
? Learning about personal hygiene for example, washing hands etc.
Communication, Language, and Literacy.
? Develop interaction and negotiating skills.
? Developing listening and speaking skills.
? Exploring letter sounds and names.
? Learning about following instructions.
? Develop / or begin to write names.
? Label items made for the role-play corner.
? Begin to write for a variety of purposes e.g. lists, news, labels etc.
? Listen and respond to a variety of stories.
? Use story language in imaginative play.
? Form lower case letters with care.
? To begin to read books by using pictures, sounds, and meaning.
Mathematical knowledge.
? Use number names in order up to 5 and 10.
? Match quantity to a numeral.
? Form our numbers up to 5 with care.
? Use counting songs to develop our understanding of number order.
? Look at weight.
? Estimate and compare different weights.
? Solve simple measure problems.
? Sort and recognise colours.
Knowledge and understanding of the world.
? Learn about our faces and name parts of the body.
? Learn about the five senses.
? Use sense to investigate.
? Learn about our families.
? Look at past and present for example, how our faces change over time.
? Use simple computer programs to support learning.
Physical.
? Learn about keeping healthy.
? Learn to describe changes that happen to our body during exercise.
? Use small and large equipment to develop control and co-ordination.
? Develop understanding of space.
? Learn to travel around a given space with imagination.
? Learn about safety whilst doing physical activities.
Creative.
? Explore 2D and 3D art for example making puppets and clay faces.
? To look at famous self-portraits and attempt our own.
? To combine a variety of different materials to create pictures.
? To explore sounds and different instruments.
? To sing familiar songs from memory.
? To respond to senses creatively such as through dance or drama. Back to top
INFANT CLASS 3
Literacy? News Writing
? Handwriting
? Simple sentences
? Common words
? PACT reading
? Revise alphabet and sounds
? Final and vowel sounds
? Capital letters and full stops.
Numeracy
? Counting and properties of number
? Place value and ordering numbers
? 2D shape
? Ordering numbers to 10
? Addition and subtraction to 10
? Number bonds to 5 and 10
Science
? The 5 senses
? Names of external body parts
? Changes since birth
? What do humans need to stay alive?
History
? 0-5 timeline
? Chronology
? Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Geography
? Our local area
? Where do I live?
? Route to school
? Nice and Nasty places.
PSCHE
? Living in a diverse world
Design and Technology
? Design and make a birthday card.
ICT
? Mouse control
? Drawing pictures
? Logging on and off
PE
? Rules
? Travel, direction and balance.
Art
? Line and tone
? Self portraits
? Texture pictures
? Mark marking
? Close up drawings
Music
? Choir auditions
? Sing songs with control
Religious Education
? What does it mean to belong?
? Special times.
Visit
? Local Area Walk Back to top
INFANT CLASS 4
Literacy? News Writing
? Handwriting
? Simple sentences
? Common words
? PACT reading
? Revise alphabet and sounds
? Final and vowel sounds
? Capital letters and full stops.
Numeracy
? Counting and properties of number
? Place value and ordering numbers
? 2D shape
? Ordering numbers to 10
? Addition and subtraction to 10
? Number bonds to 5 and 10
Science
? The 5 senses
? Names of external body parts
? Changes since birth
? What do humans need to stay alive?
History
? 0-5 timeline
? Chronology
? Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Geography
? Our local area
? Where do I live?
? Route to school
? Nice and Nasty places.
PSCHE
? Living in a diverse world
Design and Technology
? Design and make a birthday card.
ICT
? Mouse control
? Drawing pictures
? Logging on and off
PE
? Rules
? Travel, direction and balance.
Art
? Line and tone
? Self portraits
? Texture pictures
? Mark marking
? Close up drawings
Music
? Choir auditions
? Sing songs with control
Religious Education
? What does it mean to belong?
? Special times.
Visit
? Local Area Walk Back to top
INFANT CLASS 6
LiteracySee National Literacy Strategy Term 1
Numeracy
Counting, properties of numbers and number sequences
Place value, ordering, estimating and rounding number
Understanding addition and subtraction
Mental calculation strategies ? addition and subtraction
Making decisions, checking results
Money and ?real life? problems
Measures, including problems
Shape and space - reasoning abut shapes
Reasoning about number
Science ? Unit 2D: Grouping and changing materials
Looking at a range of materials with different characteristics
Understanding that some materials occur naturally and some do not
Investigating how materials can be altered
Understand and investigate that materials often change when heated
Explore ice melting
Investigate how some materials change when cooled
ICT ? Unit 2A: Communicating information using text
To use backspace key for correction
To type texts, spaces, use shift key
To use enter key to insert line breaks
To delete and insert text to improve readability
History ? Unit 5: How do we know about the Great Fire of London?
Where and when did the Great Fire begin?
What happened in the Great Fire?
Why did the fire spread so far and stay alight for so long?
How do we know what happened in the Great Fire?
What have we learnt about the Great Fire of London?
Physical Education
Throwing and Catching
Running and avoiding games to develop safe moving
Develop throwing and catching skills using a range of apparatus
Throwing and catching in different ways, in a stationary position and on the move
Make up games involving throwing and catching
Gymnastics
Travelling close to the ground and far away form the ground in different ways
Balancing with body close to the ground far away form the ground in different ways
Travelling close to the ground with different body parts taking the weight
Travelling underneath bridge shape
Using appropriate apparatus
Religious Education ? What is the Torah and why is it important to Jewish people?
What is the Torah?
How can books teach us?
Synagogue : a special place
Making a Torah scroll
Art ? Self portraits
Look and discuss differences and similarities in work of artists
Investigate the possibilities of a range of materials and processes
Try out tools and techniques and apply to materials
To use ideas and feelings to design and make a paintings
To review what they and others have done and say what they think and feel identify what they might change in their current work or develop in future work
Music ? Unit 2: Sounds interesting ? exploring sounds
What sounds can we hear?
How can we make sounds expressively?
Can we use sound to describe events and feelings?
Design and Technology ? vehicles and mechanisms
Investigate, disassembly and evaluate activities
Look and discuss different vehicles
Discuss different features of the vehicles
Focused Practical Tasks
Demonstrate different techniques of joining wheels and axles
Children try out techniques for axles and wheels
Design and make assignments
Design vehicle for purpose
Encourage children to collect things they need
Make vehicle and assess finished product
PSHE ? Rights and Responsibilities
To develop self-esteem, confidence, independence and responsibility, and make the most of their abilities.
To play an active role as future citizens and members of society.
To develop a healthy lifestyle and keep themselves nad otherss safe.
To develop effective and fulfilling relationships and learn to respect the differences between people. Back to top
JUNIOR CLASS 7
English:Text Work: The difference between fiction and non-fiction text. Plays. Poetry (Shape poetry). Letter writing.
Diary/News writing.
Continuos word (spelling) and sentence work (grammar and comprehension):
Reading (in school and at home).
Please see National Literacy Strategy.
Mathematics:
Place Value (to 1000). Counting and number sequences. Addition and Subtraction (mental and written strategies). Money and real life problems. Length. 2D shapes. Symmetry: Please see Hamilton Trust Lesson Plans.
Science:
Magnets and Springs: Direction of force between objects including the attraction and repulsion between magnets and materials. Stretching and compression of springs and elastic bands. Making and testing predictions. Planing, conducting and recording the results of a fair test. Categorising objects according to their properties.
ICT:
Finding Information: Locating and using information on a CD-ROM and Internet. (Please see QCA scheme of Work 2C).
Geography:
Investigating the local area: Describing a range of physical and human features of the locality. Using appropriate geographical terms. Making observations about location. Identifying how people affect, and recognising ways people can improve, the environment. Collecting, recording and interpreting a range of data collected from a first-hand enquiry.
Physical Education:
Invasion Games: Working in small teams. Practicing ball skills. Evaluating performances.
Art and Design.
Pattern Making. Using a range of media. Learning about patterns from different cultures. Exploring and evaluating ideas. Making work based on that by another artist.
PSHE.
Right and Wrong. Feelings and Relationships. Gaining an understanding of fear and how to deal with it. Understanding the importance of people surrounding them. Understanding different relationships. Under Back to top
JUNIOR CLASS 8
English:Text Work: The difference between fiction and non-fiction text. Plays. Poetry (Shape poetry). Letter writing.
Diary/News writing.
Continuos word (spelling) and sentence work (grammar and comprehension):
Reading (in school and at home).
Please see National Literacy Strategy.
Mathematics:
Place Value (to 1000). Counting and number sequences. Addition and Subtraction (mental and written strategies). Money and real life problems. Length. 2D shapes. Symmetry: Please see Hamilton Trust Lesson Plans.
Science:
Magnets and Springs: Direction of force between objects including the attraction and repulsion between magnets and materials. Stretching and compression of springs and elastic bands. Making and testing predictions. Planing, conducting and recording the results of a fair test. Categorising objects according to their properties.
ICT:
Finding Information: Locating and using information on a CD-ROM and Internet. (Please see QCA scheme of Work 2C).
Geography:
Investigating the local area: Describing a range of physical and human features of the locality. Using appropriate geographical terms. Making observations about location. Identifying how people affect, and recognising ways people can improve, the environment. Collecting, recording and interpreting a range of data collected from a first-hand enquiry.
Physical Education:
Invasion Games: Working in small teams. Practicing ball skills. Evaluating performances.
Art and Design.
Pattern Making. Using a range of media. Learning about patterns from different cultures. Exploring and evaluating ideas. Making work based on that by another artist.
PSHE.
Right and Wrong. Feelings and Relationships. Gaining an understanding of fear and how to deal with it. Understanding the importance of people surrounding them. Understanding different relationships. Under Back to top
JUNIOR CLASS 9
Literacy? Descriptive writing
? Fiction (Oral story/ playscripts)
? Non- fiction (Newspaper reports)
? Planning stories
? Instruction writing
? Comprehension (Recall and inference)
? Spelling
Numeracy
? Place Value
? Understanding + and ?
? Measure including problem solving
? Reasoning about shape and space
Science
? Materials
? Phases of Matter (Solids, liquids and gases)
? Separating
? Filtering
? Evaporation
ICT
? Combining text and graphics
? Writing for different audiences
History
? The Tudors
? The War of the Roses
? Henry VIII
? Henry?s wives
? Henry?s children
Geography
? Map skills (UK)
? A village in India
PE
? Gymnastics
? Swimming
Religious Education
? Religious buildings
PSHE
? Keeping safe
Music
? Recorders
Art
? Colour mixing
? Painting techniques
? Collage
? The impressionists Back to top