Curriculum Plans
Autumn 1 | ||
Topic | Sensational Senses | Here, There and Everywhere |
Key Texts |
Shark in the Park Animalalphabet Oi Frog Handa’s Surprise |
Each Peach Pear Plum Dear Mother Goose The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch The Tiger Who Came to Tea |
British Value | Democracy | Individual Liberty |
Learning Value | Independence | Resilience |
Art |
Artist – Giuseppe Arcimboldi Julian Opie I am developing a range of art and design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. I know about the work of a range of artists and make links to my own work. I can create a self-portrait placing the facial features in the correct position. |
Diwali I can use a range of media to create a Rangoli pattern. I can use and sculpt clay to make a Diva lamp. Remembrance Sunday I can use tissue paper to design and create paper poppies. I can use a wide range of art and design techniques in using texture, line, shape, form and space (creating a background scene experimenting with different tones of blue and white). |
Computing |
I can log in safely and understand why it is important. I can create an avatar, understand what this is and how it is used. I can create a picture and add text to my work. I can save my work. I know the common icons used in Purple Mash for Save, Print, Open and New. I understand the importance of logging out when I have finished. |
Coding I can understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices. I know that programs work by following precise and unambiguous instructions. I can create and debug simple programs on Purple Mash. I can use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs. |
DT |
I can design and make my own piece of playground equipment. I can generate, develop, model and communicate my ideas through talking and drawing. I can select from a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks e.g. cutting, shaping, joining and finishing. I can select from and use a wide range of materials. I can evaluate my ideas and products against design criteria. |
I can explore and use mechanisms (sliders) to make a moving picture. |
Geography |
I can identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom. I can locate the UK and Basingstoke on a map. Local area study: Kempshott I can identify the differences between rural and urban areas and know what type of settlement I live in. I can use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features, including beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation and season. I can use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key human features, including city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop. I can use locational and directional language when locating features e.g. near, far, left, right. |
Small area in a contrasting non-European country: Kassambya in Uganda I can identify similarities and differences in a contrasting non-European locality, comparing Kempshott, Basingstoke and Kassambya, Uganda. I can identify and compare human and physical features of both localities (Kempshott and Kassambya). I can identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in Autumn/Winter. |
History |
I can use pictures to explore how Kempshott Infant School has changed over time (changes within living memory). |
Toys I can find out about toys today. I can explain how we can find out about the past. I can use sources to ask and answer questions about toys from the past. I can identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods by comparing similar toys. I can compare Victorian toys with modern toys. I can identify changes in living memory by understanding how toys have changed over time |
Music |
Exploring Sounds I can learn and perform a piece of music using voice and body percussion. I can learn and perform a piece of music using unturned percussion instruments. I can develop skills in handling different percussion instruments. |
I can explore, respond to and recognise high, middle and low sounds. I can explore and recognise fast, moderate and slow. I can use a range of sounds and show percussion techniques. I can sing and play in time and follow a range of simple directions including ideas about how to improve. I can use a range of sounds and show percussion techniques. |
PE |
Dance – Mini Beasts I can use my body and create and express theme related shapes, movements and actions. I can show good listening skills and communicate effectively with a partner. I can travel safely and creatively in a space. I can show different levels when I travel. I can use pictures to create shapes, movements and actions. I can use poems to create shapes, movements and actions. I can remember and perform a simple sequence of movements. I can identify what good looks like and give feedback to help my partner improve. |
Gymnastics – Balancing and spinning on Points and Patches I can perform controlled spins. I can support my body weight in symmetrical balances. I can spin on apparatus. I can perform asymmetrical spins on side, front, back and bottom. I can demonstrate quality work on the floor and apparatus. I can balance asymmetrically. I can work with a partner to perform routines in different formations. I can perform a combination of symmetrical and asymmetrical spins on patches. I can spin at different levels on points. I can perform a sequence of spins on points, with a mixture of symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes. I can hold balances on different points of the body. I can hold balances at different levels. I can spin out balances to form a sequence. I can perform spins and balances in different formations as part of a wider routine. I can perform in different formations i.e. adjacent, front and back, mirroring. |
RE |
Celebration I can talk about a celebration that is important to me. I can identify simple examples of how celebration relates to my own and others’ lives. I can talk about what a celebration is and list some of the features. I can recognise ways in which Christians celebrate Harvest. I can talk about the importance for Christians of celebrating Harvest. |
Light as a symbol I can talk about what a symbol is. I can talk about how and why some Christians use candlelight as a symbol. I can talk about how and why some Hindus use candlelight as a symbol. I can discuss how candlelight is an important symbol for some Christians and some Hindus. I can discuss what candlelight symbolises to me. |
RHEd |
I talk about my rights and responsibilities. I can contribute to the life of the classroom. I can create a class charter. I know about group and class rules. I can learn about a wide range of feelings including happy, sad, angry, worried and excited. I know how to help myself and others to manage sad feelings. I can talk about what makes me feel calm. I can recognise and name feelings in myself and others. |
I know about people who care for me, their different roles and how they care for me. I know which people are special in my life. I know the importance of including everyone. I understand that boys and girls can play the same games. |
Science |
I can adopt a deciduous and an evergreen tree and notice changes throughout the year. I can observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. I can identify and name different parts of the body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense. |
I can identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. I can describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets). I can observe changes throughout the year to our adopted deciduous and evergreen tree. I can observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. |
Spring 1 | Spring 2 | |
Topic | Great Fire of London |
Down on the Farm |
Key Texts |
The Baker’s Boy and the Great Fire of London Polly Wally |
The Tortoise who lost his Shell At the Zoo The Tiger Who Came to Tea |
British Value | Mutual Respect | Tolerance |
Learning Value | Respect | Teamwork |
Art |
I can paint and collage a scene from the Great Fire of London. I can draw a famous person remembering where facial features should be. |
I can use a variety of media to make marks and lines (create shapes, patterns and textures) to create a chick shape. I can mould malleable materials to make a farm animal (paper mache). Mothering Sunday I can use a range of materials creatively to design and make a card. |
Computing |
I can learn how to log into Purple Mash and be creative with technology tools. I can learn how to use a keyboard, a mouse, a track pad and touchscreen. I can learn to use technology to create and present my ideas. I can learn how to save information in a special place and retrieve it again. I can recognise the ways the technology can be used in the classroom. I can learn how to use technology to collect information, including photos. I can use directional keys to move characters in the right direction. I can create a simple algorithm and know how to debug this. |
To know the difference between a traditional book and an e-book. To use different drawing tools to create a picture and add text to a page. To learn to open previously saved work. To learn to add an animation to a page and play the pages created. To learn to save changes and overwrite a file. To learn to add sound, backgrounds and voice recording to a page. To learn to change the font style and size. To learn to share their e-books on a class story book display board. |
DT (Design Technology) |
I can design and make my own piece of playground equipment. I can generate, develop, model and communicate my ideas through talking and drawing. I can select from a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks e.g. cutting, shaping, joining and finishing. I can explore and use mechanisms e.g. wheels and axles, to design and make a fire engine. I can evaluate my ideas and products against design criteria. |
I can weigh ingredients and follow instructions to make pancakes. I understand where food comes from. |
Geography |
I can identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom. I can use a map of London today and in 1666 to identify landmarks, physical and human features. I can mark a route on a map and use directional language. |
I can identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the Spring. I can draw a map of the school grounds with a key. I can describe where something is located on a map. I can use compass directions and locational and directional language (near, far, left, right). |
History |
The Great Fire of London I can find out about the past through fiction and non-fiction books, eyewitness accounts/diaries, maps, pictures/paintings and websites. I can create a timeline of events. I can compare firefighting equipment today to that in 1666. I can create my own diary entry (linked with English and Computing). I know what improvements were made to London following the Great Fire. |
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Music |
Exploring Dynamics I can explore how music is created, produced and communicated through pitch. I can learn and perform a song in unison and then as a round. I can listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of great composers. I can create and compose music with others using tuned and untuned percussion instruments. |
I can explore, respond and recognise simple structures including openings and endings. I can explore, respond to and recognise patterns of long and short sounds in music. I can explore different tempos of music and identify the instruments used. I can create a piece of music using tuned and unturned instruments, with a beginning, middle and end. I know how to improve and build upon a performance. |
PE (Physical Education) |
Net and Wall Ball Skills I can send a ball with some degree of accuracy. I can receive a ball by moving swiftly into the right position. I can strike a ball, with one hand, whilst it is airborne. I can play passive and then active rallies by striking over a net with my hand. I can strike and volley a ball with some degree of accuracy. I can dig a ball by getting underneath it. I can keep a rally going with a partner. I can throw with accuracy and power. I can keep my eye on the ball at all times.
Dance – The Great Fire of London I can use my body and create theme related shapes, movements and actions. I can use my body to express simple theme related shapes, movements and feelings. I can show good listening skills. I can travel safely and creatively in space. I can show different levels when I travel. I can communicate effectively with a partner. I can use props to create shapes, movements and actions. I can remember and perform a simple sequence of movements. I can identify what good looks like and give feedback to help my partner improve. |
Cricket I can strike a ball of a tee I can practise scoring ‘runs’ by tapping a bat over a line. I can stop a ball with two hands by creating a barrier behind my feet or body. I can bowl a ball overarm at a target. I can play active roles in bowling, fielding and batting to attack and defend. I can pick up a ball with one hand and throw it underarm. I can call for runs sensibly and decisively when batting. I can chase and retrieve a ball. I can make good decisions when batting about when to run and when not to.
Yoga I can perform a butterfly and lion pose as part of a jungle adventure. I can perform a mountain, tree, bear pose and downward facing dog pose as part of an arctic exploration. I can perform a shooting star, and moon pose as part of a journey to space. I can perform a butterfly, mountain, tree, rain pose and sun salutation sequence as part of exploring Mother Earth. I can perform warrior and bridge pose as part of a Roman adventure. I can perform a boat and wave pose as part of a deep sea diving expedition. |
RE (Religious Education) |
Changes I can identify and talk about what change means. I can talk about how Jesus changed people’s lives. I can evaluate change by talking about its importance to Christians in simple terms. |
Shrove Tuesday I know what Shrove Tuesday is and why it is known as pancake day. Sadness to Happiness I know when I have been sad and then happy. I know what different things make people sad and then happy again. I know what sadness and happiness is e.g. body language and facial expressions. I know what the sad and happy parts of the Easter story are. |
RHEd (Relationships and Health Education) |
I can learn the importance of what it means to be healthy. I can learn ways to take care of myself on a daily basis. I can learn about basic hygiene routines e.g. handwashing. I can learn about healthy and unhealthy foods, including sugar intake. I can learn about physical activity and how it keeps people healthy. I can learn about people who can help me stay healthy e.g. parents, doctors, nurses and dentists. I know how to keep safe in the sun. |
I know about what rules are and how they change for different situations. I know that different people have different needs. I know how we care for people, animals and other livings things in different ways. I know how we can look after the environment. I know about the different jobs and the work people do. I understand that different strengths and interests are needed to do different jobs. I know about people whose job it is to help us in the community. |
Science |
I can adopt a deciduous and an evergreen tree and notice changes throughout the year. I can observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. Everyday Materials I can identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock. I can distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made. I can describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials. I can test different materials through experimentation. I can use my observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. I can gather and record data to help to answer questions. I can compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties. |
Animals including Humans I can describe and compare the structure of common animals. I can identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. I know that all animals get their nutrients by eating. I know that some animals hunt and eat other animals (predators) and some animals are hunted and eaten by other animals (prey). I know that animals that eat only other animals are carnivores. I know that animals that only eat plants are called herbivores. I know that animals that eat both animals and plants are called omnivores. I can identify common animals and I can describe how to sort them into groups. I can use my senses to compare different animals. I can observe changes throughout the year to our adopted deciduous and evergreen tree. I can observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. |
Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
Topic | Fabulous Forests | Once Upon a Time |
Fabulous Forests |
Follow Me Little Fox The Way Back Home How to Win a Monster Race |
Lost and Found Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
British Value | Rule of Law | I Really Do Matter (Revisit all values) |
Learning Value | Creativity | Aspiration |
Art |
I can use the work of an artist (Bridget Riley) to experiment, create and draw an optical piece of art work. I can use collage to create a forest picture based on the work of an artist (Henri Matisse). I can use different mark making materials to practice on clay. I can use clay to sculpt a mini beast. |
I can use the work of a designer (Sonia Delauney) to experiment with different circles, lines, colours and patterns and use these to design an item of clothing. I can learn about the work of an artist (Michael Craig-Martin – drawing everyday objects) and use colour, line, shape, form and space to create my own piece of art work linked to the artist’s work. I can use drawing of artefacts (toys linked to History topic) to develop and share my ideas, experiences and imagination. I can describe the similarities between different practices and disciplines (comparing the work of Sonia Delauney to Kandinsky). I can find out about the work of an artist (Tom Yendell – uses feet to paint) and create my own piece of art work based on his work. |
Computing |
I can sort various items offline using a variety of criteria. I can use Purple Mash to sort various items online using a variety of criteria. I can understand that data can be represented in picture format. I can contribute to the collection of class data. I can use illustrations to create a pictogram. I can discuss what the pictogram shows. I can use a pictogram to record the results of an experiment. |
Purple Mash I can learn to plan a route and program a robot. I can learn to write a sequence of steps (algorithm). I can learn how algorithms are implemented as programs on digital devices. I know that programs need to be executed by following precise and unambiguous instructions. I can create and debug programs. I can use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of a simple program. I can learn that an algorithm is a precise, step by step set of instructions used to solve a problem or achieve an objective. I can learn to consider how the order of instructions affects the result. |
DT - Design Technology |
I can design and make my own bug catcher. I can select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks e.g. cutting, shaping, joining and finishing. I can select from a wide range of materials and components, including textiles, according to their characteristics. I can evaluate my ideas and products against design criteria. |
I can weigh ingredients and follow instructions to make gingerbread men. I can design purposeful, functional, appealing products for myself and others based on design criteria (making a toy). |
Geography |
I can identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom. I can order the months of the year and recognise seasons. I can identify the differences between the seasons. I can find clues in our school environment to discover which season we are in. I can identify the types of weather we have in the United Kingdom and relate them to different seasons. |
I can identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the Spring/Summer. I can use compass directions and locational and directional language (near, far, left, right). |
History |
Toys I can find out about toys today. I can explain and use sources to ask and answer questions about toys from the past. I can identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods by comparing similar toys from different periods. I can compare Victorian toys to modern toys. I can identify changes in living memory by understanding how toys have changed over time. I can create a toy museum. |
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Music (Timbre) |
Exploring Dynamics I can explore families of school percussion instruments, their sound properties and how they could be played. I can listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality recorded music. I can experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music. I can create and compose music with others using tuned and untuned percussion instruments. I can sing and play in time and follow a range of simple directions including ideas about how to improve. |
I can explore, respond to and recognise solo sounds and layers of sounds. I can recognise and respond to long and short sounds and to steady beats in music heard. I can respond to and recognise signs, symbols and other basic graphic notation including those illustrating the music dimensions. I can sing and play in time and follow simple directions. |
PE - Physical Education |
Athletics I can show a sense of anticipation to begin work and react quickly. I can demonstrate agility, balance and coordination. I can jump in a variety of ways. I can coordinate a run with a jump. I can discover and develop different styles of jumping. I can leap, jump and hop. I can throw with a good technique.
Gymnastics I can travel and balance with my body in a wide shape. I can take up wide balances and spin in wide body positions. I can take my own body weight and move in tight curled shapes. I can create a sequence of curled movements on the floor. I can form a sequence of long shapes whilst in balance, motion and flight. I can transfer some of my floor work onto the apparatus. I can move from narrow shapes, to tight curled shapes and back, to form a sequence. I can change the direction and level of my work. I can form a sequence to include a curled shape, a narrow shape and a wide shape. I can perform at different levels. |
Dance I can perform dances using simple movement patterns (Indian dancing). Quidditch I can learn the role of the beater in Quidditch. I can develop understanding of the roles of a keeper. I can develop understanding of the role of the chaser.
Yoga I can pose like a variety of jungle creatures. I can control my breathing pattern. I can bend, stretch and reach. I can work imaginatively and work without inhibitions. I can get into poses depicting Mother Earth. I can breathe in 3 parts. |
RE - Religious Education |
Authority I can describe in simple terms my own responses to authority figures. I can identify simple examples of ways in which people with authority affect my life and others lives. I can describe in simple terms the meaning of the concept of authority. I can give a simple description about events in Jesus’ life which demonstrate his authority. I can describe in simple terms the importance of Jesus’ authority to Christians. |
Specialness I can talk about my own responses to the concept ‘specialness.’ I can identify how my response to the concept of ‘specialness’ relates to my own life. I can identify and talk about what the concept of ‘specialness’ means. I can recognise why the concept of ‘specialness’ is important to some Christians. I can evaluate the concept of ‘specialness’ by talking about its importance to some Christians in simple terms. |
RHEd - Relationships and Health Education |
I can understand that healthy friendships are positive and welcoming towards others, and do not make others feel lonely or excluded. I know how friendships are important in making us feel happy and secure and how people choose and make friends. I know what practical steps I can take in a range of contexts to improve or support respectful relationships. I understand the conventions of courtesy and manners. I know how to respect others who are different and make friends. I know that people can behave differently online, including pretending to be someone else. I know when a friendship is making me feel unhappy or uncomfortable and how to seek help or advice from others. I know how to consider friendships online and how to seek advice or help. I know the characteristics of friendships and how to get support with problems and difficulties. I know that most friendships have ups and downs, and that these can be worked through so friendship is repaired or even strengthened and that resorting to violence is never right. |
I can learn about what it means to keep something private. I can learn about situations when someone’s body or feelings might be hurt and whom to go to for help. I can learn to recognise what makes a person special and unique including their likes and dislikes. I can learn how we are the same but different to each other. I can say what I am good at. I can learn to manage and know who to tell when finding things difficult, or when things go wrong. I can learn it is okay to make a mistake. |
Science |
I can adopt a deciduous and an evergreen tree and notice changes throughout the year. I can observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. Where do plants come from? I can name different plants from my own experience. I can predict what might be real seeds and bulbs and then plan how to check this through close observation. I can sort seeds into different groups and record this through photographs, drawings and labelled diagrams. I can identify characteristics of Spring and Summer. I can identify what seeds/bulbs need in order to grow. I can use observations in order to identify/classify different seeds. I can make predictions about the types of plants that seeds might grow into. I can test to see whether bigger plants have the biggest seeds. I can identify different parts of a plant as it starts to emerge from a seed and show this as a labelled diagram. I know what is meant by the term germination. |
Plant Survival I can identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees. I can identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. I can understand what plants need to survive (investigation: can plants grow using other liquids other than water?) I can carry out an investigation e.g. do bigger seeds produce bigger plants? I can observe changes throughout the year to our adopted deciduous and evergreen tree. I can observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies. |