Autumn

The Pirates’ Search for Hidden Treasure (10 weeks)

Literacy

Instructions
Story writing
Poetry
Recounts

Science

Materials (& various)

Geography

Human and physical features
Using simple maps

Art

Treasure maps

Design & Technology

Moving pirate pictures

ICT

Creating pictures
Routes (floor robots)

History

Blackbeard and the history of pirates

PSHCE

Healthy Lifestyles

P.E

Keep Fit

Festivals from Around the World and Christmas
 (4 weeks)

Spring 1

Professor Spark Invents (6 weeks)

Literacy

Stories
Explanations and using persuasive language
Poetry
Presentations

Science

Electricity and making circuits

Design & Technology

Designing and making inventions from junk

ICT

E-Safety

History

Inventions through the ages

Spring 2

Paddington’s London Adventure (6 weeks)

Literacy

Stories by the same author
Information texts

Science

Changing states of materials

Geography

Maps and plans
London

Art

Silhouettes of London in flames
Large scale collages of London sights

History

The Great Fire of London

Summer 1

Wind Me Up! (6 weeks)

Literacy

Patterns and rhymes (including nursery rhymes and their alternative versions)

Science

Materials

Design & Technology

Wind up toys

Music

 ‘Feel the Pulse!’

History

What homes were like in the past

ICT

Using a wordbank
Keyboard skills

Summer 2

Southend’s Secret (6 weeks)

Literacy

Information texts
Stories

Geography

Using maps
The seaside

Art

Watercolour mixing
Seascapes

ICT

Animation

Hear Hear! (1 week)

Science week on sound and hearing