Curriculum Area

North Wheatley Primary School / Class 2 Long term Topic Plans

Curriculum AreaAutumn 1Autumn 2Spring 1Spring 2Summer 1Summer 2

TOPIC TITLESeason Events Misty MountainsHarvest Festival, St Andrews Day, Remembrance Sunday, Christmas Events and Play with YTC Heroes and VillainsSATS, St Davids Day, St Patricks Day, Mothers Day, Easter Celebrations

Urban PioneersSt Georges Day, Kingswood Residential, Fathers Day, YTC Summer Production, Transition Week, Pupils as Teacher, Leavers.

Topic Trips / Special Events 3 Day residential to Hathersage. Meet a mountaineer ask SiVisit to a city?

EnglishCalligrams (Shape poems) The Mountain by Emily Dickinson Week 1 Story writing Irish Legends Week 2 and 3Recounts and Non Chron Reports Peak District trip Week 6, 7 Leaflets Adi Week 9 and 10Explanations Water Cycle and its effect on mountainous areas 4 and 5

Cruella Di Vil biography. Dialogue Bonnie and Clyde. Using speech. Riddles Famous heroes and heroines.Fairy Tales Comic Strips link to Fairy TalesLeaflets leaflet to advertise a city.Free verse poetry Last night I saw the city breathing by Andrew Fusek PetersAutobiography Boy by Roald DahlLetters and email Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner.Signs and slogans persuasive writing.

Maths (any key areas that can be linked into topic work)Calculating costs for an Everest expedition use Adventure peaks website.

Multiplication and division Dalmatian spots. Survey parents jobs how far do they travel, how does their line of work contribute to the city/towns economy? variety of graphing methods.

Science

The water cycle link to geog. Rainfall collection and comparing to a mountainous area.High altitude animals grouping, describing how changes in environment can effect living things, High altitude Plants explore the needs of different plants for survival. Science day?Light and Dark describe what dark is, light is needed in order to see, light sources, reflective surfaces, how shadows are formed, danger of direct sunlight. Setting up investigations shadows.

Art & Design3-D clay model of a mountain- sculpt and model clay.Wool and cotton contour lines Adi weaving recognise art from a different culture, Seasonal Christmas Cards Clay bust of hero or heroine sculpt clay and other mouldable materials. Fairy tales illustrations facial expressions in art work, different grades of pencil to shade and show tones and texture. Experiment using styles of different artists. Creating a class gallery complete with catalogue to show parents. Urban art work Banksy experiment with styles used by other artists, compare the work of different artists, marks and lines to show texture in art.Light graffiti long-exposure photography. Historical statues using different grades of pencil to shade and show different tones and texture. Urban art work on the berlin wall recognise when art is from different cultures.

ComputingLearn how to use search engine commands effectively to search. Identifying mountains and images collecting information, use different search enginesCreating presentation for the innovate challenge.

Coding Mr Andrews planning.

Learn how to use search engine commands effectively to search researching heroes and heroines for a timeline. Garage band innovate challenge. Researching and making a fact file about a hero or heroine theyre interested in link to PSHE.Research charities what sort of a person would be best to work in those situations. Create a presentation for the charity they have researched. Coding (Mr Andrews Planning)Learn how to use search engine commands effectively to search research traffic controls, famous people in the local area.Digital mapping tools Algorithms barriers

Coding (Mr Andrews Planning)

Design & Technology Adi weaving produce a plan and explain, use ideas from other people when designing, evaluate and suggest improvements for design.Junk 101 Dalmatians link to Cruella Di Vil following a step by step plan link to instructional writing. Cruella Di Vil sock puppet meeting set criteria, work accurately to measure, make holes make cuts, choose a textile for its appearance and suitability. Measure accurately, 101 Dalmatian flip-book animation - evaluate products for both purpose and appearance.

GeographyResearch where the mountain ranges are using atlases use the index of an atlas. Using a compass to describe where mountainous regions in the UK are in comparison to us, and why people would/wouldnt choose to live there explain why people would choose to live in one place rather than the other. Find at least 6 cities in the UK on a map. Locate some of the main islands around the UK. Exploring contour lines and OS maps use some basic Ordinance survey map symbols.The 5 main types of mountains and how they are formed can describe how volcanoes are formed, describe and explain the difference between sedimentary and igneous rock.

Where are the heroes and heroines we have researched from?

Web-based mappingComparing area around the Berlin Wall and our area Make a map of communal area of a fantasy city.

History Link to mountain ranges research how long have people been climbing mountains?Homework factfile about mountaineers. Create a timeline of significant mountaineering events. Heroes and heroines throughout history timeline. Conduct a local history study History of local buildings Timeline of historical events in the local area.

Music/ Expressive ArtsMusic Focus (Instruments) Developing skill and technical knowledge producing and writing music. Music in Art Music to represent emotion and mood in a painting.

After October Half Term KS2 children to compete in Sing Up, practise this wed pm. Drama Focus Henry the 8th the Musical? Greensleeves and Tudor Music With Miss Taylor

Innovate challenge writing a rap about a hero. `Song and Dance Focus Mixing Dance, Singing and Musical instruments to create performances. Links to Topic Rollercoaster Dance and Songs Chants with actions incorporating poetry.

Production Songs

Leavers Songs

Mrs Taylor teaching singing across the year See Long Term Plan for more detail See computing for digital music.

Foreign Languages AllezEn familleEspresso learning. Lecole LheureEspresso learning. Le mondeOn mangeEspresso Learning

Physical EducationOrienteering

Swimming

Religious EducationDectectives Investigating Jesus

Visiting and reviewing a local Church

Christmas (3)Hindu Worship Hindu family celebtrationsEaster (3)Amazing men and women in the Bible.

PSHEWhat is a villain? Presenting own opinions and views. Could you be tempted to be a villain? describing ways of resisting negative peer pressure, considering social and moral dilemmas. Pay it forward day 30th April make positive comments about themselves and others. Hot air balloon debate which contemporary heroes and heroines should be in the balloon? research, discuss and debate topical issues.

Emils journey around Berlin dealing with different emotions. Promotional speech for local area.