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Seed Class Years 1 and 2 - Long Term Plan

Seed Class (Years 1 and 2) Long Term Curriculum Plan

We are currently teaching Year B

Year A

 

Do you remember?

Where Shall I Go?

What is home?

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Key Books

The Suitcase

Rabbityness

The Visitor

Diary of a Wombat

Waiting for Goliath

Dear Dinosaur

Dear Father Christmas

Dear Postman

The Owl and The Pussy Cat

Tales by Beatrix Potter

The Night Gardener

The Invisible

Last Stop on Market Street

Tidy

Too Much Stuff

A Caribbean Dozen 

Where the Wild Things Are

It's a Book

Interview with a Tiger and Other Clawed Beasts

I Will Not Ever Eat a Tomato

Eat Your Peas

Animal Poems

English

Stories on a theme: feelings

Recounts

Letters and postcards

Poems by the same poet: Edward Lear

Classic fiction: Beatrix Potter

Contemporary picture books

Instructions

Caribbean poems

Stories won a theme: picture books from the USA

Information texts and interviews

Instructions

Poems on a theme: Animals

Maths

Place Value

Addition/Subtraction

Measures

Time

Fractions

Multiplication

Place value

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication

Fractions

Shape

Measure

Money and time

Place value

Fractions

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division

Money

Shape. time and data

Position

RE

How did the universe come to be?

Why is light an important symbol for may religious believers?

How does a celebration bring a community together?

What does the cross mean to Christians?

How do Christians belong to their faith family?

Whole School Enquiry

Science

Brilliant builders

Weather art

Art and nature

Habitats and homes

Wild and wonderful creatures

People and their pets

History

How have childhoods changed over the years?  Toys

(changes within living memory)

Great Fire of London

(events beyond living memory)

David Attenborough

(Life of a significant person)

Geography

Where do I live? My School/My Village

Map Skills, Aerial photos, Human and Physical features

UK Cities

Our Capital – London

Compare village/town/city

Continents/Oceans

Art and Design

Toys – Andy Warhol

Printing

Charcoal images of houses

Fire pictures

Animals in Art:

Henri Rousseau

Design Technology

Split Pin

Thaumatrope

Structure: Create a Tudor House

Mechanisms:

moving animals

Music

Pulse, rhythm and pitch

Playing in an orchestra

Inventing a musical story

Recognising different sounds

Exploring improvisation

Our big concert

Computing

 

Information technology:

Touch Typing (Busy Things) 

Creating and Storing: Digital Art and Music (Saving) 

Digital literacy:

Managing Online Information 

Health, Wellbeing and Lifestyle 

Privacy and Security 

Copyright and Ownership 

Computer science:

Algorithms & Robots  

Early Coding 

PE 

Multiskills (EPC)

Playground Games 19th-21st Century

Dodgeball (EPC)

Ball Skills

Gymnastics (EPC)

Dance: Great Fire of London

Football (EPC)

Yoga

Athletics (EPC)

Netball

Tennis (EPC)

Cricket

PSHE/RSE

 

Connecting with others: how can I help myself and others feel happy and safe? 

The online world: how do we spend time online? 

No Outsiders:

To accept people are different

‘That’s Not How You Do It!’

Health protection: how can I protect myself and others in daily life?

Staying safe: how can I stay safe? 

No Outsiders:

Understand we share the world with lots of people.

‘My World, Your world’

Communities

No Outsiders:

Understand how we share the world.

‘The First Slodge’

Connecting with others: how can I build safe, kind and caring relationships with others? 

The online world: how can we stay safe online? 

No Outsiders:

To communicate in different ways

‘What the Jackdaw Saw’

Money & Finances

No Outsiders:

Understand what makes someone feel proud.

‘The Odd Egg’

Year B

 

How has Life Changed?

Who Can Help Me?

Are We There Yet?

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Key Books

A Squash and A Squeeze

Alone

The Birthday Duck

The Little Island

The Day the Crayons Quit

Meerkat Mail

We're Going to Find a Monster

The Great Race

The Runaway Wok

The Race Across The River

The National Trust Out and About Minibeast Explorer

This is How We Do It

The Animals Outing

On The Way Home

Aliens Stole My Underpants

Charlie Cook's Favourite Book

Ralfy Rabbit

Library Lion

Kinf of the Beasts

Crazy About Cats

Poems Out Loud

English

Humorous stories

Stories on a theme: farm stories

Letters and postcards

Poems on a theme: monsters

Myths and legends: Chinese New Year

Information texts

Recounts

Humorous Poems

Stories on a theme: books

Persuasive writing

Information texts

Performance poetry

Maths

Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Measures

Time

Fractions

Multiplication

Place value

Addition and subtraction

Measures and data

Money and time

Multiplication

Fractions

Shape

Place value

Fractions

Addition and subtraction

Multiplication and division

Position and time

Money

Shape

Data

RE

What is 'good' and 'bad'?

What does the nativity story teach Christians about Jesus?

What do Jewish people remember on Shabbat?

How do Jewish people celebrate Passover (Pesach)?

What do my senses tell me about the world of religion and belief?

Whole School Enquiry

Science

Brilliant builders

Exploring changes

Growing things

Food chains

Amazing me

Wild weather

History

Castles

Hedingham Castle

Local History

Life of a significant individual:

Florence Nightingale

Changes within living memory:

The Seaside Now and Then

Geography

UK Geography

Countries/Capitals

features

Another part of the world: Where did Florence Nightingale come from?

Where is Crimea?

Coastal Towns

Map Skills

Art and Design

Artist Study: Paul Klee

Florence: ‘The Lady with the lamp’ – looking at light.

Giuseppe Arcimbaldo

Andrew Goldsworthy Designs using natural objects.

Design Technology

Mechanisms: moving castles

Cooking: 

Ingredients from around the world.

Textiles: Boats

Music

My musical heartbeat

Dancing and play

Exploring sounds

Learning to listen

Having fun with improvisation

Let's perform together

Computing

 

Information technology:

Typing in Context (Google Docs) 

Data  

Digital literacy:

Self-Image and Identity

Online Relationships 

Online Reputation 

Online Bullying 

Computer science:

Turtle 

Busy Code 

PE 

(EPC)

Multi-skills (EPC)

Yoga

Dodgeball (EPC)

Ball skills

Gymnastics (EPC)

Dance

Football (EPC)

Hockey

Track athletics (EPC)

Field athletics

Cricket (EPC)

Tennis

PSHE/RSE

 

My healthy self: how can we look after our emotions?

Citizenship: how can I help others and the environment?

No Outsiders:

Be able to work with everyone in my class – Blown Away

Citizenship: how do people belong to a community and earn money? 

My healthy self: how can we look after our bodies? 

No Outsiders: To play with boys and girls - Ten Little Pirates

Family and Friends

No Outsiders: Understand what diversity is – The Great Big Book of Families

Growing up: how can we look after and respect our bodies as we grow? 

Staying safe: how can I make safe choices in different places? 

No Outsiders: Understand that our bodies work in different ways – Max the Champion

Money &

Changing and Growing

No Outsiders: Like the Way I am - Elmer