Northern Irish Curriculum KS1
The World around us: Strand 1 Interdependence
 How plants and animals rely on each other within
the natural world;
- that there is a variety of plant and animal life in the
world around them
- to recognise that there are different environments
in which plants and animals can live together
 Interdependence of people and the environment;
 The effect of people on the natural environment
over time;
 Interdependence of people, plants, animals and
place.
- how people’s actions can affect plants, animals
and places
The World around us: Strand 2 Movement and
energy
 Why do people and animals move?
The World around us: Strand 3 Place
 How place influences plant and animal life;
- that living things in any given place can be sorted
into plants and animals
Northern Irish Curriculum KS2
The World around us: Strand 1 Interdependence
 How living things rely on each other within the natural
world;
- to understand the interdependency that exists in
simple food chains and webs
- about the interrelationships between animals and
plants in a habitat
 The effects of people on the natural and built
environment over time.
- that some waste materials can be recycled and that
this can be of benefit to the environment
- about the effects that people’s actions have on the
natural environment
- about issues associated with the conservation,
preservation and regeneration of the environment
The World around us: Strand 2 Movement and energy
- how seasonal change causes animals to move
- how human activities affect habitats and ecosystems
The World around us: Strand 3 Place
 How place influences the nature of life;
- about some of the plants and animals in a chosen
habitat locally or elsewhere
- about simple food chains in different places
 Ways in which people, plants and animals depend on
the features and materials in places and how they
adapt to their environment;
 Features of and variations in places, including
physical, human, climatic, vegetation and animal life;
- about some of the different plants and animals
from a variety of places
 Ways in which living things depend on and adapt to
their environment;
 Change over time in local places;
 Positive and negative effects of people on places.
The World around us: Strand 4 Change over time
 Ways in which change occurs in the natural
environment;
 Positive and negative changes and how we have a
responsibility to make an active contribution.
- how we can reduce, reuse and recycle
- about the impact of human activity on our
environment
- about their part in protecting the earth
Art and design
 experiment with a range of media, materials, tools
and processes
Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening
 take turns at talking and listening in group and
paired activities
 listen to and respond to guidance and instructions
Language and Literacy: Writing
 write for a variety of purposes and audience
- how seasonal change affects the behaviour of
animals and plants.
 Positive and negative effects of natural and human
events upon place over time.
- about the ways in which people may conserve and
change the environment both locally and globally
The World around us: Strand 4 Change over time
 How change is a feature of the human and natural
world and may have consequences for our lives and
the world around us;
- about the life cycles of some plants and animals
- about the environmental benefits of reducing, reusing
and recycling
 The effect of positive and negative changes globally
and how we contribute to some of these changes;
- about the importance of conserving the environment
including protection of habitats and wildlife
- that there are things we can do to prevent pollution
and the production of waste
- about the role they have in conserving energy
Art and design
 collect, examine and select resource material to
use in the development of ideas;
Language and literacy Writing
 create, organise, refine and present ideas using
traditional and digital means, combining text, sound
or graphics;
Personal development and mutual understanding
 playing an active and meaningful part in the life of
the community and being concerned about the
wider environment