Whole school curriculum map
Autumn term
What would Little Red Riding Hood find
at Stowford?
In this unit children will explore our
school and learn names of common
materials, creatures, animals and
birds around the school grounds.
They will also investigate changes that
have happened since our school has
been built and their parents were
young.
Spring term
Lucy’s Picture
In this unit children will learn
about body parts and their senses.
They learn about Guide Dogs for
the Blind and the work of Louis
Braille. They will produce a moving
picture.
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We are weathermen
In this unit children will learn about
common weather patterns, why it goes
dark in the winter earlier, seasonal
changes and start to understand light
and shadows. They will make a
delicious soup with seasonal
vegetables and design, make and use a
rain gauge.
The Three Little Pigs
In this unit children will find out
about the properties of materials
and their suitability to build a
house for the Little Pigs. They will
make maps of the Little Pigs
journey and learn some
geographical and positional
vocabulary. They will learn about
the seasonal changes associated
with Spring.
Year 2
How did the Lighthouse Keeper get his
Jack and the Beanstalk
Year 1
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Summer term
Rockpool Rap
In this unit children will explore
rock pools and identify common sea
creatures. They will learn key
geographical vocabulary and
contrast Ivybridge with another
locality. Children will also create a
woven fish in the style of Michael
Brennan-Wood. They will learn
about the seasonal changes
associated with summer.
What do we want to learn?
In this unit children will have
opportunity to direct their own
learning.
The Great Fire of London
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Lunch?
In this unit children will visit
Smeaton’s Tower lighthouse and learn
about the history of lighthouses, the
life of Grace Darling and the work of
the RNLI. They will design and make
a light up tower and investigate pulley
systems.
In this unit children will grow a
range of salad and vegetables that
they will use in making healthy
sandwiches. They will investigate
the different conditions needed
for plant growth and will create
artwork based on fruit and
vegetables.
In this unit children will learn
about this historical event, learn
about London as the capital of
England comparing now to what it
was like in the Stuart times, find
out about the life of Samuel Pepys
and learn about how materials can
change.
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The Emperor’s Egg
In this unit children will find out
about animals that live in cold places
and how they have adapted to their
habitat. They will learn about Scott
and his expeditions and what humans
and other animas need to survive.
Children will learn about extreme
weather conditions and how changes in
clothing and technologies have
changes since Scott’s time.
What’s it like in Australia?
In this unit children will compare
their lives in Ivybridge with the
lives of children in different parts
of Mali. They will begin to learn
about discrimination and find out
about Nelson Mandela and Rosa
Parkes. They will compare the
physical geography and climate of
here and Mali find out about
animals that live there and will
create art work using mud.
What do we want to learn about?
In this unit children will have
opportunity to direct their own
learning.
Year 3
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The Iron Man
In this unit children will investigate
What do we want to Learn?
In this unit children will have
The Amazing Amazon Rainforest
In this unit children will visit the
lights and magnets based on Ted
Hughes book, ‘The Iron Man’. They
will create an enormous class model of
the iron man and will explore
animations.
opportunity to direct their own
learning.
‘Eden Project’ and find out about
the wide variety of plants and
animals there. They will use maps
and globes to locate South
America and the other continents
of the world. They will create
biodomes, film a documentary and
create artwork using pencil and
collage.
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Stone Age to Iron Age
In this unit children will find out
about different types of rocks and be
introduced to fossils. They will make
a visit to a stone circle and find out
about early hunter gatherers and
early farming. They will begin to
understand that England has been
invaded several times in history.
From Farm to Plate
In this unit children will learn
about local farm produce and the
parts and life cycles of plants and
fruits. They will investigate where
our food comes from and will
design and make a healthy fruit
salad.
What did the Romans do for us?
In this unit children will discover
what the Romans left us with e.g.
sewer systems and roads. They
will find out if they are strong and
healthy enough to be a Roman
Gladiator, find out about Pompeii
and the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius and investigate other
volcanoes.
Year 4
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Just add H2O
In this unit children will find out
about the different states of solids,
liquids and gases including the water
cycle. They will explore changing
Invaders and Settlers
In this unit children find out about
the Anglo Saxons and Normans
including castles, Williams the
Conqueror and the Doomsday book.
The Egyptians
In this unit children will find out
about the Egyptian period of
history. They will find out about
the work of famous archaeologists,
states through cookery and find out
about the body’s digestive system.
They will investigate fish and plants
that live under the sea and explore
their food chains.
They will investigate the Bayeux
tapestry and create a fabric
collage to represent the Battle of
Hastings.
Children will also learn about
Vikings.
Harold Carter and the Pyramids,
Tutankhamun and create a time
capsule.
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Son et Lumiere
In this unit children will find out
about electricity. They will use their
knowledge to design and make an
electrical board game. They will
explore sound in science through a
series of absorbing activities and link
this to music
Ivybridge: Our Town
In this unit children will find out
about the river and how it has
affected Ivybridge industry and
the mills. They will investigate
what other European cities lie on
rivers. Children will find out about
the history of railways linked to
Ivybridge and a little about the
Victorian era. They will find out
about the ‘Ivy Bridge’ and take
part in a bridge building challenge.
What do you want to learn?
In this unit children will have
opportunity to direct their own
learning.
Year 5
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Earth and Beyond
In this unit children will explore the
universe, finding out about our solar
system and the relationships between
the planets. They will find out about
day and night and will create a
What do you want to learn?
In this unit children will have
opportunity to direct their own
learning.
The Ancient Greeks
In this unit children will find out
about the ancient civilisation of
the Greeks and what they have
left us with. They will learn about
democracy and take part in
working model of a moon buggy.
debates. They will design and
make a clay vase in the Egyptian
style.
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May the Force be with you!
In this unit children will investigate
forces of gravity, friction, and water
resistance. They will find out about
Sir Isaac Newton and take part in the
Bloodhound Project.
The Circle of Life
In this unit children find out about
the life cycles of a range of living
things. They will be able to
describe changes as human grow up
to old age. They will have a visit
from the Barn Owl Trust to find
out the effect that humans can
have on animals and their habitats
and use nature in Art.
Einstein’s Birthday party
In this unit children will take part
in many investigations to discover
reversible /irreversible changes,
dissolving/evaporating/filtering.
They will consider the properties
of everyday materials to group
them. They will use and apply
their knowledge of the above to
cook a range of savoury dishes.
Year 6
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Walking with Dinosaurs
In this unit children will visit Lyme
Regis to see a wonderful range of
fossils and find out about Mary
Anning. They will learn about
evolution and discuss questions such
as ‘Could we have evolved from apes?’.
What happened in the ‘Golden Age’?
In this unit children will find out
about an ancient non-European
civilisation. They will discover the
wonders of the Golden Age, stories
of the Prophet, art and culture of
the Golden Age. They will be able
Could you be a Forensic Scientist?
In this unit children will discover
the fascinating facts about the
human body. They will find out
how diverse humans can be by
taking part in a murder enquiry
investigating footprints and
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They will learn more about living
things and their habitats and about
classification of plants and animals.
Children will also find out about
Charles Darwin and his work. Artwork
will be based on the notebooks of
Charles Darwin.
to explore shape and symmetry
through buildings and mosaics of
the time. Children will learn about
map work and will take part in an
orienteering challenge. (?Al
Hambra if Spanish chosen)
handprints. They will also find out
about keeping their changing
bodied fit and healthy and discuss
diet, exercise, health, drugs and
lifestyle. They will design and
make a healthy menu and eat as a
sit down lunch together.
Flight through Time
In this unit children will learn about
how birds and planes stay in the air.
They will learn about airplanes have
changed over time from the first
flights to the Battle of Britain and on
to the latest models of plane such as
Concorde. They will further
investigate air resistance by designing
and making their own airplane.
‘Young Apprentice’
In this unit children will build on
their learning in year 4 to find out
more about electricity and light.
They will take a series of
challenges to find out the answers
to questions such as ‘how can you
use mirrors to see round a blind
corner?’ They will design and make
their own board game using
electricity, lights and buzzers and
plan a marketing campaign.
We are a Theatre Company
In this unit children will find the
focus of their learning through
association with their summer
production and link it with being a
project manager in technology.