Brandling Primary School
Lower Key Stage 2 Long term Map Creative Curriculum
Year A
Ongoing
learning
objectives:
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Year B
Working scientifically
ask questions, use different types of scientific enquiry to answer them , set up simple practical enquiries, comparative and
fair tests
make systematic, careful observations and, where appropriate, take measurements using standard units, use a range of
equipment, including thermometers and data loggers
gather, record, classify, present data in variety of ways to answer questions recording findings using simple scientific
language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts, and tables
reporting on findings from enquiries, present results and conclusions
use results to draw simple conclusions, make predictions for new values, suggest improvements and raise further questions
identify differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes
using scientific evidence to answer questions or to support findings.
Computing
understand computer networks including the internet; how they can provide multiple services, such as the world wide web;
and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration
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use search technologies effectively
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use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour.
Art and Design
Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
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Autumn 1
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Topic: Healthy Me(Inc. local geography)
Science: Teeth and healthy eating
describe simple functions of the basic parts of the
digestive system in humans
identify types of teeth in humans and their simple
functions
Topic: The Victorians (linked to local study)
Science: Sound
 identify how sounds are made, associate with something
vibrating
 recognise that vibrations travel through a medium to the
ear
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Geography
use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the
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human and physical features in the local area using a
range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and
graphs, and digital technologies.
Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure
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grid references, symbols and key (including use of OS
maps) to build knowledge of the UK
name and locate counties and cities of the UK,
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History
 A local history study, e.g.
 A depth study linked to a studied period
 A study over a period of time
Art and Design
 Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing
 Learn about great artists
Design and Technology
Design –
 use research and develop design criteria to inform design
of innovative, functional, appealing products, for
particular individuals or groups
Make –
 select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment
Evaluate  investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Consider views to improve work. Understand key events
and individuals in DT.
PE
 Use running, jumping, catching and throwing in
isolation and in combination
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
 Use voice & instruments with increasing accuracy,
control & expression.
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find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of
the object that produced it
 find patterns between the volume of a sound and the
strength of the vibrations
 recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the
sound source increases.
History
A post-1066 study of a relevant period in local history
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Art and Design.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing
 Learn about great artists
Design and Technology
Design –
 use research and develop design criteria to inform design
of innovative, functional, appealing products, for
particular individuals or groups
Make –
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select from and use a wider range of tools and
equipment.
Evaluate  investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Consider views to improve work. Understand key events
and individuals in DT.
PE
 Use running, jumping, catching and throwing in
isolation and in combination
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
 Use voice & instruments with increasing accuracy,
control & expression.
Computing
 design, write and debug programs to achieve specific
goals, including solving problems
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Autumn 2
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Computing
design, write and debug programs to achieve specific
goals, including solving problems
Topic: The Settlers(farming/land use patterns)
Science: Rocks and soils
compare and group together different rocks based on
appearance and simple physical properties
describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when
things that have lived are trapped within rock
recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic
matter.
Geography
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human geography, including: types of settlement and
land use,
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the distribution of natural resources including energy,
food, minerals and water
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land-use patterns; and how some of these aspects have
changed over time
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History
Stone Age to Iron Age Britain, including:
hunter-gatherers and early farmers
Bronze age religion, technology & travel
Iron age hill forts
Art and Design
 Improve mastery of techniques such as painting
 Learn about great architects
Design and Technology
Technical knowledge –
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apply understanding to strengthen, stiffen and
reinforce complex structures. Understand and use
mechanical systems in products. Understand and use
electrical systems in products
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Apply their understanding of computing.
Topic: Modern Britain (trade)
Science: Electricity (Diwali/Christmas)
 identify common electrical appliances
 construct a simple series circuit, identify and name
basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and
buzzers
 identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple
series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a
complete loop with a battery
 recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit –
context, lamp lit in simple series circuit
 recognise common conductors and insulators, (metals
with being good conductors).
Geography
the distribution of natural resources including energy,
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food, minerals and water
economic activity including trade links,
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Art and Design
 Improve mastery of techniques such as painting
 Learn about great architects
Design and Technology
Design –
 use research and develop design criteria to inform design
of innovative, functional, appealing products, for
particular individuals or groups
Make –
 select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment
Evaluate  investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Consider views to improve work. Understand key events
and individuals in DT.
Technical knowledge –
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Spring 1
Cooking and Nutrition –
 understand healthy and varied diet . Prepare and cook a
variety savoury dishes using range of cooking
techniques.
PE
 Play competitive games, applying basic principles
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
 Listen with attention to detail.
 Appreciate wide range of live & recorded music.
Computing
 use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work
with variables, input, output
Topic: The Incredible Egyptians
(compare with other ancient civilisations)
(in depth study)
Science: The Human body
 identify that animals, including humans, need the
right types and amount of nutrition, and that they
cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from
what they eat
Geography
 use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping
to locate countries and describe features
History
 Earliest ancient civilisations, i.e.
 Ancient Egypt
Art and Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as sculpture with
varied materials.
 Learn about great designers.
Design and Technology
Technical knowledge –
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apply understanding to strengthen, stiffen and
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Apply their understanding of computing.
PE
Play competitive games, applying basic principles
Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
Listen with attention to detail.
Appreciate wide range of live & recorded music.
Computing
use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work
with variables, input, output
Topic: Mighty Mountains (volcanoes and rivers)
Science: States of matter
 compare and group materials according to whether they
are solids, liquids or gases
 observe that some materials change state when they are
heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature
at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C)
Geography
 physical geography, including: mountains, volcanoes
and earthquakes, and the water cycle
 key topographical features (including hills, mountains),
Art and Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as sculpture with
varied materials.
 Learn about great designers.
Design and Technology
Design –
 generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through
Variety of ways
Make –
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select from and use a wider range of materials and
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reinforce complex structures. Understand and use
mechanical systems in products. Understand and use
electrical systems in products
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Apply their understanding of computing.
Cooking and Nutrition –
 understand healthy and varied diet . Prepare and cook a
variety savoury dishes using range of cooking
techniques.
PE
 Develop flexibility & control in gym, dance & athletics
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
 Improvise & compose music .
 Use staff and other notation.
components, construction materials, textiles and
ingredients.
Evaluate  investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Consider views to improve work. Understand key events
and individuals in DT.
Technical knowledge –
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Spring 2
Topic: Egypt (comparative study)
Science: The Human body
 identify that humans and some other animals have
skeletons and muscles for support, protection and
movement.
Geography
 use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping
to locate countries and describe features
Art and Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing
 Learn about great artists
Design and Technology
Technical knowledge –
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apply understanding to strengthen, stiffen and
reinforce complex structures. Understand and use
mechanical systems in products. Understand and use
electrical systems in products
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Apply their understanding of computing.
PE
Develop flexibility & control in gym, dance & athletics
Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
Improvise & compose music .
Use staff and other notation.
Computing
use logical reasoning
Topic: Spectacular Spain
Science: Habitats and classification (animals)
recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety
of ways
explore and use classification keys to help group,
identify and name a variety of living things in their
local and wider environment
recognise that environments can change and that this
can sometimes pose dangers to living things.
Geography
identify the position and significance of latitude,
longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern
Hemisphere, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the
Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including
day and night)
Art and Design
Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
Improve mastery of techniques such as drawing
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Apply their understanding of computing.
Cooking and Nutrition –
 understand healthy and varied diet . Prepare and cook a
variety savoury dishes using range of cooking
techniques.
PE
 Take part in Outdoor & Adventurous activities
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
 Begin to develop understanding of history.
Summer 1
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Topic: Rainforests (South America)
Science: Plants
identify and describe the functions of different parts of
flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers
explore the requirements of plants for life and growth
(air, light, water, nutrients from soil, room to grow) and
how vary from plant to plant
investigate the way in which water is transported within
plants
explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of
flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation
and seed dispersal.
Geography
understand geographical similarities and differences
through human and physical geography of a region of
the UK, a region in a European country, and a region
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Learn about great artists
Design and Technology
Design –
 generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through
Variety of ways
Make –
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select from and use a wider range of materials and
components, construction materials, textiles and
ingredients.
Evaluate  investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Consider views to improve work. Understand key events
and individuals in DT.
PE
 Take part in Outdoor & Adventurous activities
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
 Begin to develop understanding of history.
Topic: Romans (in depth study)
Science: Magnets
-Simple forces including magnetism
History
 Roman Empire & impact on Britain:
 Julius Caesar’s attempted invasion
 Roman Empire & successful invasion
 British resistance, e.g. Boudicca
 Romanisation of Britain
Art and Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as painting
 Learn about great architects
Design and Technology
Technical knowledge –
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apply understanding to strengthen, stiffen and
reinforce complex structures. Understand and use
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within N or S America
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identify the position and significance of latitude,
longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern
Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the
Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including
day and night)
physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes
and vegetation belts, rivers.
Art and Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as painting
 Learn about great architects
Design and Technology
Design –
 generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through
Variety of ways
mechanical systems in products. Understand and use
electrical systems in products
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Apply their understanding of computing.
Cooking and Nutrition –
 understand healthy and varied diet . Prepare and cook a
variety savoury dishes using range of cooking
techniques.
PE
 Use running, jumping, catching and throwing in
isolation and in combination
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Make –
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select from and use a wider range of materials and
components, construction materials, textiles and
ingredients.
Evaluate  investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Consider views to improve work. Understand key events
and individuals in DT.
Technical knowledge –
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Apply their understanding of computing.
PE
Use running, jumping, catching and throwing in
isolation and in combination
Compare performances to achieve personal bests
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Summer 2
Topic: France (City/beach study)
Science: Evaporation/condensation(water cycle)
 identify the part played by evaporation and
condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of
evaporation with temperature.
Geography
 locate the world’s countries, using maps focus on Europe
 key physical and human characteristics, countries, and
major cities
 Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure
grid references, symbols and key (including use of OS
maps) to build knowledge of the wider world
 key topographical features (including coasts and rivers),
 locate the world’s countries, using maps focus on Europe
(including the location of Russia) and
Art and Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as sculpture with
varied materials.
 Learn about great designers.
Design and Technology
Design –
 generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through
Variety of ways
Make –
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select from and use a wider range of materials and
components, construction materials, textiles and
ingredients.
Evaluate  investigate and analyse a range of existing products.
Consider views to improve work. Understand key events
and individuals in DT.
PE
 Play competitive games, applying basic principles
 Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Topic: Light, forces & magnets
Science
 Sources of light; shadows & reflections
Art and Design
 Use sketchbooks to collect, record and evaluate ideas.
 Improve mastery of techniques such as sculpture with
varied materials.
 Learn about great designers.
Design and Technology
Technical knowledge –
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apply understanding to strengthen, stiffen and
reinforce complex structures. Understand and use
mechanical systems in products. Understand and use
electrical systems in products
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Apply their understanding of computing.
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PE
Play competitive games, applying basic principles
Compare performances to achieve personal bests
Music
Listen with attention to detail.
Appreciate wide range of live & recorded music.
Computing
select, use and combine a variety of software (including
internet services) on a range of digital devices to design
and create a range of programs, systems and content
that accomplish given goals, including collecting,
analysing, evaluating and presenting data and
information
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Music
Listen with attention to detail.
Appreciate wide range of live & recorded music.
Computing
select, use and combine a variety of software (including
internet services) on a range of digital devices to design
and create a range of programs, systems and content
that accomplish given goals, including collecting,
analysing, evaluating and presenting data and
information
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