Topic Overview for Sparrows Class – Spring Term 2017
First half
Week
5th – 6th January
General Topic title
The Famous Five
To include…
Famous people
The Great Fire of London
Look at when where how and what
of the story of the fire of London
Emotions
9th – 13th January
The Famous Five
Famous people
The Great Fire of London
Emotions
16th – 20th
January
The Famous Five
Famous people
Guy Fawkes
The Great Fire of London
Curriculum areas
Maths – Counting, number recognition, addition and subtraction.
English – Phonics / handwriting /news – what we did in the Christmas
holiday
Topic – Introduce children to our topic – famous people and events,
brainstorm and do a mind map ( record for topic books)
Story – The Great Fire of London (Twinkl PPT) Hi7 –Hi14
Science – Sources of light including electric light, flame and sun
PHSE – PW6 Recognise what they are good at
Art – Painting using different brush size and types Ar10
Drama - What does being famous mean? What famous person would
they like to meet?
Maths – Counting, number recognition, addition and subtraction
English – Phonics / handwriting / look at newspaper article on a fire
Design Technology – Create a model of a London Street
Topic – What does the Fire Brigade do?
Story - Fireman Sam
Science – Who invented electricity?
Art – Painting using different brush size and types Ar10
PHSE – Recognise name and manage their feelings in a positive
wayPW7
Drama – What does it mean to be famous? Hot seat as a famous
person
Maths – Counting, number recognition, addition and subtraction
English – Phonics / handwriting / Senses poetry
Topic – Who was Guy Fawkes? What was the Gunpowder Plot?
Story – Guy Fawkes
Science – Simple circuits and electricity
PHSE – Make positive real life choicesPW10
Emotions
23rd – 27th
January
The Famous Five
Famous people
Neil Armstrong
The moon landing
th
30 January – 3
February
rd
The Famous Five
Emotions
Famous people
Neil Armstrong
The Moon Landing
Emotions
6th – 10th
February
The Famous Five
Christopher Columbus
Famous Events
Emotions
Art – Handprint fires
Design Technology – Finish off model of London Street
Drama– Fire! Fire! song in a round
Maths – Counting, number recognition, 2d and 3d shapes.
English – Phonics / handwriting / Factual writing about the moon
Science – Phases of the moon
Topic – Who is Neil Armstrong?
PHSE – Recognise how their behaviour affects othersPW20
Art – Moon painting
Design Technology – Making rockets
Drama – Pretend to be a character demonstrating emotion through
actions and languageDr6
Maths – Counting, number recognition, quarter, half and threequarters
English – Phonics / handwriting / writing a list of things to take to the
moon
Science - How are shadows formed?
Story – Whatever Next
Topic – Speed and motion - Rockets
PHSE – What does love feel like?
Drama – Role play landing on the moon
Food technology – Making sandwiches for a picnic on the moon
Art-Junk model rockets
Maths – Counting, number recognition, doubling and halving
English – Phonics / handwriting / labels
Science – Notice and describe how things move, comparisons such as
slower/fasterSc4
Topic – Who was Christopher Columbus? What was he famous for?
PHSE – Consequences – Good v Bad – how to cope with anger
Design technology – model cars
Food technology – Christopher Columbus inspired snacks