Andoversford Curriculum Annual Plan
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Class : Blackbirds
Teacher: Sarah Clarke
Academic year: 2015- 2016
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Into The Woods
Heroes & Villains
Animal Magic
A ‘wood’ emerging from the peg
corridor, descending onto the arch
and leading down a tree stood
outside the 3 bear’s cottage which
has crime scene tape stretched
over the door. Goldilocks has been
to visit and has left a terrible
mess. The 3 bears need Blackbird
class to help! A letter has been left
explaining what they will need to
do.
-Bears cave in outdoor area.
City Scape backing on wall with a
police station set up in front of it
(role play.)
Percy’s hut set up ready in
classroom. Pen with some of
Percy’s animals in. A letter from
Percy asking children what kind of
animals they would like to learn
about this term?
Theme Title
Focal Point & Stimulus (letter from
character etc.)
Breathing Space – outdoor lessons
(Remember wkly plans identify
min 1xper wk)
Visitors:
- ‘Goldilocks’ to visit twice
(Beginning & end of theme)
- Visit from the falconry group or
Wildlife trust.
Trip:
- Autumn Woodland Walk
Visitors / Trips
Final Outcome
Enterprise?
Community involvement? Etc.
EYFS
Understanding
the World
PRIMARY KS1/KS2
Historical Skills
Geographical Skills
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Establishing routines & safety as
per Breathing Space file-Getting
dressed appropriately, ‘sticky
elbows’, flag, base camp, fire pit
base camp, pond etc
* ‘Keeping safe’
*Create a ‘house’ for the 3 bears.
*Making & following a trail
*Follow/ adapt children’s ideas &
thoughts.
Nat Fantastic character suspended
from the ceiling in the centre of
the classroom. Letter hanging
from underneath. The letter tells
BB class of a villain who has stolen
Sid the puppet. He will be setting
them challenges this term before
Sid is returned…Nat Fantastic will
be helping!!
Trees
Camp fires
Mini beasts in the Wildlife Garden
& in the pond.
- Visits from emergency services:- Fire Brigade
- Police car; dog handlers?
- Nurse
- RAF Policeman.
Visitors:
- Vet
- Pets at home
Trips:
- Cotswold Wildlife Park
OR
- Nature in Art
- Visit to a stables OR horse & rider
to come to school. (SC’s sister)
Trip:
- Fire Station
Create party for Goldilocks
Superhero day!
Animal Magic Themed day with:
-Making & trying porridge.
- Children to dress as real life or
- Parade of animal outfits, masks
- Children come dressed as their
fictional Superheroes!
children have made.
favourite character from a
- Making Superhero food
- Animal dance we will learn &
Traditional Tale (Little Red Riding
- Superhero assault course
perform.
Hood, Goldilocks, Hansel & Gretal
- Performance of Superhero
- Animal quiz
etc)
Gymnastics.
-Pets picnic?
- Learning a bed time story to tell
- Superhero awards ceremony.
All parents invited.
Goldilocks (& to parents!)
All parents invited.
Dance?
All parents invited.
Brief Statements/ Bullet Points for boxes below
(please remember that certain boxes might be empty in a term depending on a theme focus)
(I can talk about similarities &
differences between myself and others)
The World: - Looking at our homes
compared to animals/ insects
homes.
- Setting up homes for animals/
insects in our outdoor area/ nature
area.
- Autumn changes.
I can talk about similarities & differences
between; myself and other, myself and other
communities, of places.)
(I can talk about past & present events in life
and my family members)
The World:
- Bringing in photographs &
thinking about our heroes – family
members, brothers, sisters,
grandparents.
I can talk about similarities and
differences with objects and materials.
The World:
-Living things and their habitats.
- Life cycle of a butterfly- Real
caterpillars in classroom to watch
change. Release of butterflies.
- Chicks in classroom- Hatching
and growing.
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Religious Education
Skills
People & Communities:
- Being special
- Celebrations
- Harvest Festival
- Christmas: Jesus’s Birthday
Scientific Skills
Design & Technology
Skills
Technology:
- Mouse control – Manipulating
software to get a desired result.
ICT Skills
People & Communities:
- Easter: Special times & new life.
- Diwali
People & Communities:
- First hand experiences with
emergency services (Police,
fireman, nurses.)
Technology:
- Using simple software on the
computer.
- Talk about technology they use at
home.
People & Communities:
Special Places
Technology:
I can choose & use different types of
technology.
- Bee Bots (Links with positional
language)
Learn Pads
Purple Mash – Completing a simple
computer programme.
(I can use a simple program on a
computer. I can talk about technology at
home.)
Literacy
English Skills
Focus Texts:
- Goldilocks & the 3 bears (& other
traditional tales)
- Owl Babies- (Settling in and
families)
- Going on a bear hunt!
-(Predictable, patterned language
and rhyme)
- Stickman
- The Jolly Postman (Christmas
version)
-Harvey Slumfenburger’s
Christmas Present.
-Writing our names
- Development of initial mark
making & letter formation.
- Letters & Sounds – Learning all
sounds.
-Writing labels & captions
- Christmas letters to Goldilocks.
(I can use my phonics to write simple
words.)
(I can write some tricky words)
(I can read and understand simple
sentences. I can use my phonics to read
regular words.)
Communication
and language
MFL Skills
KS2 Statutory)
- Lola the leopard: (I can listen
attentively.) Circle time sessions to
develop listening skills.
- Role Play opportunities to
develop language for
communication- 3 Bears Cottage
and the bears cave.
- Small world play – Going on a
bear hunt. (I can communicate well
showing awareness of my audience.)
Goldilocks – Storytelling (I enjoy
listening to stories and anticipate &
recall events.)
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Focus Texts:
- Nat fantastic
- Superworm!
- Superdaisy!
- Non fiction- Books about people
who help us.
- Linking letters & sounds.
- Handwriting.
- Reading
-Learning the Nat Fantastic story &
writing it. (T4W)
- Superhero sentences: Incredible
hulk, ‘Incredible Writing Wall’.
- Writing our own Superhero
stories.
- Writing letters to the ‘villain’! &
Nat Fantastic.
(I can read tricky words.)
(I can understand what I have read and
talk about it.)
(I can write a simple sentence that
people can read. )
Role Play opportunities: Role play
area will change depending on
children’s interests from police
station to fire station, hospital,
dentist, vets… – providing language
for communication.
- Nat Fantastic- Storytelling.
(I can answer questions about stories I
have encountered.)
(I can answer questions about my
experience or an event.)
Focus Texts:
- Handa’s Surprise
- Percy the Park Keeper
- Doing the animal bop
- Rumble in the jungle
- The very hungry caterpillar
- Tiddler
- The Snail and the Whale
Linking letters & sounds.
- Handwriting.
- Reading
- Writing about our pets and their
characters.
- Writing a letter to a zoo keeper
(to initiate a visit)
(I can read tricky words.)
(I can understand what I have read and
talk about it.)
(I can write a simple sentence that
people can read)
(I can spell some words correctly and
make phonetically plausible attempts to
spell harder words.)
Role Play opportunities:
Role play will change depending on
the direction of children interests
from Percy’s Park hut to The
Jungle, Under the sea, Farm Yard.
(I listen to and respond when engaged in
another activity)
(I can connect my ideas and events to
explain my ideas and create a story,)
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Mathematics
Mathematical Skills
Number:
- I can count to 20.
- I can recognise numerals to 20.
- I can order numbers 1-20.
- I can find 1 more and 1 less than a
given number.
SSM:
- I can use everyday words to talk about
size, weight, capacity, distance and
position.
- I can use mathematical language to
talk about the characteristics of 2d
shapes.
Expressive arts
and design
Personal, social
and emotional
development
Physical
Development
Exploring and using
media and materials.
- I can solve problems
- I can double
- I can share
- I can halve
SSM:
- I can use everyday words to talk about
time.
- I can recognise, create and describe
patterns.
- Looking at Lichtenstein’s
Superhero art.
- Creating superhero gadgets.
- Designing and building superhero
caves & buildings.
Being Imaginative
Music : Sing songs & speaking
chants & rhymes.
- Christmas nativity.
PSHE Skills
Lola listening skills.
Class rules
Settling in activities- Feeling tree.
Marvellous me box.
- Introducing storylines and
narrative into play.
- Music: Loud & quiet. Beat &
Tempo.
- Healthy & Safer Lifestyles
- Changing and growing
- Self esteem & self control.
- Making relationships.
Physical Education
Skills
- Responding to experiences,
expressing & communicating ideas
- Developing imagination and
imaginative play.
SSM:
- I can use everyday words to talk about
money.
- I can compare quantities and objects
and solve problems.
- I can use mathematical language to
talk about characteristics of 3D shapes.
- Making animal headdresses
- Clay modelling animals.
- Butterfly art.
- Responding to experiences,
expressing & communicating ideas
- Developing imagination and
imaginative play.
Music: High & Low, Patterns in
music.
- Healthy & Safer Lifestyles
- Keeping safe 1 & 2 (Risks, asking
and telling.)
( I can listen to and respect my friends
ideas.)
(I can play co-operatively and take
turns.)
(I can cope with changes to my routine.)
(I can talk about mine and others
behaviour and its consequences.)
(I can work as part of a group and class)
(I am confident to try new activities)
( I can say why I like some activities
more than others.)
(I can say when I do or don’t need help)
(I can work as part of a group and class.)
Fine motor development- Funky
finger gym.
Fine motor development- Funky
finger gym (theme will change
according to children’s interests.)
Fine motor development- Funky
finger gym (theme will change
according to children’s interests.)
I can move with control and
coordination in large & small
movements.
I can use a pencil to write.
I can use a pencil to write.
I can handle tools and equipment
effectively.
PE: Superhero gymnastics!
-Tennis
PE: Athletics
(I know how important is to be healthy)
(I enjoy physical exercise and talk about
ways to keep healthy.)
- Ball Skills (throwing, catching,
kicking, hitting and running in
combination.)
PE: Spatial awareness
- Dance, parachute games & ball
skills.
I can safely negotiate a space.
I can move with confidence in a range of
ways.
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Number:
- I can begin to add two single digit
numbers.
- I can begin to subtract two single digit
numbers.
- I can count on and back to find the
answer.
- I can begin to solve problems.
- Autumn leaves art & sculpture
- Portraits from natural materials.
- Building Goldilocks her own
chair.
-Responding to experiences,
expressing & communicating ideas
- Developing imagination and
imaginative play.
- Christmas cards, calendars and
decorations.
I can move with control and
coordination in large & small
movements.
I can use a pencil to write.
Other information:
Number: