Curriculum Whole School Yearly Long Term Plan: 2016-2017
Nursery
Autumn 1
Spring 1
Summer 1
Why do you love me so
much?
Why can’t I have
chocolate for breakfast?
Why do spiders eat flies?
Themselves, family, feelings and
emotions
Autumn 2
Food, mealtimes, cooking and baking
Spring 2
Summer 2
Why do leaves go crispy?
Can I have a dog yet?
Why is water wet?
Seasonal change in plants and animals
Reception
Spring 1
Summer 1
Do you want to be
friends?
Will you read me a story?
Why do ladybirds have
spots?
Seasonal change in the natural world
The seashore, micro-habitats,
materials
Who lives in a rock pool?
Superheroes
Geography: UK, London landmarks,
maps and directions
D&T: The Solar System, planets and
alien crash landings
Science and PE: Real and fantasy
heroes, heroic qualities and senses
Autumn 2
Spring 2
Summer 2
Dinosaur Planet
Paws, Claws and Whiskers
Enchanted Woodland
History: Dinosaurs and their
features, Mary Anning and fossils
Art & Design: Wild and domestic
animals and their features
Science: Woodland plants and
creatures
Autumn 1
Spring 1
Summer 1
Land Ahoy!
Towers, Tunnels and
Turrets
Muck, Mess and Mixtures
Autumn 2
D&T: Castles, towers and tunnels.
Building structures
Spring 2
Summer 1
Art & Design: Materials and their
properties through Art
Summer 2
Street Detectives
Wriggle and Crawl
Beachcombers
History: Exploring the local
community and its landmarks
Science: Minibeasts and their
habitats
Science: Seashore, habitats and
coastal features
Autumn 1
Spring 1
Summer 1
Scrumdiddlyumptious: we
are nutritionists…
Tribal Tales: we are
archaeologists…
Gods and Mortals: we are
historians…
D&T: Food, nutrition and cooking
Autumn 2
History: Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages
Spring 2
History: Ancient Greece
Summer 2
Predator: we are
zoologists…
Urban Pioneer: we are
artists…
Mighty Metals: we are
engineers…
Geography: USA, New York,
American landmarks and travelling
Autumn 2
Science/Art & Design: Light, urban
geography, towns and cities
Spring 1
Science: Materials, forces, magnets
and robots
Summer 1
Playlist: we are composers
Misty Mountain Sierra: we
are geologists…
Science/Music: Sound, musical genres
and lyric writing
Spring 2
Geography: Mountain environments,
the water cycle and plant life
Summer 2
Burps, Bottoms and Bile:
we are biologists…
Blue Abyss: we are
marine biologists…
I am Warrior: we are
historians…
Science: Teeth, digestion and healthy
eating
Autumn 1
Science: Seas and oceans, aquatic
habitat and food chains
Spring 1
History: The Romans, Celts, gladiators
and invaders
Summer 1
Time traveller: we are
philosophers…
Allotment: we are
horticulturists…
Stargazers: we are
astronomers…
Science: Space, the Solar System,
gravity and the moon landing
Autumn 2
Art & Design: Growing up, death,
memories and sexual reproduction
Spring 2
Geography: Gardening, growing and
farming
Summer 2
Pharaohs: we are
historians…
Beast Creator: we are
entomologists…
Alchemy Island: we are
chemists…
History: Ancient Egyptians
Autumn 1 and 2
EC/July 2016
The farm, animals, where food comes
from, crops and growing
Moon Zoom
Road Trip USA: we are
explorers…
Year 6
Summer 2
Do cows drink milk?
Spring 1
Autumn 1
Year 5
Spring 2
Bright Lights, Big City
Science: Predators and food chains
Year 4
Minibeasts, plants and flowers
Autumn 1
Geography: The coast, Captain Cook,
and sea rescues boats
Year 3
Fairy tales and nursery rhymes
Friends, interactions and feelings
Why do squirrels hide
their nuts?
Year 2
Properties of water, weather and
water safety
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Year 1
Small animals and caring for pets
Minibeasts
A Child’s War: we are
historians…
History: WWII. Light and
electricity
Science: Minibeasts: their habitats,
features and food chains
Spring 1
Blood Heart: we are
cardiologists…
Science: The heart, blood and
circulation
Science: properties of materials
Summer 1
Darwin’s Delights: we are
geneticists…
Science: Evolution and inheritance,
Darwin’s discoveries and genetics
Spring 2
Summer 2
Frozen Kingdom: we are
explorers…
Hola Mexico: we are
culturists…
Geography: Polar regions,
animals and their habitat
Music/History: Mexico and its
culture, the Ancient Mayans and
deserts