KS2 Cycle B
Long Term Planning 2015-2016
Subject
Autumn
1
Autumn
2
Spring
1
Spring
2
Summer
1
Summer
2
Theme
Rainforests
Settlers and
Invaders
Ancient Egypt
The Lakes
Settlements
Extreme
Geography
Trips
Hindu Temple,
Watford
History Off the
Page workshop
Trip to local church/ visit
from priest
Yr4 to
Lincolnsfields
Role Play
Rainforest
Pyramid
Some kind of habitat/
Beatrix Potter’s cottage?
WW2 shop
Geologist’s
office?
Fiction: Making the
past into presents
by Jo Brooker box
file 4, band 10,
cream
The search for
Tutankhamen by
Jane Shuter box
file 10, band 12,
dark blue
Fiction: Traditional talesBeatrix Potter: Lake
District (Hamilton Trust
plans)
Fiction:
Y4 - A
story/stories
with a theme
(Carrie’s War)
Buntingford
through the war
Fiction:
Fox by Margaret
Wild (Focus
Education)
English
Focus Education
book kept in
Karen W’s
pigeon hole
?
Fiction: Y4
Fiction: Y3&4
Story settings -
Writing and
performing a
play - Beowulf :
The Great
Kapok Tree
(Focus
Education)
Write a section
of a narrative
(or several
narratives)
focusing on
setting
Non-fiction:
Y3&4 Persuasion
Rainforests
Y4-Assemble and
sequence points
in order to plan
Dragonslayer
Non-fiction: Y3
Recounts:A day
in the life of
an
Anglo-Saxon
Write a news/
sports report of
an ‘unfolding
event’ (e.g.
commentary),
including detail
expressed in
ways that will
engage the
reader/viewer
Non-fiction: Y3&4
Reports- All about
mummies by Dianne
Irving (Guided
Reading box file 5,
band 8, purple)
Teacher demonstrates
research and note-taking
techniques using
information and ICT texts
Non-fiction: Y3
Instructions- Habitatshow to build a bug hotel/
bird box etc.
Write and evaluate a range of
instructions, including
directions e.g. a treasure
hunt/ Easter eggs hunt
Poetry: Take one
poet – poetry
appreciation – Kenn Nesbitt
http://www.poetry4kids.com/
Non-fiction:
Discussion
regarding
evacuees etc.
Poetry:
Structure–
narrative
poetry
(2 weeks) Recite
some
narrative poetry
Non-fiction:
Y3&4ExplanationsVolcanoes and
earthquakes
Poetry:
Vocabulary
building –
summer theme
KS2 Cycle B
Long Term Planning 2015-2016
the presentation
of a point of view,
using graphs,
images, visual aids
to make the
view more
convincing
Poetry:
Vocabulary
building
(harvest/
autumn/
rainforests)
Poetry:
Vocabulary
building Beowulf and the
Sea Hag
(Which words in
the English
language originate
from the AngloSaxons?)
on a subject and using a
spidergram to organise the
information. Write own
report independently
based on notes gathered
from several sources
by heart
Read and
Respond
Poetry: Y4
Structure –
riddles
Read and write
riddles
Read, write and
perform free
verse
Science
Y4 Living things
and their
habitats
History
Geography
Geographical
Location &
Knowledge –
Climate, climate
zones,
Yr4 Animals
including humans
Y4 Sound
Anglo-Saxons
and Scots
Ancient Egypt – the
achievements of
early civilisations
Y3 Rocks
Y4 Electricity
Place knowledge- region of
UK (Lake District)
Local history –
Buntingford
during the war
Types of
settlements
Science
investigation
focus
Yr3 Human &
Physical
Knowledge earthquakes
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Long Term Planning 2015-2016
Computing
Rising Stars
Switched on
Computing
RE
Art
D&T
vegetation
belts, time
zones, main
cities and
countries
around local
area
3.5 We are
communicators
Communicating
safely on the
internet.
HinduismBelonging- Hindu
teaching about
God & worship in
a Hindu home
(8 hrs inc trip)
Textiles – hand
puppets of
rainforest
animals
3.6 We are
opinion pollsters
Collecting and
analysing data.
4.5 We are coauthors
Producing a wiki.
Christmas
Belonging & The
importance of
sharing food
Drawing- chalk
and pastel
Anglo-Saxon
tattoo designs
Quilling –
Christmas cards
Yr3 clay
mask/painting with
sand
Make an AngloSaxon brooch
Yr 4 Food – making
flatbread
3.4 We are network
engineers
Exploring computer
networks including the
internet.
Easter
4.3 We are
musicians
Producing digital
music.
Constable/ Cezanne/
Hiroshige landscapes/lakes
Painting
Yr3 Drawing,
exploring,
shading using
pencil & charcoal
Photograph &
draw
Buntingford
landmarks
Construction –
Yr 3 – make a
4.4 We are
HTML editors
Editing and
writing HTML
Special Places, Sacred spaces
(Hinduism, Sikhism & Christianity)
Sacred writings and stories (Hindu
traditional tales)
Weaving –
volcanoes
KS2 Cycle B
Long Term Planning 2015-2016
Design an AngloSaxon board
game
PE and Games
Music
Tag Rugby (SSP)
Lacrosse (RS)
Football (RS)
Dance (RS)
Tri-golf (SSP)
Gymnastics (RS)
Tri-golf (SSP)
Basketball/Netball (RS)
3D model of
London as it was
re-built after
the war (use
small boxes)
Cricket (CtS)
Athletics (RS)
Cricket (CtS)
Tennis (RS)
Ash swimming
Willow swimming
Rowan swimming
3a Animal Magic
4c – Singing & Playground games
4b – Painting with sounds (inc. history
of music & composers)
(Indian music – sounds of nature – Ganges
river)
French
(West Sussex
scheme of work
– Year B)
Greetings
Feelings
Numbers to 20
International
Geography ~
Rainforests.
Harvest.
Classroom
instructions
French speaking
world
Christmas
Days of weeks
Months
Seasons
Weather
Easter
NB:This is a working document and is subject to change.
Food (flavours
of ice-cream)
Numbers beyond
20
Likes and
dislikes