At John Clare Primary we are proud of all of the achievements our children make. We aim to inspire them to want continue to learn and achieve throughout their lives. We run a two year curriculum that is based around the guidance from the National Curriculum and the interests of our children. As a school we feel that it is important that children have the opportunity to undertake open ended activities that enables them to learn through the practical application of their learning.
We have incorporated the ‘Building Learning Power’ approach into our planning and curriculum. The children learn about ‘Resourcefulness’, ‘Reciprocity’, ‘Resilience’ and ‘Reflectiveness’; these 4 ‘Rs’ help the children to develop not only their understanding but how they work together and apply their knowledge.
2 Year Overview for KS1
| Cycle ALong term plan | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |||||
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Ourselves: Busy Bodies!/Homes |
Once Upon a Time… |
Toy Story
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Seaside: Land Ahoy! |
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| Literacy
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Narrative | Stories with familiar settings | Traditional stories and fairy tales | Y1:Stories with predictable and patterned languageY2: Different stories by the same author | Y1: Stories about fantasy worldsY2: Extended stories | ||||||
| Non-fiction | Instructions | Y1: Labels, lists and captionsY2: Explanations | Information texts | Y1: Recounts, dictionaryY2: Reports | |||||||
| Poetry | Y1: Using the sensesY2: Patterns on the page | Y1: Pattern and rhymeY2:Really looking | Y1: Poems on a themeY2: Silly stuff | ||||||||
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Maths |
Block A |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
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| Block B |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
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| Block C |
C1 |
C2 |
C3 |
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| Block D |
D1 |
D2 |
D3 |
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| Block E |
E1 |
E2 |
E3 |
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| Science | Health and growth | Materials and their properties | Variation and classification | Forces and Motion | Living Things in their Environment | ||||||
| PSHE | New beginnings | Getting on and falling out | Going for goals | Good to be me | Relationships | Changes | |||||
| RE | Ourselves | Festivals and celebrations | Milestones in Family Life | Friends, family and Community | Special Books | ||||||
| Art | Printmaking (personal experiences) | Form – 3D, rigid and malleable materials (use of artists as reference) | Texture – collage, threads, fabrics, fibres, wood, clay (response to the environment) | ||||||||
| D & T | Food | Textiles – home interiors | Structures | Mechanisms | Maps and photos | ||||||
| History | Homes in the past (minor) | Traditional stories | Toys (significant events from the past) | Seaside Holidays (use sources of information) | |||||||
| Geography | Houses (minor) | Places (local area study) | Environmental change and sustainable development (maps and photos) | ||||||||
| PE | Games | Dance | Dance/Gym | Gym | Games | Swimming | |||||
| Music | Singing | Control of instruments | Listening, memory and movement | Performance skills | |||||||
| ICT | Real and simulated situations | Present in a variety of forms | Plan and give instructions to make things happen (floor robot) | ||||||||
| Cycle BLong term plan | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
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Furry Friends |
A Spark in the Dark |
Heroes and villains |
Seaside?
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| Literacy
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Narrative | Y1 Unit 1: Stories with familiar settings | Y2 Unit 2: Traditional stories | Y1 Unit 2:Stories from a range of cultures/ stories with predictable and patterned language | Y2 Unit 4: Extended stories/significant authors | ||
| Non-fiction | Y1 Unit 2: Instructions | Y1 Unit 5: Recount (fact and fiction) | Y2 Unit 3: Information texts | Y2 Unit 4:Non-chronological reports | |||
| Poetry | Y2 Unit 1: Patterns on the page | Y2 Unit 2:Really looking | Y1 Unit 3: Poems on a theme | ||||
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Maths |
Block A |
A1 |
A2 |
A3 |
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| Block B |
B1 |
B2 |
B3 |
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| Block C |
C1 |
C2 |
C3 |
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| Block D |
D1 |
D2 |
D3 |
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| Block E |
E1 |
E2 |
E3 |
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| Science | Life processes | Light and sound | Changing materials | Green Plants | Electricity | ||
| PSHE | New beginnings | Getting on and falling out | Going for goals | Good to be me | Relationships | Changes | |
| RE | Rules and choices | The world around us | The Life of Jesus | Special places | |||
| Art | Drawing | Colour | Pattern | Response to natural/manmade objects | Response to artefacts/design forms | ||
| D & T | Materials | Health and safetyDisassembling and evaluation of existing products | |||||
| History | Past events – Great Fire of LondonRemembrance Day | Lives of Significant People – Florence Nightingale | |||||
| Geography | Compare people, places and environmentsRecognise changes | ||||||
| PE | Games | Dance | Dance/Gym | Gym | Athletics | Swimming | |
| Music | Exploring sounds/melody and accompaniment | Composition | Controlling pulse and rhythm | Reading and writing notation | Evaluating and appraising | ||
| ICT | Use text, tables, images and sounds to develop ideas | Finding things out – research and data handling | |||||