KS 1 Year A– enquiry based curriculum map Main Subjects

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Science

All living things and their habitats (Y2) Which habitats do you know of on our amazing planet Earth? What do you want to know about habitats? How many different living things can we find? Do habitats change during a year? Where is the most popular place for animals to live?

History

Geography

RE

Spring 1

Spring 2

Everyday materials (Y1) Hook – The Science Laboratory! What are objects made from? What are the properties of the different materials? What happens to materials when they are heated and cooled?

The Swinging 60s What was life like when granny and granddad were young? Who was Neil Armstong? Why is he special? Islands What Islands do you know? What key features do they have? Theme: Theme: Chanukah Christmas Story Does celebrating What gift would I have Chanukah given to make Jewish children Jesus if he had been feel close born in my to God? town, not in (Judaism) Bethlehem? (Christianity)

Theme: Shabbat Is Shabbat important to Jewish children? (Judaism)

Theme: Easter - Palm Sunday Why was Jesus welcomed like a king or celebrity by the crowds on Palm Sunday? (Christianity)

Summer 1

Summer 2

Animals including humans (Y1)

Plants (Y1) Hook – Why isn’t this plant growing Hook – The aliens have properly? – The Aliens landed! have planted! What are What are the names of the main parts of the different parts of flowering plants? How our bodies? many different roots What do our senses do can be found? Can we and how good are describe what they look another animal’s? like close-up? Can we find the plant type from its flower? Who were David Livingstone and Charles Darwin? What did they discover? What life like when they were a child? Africa Where is Africa? What is the same and what is different for children in Kenya and Ghana? Theme: Theme: Creation Story Jesus as a friend Does God want Was it always easy for Christians to Jesus to look after the world? show friendship? (Christianity) (Christianity)

KS 1 Year B– enquiry based curriculum map Main Subjects

Autumn 1

Science

Seasonal change Y1 (link to Great Fire) What do we mean by seasons and weather? How can we observe and measure the weather? How can you measure the amount of rain in the different seasons? Can we find out about temperature difference? (shade)

History

Autumn 2

Spring 2

Uses of everyday materials (Y2) Hook – The laboratory! Which material is best for the bottom of children’s school shoes? How well do different materials bounce? What are the uses for wood/plastics? Which material is best for blocking a hole in a bucket?

Summer 1

Summer 2

Animals including humans (Y2) Hook – Creating a wildlife workshop How do animals change, what do animals need to survive and stay healthy? How can you work out the order of the animals’ life cycles?

Plants (Y2) What are different seeds like? What do bulbs need so that can grow healthily? My woolly socks are covered with seeds from outside. How could we find out if they will grow?

How has the weather changed history? Great fire of London, Armada, Noah and the flood

Geography

RE

Spring 1

Visit to Compton Abbas/ Bournemouth International Airport

Around the world What are the continents? Where is Asia? How is life and landscape different/similar from Europe?

Theme: What did Jesus teach? Is it possible to be kind to everyone all of the time? (Christianity)

Theme: Passover How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do? (Judaism)

Theme: Christmas Jesus as gift from God Why did God give Jesus to the world? (Christianity)

Theme: Prayer at home Does praying at regular intervals every day help a Muslim in his/ her everyday life? (Islam)

Theme: Easter - resurrection Is it true that Jesus came back to life again? (Christianity)

(Why do people go on journeys?) A Seaside Holiday Why do people go to the seaside? What is special about the coast? How has Swanage changed? Theme: Theme: Rites of The Covenant Passage and good How special is the Works (Journey of life) relationship What is the best way Jews have with God? for a Jew (Judaism) to show commitment to God? Theme: (Judaism) Community and Belonging Theme: Hajj Does going to the Does completing Hajj Mosque give make a Muslims a sense of person a better belonging? Muslim? (Islam) (Islam)

Year 3– enquiry based curriculum map Main Subjects

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Science

Animals including humans (turtles link) How do living things get their food? Which food do animals need in order to survive? What is special about the human skeleton? What is the function of muscles?

History Geography

RE

Florida – Where is Florida and what are the key features? Why do so many people go there? What is the impact of tourism? Theme: Divali Theme: Would celebrating Christmas Divali at home and in Has Christmas lost its the community true meaning? bring a feeling of ( Christianity) belonging to a Hindu child? (Hinduism) *Theme: The Amrit Ceremony and the Khalsa Does joining the Khalsa make a person a better Sikh? (Sikhism)

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Plants Hook –There’s been a murder! How does the number of roots affect the amount of water that is absorbed? Does the length of roots change over time? How did Britain change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?

Light Where can shadows be found? What affects size and darkness of shadows?

Rocks Where are the rocks in the world? Which are the rocks near our school? How are rocks formed? How are fossils made? What is soil made from?

Theme: Jesus’ Miracles Could Jesus really heal people? Were these miracles or is there some other explanation? (Christianity)

*Theme: Hindu Beliefs How can Brahman be everywhere and in everything? (Hinduism)

Forces and magnets How does the type of surface on the table affect the speed of the tub travelling on it? What are magnets used for?

Theme: Easter Forgiveness What is ‘good’ about Good Friday? (Christianity)

Where was the Roman Empire and what was its impact on Britain?

*Theme: Sharing and Community Do Sikhs think it is important to share? (Sikhism)

*Theme: Prayer and Worship What is the best way for a Sikh to show commitment to God? (Sikhism)

Year 4– enquiry based curriculum map Main Subjects

Autumn 1

Science

States of matter What is a solid, a liquid and a gas? Which liquid moves the fastest? What can we find out about gases? What happens when things are heated and cooled?

History

Ancient Greece What was life like in Ancient Greece?

Geography

RE

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Animals including humans How many different types of teeth have we got? What are their functions? How does the stomach work? What are food chains?

All living things How many different animals can we find in the wildlife area? How can we classify different animals? How are the animals suited to where they live?

Sound What happens to the sound of the drum when we get further away from it? Where in the school would be the best places to put fire alarms? What is a ‘sound’?

Electricity Hook – Designing and making a product: a torch for an explorer What can electricity do? Which circuits will work? Can you repair the ones that do not work? What can we find inside a torch?

Anglo Saxon settlement How was Britain settled by the Anglo Saxons and the Scots? Rivers of the world: What are the main features of a river? Local study – Fontmell What are the major world rivers? Magna Local river (Stour): What are features of the River Stour? (Saxon link) What are the settlements along the River Stour? (Y3 plan) *Theme: Theme: Christmas Theme: Beliefs and Theme: Easter Pilgrimage to the River What is the most Practices Is forgiveness always Ganges significant part of the How special is the possible? Would visiting the River nativity story for relationship Jews have (Christianity) Ganges Christians today? with God? feel special to a non(Christianity) (Judaism) Hindu? Theme: Passover (Hinduism) How important is it for Jewish people to do what God asks them to do? (Judaism)

Vikings What was significant about the Vikings? How did the Normans take over? Local – Wareham (Viking link)

Theme: Rites of Passage and good works What is the best way for a Jew to show commitment to God? (Judaism)

Theme: Prayer and Worship Do people need to go to church to show they are Christians? ( Christianity)

Year 5– enquiry based curriculum map

Main Subjects Science

Autumn 1

Autumn 2 Forces

Hook – Transport scientists! How does the surface area of a piece of paper affect how quickly it falls? What affects how well a parachute falls? Which trainer provides the best grip? What affects how well an object fired from a trebuchet will travel?

History

Spring 2

Summer 1

Animals including humans (SRE policy) How long are the gestation periods of different animals? How does the weight/height/length of a person change? What happens to the human body during puberty? What happens to adults as they get older?

Properties and changes of materials Hook – The Science Laboratory Which material is the best conductor? What affect will a coat have on a person and an ice man? Which materials allow electricity to pass through them? What are

Native trees and woodands - What are the main types of British tree? How can they be classified?

Rainforests What is the impact of deforestation?

All living things Earth and Space At what part of their Hook - Information for life cycle are the another planet! animals in the school What is in our solar grounds? system? How large are How does the small they? How far apart are mammal change over they? time? What is it like on the How do birds eggs other planets in the change over time? solar system? What are the life cycles What is the moon like? of amphibians? Insects? How do animals make (Transition Project) babies? When and why do plants have flowers? Can we artificially pollinate plants? Smugglers, Pirates and Vagabonds Who were the key Dorset smugglers? Why was smuggling so important? The Dorset Coastline: World Heritage site What are the key features of the Dorset Coastline?

*Theme: Beliefs and moral values Are Sikh stories important today? (Sikhism) Theme: Hindu Beliefs How can Brahman be everywhere and in everything? ( Hinduism)

Theme: Easter Did God intend Jesus to be crucified? (Christianity)

the best conditions for dissolving sugar in the fastest time? How can we separate mixtures of different solids? Which changes cannot be easily reversed?

Ancient Egypt What was life in Ancient Egypt and what were their beliefs?

Geography

RE

Spring 1

Theme: Belief into action How far would a Sikh go for his/ her religion? ( Sikhism) *Theme: Prayer and Worship What is the best way for a Hindu to show commitment to God? ( Hinduism)

Theme: Christmas Is the Christmas story true? (Christianity)

Theme: Prayer and Worship What is the best way for a Sikh to show commitment to God? (Sikhism) Theme: Beliefs and moral values Do beliefs in Karma, Samsara and Moksha help Hindus lead good lives? (Hinduism)

Summer 2

Theme: Beliefs and Practices What is the best way for a Christian to show commitment to God? (Christianity)

Year 6– enquiry based curriculum map

Main Subjects Science

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Earth and Space

Electricity

Hook - Information for another planet! What is in our solar system? How large are they? How far apart are they? What is it like on the other planets in the solar system? What is the moon like?

Dragon’s den: electronic scarecrow What affects the brightness of a bulb in a circuit?

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

All living things Why do we need to classify living things? How can plants be placed in different groups? How can we classify trees? How can more bees and butterflies be attracted into the school grounds?

Light Why learn about it? Modelling – What evidence would prove that light travels in straight lines? How do we see things? How can we show how we see things in a mirror?

Animals including humans (drug education policy) Hook – The Fitness Club! What is the function of the heart? What happens to the rate at which our hearts beat when we perform different exercises? What are the functions of blood? Why do we need to drink water? What effects do drugs have on the human body?

Evolution and inheritance How do we know about living things that have lived in the past? Hook – Darwin’s thinking path What do you think the fossil is? Are all siblings of living things identical? How are animals suited to their habitat? How do different animals use camouflage to survive?

(Transition Project)

History

Transport through ages. How has it changed through the ages?

Geography

Cities around the world. What are the capital cities of significant countries? Where are located and why?

RE

Theme: Beliefs and Meaning Is anything ever eternal? (Christianity)

Theme: Christmas How significant is it that Mary was Jesus’ mother? (Christianity)

Early Islamic civilisation: The Mayans

How have different plants around the world evolved to survive?

Local study: Bristol Why was Bristol so important? (slave trade) Local study Bristol What are the key physical features of Bristol? How is and was Bristol port used? How has its use changed through time?

Theme: Beliefs and Practices What is the best way for a Muslim to show commitment to God? (Islam)

Theme: Beliefs and moral values Does belief in Akhirah (life after death) help Muslims lead good lives? (Islam) SECTION 1 Theme: Easter Is Christianity still a strong religion 2000 years after Jesus was on Earth? (Christianity)

Theme: Beliefs and moral values Does belief in Akhirah (life after death) help Muslims lead good lives? (Islam) SECTION 2