Healey Junior, Infant and Nursery School

Concept

Identity

Rights and Responsibilities

Law and Order

Community

Environment

Celebrating Differences

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic Title

Healthy me 

Fire! Fire!

Superheroes

Africa

Plants

Seaside 

Topic

History

Local history- history of Healey School.

The Gunpowder Plot.

The great fire of London. 

Look at historical individuals.

Geography

Geographical vocabulary, aerial photos, field work and observational skills (local walk).

Identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom.

Compass directions. 

Compare and contrast our local area to a small area in Africa. 

Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of a hot area of the world in relation to the Equator.

Continents and oceans.

Use geographical vocabulary. 

Science

Animals including humans.

Uses of everyday materials.

Uses of everyday materials.

Compare seasons.

Plants.

Living things and their habitats.

Educational Visits / Visitors

Local walk.

Visitors (people who have previously worked at our school).

Batley Bulldogs.

Trip to Morrison’s to replicate the story Supertato. 

Science event for parents including grow a plant

Trip to Scarborough.

Forest School

Build a model of London using wooden houses. The great fire of London will be replicated to show how quickly the fire spread. 

Forest school activities: 

Make a superhero;

Build a superhero den;

Use position and direction skills to read maps leading to the den;

Make a trap.

English

Reading

Yoga Ogre

Vlad and the Great Fire of London

Supertato Hap-pea ever after

Lila and the secret of the rain 

Non-fiction information texts on plants 

Maximus and the beanstalk

Dougal the deep sea diver

Writing

Outcome:

SPaG

Non-fiction: Instructions

Non-fiction: Letter

Outcome:

Non-fiction: Non chronological reports

Fiction: Adventure story 

Outcome:

Non-fiction: Fact file

Fiction: Superhero story

Diamante poem 

Outcome:

Fiction: Stories from other cultures

Outcome:

Explanation texts

Traditional story with a twist

Haiku poetry

SATs

Outcome:

Diary entry

Non chronological report

Letter 

Recount 

Maths

(White Rose)

Number and place value

Addition and subtraction 

Data handling*

Addition and subtraction 

Money

Multiplication and division 

Multiplication and division

Statistics 

Shape 

Fractions 

Length and height

Position and direction 

Problem solving

Time

Mass, capacity and temperature

Investigations 

RE

How can we make good choices? 

How and why do people pray? 

How is new life welcomed? 

What did Jesus teach and how did he live? 

How can we look after our planet? 

Non religion

PSHE

Families and Friendships

Respecting Ourselves & Others

Safe Relationships

Belonging to a Community

Money & work 

Media Literacy & Digital Resilience

Physical Health & Mental Wellbeing

Growing & changing 

Keeping Safe

Computing

Creating pictures programmes

Questioning programmes

Effective searching programmes

Online safety

Presenting ideas

Spreadsheets

Questioning

Coding

DT

Make a healthy food banquet for parents

Make a 17th century model of London 

Adinkra fabric painting 

Create a miniature terrarium 

Create an ocean diorama 

Art

Self-portrait- using pencil

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Colour wheel- 

Drawing and Painting to create a scene from the great fire of London.

Drawing Cartoon Characters

Making Animal Masks

Mono Printing with Carbon Copy Paper

Create under the sea pictures using collage

Music

(Charanga)

Friendship Song

Mixed Styles

Ho Ho Ho

Winter time, festivals and Christmas time. Creating a performance using music and dance.

I wanna Play In A Band

Rock music and movement:

Hands, Feet, Heart

Music from South Africa, Freedom songs.

Reflect, rewind and Replay

Listen to Western Classical Music. The language of music.

Zootime

Song structure

PE

Invasion games

Ball skills

Dance 

Gymnastics

Athletics 

Net and wall games