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Long Term Plans

Year 1 and 2 Curriculum Overview

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Art In the Jungle
Artist spotlight: Henri Rousseau
The Beauty of Flowers
Artist spotlight: Georgia O’Keeffe
At the seaside
Artist spotlight: Claude Monet
Computing Programming Computer systems and networks Online safety Computing systems and networks Programming Computing systems and networks
Design and Technology Mechanisms: Making a moving story book?
Structures: Constructing a windmill Textiles: Puppets
Mechanisms: Wheels and axles
Cooking and nutrition: A balanced diet Cooking and nutrition: Fruit and vegetables
English Year 1 Poems to Perform- Julia Donaldson
Lists Labels and captions
Rapunzel- Bethan Woollvin
Traditional Tale
One Day on our Blue Planet- Ella Bailey
Non-Fiction
The Snail and the Whale- Julia Donaldson
Contemporary Fiction
Lila and the Secret of Rain- David Conway
Picture Book


Rabbit and Bear: Rabbits Bad Habits- Julian Gough and Jim Field
Building reading stamina
English Year 2 Traction Man is Here- Mini Grey
Picture book
Grace and Family- Mary Hoffman
Classic Text


The Emperor’s Egg- Martin Jenkins
Non-Fiction
The Robot and the Bluebird – David Lucas
Traditional Tales
Man on the Moon: a day in the life of Bob- Simon Bartram
Contemporary
Claude in the City- Alex T Smith
Building Reading Stamina
Geography Mapping the World Continents and Oceans Climate – Weather Extreme Weather United Kingdom Australia
History Great Fire of London
Significant Person: Samuel Pepys
The Crimean War
Significant Person: Florence Nightingale
The Moon Landing
Significant Person: Neil Armstrong
Maths Year 1 Place Value to 10
Addition and Subtraction
Geometry
Place Value to 20
Addition and subtraction
Measurement: Length and Height
Measurement: Mass and Volume
Place Value to 50
Addition and Subtraction
Money
Multiplication and Division
Fractions
Time
Position and Direction
Place Value to 100
Addition and Subtraction
Geometry
Maths Year 2 Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Geometry
Place Value to 20
Addition and subtraction
Money
Multiplication
Fractions
Measure-length and height
Addition and subtraction
Measurement- capacity, mass and temperature
Geometry
Time
Position and direction
Statistics
Money
Place value
Music Music Vocabulary
Under the Sea
Pulse and Rhythm
All about me
Classical music, dynamics and tempo
Animals
Timbre and Rhythmic Patterns
Fairytales
Pitch and Tempo
Superheroes
Vocal and Body Sounds
By the Sea
Physical Education Playground games
Athletics
Dance
gymnastics
Dance
gymnastics
Net and Wall games
Gymnastics
Net and wall games
Athletics
Team work and communication
PSHE Families and friendships
Safe relationships
Respecting ourselves and others
Belonging to a community
Media literacy and digital resilience
Money and work
Physical health and Mental wellbeing
Growing and changing
Keeping safe
Religious Education God – Christianity Islam Christianity Islam
Science Light Seasonal changes
Earth and Space
Humans Materials Forces Animals