Lower Key Stage 2 curriculum (Year 3 and 4)
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Year 3 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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There's No Place Like Home |
Healthy Humans |
Rock and Roll! |
The Iron Man |
What the Romans Did For Us |
How Does Your Garden Grow? |
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Lead Subjects |
Geography |
Science |
Science |
Design and Technology |
History |
Science |
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The region where I live (UK); OS mapwork plus fieldwork in the local area |
Nutrition, diet and movement and the skeleton |
Rocks and fossils |
Mechanical systems - levers and linkages |
Roman Britain |
Plants - functions or parts and plant growth |
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History |
Design and Technology |
History |
Science |
Geography |
Design and Technology |
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Local history |
Food - simple dish - the eatwell plate |
Ancient Britain - Stonehenge |
Forces and magnets |
A region in the UK - Lake District |
Structures - shell/frame structures and strengthening |
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Art and Design |
Geography |
Music |
Art and Design |
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3D clay or textile sculpture |
Key aspects of volcanoes and earthquakes |
Performing - practise, rehearse and present a performance |
Painting on plaster, mosaics and digital mosaics |
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Music |
Art and Design |
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Physical Education |
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Creating - experiment with and create musical patterns for dance |
Observational drawing of fossils developed into print |
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Games - performing in an athletic event (Gladiator games) |
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Additional Subjects |
PSHE |
Physical Education |
Music |
Art and Design |
Music |
Art and Design |
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Computing - Information Technology (IT), Computer Science (CS), Digital Literacy (DL) |
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IT - movies / multimedia |
CS - programming / computational thinking |
IT / DL - digital research |
CS - programming / hardware |
DL / CS - communication and collaboration / networking |
IT - presenting information |
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Mathematics |
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Additional opportunities for contextual learning and using and applying mathematics linked to the themes. Lancashire Mathematics Planning should be used for discrete mathematics lessons. |
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English |
English |
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Folk Tales Recount: biographies |
Fables Poems with a structure Persuasion: letters |
Story as a theme Poems on a theme Discussion |
Novel as a theme Recount: diaries |
Playscripts Non-chronological reports |
Classic poetry Mystery / Adventure / Fantasy stories Explanations |
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Ongoing |
Science |
Physical Education |
eSafety |
English |
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Standalone unit on light - shadows and reflections |
Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills and use them in a range of activities. These must include modified team games, dance, gymnastic, athletic and outdoor and adventurous activities. Lancashire KS2 PE scheme would support children’s learning in PE. |
Whenever children are engaged in electronic communication, establish and reinforce messages about using technology safely, respectfully and responsibly. |
Spelling and handwriting should be taught discretely. Refer to the key learning in writing document for progression guidance. |
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Year 4 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Sparks Might Fly! |
The Great Plague |
The Art of Food |
Passport to Europe |
Water, Water Everywhere |
Hunted |
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Lead Subjects |
Science |
History |
Science |
Geography |
Science |
Science |
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Electricity - series circuits, switches, conductors, insulators |
A theme in British history beyond 1066 - The Great Plague of 1665 |
Teeth and the digestive system |
Contrasting region in a European country |
States of matter |
Habitats - grouping and classifying plants and animals |
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Design and Technology |
Geography |
Art and Design |
Design and Technology |
Geography |
Design and Technology |
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ICT and electrical systems - control and electrical components |
Rubbish and recycling - environmental study |
Drawing and painting of still life into 3D sculpture |
Textiles - seams, stiffening and strengthening, materials and fastenings |
Key aspects of rivers |
Food - simple savoury food and cooking techniques |
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Music |
Art and Design |
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Music |
History |
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Creating - explore, choose, combine and organise musical ideas using an electronic sound source |
Drawing developed into printmaking, rotating and translating images |
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Listening to music from different cultures; experience how music is produced in different ways |
Ancient Egypt (including the River Nile) |
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Art and Design |
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Abstract painting; relief paintings, large and small scale with texture |
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Additional Subjects |
PSHE |
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Art and Design |
Music |
Art and Design |
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Computing - Information Technology (IT), Computer Science (CS), Digital Literacy (DL) |
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CS - programming / hardware |
IT - data handling |
IT- graphics and images / modelling and simulation |
IT - sound / multimedia |
IT / DL - digital research |
CS - computational thinking |
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Mathematics |
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Additional opportunities for contextual learning and using and applying mathematics linked to the themes. Lancashire Mathematics Planning should be used for discrete mathematics lessons. |
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English |
English |
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Stories with fantasy settings Explanations Film and playscripts |
Fairy tales Classic poetry Recount: newspapers |
Stories with issues and dilemmas Persuasion |
Novel as a theme Non-chronological reports |
Stories with a theme Poems with a structure Information booklets |
Folk tales Debate Poems on a theme (optional) |
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Ongoing |
Science |
Physical Education |
eSafety |
English |
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Standalone unit on sound |
Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills and use them in a range of activities. These must include modified team games, dance, gymnastic, athletic and outdoor and adventurous activities. Lancashire KS2 PE scheme would support children’s learning in PE. |
Whenever children are engaged in electronic communication, establish and reinforce messages about using technology safely, respectfully and responsibly. |
Spelling and handwriting should be taught discretely. Refer to the key learning in writing document for progression guidance. |
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Year 5 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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A Kingdom United |
Food, Glorious Food! |
Earthlings |
Inventors and Inventions |
Amazon Adventure |
Faster, Higher, Stronger |
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Lead Subjects |
Geography |
Geography |
Science |
History |
Geography |
History |
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UK cities, counties and key features - research |
World food - where does food come from? |
Earth and space |
Early Islamic civilization - Baghdad c AD900 |
Contrasting region - Amazon Basin, rainforest, biomes |
Ancient Greece (including sport) |
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Music |
Design and Technology |
Music |
Design and Technology |
Science |
Science |
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Listening to and performing a range of music from around the UK including anthems |
Food - food from another culture, variety of cooking techniques |
Listening to high quality recorded music and how musical elements can be used to create effects, i.e. film music |
Mechanical systems - cams, pulleys and gears |
Life cycle changes in animals and plants; naturalists (e.g. David Attenborough) |
Animals including humans - growth and development of humans PLUS exercise and the circulatory system |
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History |
Science |
Art and Design |
Science |
Design and Technology |
Art and Design |
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Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots (including place names) |
Materials - reversible and irreversible changes |
Drawing and painting developed into abstract textured paintings |
Forces and falling objects |
3D Textiles - using gussets, using patterns, joining with seam allowance, combining fabrics |
Figure drawing developed into 3D sculpture |
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Physical Education |
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Art and Design |
Music |
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Dance - perform a traditional dance from the UK or beyond |
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Painting developed into printmaking/collage and digital art |
Creating - improvise, develop and perform rhythmic compositions using graphic notation |
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Additional Subjects |
PSHE |
Art and Design |
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Music |
Music |
Physical Education |
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Computing - Information Technology (IT), Computer Science (CS), Digital Literacy (DL) |
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IT - data handling |
DL / CS - collaboration / networking |
IT - modelling |
CS - programming / computational thinking |
IT - multimedia |
CS - programming |
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Mathematics |
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Additional opportunities for contextual learning and using and applying mathematics linked to the themes. Lancashire Mathematics Planning should be used for discrete mathematics lessons. |
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English |
English |
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Legends Persuasion |
Stories with historical settings Film and play scripts Classic narrative poetry |
Science fiction stories Information booklets Poems with a structure |
Novel as a theme Magazine: information text hybrid |
Stories from other cultures Debate |
Myths Reports Poems with figurative language |
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Ongoing |
Science |
Physical Education |
eSafety |
English |
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Standalone unit on material properties - comparative / fair tests of everyday materials. This could be a theme for a science week over four or five afternoons. |
Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills and use them in a range of activities. These must include modified team games, dance, gymnastic, athletic and outdoor and adventurous activities. Lancashire KS2 PE scheme would support children’s learning in PE. |
Whenever children are engaged in electronic communication, establish and reinforce messages about using technology safely, respectfully and responsibly. |
Spelling and handwriting should be taught discretely. Refer to the key learning in writing document for progression guidance. |
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Year 6 |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Survival! |
Britten's Got Talent? |
Heroes and Villains |
Super Sleuth |
Oh! I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside |
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Lead Subjects |
Science |
Music |
Science |
Science |
Design and Technology |
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Evolution and inheritance - adaptation, survival of the fittest, reproduction and passing on traits |
Understanding of the history of music, including Britten; performing - A New Year Carol by Britten |
Famous scientists and their contributions to the world |
Classification including subdivisions for vertebrates and invertebrates |
Combining learning from across design and technology skills bases - structures, mechanical systems, electrical systems, ICT programming and control |
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Physical Education |
Physical Education |
Design and Technology |
History |
History |
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Evolution of dance - create and perform dance pieces from a range of dance crazes |
Dance - create and perform a collaborative or individual dance piece |
Food - chefs, food heroes, designing a healthy menu/eatwell plate |
Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England |
Aspect of British history beyond 1066 - leisure and entertainment |
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Art and Design |
Science |
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Art and Design |
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Drawing and painting developed into digital art; developing sketchbook ideas |
Light - exploring the way light behaves including light sources, reflection, shadows |
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Drawing and painting developed into collage / batik / felt making |
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Geography |
Art and Design |
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Music |
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World’s countries and key features - research |
Painting inspired by music |
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Creating - explore, choose and organise musical structures, e.g. composing a rap |
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Geography |
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Human geography, land use, economic activity, OS mapwork |
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Science |
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Electricity |
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Additional Subjects |
PSHE |
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Art and Design |
Music |
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Music |
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Computing - Information Technology (IT), Computer Science (CS), Digital Literacy (DL) |
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IT / DL - digital research |
IT - multimedia |
CS - computational thinking |
IT / CS / DL - digital research, communication and collaboration / networking |
CS - programming / computational thinking / hardware |
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Mathematics |
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Additional opportunities for contextual learning and using and applying mathematics linked to the themes. Lancashire Mathematics Planning should be used for discrete mathematics lessons. |
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English |
English |
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Novel as a theme Biography |
Classic fiction Poetry – Songs and Lyrics Persuasion: A Formal Review |
Older literature Information text hybrid Poems with imagery |
Detective / crime fiction Explanations |
Short stories with flashbacks Discussion and debate Classic narrative poetry |
Novel as a theme Recount: autobiography Poems on a theme |
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Ongoing |
Physical Education |
eSafety |
English |
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Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills and use them in a range of activities. These must include modified team games, dance, gymnastic, athletic and outdoor and adventurous activities. Lancashire KS2 PE scheme would support children’s learning in PE. |
Whenever children are engaged in electronic communication, establish and reinforce messages about using technology safely, respectfully and responsibly. |
Spelling and handwriting should be taught discretely. Refer to the key learning in writing document for progression guidance. |
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