Wider Curriculum
Teaching of the wider curriculum at Adwick Primary
Year groups teach one over-arching topic per term. There are six topics in each phase that are split between the year groups. Every year group produces a Topic Overview each term, which is displayed in classes and on the school website. This overview document shows how the Essential skills are woven into the Topic being studied.
The first half term for each topic is based around the teaching of historical subject knowledge or geographical knowledge and skills. These facts are explicitly taught by the teacher and not researched by the children. This is to ensure the children gain a good understanding of life during these time periods or a good understanding of these geographical areas.
At the end of the first half term, the children produce a written piece of work linked to the topic, during their afternoon sessions. This could be a letter, a non-chronological report, an explanation, a diary entry from a famous event etc.
The second half term sees the teaching of the wider curriculum, linked to the topic. By the end of this half term, the children have planned, produced and evaluated an end product. Each year group teaches a D&T unit; two art units that use different media (one must use painting skills); and a music unit linked to the topic.
The lessons during this half term focus on skills the children need to use and develop in order to make their final product. These skills are explicitly modeled by the teacher and are matched to our age-appropriate Essential Skills document.
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Areas of coverage KS1 (in each of the first half terms) |
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Year 1 |
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Autumn 1 |
Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
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Oceans and Seas Seas around the UK Oceans around the world What lives in Britain’s seas? What lives in difference oceans Location of the world’s oceans Transport/traveling across the sea Underwater worlds |
Our School and Local Area Make comparisons between features of different places. Children could visit another nearby area to make comparisons and contrasts about the features and geography of different places. Children could visit a local shops, churches, key buildings, parks, look at maps, posters and general information about their local area. A collection of leaflets, local study books and local area maps would be useful for this unit. Recognise a range of housing types. Plan routes to and from school giving reasons for choice. Use different maps and understand the key features of maps. Use compass directions (NESW), locational and directional language. Use map symbols in a key. Express views about the environment and begin to suggest improvements with reasoning. |
Changes within living memory (Toys) Toys from around the world Toy production Compare toys from different times. Create a timeline of iconic toys Ask and answer questions (using parts of stories) How can we tell the difference between new and old toy? How a particular toy has changed/ developed e.g. history of teddy bears |
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Year 2 |
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Autumn 1 |
Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
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Carnival of the Animals Local wildlife Mammals Domestic Birds Exotic Birds Reptiles Fish Amphibians Fossils
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Weather Experts To identify different types of weather To understand the impact that the weather has on our everyday lives. To understand weather forecasts To understand the adverse effects of extreme weather Study different places that experience different weather/climate Understand the position of climates around the world ie climate along the equator ad climate near the poles
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Great Fire To sequence the events correctly Locate the event on a timeline and recognize that it took place in London. Recognise difference between modern and 17th century London. Describe the key features of houses and streets in the seventeenth century. Understand why the fire spread quickly, and why it stopped. Know where people went for safety. What made cities safer from great fires today. Recall correctly some of the events of the fire. Know the main sources of information about the fire. Show an understanding of what an ‘eyewitness’ is. Know that Pepys saw the fire and that he wrote about it in his diary.
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Areas of coverage Lower KS2 (in each of the first half terms) |
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Year 3 |
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Autumn 1 |
Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
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Vikings Viking raids and invasions Resistance by Alfred the Great and Athelstan, first king of England Further Viking invasions and Danegeld Anglo-Saxon laws and justice Edward the Confessor and his death in 1066 Timeline of events Home life in that period ie homes, food, family life Customs and religions Key events in that time period Impact of this period on modern life Weaponry and warfare Tools and inventions Notable figures of that time period |
Volcanoes Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography Types of volcanoes Look at range of volcanoes around the world and compare differences and similarities What causes a volcano to erupt? The make-up of the world’s crust Historical eruptions History of Pompeii How do we use science to keep us safe from volcanic eruptions?
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Modern Europe Name and locate cities of European countries Understand geographical physical similarities and differences between the countries and the UK Identifying human and physical characteristics - including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers) Understand how some of these aspects have changed over time Brief history of key events for a European country Famous people, events and places from that country Language, food and culture of chosen country
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Year 4 |
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Autumn 1 |
Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
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Romans Successful invasion by Claudius and conquest, including Hadrian’s Wall The Roman Empire by AD 42 and the power of its army Julius Caesar’s attempted invasion in 55-54 BC British resistance, for example, Boudicca “Romanisation" of Britain: sites such as Caerwent The impact of technology Culture and beliefs, including early Christianity Timeline of events Home life in that period ie homes, food, family life Customs and religions Key events in that time period Impact of this period on modern life Weaponry and warfare Tools and inventions Notable figures of that time period
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Rainforests Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography - climate zones, rivers, mountains. Look at range of rainforests around the world and compare differences and similarities Study the wildlife Deforestation and threats facing the rainforests around the world People who live in the rainforest Tribal cultures such as religions and initiations into adulthood |
Anglo Saxons Roman withdrawal from Britain in c. AD 410 and the fall of the western Roman Empire Scots invasions from Ireland to north Britain (now Scotland) Anglo-Saxon invasions, settlements and kingdoms: place names and village life Anglo-Saxon art and culture Christian conversion – Canterbury, Iona and Lindisfarne Timeline of events Home life in that period ie homes, food, family life Customs and religions Key events in that time period Impact of this period on modern life Weaponry and warfare Tools and inventions Notable figures of that time period
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Areas of coverage Upper KS2 (in each of the first half terms) |
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Year 5 |
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Autumn 1 |
Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
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Ancient Egyptians Discovery of Tutankhamun Howard Carter Mummification Line of the pharaohs Pyramids Timeline of events Home life in that period ie homes, food, family life Customs and religions Key events in that time period Impact of this period on modern life Tools and inventions Notable figures of that time period |
Ancient Greeks Timeline of events Home life in that period ie homes, food, family life Customs and religions Key events in that time period Impact of this period on modern life Weaponry and warfare Tools and inventions Notable figures of that time period Achievements of the Ancient Greeks and their influence in the modern world The Spartans |
Earth Matters – Rivers Water cycle Source to sea Types of rivers Study famous rivers around the world - ie lessons of the The Nile, Mississippi, Amazon, Seine and the Thames Comparisons between similarities and differences between famous rivers Life and settlements on the river River transport, industry and leisure
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Year 6 |
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Autumn 1 |
Spring 1 | Summer 1 |
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WWII Women at war Children in WW2 Warfare Beginning of the war Holocaust Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party Life at home Life in the trenches Timeline of key battles and events Weapons Women of Bletchley park French resistance Battle of the Atlantic Allies and the Axis D-Day Secret spies After the war was won The Blitz |
Dinosaurs Timeline of periods Dinosaur species Diets Migrations Extinction of the dinosaurs Dinosaur family life Adaptations Mary Anning and William Buckland Links to living creatures Fossilisation Fossil locations How can we learn how the Earth has changed? |
London Timeline of key events Modern London life Roman London Medieval London Tudor London The Gunpowder Plot The Great Plague The Great Fire Physical and geographical features of the city Famous landmarks and their history History of the underground Famous Londoners London traditions – cockney rhyming slang etc Comparison of London life with other localities like Doncaster Famous prisoner in the tower History of the Thames |
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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Topic coverage overview |
Possible enrichment |
Science |
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FS |
1. Celebrations 2. Dinosaurs |
1. Church visit / vicar birthday / christening party 2. Visitor |
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+ one of the following 3. People who help us or 4. Seaside / The Beach or 5. Farm |
3. Nurse / fire brigade / police etc visit
4. Trip to the seaside
5. Trip to the farm (Canon hall / Whitepost) |
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KS1 |
1.The Great Fire of London or 2.Changes within Living Memory |
1.School visitor, fire service, bakers
2. Ilkley Museum (toys) Cusworth Hall 1950’s school day
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Y1
Animals incl Humans Everyday materials1 Everyday materials2 Seasonal changes Plants |
Y2
Animals incl Humans Everyday materials1 Everyday materials2 Plants Living Things & their habitats |
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3.Our School and Local Area or 4.Weather |
3. Local walks lib, chu, post, sho
4. Speaker / visitor |
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5.Carnival of the Animals or 6.Oceans and Seas |
5.Wildlife Park
6.The Deep |
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LKS2 |
1.Invaders and Settlers – Anglo-Saxons or 2.Invaders and settlers – Vikings |
1.Murton Park
2.Murton Park |
Y3 Light Rocks Forces Plants 1 Plants 2 |
Y4 Electricity States of matter Sound Living Things & their habitats 1 Animals incl Humans Living Things & their habitats 2 |
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3.The Romans in Britain or 4.Modern Europe |
3.Doncaster Museum
4. Speaker / Visitor |
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5.Rainforests or 6.Volcanoes |
5. Butterfly house/animal visitor
4. Speaker / Visitor |
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UKS2 |
1.Ancient Greece
2.Ancient Egyptians
3.Earth Matters |
1.York Museum workshop
2.Leeds Museum
3.Austerfield
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Y5 Earth & Space Properties of materials Changing materials Living things & their habitats Animals incl Humans |
Y6 Light Electricity Living things & their habitats Evolution & inheritance Animals incl humans Second look Science Human reproduction & relationships |
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4.World War Two
5.Dinosaurs
6.Comparing people and places - London |
4.Eden Camp
5. Speaker / Visitor
6.London Residential |
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