Year 1 Topic Overview
Autumn Trips Spring Trips Summer Trips
Toy Museum Transport Museum Animal Ark Farm Visitors
Church Workshop
Year 1 Trips
Autumn Topic Spring Topic Summer Topic
Toy Story Explorers Animal Adventures
Year 1 Autumn: Toy StoryLiteracy Text Science History DT Computing PSHE
Plants – year 1 –
our changing
world and plant
detectives
Toys through the ages Party Bags for Old
Bear’s Birthday
Programmable Toys Growth Mindset
Year 1 Autumn: Toy StoryLiteracy Text Science Geography Art Computing PSHE
Humans
Collins year 2
– growing up
and take care
Local study- where did
the wheels on the Bus
Go?
Artist focus: Richard
Long
Talking Books- with
sounds
Growth Mindset
Trip/Visitor: British Toy Museum
Year 1 Spring: ExplorersLiteracy focus Science History Art Computing PSHE
Materials
Collins Y1 – everyday
materials and Y2 Good
choices and shaping up
Where did the
wheels on the bus
Go?
A study of transport EBook- Our strange
adventure theme
Relationships
Trip/Visitor: Transport Museum
Year 1 Spring: Explorers
Literacy Text Science History DT Computing PSHE
Materials
Collins Y1 – everyday materials
and Y2 Good choices and
shaping up
Neil Armstrong Designing moon
buggies
Filming a ‘Space
Landing’ Using DT
work
Relationships
Year 1 Summer: Amazing AnimalsLiteracy Text Science Geography DT Computing PSHE
Animals
Collins year 1 – looking at
animals
Geography- What
animals live in the
North Pole?
Pop up animal
information
book
Research: Finding
animal images on
the web
Heath and Well
Being
Trip/Visitor= Animal Ark Visit
Year 1 Summer: Amazing Animals
Literacy Text Art Computing PSHE
Senses – collins year 1
using our senses
Seasons – mini topic –
collins year 1 our changing
world – sensing seasons
Seasonal changes-
through the eyes of
animals
A study of painting
plants and animals
Digital card from
Mr Bear to Mrs
Bear
Heath and Well Being
Year 2 Topic Overview
Autumn Trips Spring Trips Summer Trips
Story Teller Workshop Science Museum Freshwater Theatre
Jewish Museum
Year 2 Trips
Autumn Topic Spring Topic Summer Topic
Same Same but Different
(Nelson Mandela/Rose
Parks)
The Great Fire of London Florence Nightingale and
Mary Seacole
Pull up the Drawbridge
Year 2 Same Same but differentLiteracy Text Science Geography DT Computing PSHE
Humans
Collins Y3 –
amazing
bodies
Maps and Places Puppets- Ourselves Computer Games Growth Mindset
Year 2 Same Same but differentLiteracy Text Science Historyy Art Computing PSHE
Habitats
Collins Y2 –
what is in your
habitat and our
changing world
Researching an
inspirational person in
our lives and the wider
world- Rosa Parks
Nelson Mandela
Picasso
African Art
Presentation Skills-
research based
Growth Mindset
Trip/Visitor: Story Teller
The Great Fire
Literacy focus Science History Art Computing PSHE
Forces
Collins Y3 – power
of forces
Great Fire of London Drawings Stephen
Wiltshire
Creating houses
Recording data and
Relationships
Trip/Visitor: Science Museum
Pull up the drawbridgeLiteracy Text Science Geography DT Computing PSHE
Plants
Year 2 – apprentice
gardener
Geography Shelters Castles and
Drawbridges
Emails Relationships
Florence Nightingale and Mary SeacoleLiteracy Text Science History DT Computing PSHE
Rocks
Collins Y3 – Rock
detectives
Florence Nightingale
and Mary Seacole
Making herbal
medicines
Scratch Heath and Well
Being
Trip/Visitor: Fresh Water Theatre Company
Literacy Text Science Geography Art Computing PSHE
Rocks
Collins Y3 – Rock
detectives
Environments- Places,
The World through
Mary and Florence's
eyes
Printing - medicine
labels
Scratch Heath and Well Being
Year 3 Topic Overview
Autumn Trips Spring Trips Summer Trips
Freshwater Theatre Roman
Workshop
History Museum
Hindu Temple
Year 3 Trips
Autumn Topic Spring Topic Summer Topic
Greece is the Word Rocking Romans Walk like an Egyptian
Geography Case Study
Year 3 Autumn: Greece is the Word
Literacy Text Science History Art Computing PSHE
States of matter
Collins Y4 – In a
state
Greeks Greek Fresco DeRock Detectives
bugging
Growth mindset
Year 3 Autumn: Greece is the Word
Literacy Text Science Geography DT Computing PSHE
States of matter
Collins Y4 – In a
state
Weather World Wide
Villages
South America
Life Story clay pots
Recording
weather
Growth Mindset
Year 3 Spring: Rocking Romans
Lit Text Science History DT Computing PSHE
Electricity
Collins Y4 – Switched
on
Powerful Romans Roman
Purses
Programming a
Roman Adventure
Relationships
Trip/Visitor: History Museum
Year 3 Spring: Rocking Romans
Science Geography Art Computing PSHE
Light
Collins year 3 – can
you see me?
Landscapes
Water around us
Scotland and France
Roman Shields Shooting/Editing a
film
Roman Invasion
Relationships
Year 3 Summer: Walk like an Egyptian
Literacy Text Science History Art Computing PSHE
Plants – Collins YR 3 –
How does your garden
grow and Our changing
world
Ancient Egyptians Egyptian
Mask
Email- Iron Man
theme- link to
core text?
Living in the Wider World
History Museum
Year 3 Summer: Stand Alone Unit
Literacy Text Science Geography DT Computing PSHE
Plants – Collins YR 3 – How
does your garden grow and
Our changing world
Travel
Caring for the
countryside
Asia
Bread making Researching
computer
networks
Health and Well being
Year 4 Topic Overview
Autumn Trips Spring Trips Summer Trips
Southend Chocolate workshop Sikh Temple
Year 4 Trips
Autumn Topic Spring Topic Summer Topic
Planet Earth Food Glorious Food Victorious Vikings
Tales of the Tapestry
Year 4 Autumn: Planet Earth
Science Geography Art Computing PSHE
Sound
Collins Y4 – good
vibrations
Coasts
Rivers
Northern Island and Germany
A study of
landscapes and
portraiture
Making a game-
creating simple
games
Growth Mindset
Trip: Southend
Year 4 Autumn: Planet EarthScience Geography DT Computing PSHE
Varjak Paw Humans and animals
Collins Y4 – who am I
and Human impact
Weather Patterns
Towns
North America
Pop-up book- Our
amazing planet
Making a game-
creating simple
games
Growth Mindset
Year 4 Spring: Food Glorious Food
Literacy Text Science Geography DT Computing PSHE
Humans – digestive
system
Collins Y4 – Where
did all that food go?
Food and Shops
Caring for Towns
Asia
Design new food
product
Calculating
cost and profit-
DT focus new
product
Growth Mindset
Year 4 Spring: Food Glorious Food
Literacy Text Science History DT Computing PSHE
Materials
Collins Y5 – Get
sorted, everyday
materials,
marvellous
mixtures and All
change
Mayans Mayan treasure
box
Producing a
Mayan sound
track
Growth Mindset
Trip/Visitor- Chocolate workshop
Year 4 Summer: Vikings
Literacy Text Science History Art Computing PSHE
Forces
Collins Y5 – Feel the
force
Vikings Matisse Viking animation-
Creating interactive toy
Relationships
Trip/Visitor: Sikh Temple
Year 4 Summer: Tales of the Tapestry
Literacy Text Science History Art Computing PSHE
Materials
Collins Y5 – Get
sorted, everyday
materials,
marvellous mixtures
and All change
Why were Norman castles
certainly not bouncy
A study of Heraldry
and Tapestry
Creating and editing
HTML
Relationships
Year 5 Topic Overview
Autumn Trips Spring Trips Summer Trips
William Morris Gallery Plague workshop History Museum
Mosque
Year 5 Trips
Autumn Topic Spring Topic Summer Topic
We are not amused!
Victorian Walthamstow
The Flinstones Planet Earth
Stone Age
Year 5 Autumn: Victorian Walthamstow
Literacy Text Science History Art/DT Computing PSHE
Street Child Animals and plants
Collins year 5 – circle
of life and
reproduction in plants
and animals
How did the Victorian period
help to shape the Walthamstow
we know?
A study William
Morris
3d modelling-
Victorian buildings
Growth Mindset
Trip: William Morris Gallery
Year 5 Autumn: Stone AgeLiteracy Text Science History Art/DT Computing PSHE
Stormbreaker Humans
Collins Y6 – Body
pump and Body
health
Who first lived in Britain? Stone
Age/ Iron Age
A study of Mapping Developing an
interactive game
Growth Mindset
Year 5 Spring
Literacy Text Science History Art/DT Computing PSHE
Light
Collins Y6 –
Light up your
world
The Plague Emergency 999 Cracking codes Relationships
Plague Workshop
Year 5 Spring
Literacy Text Science Geography Art/DT Computing PSHE
Electricity
Collins Y6 –
Danger! Low
voltage
Work and Travel – Jobs
Environment – Pollution
Places – Africa
Flip Flops Geometric art Relationships
Year 5 Summer: Planet Earth
Literacy Text Science Geography DT Computing PSHE
Habitats
Collins Y6 –
The nature
library
Seas and Oceans
Watering away
Wales and Greece
A study of skylines/3d
structures
E- Safety website Living in the wider
world
Trip/Visitor History Museum
Year 5 Summer: Planet Earth
Literacy Text Science Geography Art Computing PSHE
Space
Collins Y5 –
Earth and
Beyond
The Seasons
Cities
North America
Van Gogh and Tom
Yendell
Writing a blog Living in the wider
world
Year 6 Topic Overview
Autumn Trips Spring Trips Summer Trips
Imperial War Museum School Journey
St Pauls
Year 6 Trips
Autumn Topic Spring Topic Summer Topic
Blitzed!
World War 2
Natural Earth
Geopolitics Law and lawmakers
Year 5 Autumn 1: World War 2
Literacy Text Science History Art/DT Computing PSHE
Blitzed!
Britain during World War II
Building Air Raid
Shelters
App building Growth Mindset
Trip: William Morris Gallery
Year 6 Autumn 2: World War 2Literacy Text Science Geography Art/DT Computing PSHE
Blitzed!
Geopolitics
A study of sculpture
Antony Gormley
(creating WW2
soldier sculptures)
App building Growth Mindset
Year 6 Spring Natural World
Literacy Text Science Geography Art/DT Computing PSHE
Natural World A study of pottery
(Clarice Cliff)
Simple coding Relationships
Year 6 Spring Natural World
Literacy Text Science History Art/DT Computing PSHE
Natural World A study of pottery
(Clarice Cliff)
Simple coding Relationships
Year 6 Summer Order in the court!
Literacy Text Science History Art/DT Computing PSHE
Circle of
Life
Law and lawmakers Pop Art Creating video and
web copy for a mobile
phone app
Healthy Living
Year 6 Summer Order in the court!
Literacy Text Science History Art/DT Computing PSHE
Circle of
Life
Law and lawmakers Pop Art Creating video and
web copy for a mobile
phone app
Relationships
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