Year 1 & 2

Year 1 & 2 2023/24	Autumn Term 1	Autumn Term 2	Spring Term 1	Spring Term 2	Summer Term 1	Summer Term 2
Art	In the Dark of the Night (Effects and Emotions) Aut 1		Dreams and Nightmares (Artists, Artisans and Process) Spring 1		At the Seaside (Artists, Artisans and Techniques) Dreams and Nightmares (Artists, Artisans and Process) Summer 1
Computer Science	Technology Around us	Pictograms	Programming Animation	Making Music	Programming: Robot algorithms	Programming: Quizzes
Design Technology		What is Design and Technology? Structures—Stability & Strength		Slider Mechanisms Technical knowledge		Portable snacks Design inspiration
Geography		Describing maps of the world—United Kingdom		Climate—Weather & Extreme Weather		Continents and oceans—The Arctic Ocean The Indian Ocean
History	The Gun Powder Plot		Florence Nightingale		The Moon Landing Neil Armstrong
Music	Music Vocabulary (Theme: Under the Sea)	Tempo (Theme: Snail and Mouse)	Timbre and rhythmic patterns (Theme: Fairytales)	Pitch and tempo (Theme: Superheroes)	Pulse and rhythm (Theme: All about me)	Classical music, dynamics and tempo (Theme: Animals)
PE	Invasion Games (e.g. Triangle Pass), Dance		Net and Wall Games, Gymnastics	Outdoor and Adventurous Activities	Target (Athletics)	Striking and Fielding (Cricket, Rounders)
PSHE	Family and relationships	Citizenship: Considering why we have rules.	Economic Wellbeing: What is money		Health and Wellbeing: Understanding emotions.	Safety and the changing body.
RE	Christianity—The Old and New Testament	Islam—What do Muslims learn about Allah and their faith?	Islam—How can this faith be seen as inspirational to Muslims?	Christianity—What do the stories in the New Testament tell them about Jesus?	Islam—How do they express their beliefs?	Christianity/Islam—What do they do to celebrate birth?
Science	Investigate Living Things	Light and Seeing Electric Circuits	Materials	Understand Animals and Humans	Plants	Movement, Forces and Magnets