Mars Class Curriculum

2020/21

School Branches

Autumn

From the past into the Future

Spring

What a Wonderful World

Summer

People who Make a Difference

English

Use of a range of genres – fiction, non-fiction, poetry. Writing focus – composition and transcription

Phonics – Read Write Inc

Handwriting

Grammar and Punctuation

Maths

Science

Animals, including humans

Uses of everyday materials

Plants

Seasons

History/

Geography

All About Me (Celebrations)

Spectacular Space

When I grow up… (Occupations)

Art

Andy Goldsworthy

British

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Swedish

Tony Cragg

British

Music

Traditional Tales and Rhymes

Songs from the Caribbean

P.E

Gross Motor Skills

Gymnastics – Floor Work

Gymnastics – Equipment Use

Dance

Ball Skills – Throwing and Catching

Ball Skills – Using racquets and nets

Circuits – keeping healthy
Multiskill games

Athletics – running and jumping
Athletics – throwing at a target

E-safety and Technology in Our Lives
Programming

Religious Education

Creation – Why is the word God so important to Christians?
Wet and Windy Harvest
Incarnation – Why do Christians perform Nativity plays at Christmas?

Which stories are special and why?
Salvation – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?

Which places are special and why?
Being special: where do we belong?

Working together – relationships

Emotions

(Health and well-being)

Managing money – living in the wider world