Reception
Autumn
Real World
How am I the same as other people?
How am I different to other people?
Spring
Working World
Who helps us?
How can we help others?
Summer
Magical World
How can we explore outdoors and make it feel magical?
Reception Trips & Experiences
| Cannon Hill and nature centre | Fairy trail |
| Buddhist Vihara | Police officer – visitor |
| Local church | Doctor – visitor |
| Warwickshire play village | Firefighter – visitor |
| Local residential home | Nurse – visitor |
Year 1
Autumn
Born and Bred
How can we show how our local area has changed over time?
Outcome: Produce a guide / exhibit that Selly Manor can use to show how the local area has changed
History – local history / local area
Geography: local area – use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the key human and physical features of the surrounding environment.
Spring
Let’s go on a Safari
Where can we find different animals around the world?
Outcome: Presentation to parents
Geography: 7 continents and 5 oceans, 4 countries of United Kingdom; hot and cold areas of the world
Summer
Let’s Play
How can we plan ways to keep our families entertained over the summer holiday?
Outcome: Family Fun Day
Geography: weather; seasons; directions and following / creating routes; contrasting UK to an area in Europe.
History: events beyond living memory
Year 1 Trips & Experiences
| Selly Manor | Bournville local walk |
| Safari Park | Library |
| Weston-Super-Mare | Animal Man |
Year 2
Autumn
Sparks will Fly
How can we tell the story of fire creatively?
Outcome: Play
History – significant events beyond living memory – Great Fire of London / Gunpowder plot
Geography – capital city of UK as London, human geography of London
Spring
Famous Faces
In what ways have great people changed the world?
Outcome: Fact files
History – individuals of historical significance with comparisons; changes within living memory.
Summer
Rural UK
Would you rather live in a rural or urban area?
Outcome: Class debate
Geography – key physical features and vocabulary; contrasting UK to an area in Europe; city vs countryside
Year 2 Trips & Experiences
| Drama Hut workshop – GFOL gallery | Library |
| Overnight residential in Shropshire | Selly Manor |
Year 3
Autumn
Scavengers and Settlers
How can we make an educational film about the Stone Age?
Outcome: Film
History – Stone Age to Iron Age
Geography – geographical features of a location
Spring
Walk like an Egyptian
What made the Egyptians such an advanced civilisation?
Outcome: Presentation to parents
History – overview of ancient civilisations; Ancient Egyptians
Geography – rivers and their features
Summer
Into the Forest
Why is the rainforest important?
Outcome: Assembly / presentation
Geography – rainforest; biomes; vegetation belts; climate zones; contrast between 2 places; location of equator; tropics; South America / UK contrast.
Year 3 Trips & Experiences
| Sarehole Mill (link to stone age) | Rainforest workshop |
| The British Museum – London | Cadbury World |
| Egyptian workshop | Library |
Year 4
Autumn
Ancient Greeks
How can we create a museum to inform about the ancient Greeks?
Outcome: Museum
History – Ancient Greece
Geography – settlements
Spring
The Romans and Their Impact on Britain
How did the Romans change Britain?
Outcome: Assembly
History: Romans impact on Britain
Geography: settlements; trade; cities, towns and counties of UK
Summer
Summer 1 – Keen to be Green
How can we make a difference to our planet?
Outcome: school assembly to raise awareness
Geography – climate change, Arctic and Antarctic circles.
Summer 2 – Modern Britain
How are we similar and how are we different?
Outcome: Cultural celebration
Geography – longitude and latitude; world map work; major cities and towns in the UK; similarities and difference between UK and a European area; South America/UK contrast
Year 4 Trips & Experiences
| Greek workshop | Residential to Ross-on-Wye |
| Visit to a plastic recycling centre | Library |
| Jimmy Spices |
Year 5
Autumn
Current Catastrophes
How can we help people who have been affected by a catastrophe?
Outcome: Fundraiser
Geography – volcanoes and earthquakes; water cycle
Spring
History Detectives –
How did the world change during the time of the Anglo Saxons and Vikings?
Outcome: Presentation to parents
History – Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots; the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor
Summer
Islamic Golden Age
Why was this period called the Islamic ‘Golden Age’?
Outcome: Essay
History – Non-European study
Geography – trade and economic activity; settlement
Year 5 Trips & Experiences
| Divergent Drama – volcano workshop | Black Country Museum |
| Saxon and Viking workshop | Library |
| Walking tour of Birmingham |
Year 6
Autumn
World War II
How can we remember our local fallen heroes?
Outcome: Historical Remembrance of local War heroes
History – study post 1066 – WW2
Spring
Local history study of Birmingham
How can we celebrate why Birmingham is important?
Outcome: Poetry Slam
History – local history study
Summer
Let Us Entertain You!
How can we entertain different groups of our community?
Outcome: Performance
Year 6 Trips & Experiences
| Lapworth Museum (Evolution) | Library |
| Castlecroft residential care home | Residential at Colomendy, North Wales |
| Cannock Chase Museum | Weston-Super-Mare |
| Theatre trip | Perform at a local secondary school |