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 geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
Spring
Let’s go on a Safari
How do we care for different animals around the world?
Outcome: Animal showcase to Birchen Coppice
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 – the start of holidays.
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, geographical vocab.
Spring
Really Rural Show
How can we improve our local area?
Outcome: improvement project (TBC)
Geography – key physical features and vocab; contrasting UK to an area in Europe; city vs countryside
Note: healthy living done through PE and science
Summer
Famous Faces
How can we celebrate how people have changed the world?
Outcome: Gallery
History – individuals of historical significance with comparisons. Changes within living memory.
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
How can we teach children from the MAT about the Egyptians?
Outcome: Workshops to MAT children
History – Ancient Civilization – Egyptians
Geography – River and its features
Summer
Into the Forest
How can we improve forests locally and globally?
Outcome: assembly / presentation (TBC)
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? (TBC)
Outcome: Museum
History – Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Romans
Geography – settlements
Spring
Keen to be Green
How can we make a difference to our planet?
Outcome: Global difference making
Geography – climate change, Arctic and Antarctic circles.
Summer
Culture Vultures
How can we celebrate the different cultures in our school?
Outcome: Cultural Celebration
Geography – longitude and latitude. World map work. Major cities and towns in the UK. Countries in wider world – similarities and difference between UK and 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 –
Q TBC – Anglo Saxons and Vikings
Outcome: TBC
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
Brilliant Brum!
How can we celebrate why Birmingham is important?
Outcome: Poetry Slam
History – local history of Birmingham
Geography – Local study, cities and counties of UK, 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
2019/20 Evolution
How can we teach other children from the MAT about evolution?
Outcome: Publish a book – TBC
2020/21 Islamic Golden Age
History – 2020/21 non-European 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 |