Long Term Planning

Autumn Term

Year group	Overview
Nursery / Reception	All about me Celebrations linked to context
Year 1 STEM Focus	STEM Theme: Weather (track across the term) D&T: Structures - freestanding structures Geog: Seasons Hist: Significant people and events (monarchy)
Year 2 STEM Focus	STEM Theme: Explorers D&T: Mechanisms - wheels and Axels Geog: UK and wider world (revisit continents, oceans) Hist: Significant people and events (explorers) D&T: Textiles – templates and joining
Year 3 History Focus	Hist Theme: Stone Age vs Ancient Egypt Geog: Rivers/deserts/
Year 4 History Focus	Hist Theme: Vikings through to Anglo Saxons (Invasion, Civilisation, Empire) Geog: Map skills, trade D&T: Structures – shell structures
Year 5 Geography Focus	Geog Theme: Coastal, Sea Levels, Caribbean Islands Geog: Time zones Hist: Seafarers/Discovery/Colonisation (Tudor period) D&T: Food – celebrating culture and seasonality
Year 6 History Focus	Hist Theme: World War II D&T: Food – celebrating culture and seasonality Geog: refer to curriculum document

Year group	Overview
Nursery / Reception	Once upon a time Lets Get Growing
Year 1 Geography Focus	Geog Theme: Local Study Geog: Refer to curriculum document Hist: Local study D&T: Mechanisms - sliders and levers
Year 2 Geography Focus	Geog Theme: Study of a Non-European Country, e.g. China, India, Africa Geog: Compare the human and physical features. Locational and place knowledge. Maps. Hist: Explore some of the history of the non-European country D&T: Food – preparing fruit and vegetables
Year 3 STEM Focus	STEM Theme: Architects and Designers D&T: Mechanical systems - levers and linkages (bridges, cable cars etc.) Geog: Mountains/rivers/ routes and journeys History: Significant people D&T: Textiles – 2D shape to 3D product
Year 4 STEM Focus	STEM Theme: Electricity D&T: Electrical systems – circuits and switches Geog: North and South America comparison Hist: A brief history of electricity
Year 5 History Focus	Hist Theme: Victorians and the Industrial Revolution Geog: Local environmental issue D&T: Structures - frame structures
Year 6 Geography Focus	Geog Theme: Natural Disasters/ Global Issues Hist: Ancient Greece

Year group	Overview
Nursery / Reception	All creatures great and small Our world
Year 1 History Focus	Hist Theme: Living Memory and Families D&T: Food – preparing fruit and vegetables Geog: refer to curriculum document
Year 2 History Focus	Hist Theme: Victorian Children Geog: refer to curriculum document
Year 3 Geography Focus	Geog Theme: Change in settlements, agriculture, farming and land use through history Hist: Romans settlements and agriculture in Britain D&T: Food - healthy and varied diet
Year 4 Geography Focus	Geog Theme: Rainforests, deforestation, water cycle, climate zones Hist: Maya D&T: Food - healthy and varied diet
Year 5 STEM Focus	STEM Theme: Space D&T: Electrical systems – monitoring and control Geog: Biomes, time zones Hist: The Space Race
Year 6 STEM Focus	STEM Theme: Mechanics D&T: Mechanical systems – pulleys or gears D&T: Textiles – combining different fabric shapes Hist: Pre and post 1066 unit Geog: Refer to curriculum document