The Academy of Woodlands

Me, Myself and I

NC Statement -History:

Changes in living memory. Reveal aspects of changes in real life. Significant person-Queen Elizabeth

NC Statement - History: Changes in history, significant person- Neil Armstrong. 

Around the World

NC Statement- History: Continents and oceans, compare UK and Africa. Compare schools and look at own school. Significant person - Nelson Mandela.

Exploring the Captial: London

NC Statements - History:
significant historical events, people and places in their own locality.

NC Statements - Geography:
Name, locate and identify characteristics of the 4 countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding sea. 

Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: 
-key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop.

Use aerial photogrpahs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks. 

Fabulous Florence!

NC Statements - History:

The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements, some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods. 

Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.

NC Statments - Geography:

Understand georgraphical similarities and differences through studying th ehman and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European Country.  

Farming: Then and Now.

NC Statements - Geography:

Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom

Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:
- key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather. 

The Ancient Egyptians

NC Statements- History: 

The achievements of the earliest civilzations - an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of Ancient Egypt. 

Extreme Earth

NC Statements - Geography:
Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including: 
Climate zons, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes and the water cycle. 

Around the World
NC Statements - Geography

Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hempispher, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Merdian and time zones (including day and night)

Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied. 
Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references,  symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to the United Kingdom and the wider world

History: Saxons

NC Statments - History
Develop knowledge of Britain's settlement by Angol-Saxons and Scots. 

Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history. 

Develop the appropriate use of Historical terms 

Understand how our knowledge of the ast is constructed from a range of sources. 

Geography: The UK

NC Statements - Geography.

Extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom.

Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rives), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. 

Artist Focus: Georges Seurat 

NC Statement - Art and Design

Develop knowledge of great artists, architects and designers in history. 

Improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing and painting. 

Geography: Maps

NC statements - Geography

To locate the world's countries, using maps to focus on Europe (includingthe location of Russia) and Northa and South America

To use symbols and a key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
To use the eight points of a compass to build knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world. 

To use four and six-figure grid references to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world. 

History: Stone Age to the Iron Age 

NC Statements - History.

Develop an understanding of Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. 

Develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history. 

Develop the appropriate use of historical terms. 

Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources. 

Geography: Rivers

NC Statements - Geography

To describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle. 

To name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and landuse patterns and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. 

To locate the world's countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries and major cities.