Primary Curriculum Overview for Home Ed

Home Educators in the UK are not required to follow the national curriculum, but if you choose to d
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national curriculum, but if you choose to do this, then this guide suggests a possible order to follow. You may wish
our child. The tabs along the bottom take you to the different year groups. Clicking on each link will take you to th
al information on how to plan your lessons.

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 Year 1

Subjects Autumn 1
English - Reading * The Little Red Hen

English - Writing We're Going on a Bear Hunt

English - Spelling Term 1A

English - SPaG Writing a Sentence

Capital Letters for Names: People and Places

Suffixes ing

Maths Number and Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Art Colour Chaos

Geography Our Local Area

Science Season Changes: Autumn and Winter

History Toys

Design and Technology

Computing Painting

Religious Education Caring for Others

Autumn 2 Spring 1
* The Three Little Pigs * Back to Earth with a Bump

* Little Red Riding Hood

Term IB Term 2A

Sentences with Captial Letters and Full Stops

Sequencing Sentences

Noun Suffix 's' Exclamation Marks

The Prefix un Noun Suffixes es

Geometry - Properties of Shapes Multiplication and Division

Let's Sculpt! Fabricate

Our Country

Everyday Materials Scientists and Inventors

The Gunpowder Plot Kings and Queens

Pirate Paddy's Packed Lunch Problems

Computer Skills Word Processing Skills

Gifts and Giving Easter and Suprises

Spring 2 Summer 1
The Messy Magpie * Animals including Humans

Term 2B Term 3A

Personal Pronoun I Suffixes er

Suffixes ed Joining words and clauses

Capital Letters for Names: Days of the week

Measurement Fractions

Joan Miro

Wonderful Weather

Plants Seasonal Changes: Spring and Summer

Fabric Bunting

Using and Applying Online Safety

Friendship Places of Worship

Summer 2
* Dinosaurs Non-Fiction

* The Great Fire of London

Term 3B

Noun Suffixes es (x and s)

Question Marks

Geometry - Position and Direction

Animals Including Humans

The Great Fire of London

Sensational Salads

Programming with Scratch Jnr

Programming Toys

Religion and Rituals

 Year 2

Subjects Autumn 1
English - Reading The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

English - Writing Significant Individuals: Florence Nightingale

English - Spelling Term 1A

English - SPaG Correctly Demarcating Sentences

Forming Adjectives using -ful -less

Using Commas to Separate Items in a List

Maths Number and Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Art Landscapes and Cityscapes

Geography What a Wonderful World

Science The Environment

History Nurturing Nurses

Design and Technology

Computing Computer Art

Religious Education Places of Worship

Autumn 2 Spring 1
* A Christmas Collar * Starry-eyed Stan

* Aisha, The Superhero Princess Explorers: Up and Amelia Earhart

Term 1B Term 2A

Past and Present Tenses Adjectives with -er -est

Apostrophes for Possession Identifying and Writing Questions and Commands

Compound Words Forming Nouns Using -er

Multiplication and Division Statistics

Geometry - Properties of Shapes

Nature Sculptures Portraits

Let's go to China

Living Things and Their Habitats Uses of Everday Materials

War and Remembrance Significant Explorers

Dips and Dippers

Online Safety Using and Applying

Using the Internet

Beginnings and Endings Ceremonies

Spring 2 Summer 1
* Ronald the Rhino * Don't Hog the Hedge!

* Jack and the Beanstalk * Animals Including Humans

* The Gingerbread Man

Term 2B Term 3A

Forming Nouns using -ness Adverbs with -ly

Expanded Noun Phrases Co-ordination

Subordination

Fractions Geometry - Position and Direction

L S Lowry

Sensational Safari Magical Mapping

Plants Scientists and Inventors

Travel and Transport

Our Fabric Faces

Preparing for Turtle Logo Programming Turtle Logo and Scratch

Rules and Routines Light and Dark

Summer 2
* The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Term 3B

Forming the Progressive Tense

Writing and Identifying Statements and Exclamations

Measurement

Beside the Seaside

Animals Including Humans

Moving Pictures Traditional Tales

Presentation Skills

Nature and God

 Year 3

Subjects Autumn 1
English - Reading The Hodgeheg

English - Writing The Hodgeheg

English - Spelling Term 1A

English - SPaG Present Perfect and Simple Past

Adverbs

Word Families

Maths Number and Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Art Autumn

Geography Land Use

Science Light

History Riotus Royalty

Design and Technology

Computing Drawing and Desktop Publishing

Religious Education Judaism

Autumn 2 Spring 1
* Celebrating Diwali Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Firework Makers Daughter by Philip Pullman

Space: The King of Space by Jonny Duddle

Term 1B Term 2A

Suffix -ous Place or Cause Conjunctions

Inverted Commas Time Conjunctions

Subordinate Clauses Anti' 'auto' and 'super' Prefixes

Articles An or A

Multiplication and Division Statistics

British Art

Extreme Earth The UK

Forces and Magnets Rocks

Anglo-Saxons and Scots

The Great Bread Bake Off

Online Safety Internet Research and Communication

Using and Applying Skills

The Nativity Story Good Friday

Spring 2 Summer 1
Georges Marvellous Medicine * How to Skin a Bear

How to Skin a Bear Homeschooling Reading Sessions

*Hansel and Gretel * Plants: Jack and the Beanstalk

Term 2B Term 3A

Prepositions Paragraphs

Suffix -ation Prefixes dis-, mis- and un-

Prefixes with -re -sub and inter The Prefix in-

The Suffix -ly

Fractions Geometry - Properties of Shape

European Art and Artists

Plants Scientists and Inventors

Vikings and Anglo-Saxons Railways

Juggling Balls

Presentation Skills Word Processing

Islam Hinduism
Summer 2
Rocks and Minerals by Caroline Bingham

Term 3B

Homophones

Headings and Sub-Headings

Suffixes Beginning with Vowels

Measurement

Rainforests

Animals Including Humans

Battery Operated Lights

Programming Turtle Logo and Scratch

Sikhi
 Year 4

Subjects Autumn 1
English - Reading James and the Giant Peach

English - Writing James and the Giant Peach

English - Spelling Term 1A

English - SPaG Plural and Possessive s

Maths Number and Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Art Fruit and Vegetables

Geography Somewhere to Settle

Science States of Matter

History World War 2

Design and Technology

Computing Scratch: Questions and Quizzes

Religious Education Christianity

Autumn 2 Spring 1
* Romulus and Remus

* The Three Billy Goats Gruff * Romulus and Remus

Term 1B Term 2A

Modifying Preposition Phrases Pronoun or noun?

Expanded Noun Phrases

Multiplication and Division Fractions

Bodies

All Around the World Water

Animals Including Humans Electricity

Crime and Punishment The Romans

Mechanical Posters

Programming Turtle Logo Online Safety

The Bible People of Faith

Spring 2 Summer 1
* Roman Rescue Avoid Being Tutankhamun!

Roman Rescue Homeschool Reading SessionsAncient Egypt Homeschool Reading Sessions

* Secrets of Ancient Egypt

Term 2B Term 3A

Fronted Adverbials Standard English Verb Inflections

Determiners Inverted Commas

Measurement Statistics

Insects

What's it Like in Sheffield?

Sound Living Things and Their Habitats

Ancient Egypt

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Word Processing Animation

Buddhism Food and Fasting

Summer 2

Term 3B

Apostrophes

Paragraphs

Geometry - Position and Direction

Geometry - Properties of Shapes

What's it like in Whitby?

Scientists and Inventors

Edible Garden

Using and Applying Skills

Pilgrimages
 Year 5

Subjects Autumn 1
English - Reading The Wonder Garden by Jenny Broom

English - Writing Space: Tim Peake

English - Spelling Term 1A

English - SPaG Using Commas

Verb Prefixes

Maths Number and Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Art Ancient Egypt

Geography Magnificent Mountains

Science Earth and Space

History Ancient Egypt

Design and Technology

Computing Controlling Devices Flowol

Religious Education Forgiveness

Autumn 2 Spring 1
* World War 2

* Animals: Jabberwocky World War 2: Battle of Britain

Term 1B Term 2A

Indicate Degrees of Possibility Using Commas for Meaning

Linking Paragraphs with Adverbials Cohesion Within Paragraphs

Multiplication and Division Fractions

Statistics

Wildlife Birds

Exploring Eastern Europe

Living Things and Their Habitats Animals Including Humans

Ancient Greece World War 2

Felt Phone Cases

Online Safety Scratch 3.0 Developing Games

The True Meaning of Christmas Worship

Spring 2 Summer 1

World War 2: Goodnight Mr Tom

Term 2B Term 3A

Using Brackets Suffixes -ate, -ise, -ify

Relative Clauses Modal Verbs of Possibility

Geometry - Properties of Shapes Geometry - Position and Direction

Plants and Flowers

Marvellous Maps

Properties and Changes of Materials Forces

Benin Early Islamic Civilisation

Automata Animals

Using and Applying Skills 3D Modelling: SketchUp

Peace
Summer 2
* Firebird

Firebird Homeschool Reading Sessions

* Firebird

Term 3B

Dashes to Indicate Parenthesis

Measurement

Enough for Everyone

Scientists and Inventors

Ancient Sumer

Programming Adventures

Radio Station

Commitment
 Year 6

Subjects Autumn 1
English - Reading * The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

English - Writing * The Tyger

English - Spelling Term 1A

English - SPaG Semi-colons, colons and dashes

Formal and Informal Speech and Vocabulary

Maths Number and Place Value

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division

Art South and Central American Art

Geography Our Changing World

Science Animals Including Humans

History Maya Civilisation

Design and Technology

Computing Scratch: Animated Stories

Religious Education Creation Stories

Autumn 2 Spring 1

* Explorers: Dreams and Anders Arnfield Extreme Earth: Earthquake and Volcanoes

Space: The Golden Record

Term 1B Term 2A

Cohesion Across Paragraphs Using the Passive

Synonyms and Antonyms

Fractions Algebra

Geometry - Position and Direction

North American Art

Raging Rivers The Amazing Americas

Light Evolution and Inheritance

Stone Age to the Iron Age Leisure and Entertainment

Marbulous Structures

Spreadsheets Kodu Programming

The Christmas Story Crucifixion

Spring 2 Summer 1
Wonder - R.J. Palacio

* Macbeth Living Things and Their Habitats: Sir David Attenborough

Term 2B Term 3A

Formal and Informal Writing Hyphens

Ratio and Proportion Geometry - Properties of Shapes

Measurement

The Seaside

Trade and Economics

Electricity Living Things and Their Habitats

The Indus Valley Civilisation

Super Seasonal Cooking

Online Safety Film-Making

Justice and Freedom Humanism

Summer 2

The Strangest Shop in the World

Term 3B

Layout Devices

Statistics

Scientists and Inventors

The Shang Dynasty

Global Food

Using and Applying Skills

Eternity