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Curriculum focus |
Objective |
Notes |
Working Scientifically |
| Week 1 |
Plants |
To identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants. |
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Identifying and classifying |
| Week 2 |
Plants |
To understand the term 'deciduous'. |
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| Week 3 |
Animals |
To identify and name a variety of common animals. |
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Identifying and classifying |
| Week 4 |
Animals |
To know the five animal kingdoms. |
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. |
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| Week 5 |
Seasonal changes |
To understand what Autumn is like. |
Particular focus on weather and day length. |
Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions |
| Week 6 |
Everyday materials |
To name a variety of everyday materials. |
Wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock. |
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| Week 7 |
Everyday materials |
To identify a variety of everyday materials. |
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Identifying and classifying |
| Week 8 |
Humans |
To identify the basic parts of the human body. |
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Identifying and classifying |
| Week 9 |
Humans |
To name the basic parts of the human body. |
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| Week 10 |
Plants |
To understand the term 'evergreen'. |
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| Week 11 |
Plants |
To group plants. |
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Gathering and recording data to help in answering questions |
| Week 12 |
Animals |
To classify animals. |
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| Week 13 |
Animals |
To compare domestic pets and wild animals. |
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| Week 14 |
Seasonal changes |
To understand what Winter is like. |
Particular focus on weather and day length. |
Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions |
| Week 15 |
Seasonal changes |
To compare the Autumn and Winter seasons. |
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| Week 16 |
Everyday materials |
To distinguish between an object and the material it is made from. |
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| Week 17 |
Everyday materials |
To know that many materials can make up one object. |
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| Week 18 |
Humans |
To draw the basic parts of a human body. |
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| Week 19 |
Humans |
To label the basic parts of a human body. |
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| Week 20 |
Plants |
To identify the basic structure of a flowering plant. |
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Observing closely, using simple equipment |
| Week 21 |
Plants |
To describe the basic structure of a flowering plant. |
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| Week 22 |
Animals |
To understand the terms 'carnivore', 'herbivore' and 'omnivore'. |
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| Week 23 |
Animals |
To organise animals depending upon their diet. |
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Gathering and recording data to help in answering questions |
| Week 24 |
Seasonal changes |
To understand what Spring is like. |
Particular focus on weather and day length. |
Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions |
| Week 25 |
Seasonal changes |
To compare the Autumn, Winter and Spring seasons. |
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| Week 26 |
Everyday materials |
To understand the term 'property'. |
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| Week 27 |
Everyday materials |
To describe the properties of everyday materials. |
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| Week 28 |
Humans |
To know what senses are. |
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Observing closely, using simple equipment |
| Week 29 |
Humans |
To know which body part each sense is associated with. |
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| Week 30 |
Plants |
To identify the basic structure of a tree. |
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Identifying and classifying |
| Week 31 |
Plants |
To describe the basic structure of a tree. |
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| Week 32 |
Animals |
To describe the structure of a variety of common animals. |
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| Week 33 |
Animals |
To compare the structures of a variety of common animals. |
Don't compare humans - this lesson is focused in Week 38 and 39. |
Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions |
| Week 34 |
Seasonal changes |
To understand what Summer is like. |
Particular focus on weather and day length. |
Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions |
| Week 35 |
Seasonal changes |
To compare the four seasons. |
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| Week 36 |
Everyday materials |
To test materials. |
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Performing simple tests |
| Week 37 |
Everyday materials |
To compare and group together a variety of everyday materials. |
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| Week 38 |
Humans |
To compare the structure of humans and another mammal. |
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Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways |
| Week 39 |
Humans |
To compare the structure of humans and an animal from a different kingdom. |
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Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways |
