Term 1: My Local Area.

This geography-centred topic begins with encouraging children to explore and discover their school environment.  We then cast our focus wider to learn about Rainham and make comparisons to the capital of the United Kingdom: London.  The children learn what amenities are and identify those that are present in the local area.  This learning is supported and enriched by the Science focus: 'Who am I?' in which children learn about their body.

Term 2: History of Travel.

This history-centred topic begins with the children learning about timelines and chronology.  In this topic, they explore how different modes of transport have developed throughout history and what this has meant for local, national and global development.  The learning is enriched by links to all the other subject areas, most obviously the Design Technology lessons, in which the children design and make a superhero vehicle.

We will be visiting the London Transport Museum to support our learning in this half-term.

Term 3: The Space Race.

This history-centred topic takes our learning about the history of transport further as we explore the space race. We look at the events leading up to the moon landing in 1969, key people such as Neil Armstrong, Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson. We then go further and look at how space travel has developed over the last 100 years and explore what the future of space travel could look like. In Science, we begin our look at materials in particular, focusing on their effectiveness for different purposes.

Elstar will be visiting the Pizza Express in Maidstone to support their cultural development in this half-term.

Term 4: The Animal Kingdom. 

This geography-centred topic explores the different biomes that can be found around the world. Week by week, we explore the different continents, taking an in-depth look at both the human and physical geographical features, as well as exploring some of the cultures. By the end of the topic, the children will have knowledge of each of the seven continents. In Art, we explore animal patterns and have a go at creating our own through different mediums such as printing. 

Kanzi will be visiting the Pizza Express in Maidstone to support their cultural development in this half-term.

Term 5: Hot and Cold Places. 

This geography-centred topic compares two contrasting parts of the world. We focus on Iceland and Equatorial Asia and look at the different physical geographical features between the two. We explore similarities and differences and how people, animals and plants adapt to living in each of the places. In Art, we explore weaving and have a go at making our own recycled bags using fabrics.

Term 6: The Seaside

This history-centred topic explores the history of the traditional seaside holiday. We have a look at different points throughout history from the 1800s to the present day, using a timeline and historical sources to aid our learning. We will explore how holidays have changed, including the cultural norms, as well as discover similarities and differences in the activities that people take part in. In D&T, we will be creating our own ice lolly and exploring healthy eating.

We will be visiting Margate Beach to support their learning in this half-term.