Beech Class Plans

2024-2025 – Year A

Autumn 2024

Science

• Forces
• How humans age

Geography

• Coasts and rivers

History

• The Shang Dynasty

Art, Design and Technology

• Turner
• Chinese art

Religious Education

• Life and Death
• Incarnation

Music

• Pictures at an Exhibition
• Part singing and descants

Computing

• Scratch animations
• SketchUp

Physical Education

• Rugby
• Football
• Swimming

French

• Getting to know you (Year 5)
• All about ourselves (Year 5)
• Let’s visit a French town (Year 6)
• Let’s go shopping (Year 6)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• What make up a person’s identity?
• What decisions can a person make with money?

Forest School

• Year 5
• Year 6
• Ongoing skills

Spring 2025

Science

• Light
• Circulation and Digestion

History

• Mayan history and culture

Geography

• Extreme Earth

Art, Design and Technology

• Volcanoes
• Mayan Art

Religious Education

• Places of worship
• What did Jesus do to save humans?

Music

• The Blues
• Mozart and Beethoven

Computing

• Flowol
• Online Safety

Physical Education

• Hockey
• Netball
• Dance
• Swimming

French

• That’s tasty (Year 5)
• Friends and family (Year 5)
• This is France (Year 6)
• All in a day (Year 6)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How can we help in an accident or emergency?
• How can friends communicate safely?

Forest School

• Year 5
• Year 6
• Ongoing skills

Summer 2025

Science

• Electricity
• Sex and relationship education (Year 5)
• Sex and relationship education (Year 6)

Geography

• Human and Physical Geography and Climate Change

Art, Design and Technology

• Bridges
• Da Vinci

Religious Education

• Pentecost
• How can we make a difference?

Music

• Electronic loop music
• Performance skills

Computing

• Audacity – jingles and podcasts
• Strategic searching online

Physical Education

• Maypole dancing
• Athletics
• Rounders

French

• School life (Year 5)
• Time travelling (Year 5)
• Our precious planet (Year 6)
• More to explore (Year 6)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How can drugs common to everyday life affect health?
• What jobs would we like?

Forest School

• Year 5
• Year 6
• Ongoing skills

2025-2026 – Year B

Autumn 2025

Science

• Life cycles
• Earth and Space

History

• Ancient Egypt and its legacy

Geography

• Maps, people and places

Art, Design and Technology

• Egyptian art
• David Hockney

Religious Education

• Creation and Science
• Saints as inspiration, including St Nicholas

Music

• Enigma Variations
• Notation

Computing

• Scratch: developing games
• Film making

Physical Education

• Rugby
• Football
• Swimming

French

• Getting to know you (Year 5)
• All about ourselves (Year 5)
• Let’s visit a French town (Year 6)
• Let’s go shopping (Year 6)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How can we keep healthy as we grow? (mental health)
• How can we keep healthy as we grow ? (drugs)

Forest School

• Year 5
• Year 6
• Ongoing skills

Spring 2026

Science

• Classification
• Materials

History

• History of the railways

Geography

• Amazing Americas

Art, Design and Technology

• Moving toys
• North American art

Religious Education

• Do clothes express belief?
• What difference does the resurrection make for Christians?

Music

• Steve Reich
• Rap and Rhythm

Computing

• Kodu
• Online safety

Physical Education

• Hockey
• Netball
• Dance
• Swimming

French

• That’s tasty (Year 5)
• Friends and family (Year 5)
• This is France (Year 6)
• All in a day (Year 6)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How can the media influence people?

Forest School

• Year 5
• Year 6
• Ongoing skills

Summer 2026

Science

• Evolution and inheritance
• Famous scientists
• Sex and relationship education (Year 5)
• Sex and relationship education (Year 6)

History

• Crime and Punishment

Art, Design and Technology

• Pin and thread
• Marbling

Religious Education

• Reincarnation and Karma
• Pilgrimage

Music

• Musicals
• Performance skills

Computing

• Spreadsheets
• Know your network

Physical Education

• Maypole dancing
• Athletics
• Rounders

French

• School life (Year 5)
• Time travelling (Year 5)
• Our precious planet (Year 6)
• More to explore (Year 6)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How do we become more independent as we grow?

Forest School

• Year 5
• Year 6
• Ongoing skills