Oak Class Plans

2024-2025 Year A

Autumn 2024

Science

• Rocks
• Electricity

History

• Stone Age to Iron Age

Geography

• European Geography

Art, Design and Technology

• Charcoal drawings
• Light in paintings
• Santa’s doorbell, Rudolph’s nose

Religious Education

• What do Christians learn from the creation story?
• Is light a good symbol for celebration?

Music

• Call and response
• Orchestral instruments – Peter and the Wolf

Computing

• Online Searchers and Surfers
• Drawing and Desktop Publishing

Physical Education

• Dance
• Rugby
• Football
• Badminton
• Swimming

French

• Getting to know you (Year 3)
• All about me (Year 3)
• All about town (Year 4)
• On the move (Year 4)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How can we be a good friend?
• What keeps us safe?

Forest School

• Year 3
• Year 4
• Ongoing skills

Spring 2025

Science

• Light
• Digestion and teeth

History

• Ancient Greece and its legacy

Geography

• South America and the Rainforest

Art, Design and Technology

• Pottery
• Easter art

Religious Education

• Introduction to Islam
• Why do Christians call it Good Friday?

Music

• Inspired by Greece
• World music – Rainforests

Computing

• Online Safety
• Presentation Skills

Physical Education

• Gymnastics
• Netball
• Cricket
• Swimming

French

• Food, glorious food (Year 3)
• Family and friends (Year 3)
• Going shopping (Year 4)
• Where in the world? (Year 4)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• What are families like?
• What makes a community?

Forest School

• Year 3
• Year 4
• Ongoing skills

Summer 2025

Science

• Plants
• Scientists and Inventors

History

• The Tudors

Geography

• Local geography

Art, Design and Technology

• Tudor portraits
• Photography

Religious Education

• Does it matter if a story is true?
• Is communion the best way to show belonging?

Music

• Folk music for dancing
• Performance skills

Computing

• Turtle and Scratch
• Word processing

Physical Education

• Country dance
• Athletics
• Swimming
• Rounders

French

• Our School (Year 3)
• Telling the time (Year 3)
• What’s the time? (Year 4)
• Holidays and hobbies (Year 4)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• Why should we eat well and look after our teeth?
• Why should we keep active and sleep well?

Forest School

• Year 3
• Year 4
• Ongoing skills

2025-2026 Year B

Autumn 2025

Science

• Living things and their habitats
• States of matter

History

• The Romans

Geography

• Kenya

Art, Design and Technology

• Mosaics
• African printing

Religious Education

• What sort of world did Jesus want?
• Incarnation – what is the Trinity?

Music

• The orchestra
• Rhythms and notations

Computing

• Animation
• Online safety

Physical Education

• Badminton
• Rugby
• Netball
• Dance

French

• Getting to know you (Year 3)
• All about me (Year 3)
• All about town (Year 4)
• On the move (Year 4)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• What strengths, skills and interests do we have?
• How do we treat each other with respect?

Forest School

• Year 3
• Year 4
• Ongoing skills

Spring 2026

Science

• Skeletons and nutrition
• Forces and magnets

History

• Anglo-Saxons

Geography

• UK geography including rivers

Art, Design and Technology

• Moving monsters
• Lindisfarne gospels

Religious Education

• Did Jesus really do miracles?
• Does Easter make sense without Passover?

Music

• Pentatonic scales
• The Planets

Computing

• Turtle Logo
• Scratch: quizzes and questions

Physical Education

• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Swimming
• Cricket

French

• Food, glorious food (Year 3)
• Family and friends (Year 3)
• Going shopping (Year 4)
• Where in the world? (Year 4)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How can we manage our feelings?
• How will we grow and change?

Forest School

• Year 3
• Year 4
• Ongoing skills

Summer 2026

Science

• Sound

History

• Vikings to Edward the Confessor

Geography

• Local geography and geographical skills

Art, Design and Technology

• Viking Art
• Sewing

Religious Education

• Introduction to Hinduism
• What are the best rules for living?

Music

• Folk music
• Performance skills

Computing

• Word processing
• Using and applying skills

Physical Education

• Swimming
• Athletics
• Country dance
• Rounders

French

• Our school (Year 3)
• Telling the time (Year 3)
• What’s the time? (Year 4)
• Holidays and hobbies (Year 4)

Personal, Social and Health Education and Citizenship

• How can our choices make a difference to others and the environment?
• How can we manage risk in different places?

Forest School

• Year 3
• Year 4
• Ongoing skills