Learning Plans
At Aston we follow a 2-year rolling cycle of learning - Cycle A and Cycle B (except in Maths). This is so that children do not repeat learning in our mixed-age classes.
The tables below illustrate our topics and Science units for the two year cycle.
Cycle A Topic, Science and Medium Term Plans (MTP)
Topic
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
|
Year 1 & 2 |
Pirates |
London |
Local Environment - Frodsham Water, Water Everywhere |
Year 3 & 4 |
The Romans |
Journeys |
Local Environment- Forest, Fields and Local Environment |
Year 5 & 6 |
Maya |
Ancient Greece |
Local Environment - What does our Local Environment Look like? |
Science
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
|
Year 1 & 2 |
Changing Shape |
Living Things |
Uses of Materials |
Parts of Animals |
Growing Plants |
Habitats |
Year 3 & 4 |
Magnets and Forces |
Living Things and Their Habitats-Grouping |
Light |
Animals including humans- Movement |
Plants- Life Cycle |
Plants- growing for success |
Year 5 & 6 |
Living Things and Their Habitats- Illustrating Life Cycles |
Animals inclusing Humans-The Human Species |
Electricity |
Earth and Space |
Light |
Cycle B Topic, Science and Medium Term Plans (MTP)
Topic
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
|
Year 1 & 2 |
Weather and Seasons |
Into the Woods Traditional Tales |
Our World Toys from the Past |
Year 3 & 4 |
The Vikings |
Giants |
Our World - Plastic in our Oceans |
Year 5 & 6 |
Conflict |
Ancient Egypt |
Our World - The Rainforest |
Science
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
|
Year 1 & 2 |
Plants |
Changing Seasons |
Types of Animals |
Feeding and Exercise |
Identifying Materials |
Comparing Materials |
Year 3 & 4 |
States of Matter |
Electricity |
Rocks |
Animals including Humans- Digestion Teeth |
Sound |
Living Things and Their Habitats- Disappearing Habitats |
Year 5 & 6 |
Properties and Changes of Materials |
Forces |
Evolution and Inheritance |
Animals including Humans |
Living Things and Their Habitats- |