Learning Plans
At Aston we follow a 2-year rolling cycle of learning - Cycle A and Cycle B (except in Maths and spelling). 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- |