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Best Schemes of Work for the Start of Term
Starting off a brand new school year in the right way is really important for both giving your new class the chance to get to know each other and setting the tone for a fun and engaging learning environment.
Here are our top picks for schemes of work to do just that:
Mark Making
This is a brilliant KS1 Art scheme of work for helping children learn the basic skills they need to set them up for success with their artwork throughout the year. These five ready-to-teach lessons explore holding a pencil correctly, drawing lines and repeating patterns, and creating brushstrokes and rubbings, before exploring the artwork of Paul Klee. They will then consolidate everything they have learnt into one final piece of artwork.
Self-Portrait
Explore famous artists and their self-portraits before challenging your KS1 class to explore different pencils and paints, as well as the medium of collage, to create their own artwork. Fully planned and prepared, this series of six lessons will guide your class through everything they need to know about self-portraits to successfully create their own versions!
Other Art schemes you might enjoy for the start of term:
- Colour Creations - Year 1/2 Art
- Recycled Art - Year 3/4 Art
- Express Yourself - Year 5/6 Art
Pencil Cases
Challenge children to make a pencil case they can use throughout the year with this ready-to-teach DT scheme of work. Throughout the series of six lessons, your children will think about different materials used to make pencil cases and the different ways they are opened and closed. They will learn how to use a variety of stitches including running stitch, whip stitch and back stitch, as well as how to decorate their pencil case creations!
Funky Furnishings
Challenge your UKS2 class to design, create and evaluate their very own cushion covers with this ready-to-teach scheme of work for Year 5/6. Why not use the finished articles to make your class book corner comfy and cosy, or as cushions for their classroom chairs? Whatever they’re used for, these lessons provide everything you develop their knowledge of, and skills in, a variety of sewing techniques for joining and decorating fabrics.
Other DT schemes you might enjoy for the start of term:
- Moving Minibeasts - Year 1/2 DT
- Eat More Fruits and Vegetables - Year 1 DT
- Sandwich Snacks - Year 3 DT
- Bird House Builders - Year 6 DT
Where do I live?
Help your class find out more about the town, country and continent they live in with this great Our Local Area KS1 scheme of work. Your Year 1 or Year 2 children will find out where the United Kingdom is located on a world map and explore the features of the countries and capital cities of the UK, before finding out more about their local area.
The United Kingdom
Use this United Kingdom KS2 planning pack to teach your class about the fascinating country they live in. Your Year 5 or Year 6 class will learn all about how the UK is organised into countries, counties and cities, as well as learning about the human and physical features of Great Britain, such as population, life expectancy, tallest mountains, longest rivers, coastlines and much more.
Other Geography schemes you might enjoy for the start of term:
- Investigating our local area - Year 3 Geography
- Our Local Area - Year 6 Geography
A Million Numbers
Start the year by establishing a firm foundation in place value and the number system with this set of five lessons. They will learn to read and write large numbers both in words and numerals, compare numbers with up to seven digits, round numbers to a specified degree of accuracy and learn how to read Roman numerals.
Did you know…?
We have an entire Maths Curriculum covering all the National Curriculum objectives for KS1 and KS2, with knowledge and skills progression built in.
Super Scientists
This Year 2 Science scheme of work is a brilliant way to get your class excited and science and the scientific process. Your class will have the opportunity to learn about scientists and their discoveries while developing their own 'working scientifically' skills. This scheme will extend their knowledge through a variety of fun, practical and informative activities, including investigating gravity, light, sound, medical science including reflexes and germs, as well as how to make a simple circuit.
What do Scientists do?
These Scientific Enquiry lessons explore the world of science and investigate the different areas that people work in. Let your class have a go at being forensic scientists, zoologists, botanists and more as they develop their knowledge of the scientific method and working scientifically in this six-lesson scheme for Years 3 and 4.
Other Science schemes you might enjoy for the start of term:
- Seasonal Changes - Year 1 Science
- Exploring Everyday Materials - Year 2 Science
- Rocks, Fossils and Soil - Year 3 Science
- States of Matter - Year 4 Science
- Properties and Changes of Materials - Year 5 Science
- Classifying Organisms - Year 6 Science
All About Me
Open their eyes to the wonder that is each and every one of them with this fantastic 'All About Me' cross-curricular lesson plan for KS1. Your class will learn about their bodies, their histories, their place in the world, and so much more, all through a variety of fun and creative activities. Perfect as a get-to-know-you topic for the start of a new school year!
The Prehistoric World (Stone Age to Iron Age)
Start at the very beginning with this fascinating 18-lesson topic across a range of subjects, including a Stone Age to Iron Age History focus. This series of 18 lessons across a range of subjects will immerse your class fully in the prehistoric world, exploring and questioning how palaeontologists and archaeologists find out what the world was like millions of years ago. They’ll discover and explore dinosaurs, early man and Ice Age animals, as well as investigating what life was like in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.
Other Cross-curricular Topics you might enjoy for the start of term:
- Superheroes - Year 1/2 Topic
- The Rainforest - Year 3/4 Topic
- Ancient Greece - Year 5/6 Topic
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