Theme Overviews

YEAR

THEME 1

AUTUMN TERM

THEME 2

SPRING TERM

THEME 3

SUMMER TERM

Rec

MARVELLOUS ME

1

UP, UP AND AWAY

The history of flight

Geography/History

POLE TO POLE

Antarctica and its inhabitants

Geography

ONCE UPON A TIME…

Traditional Tales

Geography

2

TWO GREAT FIRES

The Great Fires of London and Warwick

History

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Comparing India and the UK

Geography

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

Famous Women in history

History

3

CARTER’S CURSE

Ancient Egypt

History

EXTREME SURVIVAL

Polar to desert regions

Geography

A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME

Stone Age to Iron Age

History

4

ROMAN RULE

The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain

History/Geography

COAST TO COAST

Coastlines around the world

Geography

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Changes in social history

History

5

WHOSE CROWN IS IT ANYWAY?

Anglo Saxons vs Vikings

History

WILD WATER

The water cycle and rivers of the world

Geography

MEXICO AND THE MAYANS

Modern Mexico and ancient Mayan civilisation

History/Geography

6

BATTLING FOR BLITZED BRITAIN

World War II

History/Geography

NATURAL DISASTERS

Volcanoes and natural disasters

Geography

GREECE LIGHTNING

Modern and Ancient Greece

History/Geography