Medium Term Planning
Date: September – October 2014
Year Group: Y1, Y1/2, Y2
Topic Title – Who was famous when Mum
and Dad were little?
Learning Questions and Challenges
Initial Stimulus
-Questionnaires
-Video clip of Princess Diana’s wedding
1
2
Celebration of Learning
-Art Exhibition in hall of portraits.
3
4
Resources
-Winsford Library books
-Internet
-Parents/Questionnaires
-Art materials
5
6
Community Contribution
7
RESILIENT
INDEPENDENT
Pre-learning task
What does famous mean and can you find out who your parents
would say they admire?
Why do we still remember Princess Diana?
Why was Princess Diana known as the people’s Princess?
Who is Nelson Mandela and what would you ask him if you met
him?
How are Nelson Mandela and Princess Diana similar?
How have famous photographers and artists captured Diana?
Reflection: What would you like to be famous for and why?
Post learning task
CONFIDENT
COLLABORATIVE
Medium Term Planning
History
 Whole topic focus
Geography
 England in the world
and Africa in the world
 Mapping
 Recognising on maps
Music
ICT
 Internet for research
on chosen famous
people
 You Tube clips
Dance/PE
 N/A
 N/A
English (Reading)
 Winsford Library
books
English (Writing)
 Description of famous
person
 Sentences about
famous people
RESILIENT
Cross Curricular Links
INDEPENDENT
DT/Art
 Collage of parts
of people –
Picasso style
 Portraits of
chosen famous
people
Science
Drama/Speaking & Listening
 Presentation of
famous person
 Presentation of
final reflection
Maths
Citizenship/PHSE
 Role models
CONFIDENT
COLLABORATIVE
 N/A
 N/A