Orchard 2025/26
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Transdisciplinary Theme - How we organise ourselves
Central Idea
Nature and people change the world
Lines of Inquiry
An inquiry into my actions
An inquiry into how things fit together
An inquiry into what nature is
Key concepts
Form, Responsibility, Change
Learner Attributes
Caring, Principled
Welcome to Module 5
This module, we will explore the wonders of the natural world and beyond. We will investigate the Earth’s natural systems, such as weather patterns and essential resources like soil, stone, and plant life. We will investigate how our environment connects through light and shadows, nighttime and daytime. We will learn how we impact our world by making seed bombs and litter picking. We will learn about moon, planets, and rockets. Through the lenses of form, responsibility, and change, we will develop our learner attributes by being caring toward all living things and principled in how we treat our planet.
Learning objective: To take turns in a small group.
Learning objective: To fully sustain interest in an activity.
Learning objective: To independently demonstrate an interest in controlling an object.
Learning objective: To use familiar tools.
Learning objective: To assemble components in a recipe.
Learning objective: To demonstrate a variety of ways they investigate an activity, with a desired outcome.
Learning objective: To engage in an activity and observe a change.
Learning objective: To move and manipulate objects to build.
Learning objective: To engage in a turn taking activity.
Learning objective: To use press and release movements to print.
Learning objective: To recognise that a whole can be separated into parts.
Learning objective: To use press and release movements to print.
Learning objective: To look at a picture book with an adult, pointing to familiar pictures.
Learning objective: To maintain interactions and take turns in a small group with adult support.
Learning objective: To fully sustain interest in an activity.
Learning objective: To demonstrate change in gaze, posture and hand movements.
Learning objective: I can begin to respond to the feelings of others, matching emotions.
Learning objective: To find big and small objects on request where there is a great difference.
Transdisciplinary Theme - How we organise ourselves
Central Idea
Everything follows rules
Lines of Inquiry
The roles people have
How people use materials
Rules and Systems in different communities
Key concepts
Form, Perspective, connection
Learner Attributes
Thinker, Knowledgeable, Open-minded
Welcome to Module 4
This module, we will be exploring how materials are classified and how they change, discovering the uses for different materials in everyday life. We will learn to find our way around the local school and understand how rules and systems help us stay organised. Through art, we will create collages inspired by Alma Thomas, experimenting with colours and textures. We will also focus on healthy snacks and staying active, linking choices to wellbeing. Throughout, we will develop key skills as thinkers, knowledgeable learners, and open-minded explorers.
Learning objective: To show increasing control over an object.
Learning objective: To maintain core balance whilst exploring apparatus and equipment.
Learning objective: To listen to and follow a two-step instruction from an adult.
Learning objective: To independently demonstrate an interest in controlling an object.
Learning objective: To use a glue stick to create a collage.
Learning objective: To navigate my school environment.
Learning objective: To recognise some basic emotions and link this to the zones of regulation.
Learning objective: compare and group objects into "big" and "small" where the difference is great.
Learning objective: I will start to hold a pen in the tripod grip with adult support and make marks on a whiteboard/page.
learning objective: I can recognise that the whole can be separated into parts.
Learning objective: To show intentionality by initiating or sustaining movement while coactively holding a tool during a creative task.
Learning objective: I can show increasing control over an object (pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking).
Learning objective: I can sustain interest in activities or materials that I have found.
Learning objective: I can maintain core balance whilst exploring apparatus/equipment.
Learning objective: I can correctly identify pictures of characters and objects in response to questions such as ‘Where is (the)...?’
Transdisciplinary Theme - How we organise ourselves
Central Idea
Everything follows rules
Lines of Inquiry
The roles people have
How people use materials
Rules and Systems in different communities
Key concepts
Form, Perspective, connection
Learner Attributes
Thinker, Knowledgeable, Open-minded
Welcome to Module 3
This module, we will explore an exciting range of learning, including the Aztecs, rocks, the sculptures of Louise Nevelson, religious celebrations taking place during the term, and cooking influences from around the world. All of this learning will be linked through the central idea that rules and systems help us to organise and make sense of the world. There will be lots of hands-on and creative activities to help us develop our curiosity as we explore new ideas and make meaningful connections across our learning.
Learning objective: To sit with an adult to look at a picture book for 2-3 minutes.
Learning objective: To use tools to cut and stick.
Learning objective: To transform objects with paint.
Learning objective: To transform objects with paint.
Learning objective: To play alongside a peer.
Learning objective: To stack and build using different resources.
Learning objective: To stack and place 3D objects.
Learning objective: To begin to use a tripod grip.
Learning objective: To name and match 2D shapes.
Learning objective: To cut and mix ingredients.
Learning objective: To stack and place objects.
Learning objective: To combine ingredients to make an object of food.
Learning objective: To use a knife safely to cut food.
Learning objective: To use tools to spread.
Learning objective: To follow instructions.
Transdisciplinary Theme - Who We Are
Central Idea
Our Identity and well-being are shaped by how we grow, who we connect with and how we care for ourselves.
Lines of Inquiry
The roles important people play in helping us grow and stay healthy
How our bodies work and what we need to stay physically and emotionally healthy
How we express who we are through art, culture and traditions.
Key concepts
Function, Responsibility, Connection
Learner Attributes
Caring, Communicator, Inquirer
Welcome to Module 2
This term, we will be exploring British history from the 1950s and 1960s, discovering what life was like during those exciting decades. Our learning will also include investigating sound, developing our functional cooking skills, and practising sketching while studying the work of British artist Stephen Wiltshire. As we move through the term, we will celebrate seasonal themes by learning about Hanukkah, the Nativity, and all things Christmas.
Learning objective: To explore a range of sensory focused activities.
Learning objective: To become proficient with a variety of tools.
Learning objective: To grasp, move and squeeze tools.
Learning objective: To use different tools to print and make marks.
Learning objective: To begin to communicate how I am feeling.
Learning objective: To use paint to make nature prints.
Learning objective: To count up to 10 using number songs.
Learning objective: To use number songs to support counting up to 5.
Learning objective: To use different tools to print.
Learning objective: to push fruit onto a skewer carefully.
Learning objective: to push fruit onto a skewer carefully.
Learning objective: To choose resources and activities to engage with.
Learning objective: To show preference to Forest School activities.
Learning objective: To anticipate the effects of my actions.
Learning objective: To begin to use tripod grip with minimal adult support when overwriting shapes and lines.
Learning Objective: To enter the pool safely and participate in gentle splashing activities with support.
Learning objective: To look at a story book with an adult.
Learning objective: To engage in number songs with my peers.
Transdisciplinary Theme - Who we are
Transdisciplinary Theme - Who we are
Central Idea
Our Identity and well-being are shaped by how we grow, who we connect with and how we care for ourselves.
Lines of Inquiry
The roles important people play in helping us grow and stay healthy
How our bodies work and what we need to stay physically and emotionally healthy
How we express who we are through art, culture and traditions.
Key concepts
Function, Responsibility, Connection
Learner Attributes
Caring, Communicator, Inquirer
Welcome to Module 1
This module we will spend time settling into our new routines and timetables, getting to know one another, and making the most of our new outdoor spaces. Our IB sessions will focus on exploring the world around us in simple, engaging ways. We will be learning about the different jobs people do, what animals eat, and what healthy eating looks like for humans. We will also be inspired by the artist Keith Haring and explore the celebrations of Sukkot and Harvest. We will continue to enjoy Forest School each week and will have a weekly swimming session.
Learning objective: Demonstrates use of a preferred hand.
Learning objective: Counts a small number of objects.
Learning objective: Engages in role play activities.
Learning objective: Engages in role play activities.
Learning objective: To sit with an adult to look at a picture book for 2-3 minutes.
Learning objective: To independently select tools, equipment, materials and components suitable for the task.
Learning objective: To grasp and use materials placed in their hands.
Learning objective: To cut and scoop fruit into a container to make a smoothie.
Learning objective: To cut and scoop fruit into a container to make a smoothie.
Learning objective: To roleplay as a firefighter.
Learning objective: To take turns in an activity with a peer.
Learning objective: To sit with an adult to look at a picture book for 2-3 minutes.
Learning objective: To match pictures or symbols.
Learning objective: To tap, clap, bang or sing along to the beat.
Learning objective: to cut fruit into smaller pieces to make a fruit kebab.
Learning objective: To perform singular gross motor actions with increasing consistency.
Learning objective: To match shapes.
Learning objective: To engage in an activity alongside their peers.
Learning objective: To look at a storybook with written text on their own.
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