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Spirit of Christmas
Spirit of Christmas is an Early Years celebration unit centred on festive traditions, storytelling, winter experiences and shared community events. Children explore the sights, sounds and symbols of Christmas through role-play, songs, craft, decorations, cooking and outdoor activities. They learn about Nativity characters, Christmas trees, winter materials, celebrations around the world and the joy of giving. … Spirit of Christmas
24 November 2025
Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow is an Early Years unit all about colour, weather, and how colours appear in the world around us. Children explore rainbows, colour mixing, camouflage, seasonal changes, and the emotional meanings of colour. Through stories, songs, sensory play, outdoor discovery, art, and role-play, they learn to talk about colours, sort and classify objects, explore weather patterns, … Over the Rainbow
24 November 2025
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park is an exciting Early Years unit that immerses children in the world of dinosaurs, fossils and prehistoric landscapes. Through imaginative play, small-world exploration and hands-on investigation, children become archaeologists, explorers and palaeontologists. They dig for dinosaur bones, make erupting volcanoes, build dinosaur nests, create giant footprints, and study dinosaur features, habitats and life cycles. … Jurassic Park
24 November 2025
If You Go Down to the Woods Today
If You Go Down to the Woods Today… is a woodland-themed Early Years unit centred around teddy bears, forests, and well-loved stories such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Children explore woodland environments through sensory play, trails, den-building, nature collections, outdoor storytelling and teddy bears’ picnics. Indoors and outdoors, they engage with … If You Go Down to the Woods Today
24 November 2025
Humpty and Friends
Humpty and Friends is an Early Years unit built around well-known nursery rhymes such as Humpty Dumpty, Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, Old MacDonald, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I’m a Little Teapot and more. Children explore rhyme, rhythm, story structure, characters and settings through play, performance and hands-on activities. They build walls for Humpty, plant seeds for Mary’s garden, round up farm animals, … Humpty and Friends
24 November 2025
Food, Glorious Food
Food, Glorious Food is a rich, sensory Early Years unit all about exploring food — where it comes from, how we prepare it, how it changes, and how it connects to culture, celebrations and daily life. Children take part in hands-on investigation, cooking, messy play, gardening, role-play cafés and markets, and food-themed stories. They learn about … Food, Glorious Food
24 November 2025
Come and Join the Celebration
Come and Join the Celebration is a joyful Early Years unit exploring festivals, special occasions and the ways people celebrate across different cultures. Children learn through shared events, role-play, storytelling, music, dance and creative craft linked to celebrations such as Christmas, Diwali, birthdays, bonfire night and autumn festivals. They investigate traditions, foods, decorations and family customs, … Come and Join the Celebration
24 November 2025
Blast Off
Blast Off! is a space-themed Early Years unit that launches children into an imaginative exploration of rockets, planets, astronauts and aliens. Through hands-on play and creative investigation, children experiment with forces, movement, design and storytelling. They build rockets, create moonscapes, act out space missions, explore sounds, patterns and shapes, and begin to understand what life is … Blast Off
24 November 2025
Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers is an Early Years thematic unit all about exploring the world of animals — pets, farm animals, wild creatures and minibeasts. Children learn through hands-on play, stories, role-play and outdoor discovery, building knowledge of animal habitats, life cycles, movement, sounds and care. The unit encourages curiosity, imagination and communication, with activities ranging from making … Animal Crackers
24 November 2025
How “Learning Means the World” Supports Schools (in Light of the Latest Curriculum Review!)
This week’s release of the new national curriculum review has prompted school leaders across the UK to reflect on the direction of primary education. The review brings renewed focus to key priorities: conservation and sustainability, citizenship, the arts, and inclusivity. For many schools, the challenge lies in translating these broad priorities into meaningful, day-to-day classroom … How “Learning Means the World” Supports Schools (in Light of the Latest Curriculum Review!)
7 November 2025
Go With the Flow
Go With the Flow is a thematic unit based around life processes, with a key focus on science. We begin by looking at the changes that take place as humans develop to old age, recognising the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way our bodies function. We will also learn about the human … Go With the Flow
29 October 2025
Been Around the World
Been Around the World is a thematic unit based around the UK and Hong Kong, with a key focus on geography. We will explore the links between the UK and Hong Kong as well as the location and key features of Hong Kong. In addition to looking at the physical features of Hong Kong and their … Been Around the World
29 October 2025
Time Team
Time Team is a thematic unit based around how your school’s local area has changed over time, with a key focus on history. We begin by finding and investigating a famous person from the past who lived in your area. We will focus on five key landmarks in your local village, town or city, undertaking research … Time Team
29 October 2025
In Your Element
In Your Element is a thematic unit based around the four elements of earth, air, water and fire, with a key focus on geography. As well as extending our knowledge of rocks and soils, we will learn about natural phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and tornados. We will also develop our knowledge of rivers and … In Your Element
29 October 2025
Three Giant Steps
Three Giant Steps is a thematic unit based around three contrasting locations, with a key focus on geography. We will continue to develop our sense of place in the world by studying three focus places: Dover, France and Canada (The French Connection!). We will identify the position of all three places in the world, along with … Three Giant Steps
29 October 2025
May the Force Be With You
May the Force Be With You is a thematic unit based around magnets and forces, with a key focus on science. We will begin by learning about contact and non-contact forces, before focusing on magnets. We will learn about magnetic forces, the relevance of magnetic North and South poles and the concept of magnetic attraction and … May the Force Be With You
29 October 2025
Out and About
Out and About is a thematic unit with a key focus on geography. We will be naming and locating counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, using the eight points of a compass, four-figure grid references, symbols and keys; using fieldwork to observe, measure and record the … Out and About
29 October 2025
Rocky the Findosaur
Rocky the Findosaur is a thematic unit based around rocks and fossils, with a key focus on science. We will learn about different types of rocks, with the help of original animated dinosaur character, Rocky. This theme also takes in solids, liquids and gases through focusing on Mount Vesuvius, which is where Rocky spends his time … Rocky the Findosaur
29 October 2025
Window on the World
Window on the World is a thematic unit based on global issues, with a key focus on geography. We begin by looking at settlements and land use, before moving on to learning about trade links. In particular, the Suez Canal as an important international trade route will be a focus. We will also learn more about … Window on the World
29 October 2025
Never Eat Shredded Wheat
Never Eat Shredded Wheat is a thematic unit based around where food comes from, with a key focus on geography. It begins by looking at compass directions and locational language, before moving on to learning about continents and oceans. Physical and human geographical features are explored, and the UK is then examined more closely. The learning … Never Eat Shredded Wheat
29 October 2025
Paddington’s Passport
Paddington’s Passport is a thematic unit based around the worldwide travels of Paddington Bear, with a geography focus. We will look first at Peru, including the Amazonian rainforest (of which Peru has the second-largest portion after the Brazilian Amazon). Then, the focus is on London, reinforcing previous learning about the UK within the global context of … Paddington’s Passport
29 October 2025
Fighting Footballer
Fighting Footballer is a competency-based thematic unit with a history focus, telling the compelling story of Walter Tull. He was one of Britain’s first Black footballers whose career was cut short by the First World War. During the war, however, he earned his commission as an officer in the British Army, the first Black man to … Fighting Footballer
29 October 2025
The Rescuers
The Rescuers is a competency-based thematic unit with a history focus, telling the inspirational stories of two of the lesser-known heroes of the Titanic – Molly Brown and Harold Bride. We will learn, through their life stories, about their courage and ongoing legacies.
29 October 2025
British Bulldog
British Bulldog is a competency-based thematic unit with a history focus, telling the fascinating story of Winston Churchill. He is Britain’s most well-known Prime Minister, famous for leading Britain to victory during World War II and delivering inspiring speeches to encourage those fighting overseas and those at home. We will learn, through his life story, all … British Bulldog
29 October 2025