What Do You Teach?

Literacy and English:

• Reading: Phonics, comprehension, fluency, and understanding a range of texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry). Developing critical reading skills and responding to different genres.

• Writing: Spelling, grammar, punctuation, creative writing, and non-fiction writing. Structuring sentences and paragraphs, storytelling, and persuasive writing.

• Speaking and Listening (or Listening and Talking): Developing vocabulary, communication skills, expressing opinions, participating in group discussions, drama, and presentations.

Numeracy and Mathematics:

• Number and Number Processes: Counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, fractions, decimals, and percentages.

• Measurement: Length, area, volume, weight, time, and money.

• Geometry: Understanding 2D and 3D shapes, symmetry, position, direction, and movement.

• Statistics and Information Handling: Data collection, bar charts, pictograms, interpreting information, and basic probability.

Science:

• Biology and Biological Systems: Plants, animals, habitats, life cycles, human body systems, health, and nutrition.

• Physics: Forces and motion, light and shadows, sound, electricity, energy sources, and simple circuits.

• Chemistry and Materials: Properties of solids, liquids, gases, changes in state, and understanding different materials and their uses.

• Earth and Environmental Science: Weather, climate, ecosystems, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.

Social Studies (History and Geography):

• History (People, Past Events, and Societies): Key historical periods like Ancient Egypt, Romans, Vikings, significant British and Scottish history (e.g., The Great Fire of London, World War II), and local historical studies.

• Geography (People, Place, and Environment): Understanding maps, continents, countries, oceans, weather, and natural resources. Exploring local and global geography, landforms, rivers, and environmental sustainability.