Spring term: explore the learning journey
Explore the Learnaroo topic guide, grouped by school year. Schools may teach topics in a different order. These term timings are a Learnaroo guide, rather than a DfE requirement.
Reception
- Phonics & Literacy
- Phase 2–3, early writing (CVC words)
- Maths
- Numbers 0–10
- Understanding the world
- Winter, animals, materials, growing plants
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 1
- English
- Phonics Phase 5, non-fiction reports, poetry
- Maths
- Place value to 50, measurement (length, height)
- Science
- Animals including humans
- History
- Significant individuals (e.g. Florence Nightingale)
- Geography
- Local area study
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 2
- English
- Non-chronological reports, poetry, spelling
- Maths
- Multiplication & division, money
- Science
- Materials & suitability
- Geography
- Continents & oceans
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 3
- English
- Non-fiction, persuasive writing
- Maths
- Multiplication & division
- Science
- Forces & magnets
- Geography
- Volcanoes & earthquakes
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 4
- English
- Explanation texts
- Maths
- Multiplication tables (Year 4 Multiplication Check)
- Science
- Electricity
- Geography
- Settlements
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 5
- English
- Persuasive writing
- Maths
- Fractions, decimals & percentages
- Science
- Forces
- Geography
- Trade & economics
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 6
- English
- SATs preparation
- Maths
- SATs preparation
- Science
- Evolution & inheritance
- Geography
- Fieldwork
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 7
- English
- Poetry
- Maths
- Introduction to algebra
- Science
- Particles, energy
- History
- The Tudors
- Geography
- Weather
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 8
- English
- Non-fiction
- Maths
- Ratio
- Science
- Chemical reactions
- History
- Empire
- Geography
- Coasts
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 9
- English
- Rhetoric
- Maths
- Introduction to trigonometry
- Science
- Genetics
- History
- World War 2
- Geography
- Urbanisation
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 10
- English
- Language Paper 2
- Maths
- Geometry, statistics
- Science
- Chemical bonding, electricity
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
Year 11
- Across subjects
- Mock exams, targeted revision, coursework finalisation
Explore the whole year; this guide’s topics support planning rather than a mandatory term sequence.
How to use this guide
Use this guide to plan a starting point or find an idea to practise next. Browse a year collection and search for the topic you need. Check each resource’s learning focus before use, and follow your school’s sequence where it differs.