Sample Yearly Plan

Strand	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May	June
Theme	Different Families	Human Rights	Healthy Eating	Christmas	Equality	Emotions	Spring	Animals	Cultures in our school	Water
Belief Systems	Judaism Rosh Hashanah 21/22 Yom Kippur 30th Sukkot 4th Oct	Paganism look at paganism – Halloween Belief systems Compare places of worship- poss visits for more senior classes	Sikhism -birth of Guru Nanak 4thh Nov. Belief systems compare leaders/ creation stories in junior classes.	Christian – Christmas – look at festivals of light- Diwali Winter solstice	Humanism / Athesim Celebrate non believers	Buddhism – Nirvana day Feb 8th Chinese new year Year of the Dog Feb 16th	Hinduism – Holi on March 13th look at music, art, dance associated with festivals	Belief systems- Look at naming ceremonies across religions	Islam Note Ramadan starts May 14 -finished June 15th Seniors- Visit places of worship.	Humanism – summer solstice June 21st
Equality and Justice	Rights and responsibilities-class rules, Friendship Different families.	Anti bullying – rights and responsibilities – tie in with UN rights of the child.	Food for thought- food for life Grandparents day 24rd Nov		Martin Luther King day Jan 15. Promoting equality – interdependence	Fairtrade fortnight -Feb 26 – March 12	Mother’s day – 11th , St Patrick’s day-17th celebration of irishness – seachtain na gaeilge	World Autism day April 2nd Talk about equality for all – different rules for different abilities.	Migration – celebrate the cultures in school Celebrate different families –	Father’s day June 17th.
Moral and Spiritual	meditation Morning meetings, discuss identity, individuality, responsibility.	Meditation, Morning meetings Moral principles in decision making	Circle time Morning meetings Reflection – using stories, poems, music.	Meditation Morning meetings	Circle time Morning meetings Making fair decisions and resolving conflict	When I’m feeling… scared, happy, worried, loved etc Valentine’s day	Circle time Morning meetings	Responsible pet ownership.	We are the world… Cultural night – food – May 24h.	Circle time Morning meetings. World oceans day June 8
Ethics and environment	Explore different habitats in the school grounds	Environmental care – focus on Green schools- link to SESE, plant spring bulbs	Nature walks – autumn Click team – switch off lights etc.	Take home rubbish, look after school make bird feeders for home.	Examine cycle of life through seasons using examples from school garden and Curragh.	Take home rubbish, look after school Sew seeds in class for raised beds and geodome	Take home rubbish, look after school Monitor seeds Tree week March 5-11 (dates for2017 but 2018 likely to be similar).	Nature walks signs of spring Sew seedlings out in raised beds	Take home rubbish, look after school Weeding and take care of raised beds	Water conservation, Water games – SESE. Harvest lettuce, peas, radish etc.