Hamilton Seventh-day Adventist Primary School Integrated Theme Base
Term 1
Year 1 “A Chosen People” – “I Belong!”
Year 2 “Listening to the Word” – ‘God Still Speaks”
Year 3 “The Word Becomes Flesh” – “Jesus, my Brother”
Year 4 “To All The World” – “Saved to Serve”
War in Heaven. Creation. The Fall. Enoch.
Entering & settling in Canaan.
Jesus birth & early life. The baptism.
The last week of Jesus’ life. Death & resurrection. The Gospel Commission.
Spiritual Focus: “Although God created a perfect world, He foresaw the need for a redeemer, and planned our redemption in advance!”
Spiritual Focus: “God wishes to develop in us the faith and perseverance needed to inherit the heavenly Canaan. He wishes to bless us in order that we can be the ‘light of the world’.”
Spiritual Focus: “The Word became flesh and lived with us. Jesus demonstrated the character of God in a way we could all understand.”
Personal Development Portfolios
Personal Development Portfolios
Personal Development Portfolios
Personal Development Portfolios
“Making Friends/Keeping Friends” (2½ Weeks)
“Making Friends/Keeping Friends” (3 Weeks)
Spiritual Focus: “Jesus’ love for us goes beyond human understanding. He was willing to risk eternal separation from His father that we can be saved.”
“Making Friends/Keeping Friends” (3 Weeks)
“Making Friends/Keeping Friends” (3 Weeks)
Social Sciences: Relationships With Other People
Social Sciences: Relationships With Other People
Social Sciences: Relationships With Other People
Social Sciences: Relationships With Other People Key Competencies: Managing Self, Relating to Others
Key Competencies: Managing Self, Relating to Others
Key Competencies: Managing Self, Relating to Others
Key Competencies: Managing Self, Relating to Others Fire
“Careers” (Yr 7-8: 4 Weeks) “Safety” (Yr 1-6: 4 Weeks) Road, animals, cycling, electricity, fire,
“Personal Safety” (3½ Weeks) “Keeping Ourselves Safe” “Physical, Social & Emotional Development”
“Careers” (Yr 7-8: 4 Weeks)
“Personal Safety” (3½ Weeks) “Keeping Ourselves Safe” “Physical, Social & Emotional Development”
“Safety” (Yr 1-6: 4 Weeks) Road, animals, cycling, electricity, fire,
“NEWSTART” (2½ Weeks) Developing personal health habits.
“NEWSTART” (2½ Weeks)
“NEWSTART” (2½ Weeks) Developing personal health habits.
Developing personal health habits.
“NEWSTART” (2½ Weeks) Developing personal health habits.
Term 2
The Flood. Abraham to Joseph. People who walked with God.
The Judges. Israel asks for a King.
Jesus’ Parables & Stories.
Early Christian Church. Paul’s Missionary Journeys.
Spiritual Focus: “God wishes to become ‘personal’ to each person. When He lives in a person, a real change is experienced.”
Spiritual Focus: “God longs for us to seek His wisdom in making decision. As humans we are quick to trust in self”
Spiritual Focus: “God leaves no stone unturned in his efforts to reach us. Parables & stories are a powerful method of teaching spiritual truths.”
Spiritual Focus: “The Holy Spirit is promised to those who commit themselves to doing God’s work. This work may be at home, or abroad.”
“Similarities & Differences”
“Striving to Achieve”
“People’s Stories”
“Energy”
Grouping materials (physical & chemical), Chemical Reactions, Diverse Cultures & Communities & How They function, Multicultural Day
Olympics, teamwork, people who have achieved, achieving against the odds, science inventions
Comparing Indigenous Stories, New Zealand History, “New Zealand Heritage Day”
Electricity, food, exercise, solar power, Fire Safety,
Social Sciences: Identify, Culture & Organisation Science: Material World
Social Sciences: Continuity & Change Science/Technology:
Social Sciences: Identity, Culture & Organisation; Continuity & Change, Place & Environment, Social Inquiry.
Science: Physical World, Material World Health & P.E.: Personal Health & Physical Development (Safety Management)
Key Competencies: Thinking & Using Language, Symbols & Texts
Key Competencies: Relating to Others, Participating & Contributing
Key Competencies: Participating & Contributing, Thinking
Key Competencies: Thinking, Using Language, Symbols & Texts
Term 3
Term 4
Year 1 “A Chosen People” – “I Belong!”
Year 2 “Listening to the Word” – ‘God Still Speaks”
Year 3 “The Word Becomes Flesh” – “Jesus, my Brother”
Year 4 “To All The World” – “Saved to Serve”
Moses & the Exodus
Good & Bad Kings
Jesus miracles.
The Reformation. SDA Church History
Spiritual Focus: “God continues to look for people he can use for a special purpose. Often it will mean ‘moving’ from the comfort of where we are.”
Spiritual Focus: “Pride & Unbelief are our two biggest obstacles. God longs for us to follow His ways, so He can bless us to the max! ”
Spiritual Focus: “God is the God of the impossible! His power knows no limits”
Spiritual Focus: “God constantly seeks the work of reformation. He raises groups of people to fulfil particular purposes in the history of His work.”
“Moving”
“Growth”
“Windows to The World”
“The Way Things Were”
Transport, Exercise, Migration, Exploration
Plant & animal kingdom, expansion of countries, exploration, participation in economic activities
The Senses, Disabilities, Communication
Middle Ages, Inventions, Industrial Revolution
Science: Living World Health: Healthy Communities & Environments
Social Sciences: The Economic World, Continuity & Change Technology: Inventions, Problem Solving
Science/Technology: Physical World Social Sciences: Place & Environment Health & P.E.: Personal Health & Dev., Movement Concepts & Motor Skills
Science: Living World Social Sciences: The Economic World
Key Competencies: Participating & Contributing, ManagingSelf
Key Competencies: Thinking, Using language, symbols & texts
Key Competencies: Managing Self, Using Language, symbols & texts
Key Competencies: Managing Self, Using Language, symbols & texts
The 10 Commandments & the Wandering.
God sends prophets. The captivity. The Restoration.
People Jesus knew. How He treated people. People who were changed.
2nd Coming. End-time events. New heavens & earth!
Spiritual Focus: “God’s laws are designed to keep us safe. They are given in love, and he wishes us to keep them out of love.”
Spiritual Focus: “God’s purpose in His dealings with us is ‘restoration’. He longs to reconcile us to Himself, and then to celebrate over our return!”
Spiritual Focus: “The most powerful agent of change is a life wholly committed to God! Each human has the opportunity to be transformed through the Holy Spirit, and to in turn become an agent of transformation.”
Spiritual Focus: “God will soon return a second time and recreate ‘a new heavens and new earth’. In the meantime He expects us to be wise stewards of the resources He gives to us.”
“Natures Forces”
“Order”
“Celebrating”
Law & Order, Government, People who Help, Rules in Families, Schools & Society
Cultural & religious celebrations, special days, seasons
Wind, water, weather, geology,
“The Universe” Space, pollution, the environment, recycling
Health & P.E.: Rights, Responsibilities & Laws Social Sciences: Social Inquiry
Social Sciences: Identity, Culture & Organisation Science: Planet Earth & Beyond
Science: Planet Earth & Beyond Technology Health: Healthy Communities & Environments
Science: Planet Earth & Beyond, Health & P.: : Healthy Communities & Environments
Key Competencies: Managing Self, Participating & Contributing
Key Competencies: Participating & Contributing, Using language, symbols & texts
Additional ‘Development’ Notes 1.
Will cover all 5 key competencies during any unit – but the scheme lists a couple of particular focus areas.
2.
“Social Inquiry will come through all Social Studies Units – but particularly emphasised in some cases”
3.
Additional topics can naturally still be inserted as & when necessary; E.g. Anzac Day
Key Competencies: Managing Self, Using Language, symbols & texts
Key Competencies: Participating & Contributing, Thinking
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