| Year 1 2017/18 | HT1 | HT2 | HT3 | HT4 | HT5 | HT6 |
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| English | Narrative Sentence work | Firework rules Poetry Diaries Reports Recount Narrative | Character description Wanted poster Letter RE writing Asking questions Instructions Narrative | Recount Poetry Invitations Asking questions Non-chronological reports NarrativeKeeper’s LunchInstructions | Asking questions Fact-file Non-chronological report Letter Non-chronological report Narrative Poetry | Instructions Invitation Diary Letter |
| Maths | Number & place value Representing number | Estimating & counting Addition & Subtraction Shape & space Number bonds | Money problems Multiplication Time Days/months Addition & subtraction problems | Time Number Place value Addition | Subtraction Fractions Multiplication | Division Place value Weighing Capacity Time Measure |
| Science | Human body Identify and name the different parts of the human body | Light and Dark Hot and Cold Children think about changes associated with seasonal change such as the lengths of days and changes in temperature. | Materials Children learn how to distinguish between different materials and describe some of their properties | Floating and Sinking Children consider whether materials float or sink and why this is the case. | Animals Children learn, name and sort common animals. | Plants Children identify and name some common wild and garden plants. Children develop an understanding of the basic structure of common plants as well as how the seasons affect the growth of plants |
| Science Investigation opportunity | Senses Children think about the senses (sight, smell, touch, sound and taste). Children observe and share their ideas about a variety of different stimuli. | Weather shadows Children investigate questions such as ‘Is it always wet and windy in Autumn?’ Children also investigate how weather is different in different places. | Waterproof materials Children investigate which materials have waterproof properties and evaluate the best materials for waterproofing. | Floating and sinking Children investigate how buoyant materials are by adding weight to plastic boats. Children compare and evaluate their findings. | Identifying and classifying animals Children make observations about animals and use their knowledge to group and sort them. | Parts of plants Using observations to identify and classify plants and trees |
| History | Changes in living memory Children think about their Grandparents and themselves as babies as well as thinking about how humans change over time. | Historically significant events beyond living memory Gunpowder Plot: Children learn about the story of the Gunpowder plot and how it has affected life since. | Changes within living memory (homes and toys) Children use photographs and personal experience to develop an understanding of how Newby has changed over time. | How has the coast changed? Children look at how boats and ships have changed over time and how coastal resorts are different to one another. | ||
| Geography | My address: Where do I live? Children use maps and atlases to develop their understanding about the area in which they live. | Hot and Cold Places Map Work Children investigate weather across the world and discuss the reasons for the difference observed. | Local Area Geography Children investigate the features of the school ground and use photographs and drawings to document their findings. | Coast Children develop an understanding of the language used to describe the physical and human features of the coast. | Seasons: Seasonal changes Children identify weather patterns In the UK and compare with other distinct areas of the globe. |
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| Computing | E-Safety Children learn how to stay safe when using technology. | Media Children use text, images and sounds to communicate their ideas. | E-Safety Children learn how to stay safe when using technology. | Computer Science Children learn about the language of computer programming and how to program simple actions. | Information Literacy Children use a range of computer programs and the internet to research and appropriately present information across the curriculum. | Data Handling Children sort, organise and classify objects based on their properties. They represent and interpret simple data as pictograms. |
| Art and Design | Self Portraits Children think about creating life like representations of themselves. | Hot Colours Cold Colours Children create art relating to the colours observed in fireworks. | Paper Mache Food Children create props for their play ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s lunch’ | Observational drawing Children use pencil drawings to create life like pictures of chicks. | Mixed Media Flowers and Observational Drawing Children use a variety of mediums to create representation of flowers and their parts. |
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| Design and Technology | Snoods Children design, evaluate and create snoods appropriate for specific environments. | Healthy meal Children will design and make a healthy sandwich. | Bird scarer Children will design and make a functional bird scarer to help protect their seeds. |
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| RE | Myself Children consider what it is that makes them special. Children think about the range of similarities and difference between us. | Special People Religious leaders and the buildings they belong to in our community | Our World Children think about what is special to them and the places and people that make up their worlds. Children compare their world to the worlds of others. | |||
| PE | Games throwing/catching Children work on developing gross motor skills by throwing and catching. | Games – Aiming games Children will continue to improve throwing, catching and aiming skills through a range of team games. | Dance Children will perform dances using simple movement patterns around the theme of ‘The Magic Toyshop’. | Gymnastics Children will explore gymnastic actions and still shapes. They will develop balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities. | Team work and cooperation Children practise team work skills in short activities in preparation for sports day. | Games: Children will develop partner and small team games. |
| Music | Hey you! | Winter warmth | Into the groove | Water | Round and round or carnival of the animals | Reflect and rewind |
| PHSCE | Health Children develop an understanding of what is included in a healthy lifestyle. | Risk Children think about the risks associated with fireworks and how we can keep ourselves safe in these situations. | Economic Children think about money and its importance and why it is important to look after it. | Relationships, citizenship and identity Children think about how they can make and sustain positive relationships. They learn about positive attributes of a good citizen. They also reflect on their feelings and how to manage them. |
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| Trips/experiences | Media museum Children will visit the Super Senses exhibition and learn all about how we use our senses. Owl Babies drama workshop Road Safety workshop Grandparent’s day Local area geography walk Children will look at land use and identify physical and human features of the local environment. | Trip to Sahara and Yellow knife (in school experience) Children use a mixture of video and engineered experience to take a “trip” to extreme locations. Church trip Children think about important features of churches and label diagrams of religious buildings. | 3 little pigs crime scene The children discover a crime scene in their year group and must work out who, or what, has committed the crime. Bradford Industrial museum Children will visit the industrial museum to learn about homes and toys in the past. | Play in a day-Lighthouse keeper’s lunch Children work with professional actors to create a performance based around a known story. Shipwreck Experience | Temple Newsam & Tropical world Children look at a range of animals and experience how animals can be grouped in different ways. Children think about how different animals need different things to survive. | Harlow Carr Garden centre Children visit the Garden Centre to experience different plants and compare them with what we can see locally. |
Sports Day
We had a fantastic day on Sports’ Day. The sun shone and the children did themselves proud. They particularly enjoyed the opportunities to squirt water…and be squirted! It certainly helped us to keep cool. Well done to the winning teams.
Play in a Day
After a long wait, we finally managed to perform our Play in a Day. The children were amazing – learning, practising and performing the story of The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch in just one day.
Voyage to America
At the beginning of the half term we went on a voyage to America, but unfortunately we encountered a storm. The children wrote a poem about the weather they experienced on the trip.
This half terms project was to find out what they could about lighthouses! These are some of the models that the children made at home.
At the beginning of this half term, someone came into school and destroyed the den we had made for the three Little Pigs. We had to work together and follow clues to try and find out who the culprit was.
At the end of this half term, we had a fantastic day at Bradford Industrial Museum. We loved looking through the windows at houses through the ages. The potty under the bed was a great talking point. We loved all the different old cars. We had an excellent time talking about and playing with toys, thinking about how we knew whether they were old or new.
The Owl Babies
We enjoyed watching Sian and Simon’s performance of The Owl Babies. In the afternoon we used our imaginations to make characters from things we could find in the classroom. Then we revisited the Owl Babies’ woods and used our senses to find out what was there. We could see animal silhouettes, we tasted woodland fruits, we smelled flowers, we touched and described woodland objects and we listened to Simon’s song. Then we all joined in. We had a really fantastic day.
Our Bodies & Our Senses
We have been learning all about us this half term – about our bodies and our senses. We drew around a friend and then labelled as many body parts as we could – both those we could see and those that we knew were inside our bodies. We have investigated all our senses too – sorting objects using only our eyes, seeing what made the school bell louder and quieter, guessing what was inside a bag by feeling, making smelly playdough and trying to tell what something tasted of without seeing it.
Remembrance Day
It was Remembrance Day in November. We learned about why we wear poppies, who makes them and who the charity supports. One of our challenges was to make a poppy. Some children chose lego and came up with some fanstastic designs. Others used paint and markers to turn the bottom of a plastic bottle into poppies.
This term we’ve learned about weather and hot and cold places. We were all very excited by our ‘flight’ to Marrakech, where we rode on camels, tasted local food, met Mr Berber in his tent and even had our photograph taken with a camel (against a green screen).
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