Year 1
Autumn Term
Year 1 curriculum content
This term is a transition period and our topics will include; colour, light and dark, ourselves, autumn, harvest, Christmas.
English
- Revise initial letter sounds.
- Pratice formation of letters.
- High Frequency words.
- Simple word building for reading and writing.
- Introduce some blends; sh, th, ch, ng, ee, ll, oo, ea, ar, ou, ow.
- Reading fiction including stories, poetry, traditional tales, looking at characters, structure of stories etc.
- Reading non-fiction texts.
- Encouraging independent writing using current phonic knowledge.
- Write stories, lists, labels, signs, captions.
- Paired and small group discussions.
- Developing listening skills.
- Individual and guided reading.
- Choosing own reading books to take home from class library.
- Develop motor skills for writing through ‘write dance’.
- Preparing and performing a Christmas Play.
Maths
Number
- Counting forwards and backwards to 20, ordering to 20
- Finding missing numbers in a sequence
- Finding one/two more or less than a given number
- Counting in 1’s and 2’s
Calculations
- Practical addition and subtraction activities
- Introduce maths symbols +/-/=
- Counting on or back when working out an addition or subtraction sum
- Adding together more than two numbers
Measures
- Days of week
- Telling O’clock and half past times
- Money
- Non-standard forms of measure
Shapes
- 2-D and 3-D problem solving activities
Science
- Ourselves
- Colour, light and dark
Geography
- Where in the world have you been on your holiday?
- Travel Agent role play area
- Airport role play area
- Shop
History
- Guy Fawkes
- Remembrance Day
R.E
- Harvest
- Hannukah
- Christmas
PHSE
- New Beginnings
I.C.T
- Using I.C.T room
- Opening and closing programs
- Developing mouse control
- Using I.C.T to support learning in other subjects
Design and Technology
- Models using construction kits, joining materials, using fastenings
- Moving mechanisms
Art
- Primary colours
- Experimenting with colour mixing
- Explore use of different media using paint, pastels, pencils, chalks, charcoal, crayons
- Collage. Self-portraits. Individuals artists
P.E.
- Dance; explore different movements – control of body. Remembering sequences.
- Invasion games; developing ball control – rolling, throwing, catching, bouncing
Music
- Singing
- Finding pulse in music
- Exploring pitch
- Developing listening skills
Reading homework; reading books changed weekly.
Year 1 Class Teachers
Mrs K Da Costa and Miss E Sheffield.
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