Year 1

English         

Our focus texts will be Everywhere Bear, The Doll’s House and Snail and the Whale. Through these texts we will draft and write by composing and rehearsing sentences orally and sequence sentences to form short narratives and developing our independence.  In narrative, we will create settings, characters and plot. We will write for different purposes, including about fictional personal experiences and fictional narratives. We will also re-read writing to check it makes sense.

When reading, we will begin to increase familiarity with a range of books, explain and discuss understanding and discuss the sequence of events in them. We will answer and ask questions about what has been read.

In phonics sessions we will be continuing to introduce new Phase 5 graphemes and tricky words for reading and spelling.

Maths           

We will continue to use the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics to support our mathematical learning. We will start by recapping numbers up to 0–5, focusing on comparing numbers, representing them in different ways and finding one more and one less. Then we will be moving to recognise, compose and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes, before exploring numbers 0-10.

Later in the term we will learn about additive structures before moving on to looking at different ways of adding and subtracting numbers within 20, including adding by counting on, by making 10 and by adding ones. We will subtract by counting back, by subtracting ones and by subtracting from 10.

History         

How have toys changed? We will think about what our favourite toys are and about the toys that our parents and grandparents played with. We will investigate what toys were like up to 100 years ago and compare them to modern toys. We will then discover how toys and teddy bears have changed over time.

Art & Design                 

We will be developing the children’s ability to express opinions about art, use creative techniques like wool wrapping and weaving, and understand the work of artists like Cecilia Vicuña during our unit called Woven Wonders. We will explore skills such as measuring, choosing materials, and resilience in artistic creation, catering to children's creative and cognitive development.

In the second half of the term, the children will learn about primary and secondary colours, colour mixing techniques, and apply these skills in painting and printing. This unit encourages exploration and confidence in colour use, culminating in creating a painted plate in the style of an artist. Our work will enhance the children’s understanding of colours and their applications in art.

Music            

In Music this term, Year 1 will be looking at the recycled orchestras of Paraguay and Sound Maps. We will focus on structure and texture, creating class compositions, using recycled items as instruments and percussion instruments as well as music technology.

Computing  

Data and Information – Grouping Data We will look at labelling and grouping objects by their properties. We will then explore how to group data.  

Digital writing We will explore the keyboard and learn how to add and remove text. We will also explore the toolbar and look at how to make changes to text.

Physical Education (PE)                   

Sending and Receiving We will develop our sending and receiving skills, including throwing and catching, rolling, kicking, tracking and stopping a ball. We will apply our skills individually, in pairs and in small groups and begin to organise and self-manage our own activities.

Ball skills We will explore our fundamental ball skills, such as throwing and catching, rolling, hitting a target, dribbling with both hands and feet and kicking a ball. We will work independently, in pairs and small groups.

Religious Education (RE)       

Our first RE unit for Spring will be Caring for Others. In this unit, we will teach the children how they can be kind to each other and look after one another. The children will learn about kindness and the importance of caring for others, by exploring the values of different religions. This includes reading stories from different faiths and learning about religious festivals and practices.

Later in the term, we will be learning all about Easter and Surprises.

Personal, Social & Health Education (PSHE) / Relationships & Sex Education (RSE)  

Belonging to a community – We will explore examples of rules in different situations. We will look at how we care for people, animals and other living things and how we can look after the environment.

Media literacy and digital resilience – We will discover how and why people use the internet and the benefits of using the internet and digital devices. We will explore how people find things out and communicate safely with others online.

Money and work – We will learn that everyone has different strengths, in and out of school. We will explore how different strengths and interests are needed to do different jobs, about people who work to help us in the community and about the different jobs and work that people do.