MOORFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL-YEAR 1 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Year 1 Curriculum Overview 2014-15Year14-15

Term 1a Term 1b Term 2a Term 2b Term 3a Term 3b

English We will revise all consonant and vowel sounds introduced in Reception. We will read and write middle short

We will be learning the correct letter formation in handwriting and beginning to write simple sentences

We will be looking at the structure of traditional stories, focusing on narrative therapy. We will begin to apply this

We will be looking at nursery rhymes. We will be concentrating on using suffixes; s, es, ed, er and ing. We will be

We will be looking at information texts, including recounts of observations and stories about fantasy worlds.

We will be learning about non-fiction texts including writing labels and tour guide leaflets. We will be writing short

vowel sounds in simple words e.g. ‘a’ (hat) ‘e’ (wet). We will revise phase 2 and look at phase 4 letters and sounds phonics as well as letter names.

independently, using capital letters and full stops. We will focus on instruction writing and acting out stories using role play. We will revise phase 3 and continue with phase 4 letters and sounds phonics.

structure to our own writing. We will continue to reinforce letter sounds, consonant clusters, long vowel sounds and alphabetical order. We will continue with phase 4 and start to look at phase 5 phonics.

writing recounts using chronological order of our experiences. We will learn phase 5 phonics.

We will learn to say and spell words with long vowel phonemes (Phase 5 Letters and Sounds) e.g. ay, ee, ie, oa and ue. We will continue to learn weekly spellings and high frequency words. We will revise all the phonic sounds.

narratives and creating our own seaside poems.

Maths We will be reading and writing numbers to 20.We will be investigating addition as a combination of two sets and subtraction as take away. We will be weighing and measuring using non-standard units. We will learn to recognise coins.

We will learn our number bonds up 5 and develop this to 10. We will partition numbers into tens and ones. We will use coins to make 5p in different ways. We will look at 2D shapes and sort according to their properties and learn to read time to the hour on an analogue clock.

We will be practising counting on and back from a small number. We will learn to say number names to 100. We will continue to recognise addition pairs for all numbers to 10 and look at inverse operations.

We will be learning to weigh using non-standard units and begin to construct block graphs. We will continue to work on addition and subtraction and record as number sentence. We will learn about odd and even numbers and number patterns.

We will be looking at numbers up to 100. We will begin to learn to recognise the relationship between coins up to £1. We will be using the role play area to play shops and practicing making amounts and giving change. We will learn the days of the week and the months of the year.

We will learn doubles of numbers up to 10. We will introduce multiplication as repeated addition. We will look at 3D shape and sort these according to their properties. We will create symmetrical patterns. We will learn about ordinal numbers.

Science Our topic is “Everyday Materials.” We will be naming materials and describing their properties and making comparisons.

Our topic is “Animals, including humans.” We will be naming the parts of the human body and learning about the five senses.

Our topic is “Seasonal Changes.” We will be looking at how day length varies. We will be learning about light and dark.

Our topic is “Seasonal Changes.” We will be observing the changes across the four seasons.

Our topic is “Plants.” We will be identifying and naming a range of common, wild and garden plant and trees. We will name the parts of plants and grow our own bean.

Our topic is “Animals, including humans.” We will be learning about the differences between animals, grouping and classifying animals by their common features and what they eat (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore).

Computing We will be reinforcing the importance of internet safety. We will be developing skills in word processing as well as reinforcing other curriculum areas by using the Internet and computer programmes.

We will be reinforcing the importance of internet safety. We will be developing our mouse control skills to draw pictures using Dazzle.

We will be reinforcing the importance of internet safety. We will be developing our programming skills using Espresso Coding.

We will be reinforcing the importance of internet safety. We highlight the importance of online safety with Safer Internet Day. We will continue to learn more about Dazzle to create pictures. We will learn to use 2Investigate to create block graphs.

We will be reinforcing the importance of internet safety. We will be developing our programming skills using Espresso Coding. We will continue to develop our word processing skills

We will be reinforcing the importance of internet safety. We will use Roamer to learn how to program instructions to make it move. We will continue to develop our word processing skills by expanding our keyboard knowledge. We will also continue to use Abacus to support Numeracy.

RE We will be finding out about some Old Testament stories from

We will continue to find out about the Old Testament. At Christmas

We will be finding out about Jesus and his disciples. We will be

We will focus on the stories and symbols of Easter. We will be

We will be talking about Christianity and looking at different places of

We will focus on the Bible and different places of worship.

the Bible such as Noah, Moses and Daniel in the Lion’s Den.

time we will focus on the nativity story.

learning about other people who have followed Jesus.

learning about Hindu festival of Holi.

worship.

History We will be learning about houses and homes from the past. We will be looking at Victorian homes and comparing and contrasting them with homes today.

We will be looking at what toys were like in our parents’, grandparents’ and great grandparents’ day. The children will be asked to find out about the toys that parents and older family members played with when they were young.

We will learn about seaside holidays in the past. The children will be asked to find out about seaside holidays in the past that parents and older family members went on.

Geography We will be looking at the local area around our school and learning how to say and write our name, address and telephone number.

We will be learning about the U.K. with the help of Barnaby Bear. We will learn about the four parts of the U.K., capital cities and the oceans that surround the U.K. We will be learning to use and make our own maps using a key and compass.

We will be learning about the geographical features of seaside. We will name the different parts of the seaside and compare and contrast the seaside with a town.

Art & Design

We will be investigating materials and using them in collage and weaving activities..

We develop techniques of weaving using felt to make our calendars.

We will be investigating sculpture. We will collect natural materials that can be used for sculptures and collages. We will also make a sculpture using clay.

We will be looking at the work of famous artists and experimenting with the techniques they used. We will also be doing a variety of art linked to our topics on the seaside and growing plants.

Design Technology

We will be designing homes and then constructing them out of recycled materials. We will be learning how to use tools such as scissors carefully. We will evaluate our house models.

We will be learning about different mechanisms and learning how to make moving pictures. We will make a jointed teddy bear and Mother’s Day card using these techniques.

We will be learning about healthy food. We will be designing, making and evaluating a healthy fruit salad.

PE We will be developing our skills in dance, games and gymnastics.

We will be developing our skills in dance, games and gymnastics.

We will be developing our skills in dance, games and gymnastics.

We will be developing our skills in dance, games and gymnastics.

We will be developing our skills in dance, games and gymnastics.

We will be developing our skills in dance, games and gymnastics.

Music We will be listening to music by composers, singing and using percussion instruments.

We will be listening to music by composers, singing and using percussion instruments.

We will be listening to music by composers, singing and using percussion instruments.

We will be listening to music by composers, singing and using percussion instruments.

We will be listening to music by composers, singing and using percussion instruments.

We will be listening to music by composers, singing and using percussion instruments.

MFL Not required at KS1. Not required at KS1. Not required at KS1. Not required at KS1. Not required at KS1. Not required at KS1.PSHE Our topic is “Keeping

Myself Safe” and “New Beginning.” We will learn through discussion and role play. We will also be learning about how to contribute to the communities we live in.

We will be looking at “Keeping Ourselves Safe” and “Getting on a Falling Out.” We will be exploring this through circle time.

Our topic is “Me and My Relationships”. We will learn through discussion and role play. We will also be thinking about “Going for Goals.”

We will be looking at “Special People and Places” and “Good to be me.” We will learn about friends and friendships.

We will be looking at what goes into our bodies, changes and relationships.

We will be looking at changes, moving on and relationships.