Autumn 2
For the love of reading text
Gingerbread Man – Mara Alperin
The cheeky little gingerbread man is having so much fun! He scurries away from Mr and Mrs Baker and all the hungry animals, but then he meets a crafty fox . . . Will the gingerbread man meet a sticky end? The children will read the fairy tale story “The Gingerbread Man” They will begin to develop their reading and writing skills through a variety of genres—including sequencing and retelling the events of the story. We will start to focus on time connectives (first, then, after, last).
White Rose Maths
Measurement – Addition and Subtraction, Shape and Place Value.
Focusing on 2D/3D shapes and counting within 20.
Geography/ History
Geography – Our Local Area – What is it like where we live?
This geography unit focuses on the immediate locality of where the children live. The children will develop locational knowledge based on the view from our school. They will build place vocabulary to define where they live, which is deepened through experiences and using maps. The children will identify Stoke-on-Trent and discuss the human and physical features. We will identify the key features of a local factory and the children will understand what is near and far away from school to gain a sense of place. We will look at aerial photographs to create a map of the school, as well as constructing symbols and a key for a map
Science
Everyday Materials
We will be distinguishing between an object and the material from what it has been made. Year 1 will describe the simple properties of a variety of everyday materials and they will compare and group together a variety of everyday materials.
Educational Visit
N/A
PSHE/RSE/ RE
PSHE – Who is special to us?
Year 1 will know that family is one of the groups they belong to, and they will know about the different people in their family. We will
understand how families are all different but share common features and what our families do to make us feel loved and cared for.
RE – Why does Christmas matter to Christians?
We will recognise that stories of Jesus’ life come from the Gospels and Year 1 will give a clear, simple account of the story of Jesus’
birth and why Jesus is important for Christians. We also give examples of ways in which Christians use the story of the Nativity
to guide their beliefs and actions at Christmas.
Art/ D & T/ Music
Art – Andy Goldsworthy
We will be constructing a piece of art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy and learn how to carve, roll and pinch coils using a modelling
media. We will also look at making simple joins and we will create patterns (using a variety of mediums)
DT – Constructing a dream house (structure)
We will look at individual preferences and requirements in designs of houses and we will make a stable structure of a dream house.
We will assemble the components of structures and the children will evaluate their projects and adapt their designs.
Music – Rhythm in the way we walk and Banana Rap.
The material presents an integrated approach to music where games, the dimensions of music (pulse, rhythm, pitch etc), singing
and playing instruments are all linked.
Spanish
N/A
PE day
Our PE Day will be on a Wednesday. Our sport focus will be ‘Story time dance’ in which we will identify, practise and create an individual dance that reflects the style of line dancing, demonstrating an awareness of the music’s rhythm and phrasing when improvising. Our fitness focus will be ‘Mighty Movers’ (running) Our health focus will be ‘Healthy mind – emotions and goals’.
Spellings/ Reading
Children are ranging from Phase 3, Phase 4 and Phase 5 in Autumn 2.
Autumn 1
For the love of reading text
The Bog Baby – Jeanne Willis
The children will read the magical story of ’The Bog Baby’. They will begin to develop their reading and writing skills through a variety of genres including drama, setting descriptions and character descriptions – using adventurous adjectives to describe the mythical creature.
White Rose Maths
Number: place value (within 10)
Number: addition and subtraction (within 10)
Geography/ History
My Family History
What was it like when our grandparents were children?
The children will explore similarities and differences between their own lives and those of people their grandparents’ age. We will focus on different topics, including homes, toys, shops and schools.
Science
Animals including Humans
We will be identifying, naming and labelling basic parts of the body. We will also focus on the different sense – sight, touch, taste, hearing and smell. We will look at which body part links to this specific sense.
Educational Visit
Park Hall Lake
New Brighton Beach
PSHE/RSE/ RE
PSHE – Relationships: what is the same and different about us?
We will look at the children’s likes and dislikes and discuss their interests and what they are good at. We will look at what makes them special and their strengths. The children will understand how their personal features or qualities are unique to them. We will recognise how the children are similar and different to each other and notice what they all have in common.
RE - Who do Christians say made the world?
Recognise how the ‘Creation’ story can fit with the ‘big story’ of the Bible and we will say what the creation story tells Christians about God, Creation and the world. We will learn how Christians say thank-you to God for Creation and we will discuss the links between the Creation story and our world now.
Art/ D & T/ Music
Art – Andy Goldsworthy
We will be constructing a piece of art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy and learn how to carve, roll and pinch coils using a modelling media. We will also look at making simple joins and we will create patterns (using a variety of mediums)
DT – Constructing a dream house (structure)
We will look at individual preferences and requirements in designs of houses and we will make a stable structure of a dream house. We will assemble the components of structures and the children will evaluate their projects and adapt their designs.
Music – Hey You!
The children will learn to move to music by dancing, marching, being animals or pop stars. This unit contains listening & appraising games, progressive warm-up games, progressive improvisation resources and a new compose tool.
PE day
Wednesday
Spellings/ Reading
Children are ranging from Phase 2, Phase 3 to Phase 4 in Autumn 1.