Year 1 Curriculum
Class Teacher – Mrs L Todd
Teaching Assistants
- – Mrs D Extance
- – Mrs J Beckham
Curriculum
Our Foundation Studies unit for the first half term is Geography “What is it like here?” We will be learning all about the location of our school and local area by using maps and going outside.
We will continue with History in the 2nd half term “How am I making history?” which encourages the children to explore their own History by creating a box full of memories. Your help will be needed to supply a shoe box and some precious memories to put inside. More information to follow!
English reading comprehension will be taught through key texts. Starting with ‘Beegu’ and moving on to. ‘Where the wild things are.’ Writing is taught through the ‘Cusp’ curriculum, which supports the children to build their writing skills and competence throughout school, starting in Year 1 with learning about sentence construction.
Phonics is a major focus in Year One. We will be using the ‘Little Wandle’ scheme to boost the children’s growing knowledge and phonics skills. There is a “parents’ area” on the website, which is free to access and will support you to understand the scheme and to access resources. https://www.littlewandle.org.uk/ Just open the link and use the “parents’ area” tab at the top of the page.
Reading Please remember the best preparation you give your child is to read with them daily to develop their decoding skills and increase their comprehension and fluency. Your child will continue to bring home Little Wandle books. These books will be read three times in class before coming home with your child on Thursdays every week so that they can show you how well they are doing. Please ensure that you support their reading and their book. They are always very proud to show us their reading records. It is vital that the books are returned on Mondays so that we can reissue them for the week. A ‘sharing book’ will be also be brought home each Monday and can be kept for the whole week so that both books are returned together.
In Maths the children will be learning about Place Value with numbers to 10, before moving onto addition and subtraction. Then our focus will be shape. We will continue to practise place value with larger numbers in the 2nd half of Autumn term. We also follow Mastering Number which is supported by our local Maths Hub and encourages quick recall of number facts.
In Science we begin by learning about Forces and Space and Seasonal changes before moving on to Exploring Everyday Materials in the 2nd half of term.
Our RE curriculum begins with the children exploring religion through their senses linked to The Harvest Festival and encompassing Christian and Muslim stories of Creation. We will move on to learn about religious celebrations including Christmas and Diwali, which we will explore through Art and Drama activities. Culminating of course with the Nativity Play in December!
In Art we will be exploring making lines and using colour. In D&T we will be making a matching sliding game. Our music lessons will be based on learning about keeping the pace of a song.
PE is on Tuesday and Thursday: Children need to come to school in jogging bottoms, t-shirt, and a sweatshirt for PE. They will also need to wear trainers. PE will take place outside wherever possible. The children will not be required to change back into uniform on these days. Please remember to remove earrings and tie long hair back for PE.
Snack time is a little different in Year 1. Children may continue to bring a morning snack for break-time or they can purchase tuck at a cost of 50p per day. Choices include pizza, raisins or popcorn. Afternoon snack (fruit or vegetable) is provided by the school; however, your child may bring their own choice of fruit or vegetable for PM snack if they prefer.
Wishing your child a happy start to their fun and learning in Year 1.
Current Curriculum Map
