Learning in Year 1
Autumn Term
English
In English we will be looking at a range of exciting stories to inspire our writing. These include; Dear Greenpeace, Cave Baby, How to wash a wooly mammoth and Sharing a shell.
- To use Fred sounds to help read and write words.
- To form letters clearly.
- To write on the lines.
- To use finger spaces between words.
- To learn to use capital letters at the start of a sentence.
- To learn to use full stops at the end of a sentence.
- To learn to use a variety of adjectives to add interest to my writing.
- To learn to sequence events and recount them in appropriate detail
- To learn to use appropriate vocabulary to suit the purpose
Maths
- Place value within 10
- Addition and subtraction within 10
- Geometry - Shape
- Place value within 20
History - Ice Age
Our History Topic for Autumn is The Ice Age. We will cover a range of objectives introducing children to the Ice Age. Including;
- changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life
- events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
Geography- Orienteering
Objectives:
- use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage
- use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language to describe the location of features and routes on a map
- use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key
- use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
Art & DT - Drawing
Our topic is drawing. The key skills are;
•To draw images from observation, experience and imagination.
•To use a range of materials, including pencils, chalk, charcoal, pastels, etc.
•To develop their use of space, composition and proportion.
Science - Seasonal Change
Objectives:
•To be able to observe and describe weather associated with the seasons.
To be able to ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways
•To able to identify objects.
•To be able to observe closely, using simple equipment.
•To be able to gather data to answer a question
RE
In RE we will start our unit on Christianity.