In term 1 our scienc topic will be ‘Everyday Materials’, This project teaches children that objects are made from materials. They identify a range of everyday materials and their sources. Children investigate the properties of materials and begin to recognise that a material’s properties define its use. To find out more view our Everyday Materials […]
Following the White Rose Maths scheme, Year 1 will cover three main blocks of learning over the course of the autumn term: place value; addition and subtraction; and shape. As part of the White Rose Maths scheme, each block is broken down into a series of small learning steps. Combined, these small learning steps then
Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 1, our reading comprehension will be based upon the text ‘Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge’ by Mem Fox. This text is about a young boy who lives next door to a retirement home and who befriends some of the residents. The residents are all very unique and endearing.
We will learn about timelines and how to mark significant events along a timeline for ourselves. We will discuss and draw family trees to represent our own family and learn about the people who have lived before us. We will learn in-depth knowledge about life for a child in the 1950s and consider how this
Our topic for Geography this term is ‘Our Wonderful World’ which introduces children to the concepts of maps. We will learn about the physical and human geographical features of our local area and conduct a geographical enquiry. They will learn the four countries that make up the United Kingdom and compare different types of settlements
This term out topic is ‘Childhood’, we will learn about everyday life and families today, including comparisons with child hood in the 1950s. We will start by learning about the concept of ‘the past’ and leanr how to represent significant stages along a timeline. We will learn about autobiographies and we will write our own