Year 1 Curriculum Overview 2021-22
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Identity |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Law and Order |
Community |
Environment |
Celebrating Differences |
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Topic Title
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All About Me
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Old and New |
Frozen Planet |
Are Castles only made of sand? |
Let it Grow |
Animal planet |
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History |
Personal history Family and local history
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Houses, toys and vehicles Changes within and beyond living memory Events beyond living memory
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Why did they build castles? Changes beyond living memory Begin to talk about the life of a significant historical person. |
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Geography
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The United Kingdom Understanding our local area
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Human features Understanding different types of houses/buildings in our local area |
The Arctic and Antarctica Understanding weather patterns of cold areas in the world |
Castle Locations Understanding geographical similarities and differences Study human and physical features
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Identifying countries and continents Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the countries |
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Science
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Animals including humans (human and pet focus)
Seasons and weather
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Everyday materials
Seasons and weather |
Ice experiments
Seasons and weather |
Seasons and weather |
Planting and growing
Seasons and weather |
Animals including humans (animal focus)
Seasons and weather |
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Educational Visits / Visitors
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Walks in the local area - Batley |
Walks around the school grounds – Study of homes |
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Batley Park |
Yorkshire Wildlife park |
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Forest School |
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Den building homes and transport- ‘Emma Jane’s Aeroplane’ |
‘Lost and Found’ based activities |
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Class planting |
Mini Beast hunt |
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English
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Reading |
Here we are by Oliver Jeffers
Beegu by Alexis Deecan
Non fiction- Instructions
Pete the cat: I love my white shoes by James Dean, Eric Litwin, Kimberly Dean
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The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlberg
Home by Carson Ellis
Emma Jane's Aeroplane by Katie Howarth
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Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Fact Files about The Arctic and Antarctica animals (different texts)
A dot in the snow by Corrinne Averiss
Out and About by Shirley Hughes |
New whole school reading project- What we’ll build by Oliver Jeffers
Tell Me a Dragon by Jackie Morris
How to Catch a Dragon by Carly Hart |
A traditional tale and alternatives – Jack and the Beanstalk
Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs
Jack and the Baked Beanstalk by Colin Stimpson |
Zoo by Anthony Browne
Crazy Creatures: An Animal Fact File WAGOLL – Read, Write and Perform
Website information, leaflets and adverts for Yorkshire Wildlife and other zoo’s |
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Writing |
Outcomes
Fiction: Character descriptions - focus on appearance, emotions and personality
Retelling the story ‘Beegu’
Non-Fiction: Real- life Instructions- How to look after a __________(each child’s chosen pet)
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Fiction: A Letter to Father Christmas Emma Jane’s Aeroplane and – Talk for Writing
Non- Fiction: Writing cards, letters and postcards
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Fiction: Lost and Found – Talk for Writing
Non Fiction: Fact Files Arctic/Antarctic animals
Character and Setting descriptions
Poetry: Shape Poems Seasons
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Fiction: Fantasy descriptive writing about their own dragon – focus on appearance, movement, habitat and abilities
Non-Fiction: Fictitious Instructions – How to trap/catch/train a dragon
Discussion – The Dragon Slayer film clip (The Literacy Shed) Should the dragon slayer kill the dragon? –Conscience alley |
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Fiction: Story writing an alternative tale– Talk for Writing
Non-Fiction: Explanation writing – The Life Cycle of a ______ (varied plants) |
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All writing links to school trip
Non- Fiction: Recount of trip
Non-chronological report about animals/Creating animal fact files
Discussion: Should animals be kept in captivity? Explore zoo’s and sea-life centres.
Persuasion (links to discussion work) – leaflets/posters/tv adverts for both visitor attractions |
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Maths
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Maths No Problem |
Maths No Problem |
Maths No Problem |
Maths No Problem |
Maths No Problem |
Maths No Problem |
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RE
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What does it mean to belong to a Church? |
What does it mean to belong to a Mosque?
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Which books and stories are special? |
How do we celebrate special events? |
How and why do we care for others? |
Who brought messages about God and what did they say? |
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PSHE
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Families and Friendships Roles of different people and families, Feeling cared for Respecting Ourselves & Others How behaviour affects us, Being polite and respectful |
Safe Relationships Recognising privacy, Staying safe, Seeking permission |
Belonging to a Community What rules are, Caring for others and their needs, Looking after the environment Money & Work Strengths and interests, Jobs in the community |
Media Literacy & Digital Resilience Using the internet and digital devices, Communicating online
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Physical Health & Mental Wellbeing Keeping healthy with food and exercise, Hygiene routines, Sun safety Growing & Changing Recognising what makes them unique and special, Feelings, Managing when things go wrong |
Keeping Safe How rules and age restrictions help us, Keeping safe online
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Computing
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Online Safety
Purple Mash
Technology outside school |
Grouping and sorting programs
Pictograms and programs
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Pictograms and programs
Lego builders programs |
Maze explorers programs
Spread sheets programs |
Animated storybooks |
Coding programs |
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DT
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Fabric Puppet |
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A mediaeval meal and a 3D model of a castle |
Make a smoothie |
Moving animal pictures |
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Art
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Self-portrait- using pencil
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Shapes to create painting of houses linked to Wassily Kandinsky
Colour wheel |
Polar Landscapes Colour Collage Pencil
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3D work (link to DT) - Model designing and making |
Print making
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Animal Sculptures
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Music (Charanga) |
Hey You!
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Rhythm in the way we walk and banana rap |
In the groove |
Round and round |
Your imagination |
Western classical music |
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PE |
Invasion Games
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Ball Skills |
Dance |
Gymnastics |
Athletics |
Net and Wall Games |
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