Year 1 - Curriculum Overview 2021_22
Healey JIN School – Year Group Curriculum Overview
Year 1
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Concept |
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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All About Me |
Old and New |
Polar Regions |
Castles |
Plants |
Animals of the World |
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History |
Family history Changes within living memory |
Changes within and beyond living memory Events beyond living memory |
Changes beyond living memory |
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Geography |
Understanding our local area |
Understanding different types of houses/buildings in our local area |
Understanding weather patterns of cold areas in the world |
Understanding geographical similarities and differences Study human and physical features |
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 |
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Science |
Animals including humans (human and pet focus) Seasons and weather |
Everyday materials Seasons and weather |
Blubber and Ice experiments Seasons and weather |
Forces |
Planting and growing Seasons and weather |
Animals including humans (animal focus) Seasons and weather |
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Educational Visits / Visitors |
Walks in the local area - Batley |
Walks around the school grounds – Study of homes |
Batley Park |
Blackpool Zoo |
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Forest School |
Den building homes |
Class planting |
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English |
Reading |
Beegu by Alexis Deecan Funny Bones by Allan Ahlberg Aaaarrgghh, Spider! by Lydia Monks How to Look after a ________ (different texts based on pets) |
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlberg A Letter to Father Christmas WAGOLL – Read, Write and Perform 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) |
New whole school reading project 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 Blackpool Zoo 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) |
Outcomes Fiction: Use Emma Jane’s Aeroplane and ‘Taking Flight’ film clip – The Literacy Shed to create an Adventure Story writing and the different setting descriptions (garden, jungle, lake and waterfall and space – Talk for Writing Non- Fiction: Writing cards, letters and postcards |
Outcomes Fiction: Use Life of Pi film clips and Lost and Found book to support story writing – Talk for Writing Poetry: Use clips from The Blue Planet to explore marine life to support poetry about the different animals |
Outcomes 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 |
Outcomes Fiction: Story writing an alternative tale– Talk for Writing Non-Fiction: Explanation writing – The Life Cycle of a ______ (varied plants) |
Outcomes 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 (MathsNoProblem) |
Number: Place Value (up to 10) Addition and Subtraction (within 10) |
Positions Place Value Addition
Subtraction |
Shape & Patterns
Length & Height |
Place Value
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication |
Multiplication
Division
Fractions
Place Value |
Time
Money
Volume & Capacity
Mass |
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RE |
What does it mean to belong to a Church? |
What does it mean to belong to a Mosque? |
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 |
Relationships Families & Friendships Respecting Ourselves & Others |
Relationships Safe Relationships |
Living in the Wider World Belonging to a Community Money & Work |
Living in the Wider World Media Literacy & Digital Resilience |
Health & Wellbeing Physical Health & Mental Wellbeing Growing & Changing |
Health & Wellbeing Keeping Safe |
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Computing |
Online Safety
Purple Mash Technology outside school |
Grouping and sorting programs Pictograms and programs |
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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Moving toys |
A medieval meal and a 3D model of a castle |
Moving animal pictures |
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Art |
Self Portraits and portraits of others using pencil Drawing Spirals / Drawing Spiral Snails (Mixing colours) Wassily Kandinsky |
Discovering Charcoal and Chalk- Favourite toys |
Polar landscape collages Arctic Landscapes Collage- |
3D work (link to DT) - Model designing and making |
Print making and rubbings Plasticine Print Making |
Animal skin patterns using watercolour Drawing Feathers / Making Sculptural Birds |
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Music (Charanga) |
Hey You! |
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 |
Ball Skills |
Dance |
Gymnastics |
Athletics |
Net and Wall Games |
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