Year 1
This term we will be looking at the traditional tale ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’.
In English This term we will be focusing on action and events that occur in stories. Our focus text is the traditional tale of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. Our focus will be using adverbs to describe actions and sentence writing, including the use of capital letters and full stops. We will also be looking at what makes a good letter, focusing on the important features and the order of a letter before we write one.
In Maths we will be exploring numbers: counting in groups to complete multiplication and division problems. We will also be revisiting money and telling the time, where children will use their understanding to solve a variety of problems.
This term, in Science children will be monitoring weather and collecting data to answer questions. They will learn about varying daylight hours and about the dangers of looking directly at the sun.
In Guided Reading this term, we will be looking at fiction and non-fiction texts. We will be discussing the key features of each one. Our focus will be comprehension and we will be asking children questions to develop understanding.
In P.E. children will continue practising tennis skills this term. They will practise skills they will need for competing at sports day such as running, throwing, kicking. They will also be trying out some volleyball techniques.
In RE this term, we will be further exploring Christianity, looking at different Christian stories from the Bible. Children will be discussing the morals of these stories and have the opportunity to explore religious artefacts.
This term in DT our focus skill will be sewing. We will research clothing and bags as inspirations for our own bag. This term we will also explore tie-dye and how to decorate fabrics using colours.
In History children will learn about key developments in clothing. They will identify Items of clothing and materials they are made from. They will look at early clothing and explore important changes in clothes production over time.
If you have any further questions about the content of the Year 1 curriculum please contact the Year 1 Team Leader, Mrs Sammarco, who will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
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