GREEN READERS Please continue to read with your child 5 times a week to ensure they are a Green Reader.
Reading books are changed on a Monday. Green Readers run from Monday to Monday. SCIENCE Our Science topic is Materials and we will be investigating what different materials feel like and their strengths and properties. We will be undertaking an investigation to see which material would have been the best for the three little pig houses. BROAD LEARNING INTENTIONS: To distinguish between an object and the
material from which it is made. To identify and name a variety of everyday materials To describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials. To compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties
ENGLISH
PHONICS: (Delivered through daily timetabled sessions using Read Write Inc /Guided Reading) • • • •
To respond speedily with the correct sounds to graphemes for all taught phonemes. To read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing phonemes already taught To read common exception words (red words) To read aloud accurately books that are consistent with their developing phonic knowledge and that do not require them to use other strategies to work out words. READING: (Delivered through Shared whole class reading) • To listen to a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction texts beyond their own reading level • To become very familiar with key stories, retelling them and considering their particular characteristics
Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of the school and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment Ask and answer geographical questions (such as: What is this place like? What or who will I see in this place? What do people do in this place?) Identify land use around the school. Devise a simple map
PE The children will have one PE session per week delivered by our Sports Leader Mr Feighan. Focus: Multi Sports games.
BROAD LEARNING INTENTIONS:
To master basic movements e.g. running, throwing, balance, agility and co-ordination To participate in team games.
This topic is designed to develop children’s knowledge and understanding of the Resurrection of Jesus and its message. The children will learn that Easter is the most important Christian feast because Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. They will learn about the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and reflect on times when their own sadness turned to joy. They will be introduced to Thomas the apostle and reflect on the importance of his story.
WRITING:
To write sentences by saying out loud what they are going to write about and composing the sentence orally before writing it. To re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense. HANDWRITING: (Delivered through timetabled sessions using our new Nelson Handwriting Scheme) To develop a comfortable and efficient pencil grip To form lower case letters and capital letters correctly, starting and finishing in the correct place.
COLLECTIVE WORSHIP: Each week we have a different
SPELLING AND GRAMMAR: To add ‘ing’, ‘ed’, ‘er’ and ‘est’ to words. To make plural words by adding ‘s’ and ‘es’ to words. To say the letters of the alphabet. To write the days of the week. To add ‘un’ to a word to make an opposite word.
MUSIC BROAD LEARNING INTENTIONS:
St Mary’s RC Primary School Year 1 Summer Term Planning
GEOGRAPHY The children will investigate their local area. They will look at the different types of homes locally. The children will look at the physical and human features of where houses are. BROAD LEARNING INTENTIONS:
RE RELIGION: THE RESURRECTION
statement to live by which helps us live our life as Jesus taught us. We discuss these in class and have a class reflection based around these each week.
To use their voices expressively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes To play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
ART AND DESIGN As artists, the children will be developing their collage skills by making choices about the size, shape, colour and texture of the materials they use. The children will develop their techniques for measuring, cutting out and joining together materials.
BROAD LEARNING INTENTIONS: MATHEMATICS The children will develop their mathematical skills through both practical and recorded work in a daily Mathematics lesson and a Mental Mathematics session.
NUMBER:
To continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of the properties of number such as number bonds and ordering numbers. To be able to add and subtract using numbers up to 20. To solve simple mathematical word problems. To write numbers in words to twenty. MENTAL MATHEMATICS: (Daily focus on core skills) To know umber bonds to 20. To know doubles and halves of numbers up to 10 + 10 To count in multiples of twos, fives and tens.
GEOMETRY- Properties of Shape:
To recognise and name common 3D shapes
NUMBER- Fractions:
To recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of a shape. To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of a shape.
Use a combination of shapes. • Include lines and texture. • Use rolled up paper, straws, paper, card and clay as materials. • Use techniques such as rolling, cutting, moulding and carving
COMPUTING
BROAD LEARNING INTENTIONS:
To understand and use the correct vocabulary to control the Beebot. To control a Beebot around a route. To write instructions to program a Beebot around a route.