Year One

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Curriculum Overview

2023-2024

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Google classroom class codes. 

  • 1A – Miss Bloomfield – pbeelkn
  • 1B – Miss Simpson – vrs2agg

Timetables

1A – Miss Bloomfield

1B – Miss Simpson

Knowledge Organiser: Knowledge Organisers are powerful, learning tools. The knowledge organisers below include key vocabulary and information that will be essential during each unit of work.

Science

Y1 – Materials

During this unit, your will learn to name and compare a variety of materials.

Y1 – Animals Including Humans

During this unit, you will learn how to identify and compare a range of common animals.

Y1 – Plants

During this unit, you will learn about a variety of common wild and garden plants.

Y1 – Seasonal Changes

Throughout the year, you will observe the weather and compare the seasons.

Art and Design

Y1 & Y2 Abstract Art- painting

During this unit, you will focus on how shape, line and colour can express a feeling or message.

Y1 & Y2 – Drawing, Including Sgraffito

During this unit, you will learn how to use line and shape to create simple but effective drawings.

Y1 & Y2 – Drawing_Illustrations

During this unit, you will learn how illustrators use line in their work before trying it yourself.

Y1 & Y2 – Sculpture_Modelling

During this unit, you will learn how to use modelling dough to create shapes that represent forms from real life.

Design and Technology

Y1 & Y2 – Food and Nutrition_Picnic Party

During this unit, you will learn how to make savoury snacks for a picnic.

Y1 & Y2 – Frame Structures

During this unit, you will explore the stability of different bases before creating your own structure.

Y1 & Y2 – Sliders and Levers

During this unit, you will learn about the movement of levers and sliders.

Y1 & Y2 – Mechanisms_Wheels and Axles

During this unit, you will learn about different wheels and axles.

Music

Y1 & Y2 – Performance _Call and Reponse

During this unit, you will learn how to perform call and response songs with a steady beat and increasing tempo.

Y1 & Y2 – Performance_Contrasting Genres

During this unit, you will be learning to perform songs from contrasting genres.

Y1 & Y2 – Compostion_Traditional Tales

During this unit, you will learn create a piece of music to represent a character’s personality and actions.

Y1 & Y2 – Listening and Appreciating_Carnival of Animals

During this unit, you will compare music from ‘The Carnival of the Animals’.