Owl Class Curriculum
Year 1 Reading objectives (whole year)
Year 1 Writing objectives (whole year)
Year 1 Maths objectives (whole year)
Learning this week
Spring Term 2024
4.24
English - Reading - The children take part in 1-1 reading, whole class reading and guided reading sessions on a regular basis throughout the week.
Class text - Handa's Surprise written by Eileen Browne.
Writing - Writing tasks will be based around the class text. The children will be writing captions, descriptions and short narratives.
Punctuation & Grammar - Capital letters for names, places and to start sentences. Full stops & finger spaces between words. Using 'and' to write longer sentences. Understand & use some adjectives. Recognise and use exclamation marks, question marks, singular & plural and using the prefix - un changing the meaning of words.Understand suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed in the spelling of the root words [helping, helped, helper].
Spellings - weekly set spellings linked to RWI phonics.
Poetry - Animal poems.
Read Write Inc. (RWI) phonic sessions take place daily. The children complete phonic, reading and short writing tasks during these sessions.
Handwriting - Using the correct pencil grip,forming letters correctly (cursive script) and starting letters on the line. Over the summer term the children will be learning to join some letters.
Mathematics - In Y1 we follow the White Rose scheme of work. This term the children will be learning about multiplication and division - Counting in 2s, 5s, & 10s. Recognise equal groups. Add equal groups & make arrays. Make doubles. Make and share equal groups.
Daily Maths Meetings - Calendar Maths, counting forwards & backwards, number bonds to 10 & 20, place value, money, time, fractions, shape and pattern.Recognising & add equal groups. Make arrays & doubles.
Make equal groups by grouping and sharing.
Topics this term
Topic - History - The Great Fire of London.
Geography - Our World (continents) What is it like to live in Kenya.
Science - Seasonal changes. Sensitive bodies. Animals.
PSHE - Citizenship & Economic Wellbeing
RE - Judaism.
Music - Listen to and appraise different types of music. Seasonal & topic songs.
PE - Team games. Ball skills.
Art/DT - Observational drawing. Exploring colours. Sculpture: Paper play & 3d drawings.
Computing - Logging on. Grouping and sorting. Pictogram (to sort)
Year 1 Phonics screening information for parents.
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