ICT
PE
Programming beebots
Swimming
Literacy
Fiction – stories & poems with repetition &
rhyme
Logging on to a laptop
Willow Class – Year 1
Spring 1 Topic 2017
Brown bear, brown bear what do you see?
Goldilocks and the three bears.
Non-fiction
Asking and answering questions.
Write a class book on bears.
Maths
Number
Count in 2’s and 10’s. Recognise the place value of 2
digit numbers.
Addition of 2 and 3 numbers, using number bonds
and problems involving doubling and halving.
Space, shape and measures
Money – know the value of coins up to £1, add 2 and
3 coins together.
Weights – practical problems involving weighing by
direct comparison and using non-standard units.
Time – telling the time to the hour and half hour
Science
Observe trees in winter
History
Make a teddy bear museum and teddy timeline.
RE
Special stories & Chinese New Year.
Art
Collage pictures, mixing colours and
using watercolours, making clay models
of bears.
How to keep warm & insulating materials
Carnivores & herbivores (comparing their teeth
to ours)
Classify and compare different types of animals
(e.g. fish, mammals, reptiles).
D&T
Design and make models of bridges.
Geography
Where in the world do bears live? Name the
continents - are they hot or cold?
Music
Explore the sounds of different
instruments.
Bear songs.
Bear hunt music to accompany the
story.
Make food for a healthy teddy bears’ picnic.
PSHE
Keeping healthy – looking after our teeth and eating
healthy food.
Looking after Paddington, the class bear.
Willow Class – F2
Physical Development
Moving and Handling
Spring 1 Topic 2017
PE - swimming
Shape, Space and Measure
Money –use money (up to 10p) in shopping
role play.
Communication and Language
Listening and Attention
Listen to a range of stories and to visitors in
class.
Speaking
Share their adventures with Paddington, the
class bear, with other members of the class.
Understanding the World
People and Communities
Chinese New Year traditions
Find out about teddy bears (old and new) in my
Literacy
Reading
Enjoy reading and re-telling a selection of bear
stories and poems.
Weights – practical problems involving
weighing by direct comparison and using
non-standard units.
Time – beginning to know key times of day
(o’clock times).
Writing
Beginning to write simple sentences in a range
of contexts (e.g. stories, class book on bears,
invitations and letters).
Expressive Arts & Design
family.
Exploring & Using Media and Materials
Collage pictures, mixing colours and using
The World
Observing trees in winter
watercolours, making clay models of bears.
Making models of bridges.
Where in the world do bears live? Is it hot or
cold?
What materials can we use to keep us warm?
Being Imaginative
Building a bear cave.
Technology
Programming beebots
Numbers
Counting and ordering numbers up to 20.
Add 1 and 2 to a number by counting on.
Beginning to use ordinal numbers.
Health & Self-Care
Looking after our teeth and eating healthy
food for a teddy bears’ picnic.
Understanding
Being a talk partner in class discussions.
Mathematics
Personal, Social & Emotional
Development
Self-Confidence & Self Awareness
Opportunities to speak in front of the class
Managing Feelings and Behaviour
Work in a team to solve problems – e.g. how to
build a bridge.
Explore the sounds of different instruments.
Bear hunt music and dance.
Making Relationships
Playing co-operatively with others and taking
Goldilocks and the 3 Bears role play.
turns.