Year 1 – Superhero Senses
PSHE/RE
What do we want the children to learn?
To understand the importance of rules in our new
class.
To understand how to create a positive learning
environment.
To learn and retell the creation story and think
about how this influences how people behave
towards the environment.
English
What learning opportunities will we provide?
The children will be creating their own class rules
and thinking about how they can make the
classroom a safe and happy place to be and show
that they are ‘super learners’.
The children will explore and discuss the different
ways that they learn.
What do we want the children to learn?
To name the letters of the alphabet in order.
To begin to form letters using cursive
handwriting.
To spell words containing sounds already
taught and say out loud what they are going
to write.
The children will draw, act out and order the
creation story and discuss the importance of looking
after our world.
To listen and respond appropriately to adults
and their peers.
The Arts
Maths
What do we want the children to
learn?
To read, write and order numbers to
at least 20 and explore + - and =.
To recognise and name 2D shapes.
To recognise and use language
relating to days of the week, months
of the year and sequencing.
What learning opportunities will we
provide?
The children will be using a range of
toys and objects to count, order,
compare and record numbers.
The children will design and create
superhero capes and vehicles using
different shapes.
The children will discuss their
birthdays and find out which is the
most popular month.
Science/Humanities
What do we want the children
to learn?
To recognise and know that we
have 5 senses.
To know, name and compare
the basic body parts of humans
and other animals.
To start to observe changes
across the 4 seasons.
What learning opportunities will we provide?
The children will be involved in a range of
sensory activities and will explore the different
senses in a variety of ways.
The children will sing songs and label body
outlines in order to learn about their own
bodies.
The children will monitor the weather
throughout the year and observe the changes
from Summer to Autumn during this topic.
Sparkly starter:
The children will be
greeted by some
superheroes with super
senses! They will then take
part in a range of exciting
sensory experiences
involving tasting, smelling,
feeling, seeing and hearing,
including making fresh
bread.
Fab finish:
Our topic will end with a
‘Super Ted’ teddy bear’s
picnic where the children
will get the chance to taste
the bread rolls they have
made and to share them
with their teddies.
What do we want the children to
learn?
To design appealing products for
themselves and others.
To select from a wide range of
materials including ingredients.
What learning opportunities will we
provide?
The children will be designing and
making their own bread rolls and
making capes for their own ‘Super
Ted’.
To learn about the work of a range of
artists.
To develop a wide range of art and
design techniques in using pattern
and textures.
The children will create patterns using
Autumnal leaves in the style of William
Morris.
P.E.
What do we want the children to
learn?
What learning opportunities will we
provide?
To master basic movements including
running, jumping, throwing and
catching.
The children will be using the hall space
and outdoors to demonstrate
movement and control in a range of
activities.
To develop balance, agility and
co-ordination.
The children will consider different ways
that superheroes move and travel whilst
avoiding collisions!
Computing
To use technology safely and
respectfully keeping personal
information private.
Key skills
Team work
Communication
What learning opportunities will we provide?
The children will learn the alphabet through song
and practise ordering the letters through a range of
activities whilst also learning cursive handwriting.
The children will be labelling parts of the body and
adding labels to their own Superhero design.
The children will be following instructions for how to
make bread and will be giving each other
instructions for how to move around safely with a
blindfold.
The children will learn about Hector the Dolphin
and other ways of staying safe online.
British Values
The rule of law:
Discussing and deciding on important
class rules.
Partnership with Parents
Home Learning Opportunities
We will be asking you to send the children into school
with their favourite teddy at the end of our topic and
parents will be invited to join us for our teddy bear’s
picnic as part of our Fab Finish (details to follow).
*Share multi-sensory experiences with your children.
*Involve children in making, tasting and smelling at meal
times.
*Consider what makes a superhero and what superpowers
the children think are most important.
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