Curriculum Overview for Year 1 Spring 1 2014-2015
English
Phonics (All Year)
Match letters to their sounds
Reading
Read accurately by blending
sounds
Read words with common suffixes
Read contractions and understand
purpose
Read phonics books aloud
Link reading to own experiences
Join in with predictable phrases
Discuss significance of title and text
Make simple predictions
Writing (All Year)
Grammar and Punctuation (All Year)
Name letters of the alphabet
Spell tricky words
Spell days of the week
Use common prefixes and suffixes
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters and numbers
correctly
Speak sentences before writing them
Read own writing to partners or
teachers
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Count to and across 100
Identify one and one less
Read and write number from 120
Begin to write number sentences
Number bonds to 20
Begin to solve one step
problems
Count in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s
Understand multiplication and
division through grouping and
sharing
Recognise and find a half of an
object, shape or quantity.
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Measures
Length and Height
 Compare, describe and
solve problems for length
and height.
 Measure and begin to record
lengths and heights
 Recognise o’clock and half
past
Distinguish between objects and the
materialfrom which it is made
 Identify and name common materials
 Describe simple properties of some materials
 Compare and classify materials
 Investigations: Why some materials are used
for specific purposes? -magnetic
materials,strengths of different papers,
waterproof materials ,floating and sinking,
materials that will bend, stretch.
LC: Which material is best to build Rapunzel’s
tower and why?
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Speaking and Listening (All Year)
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Recognise and name 2D
shapes
Recognise half, quarter and
3 quarter turns.
To use a wide range of materials and techniques
to design and create using texture, pattern and
colour
To explore how we can use materials to create
3d structures with movement-Rapunzel’s tower
with climbing prince/long hair
Computing
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LC-How high can we build
Rapunzel’s tower? How long is
Pinnochio’s nose? If 1cm= one lie,
how many lies has he told?How
long would Rapunzel’s hair have
to be to reach the ground? How
can we measure these?
Geography
Design a moving toy – D&T project
Begin to evaluate their designs
orally
Where we live
 Countries of British Isles
 Learning their own address
Sending an invitation home addressed
by themselves
Brilliant Britain theme week-26/1/15
Money
 Recognise and know the value
of different coins
and notes.
Music
Modern Languages
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Colours
Play simple French games
Join in with French songs
Changes in living memory (linked to aspects of
national life where appropriate)
Key Events
Trip to World of Glass
Rhythm focus and rap
Explore sounds around us and sounds of
Instruments.
Use various percussion instruments appropriately to
make and combine sounds musically.
Listen and understand live & recorded music.
Religious
Key Individuals
Significant local people
Who is Fred Dibnah and why is he
famous in Bolton?
Use voices expressively and creatively by
singing songs and speaking chants and
rhymes.
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History
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Writing simple text using a keyboard
Searching safely for images of greetings
cards
 Retrieve and save digital content
Making an digital greetings card
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Science
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Design & Technology
Mathematics
Geometry
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Art & Design
Listen and respond appropriately
Ask relevant questions
Maintain attention and participate
Text Types
Fiction – Story writing
Non Fiction – Materials
Poetry – Seasons
Number/ calculation
Leave spaces between words
Begin to use basic punctuation . ?
Use capital letters for proper
nouns
Physical
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Education
Education
LC What makes a place special?
Master basic movement eg running,
jumping, throwing, catching, balance, agility
and coordination
Participate in team games
Perform dances using simple movements-
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Understand what makes places of worship significant
for religious believers.
Identify how people worship and what they use to help
them worship.
Talk about their ideas about special places.
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