Science
Computing
As part of our computing work this half term we
will be learning to:
 Talk about algorithms and explore how they
are used.
 Debug simple programs.
 Predict the behaviour of simple programs.
Geography
DT
During our DT lessons this half term we will
be learning to:
 Explore different types of houses and
identify shapes and features.
 Investigate how to join and combine
shapes to make a house.
 Design a house for a particular purpose.
 Follow a design to create a house.
 Evaluate a finished product.
In our Geography lessons this half term we will learn to:
 Name the countries within the United Kingdom.
 Begin to name their capital cities.
 Name Europe as one of the seven continents.
 Locate Europe Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, South
America and Antarctica on a map.
 Begin to name some of the seas surrounding Europe, Asia,
Australia, Africa, North America, South America and
Antarctica.
 Describe some of the features and characteristics of China.
 Discuss some of Australia's features and characteristics.
 Discuss some of Africa's features and characteristics.
 Discuss some of North America’s features and
characteristics.
 Discuss some of Brazil’s features and characteristics.
 Discuss some of Antarctica’s features and characteristics.
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As part of our topic we will be looking at plants and
learning to do these things.
 List some plants
 Explain why plants are important to humans.
 List some edible plants.
 Understand that plants will grow from seeds and bulbs I
have planted.
 Name some common wild flowers.
 Identify some common wild flowers.
 Name some common garden flowers.
 Talk about the importance of bees.
 Name the main parts of a plant.
 Understand that plants have leaves of different
shapes and colours.
 Name and sort a range of fruit and vegetables.
 Begin to discuss the difference between fruit and
vegetables.
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PSHE
Year 1 Spring Term
For your information this is what we will be learning about in school during this half term.
In our PSHE lessons this half term we will be learning:
 To recognise and celebrate some of our strengths,
emotions, gifts and talents.
 To practise some skills of a good communicator,
including listening skills, taking turns and
explaining.
 To be aware of how my skills and strengths can be
useful in a group.
 To apply communication skills in a real situation.
 To be able to state some of the things we did well
in a group task and some of the things they would
like to do better next time.
 To understand what I have learned and to be able
to share it with others.