YEAR 1
Summer 2
2016
LEARNING MAP
English
Power of Reading:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Focus:
• Editing and improving
• Comparing and using description
• Differing sentence openers
• Writing for a reader
• Character and setting description
• Making plausible predictions and providing evidence
• Following a narrative
• Proof reading
• Exclamation sentences
• Punctuation including exclamations, question marks and speech marks
Maths
● To add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero.
● To solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete
objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems.
● To recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape
or quantity.
● To recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object,
shape or quantity.
● To solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, calculating the
answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of
the teacher.
● To order and arrange combinations of objects and shapes in patterns.
● To recognise and name common 2D and 3D shapes, including:
● 2D shapes (rectangles (including squares), circles and triangles)
● 3D shapes (cuboids (including cubes), pyramids and spheres).
All the learning objectives in this half term overview are subject to change depending on the needs of the children. We want all Nelson
children to maximise their potential. Therefore, learning is flexible in order to challenge and support in the most effective way. If you
have any questions about how your child is learning, please speak to their class teacher.
NELSON LEARNING CHALLENGES: Year 1 Summer 2
What does ‘Being Famous’ mean ?
Which birds and plants would Willy Wonka find around Nelson?
What does famous mean and can you find out who your parents would
say that they admire?
Why would Willy Wonka find our school a very interesting place
to be?
Who is Winston Churchill and what would you ask him if you met
him?
Why do we still remember Winston Churchill?
What do Roald Dahl and Winston Churchill have in common?
How can we identify the birds that we find in our nearest park or
in our school?
What can we do to try and attract birds to our school?
How have famous photographers and artists captured Roald Dahl and Winston
Churchill?
How can we keep a record or the different types of plants and
trees we find around our school?
Reflection: What would you like to be famous for and why?
How can we capture the beauty of the birds, plants and trees we
see?
Can we name the different parts of plants and trees we see?
What does ‘being famous’ mean?
Geography Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
Which birds and plants would Willy Wonka find around Nelson?
Science, Art & Design and Design Technology Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
Some subjects this half term do not link with our NLC. Please find below what Year 1 will be learning in Computing, Music, PE and PSHE/Mind UP.
Computing
Music
PE
We are celebrating
• Use their voices expressively and creatively
by singing songs and speaking chants and
rhymes.
• Play tuned and instruments and
instruments that are not tuned.
• Listen with concentration and
understanding to a range of high-quality
live and recorded music.
Unit: Ball Games/Athletics
• Can I stop a moving ball?
• Can I explore the best ways to throw
different balls as far as possible?
• Can I run, reacting on the call of ‘go’
and concentrating on simple running
technique?
• Can I understand how to run so that
it benefits a team (relay)?
• Can I jump safely from a standing
start?
• Can I work together in a team to
earn points?
In this unit, pupils will have the
opportunity to create a digital
greetings card, which could be used
for a religious festival such as Diwali
or Christmas, pupils’ birthdays, or
simply to say thank you or good
luck.
PSHE/Mind Up
LIVING LONG, LIVING STRONG
• SRE: Growing &caring for ourselves; Valuing difference &
keeping safe; Life cycle of a human
• Healthy eating and exercise
• Goal-setting and motivation