Curriculum Overview Year 1
Key Learning in Mathematics – Year 1
Number – number and place value
Number – addition and subtraction
Number – multiplication and division
 Count to and across 100, forwards and backwards, beginning with 0
or 1, or from any given number
 Count in multiples of twos, fives and tens
 Read and write numbers to 100 in numerals
 Read and write numbers from 1 to 20 in numerals and words
 Begin to recognise the place value of numbers beyond 20 (tens and
ones)
 Identify and represent numbers using objects and pictorial
representations including the number line
 Use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most,
least
 Given a number, identify one more and one less
 Recognise and create repeating patterns with numbers, objects and
shapes
 Identify odd and even numbers linked to counting in twos from 0
and 1
 Solve problems and practical problems involving all of the above
 Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving
addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs
 Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts
within 20
 Add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including
zero (using concrete objects and pictorial representations)
 Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction,
using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing
number problems such as 7 =  - 9
 Recall and use doubles of all numbers to 10 and corresponding halves
 Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by
calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial
representations and arrays with the support of the teacher
Number – fractions
Geometry – properties of shapes
 Understand that a fraction can describe part of a whole
 Understand that a unit fraction represents one equal part of a whole
 Recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an
object shape or quantity (including measure)
 Recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an
object, shape or quantity (including measure)
 Recognise and name common 2-D shapes, including rectangles
(including squares), circles and triangles
 Recognise and name common 3-D shapes, including cuboids
(including cubes), pyramids and spheres
Geometry – position and direction
 Describe movement, including whole, half, quarter and threequarter turns
 Recognise and create repeating patterns with objects and shapes
 Describe position and direction
Statistics
 Sort objects, numbers and shapes to a given criterion and their own
 Present and interpret data in block diagrams using practical
equipment
 Ask and answer simple questions by counting the number of objects
in each category
 Ask and answer questions by comparing categorical data
Measurement
 Measure and begin to record:
- lengths and heights, using non-standard and then manageable
standard units (m/cm)
- mass/weight, using non-standard and then manageable standard
units (kg/g)
- capacity and volume using non-standard and then manageable
standard units (litres/ml)
- time (hours/minutes/seconds)
within children’s range of counting competence
 Compare, describe and solve practical problems for:
- lengths and heights (for example, long/short, longer/shorter,
tall/short, double/half)
- mass/weight (for example, heavy/light, heavier than, lighter than)
- capacity and volume (for example, full/empty, more than, less
than,
half, half full, quarter)
- time (for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later)
 Recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the
week, weeks, months and years
 Sequence events in chronological order using language (for
example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow,
morning, afternoon and evening
 Tell the time to the hour and half past the hour and draw the hands
on a clock face to show these times
 Recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins
and notes
Narrative
Genres
ENGLISH
Non-fiction
Poetry
Stories with familiar settings
Labels, lists and captions
Using the Senses
Stories from a range of cultures:
predictable and patterned language
Instructions
Pattern & rhyme
Dictionaries
Poems on a theme
Traditional and Fairy stories
Information Texts
Recounts (fact/fiction)
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Ourselves
Our senses
Naming body parts
Living things
Staying Healthy
Measuring height
Collecting data about
differences
Pushes and Pulls
Pushing & pulling
objects
Speed and
direction
Measuring
distances
Making
predictions
Comparing results
Computing
I am a blogger
(using the school
blog)
I am a
programmer
(beebots)
Personal,
Social and
Emotional
Development
Getting on & Falling
Out
Anti- bullying
SCIENCE
RE
1. Cultivating Inclusion,
Identity & Belonging
1. Being Modest&
Listening to others
2. Being Thankful
2. Expressing Joy
Spring 1
Sorting Materials
Properties of
materials
Exploring
materials
Sorting materials
Materials chosen
for a purpose
Waterproof
materials
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Growing Plants
Plants in the
environment
Naming parts of
plant
How plants grow
Plants provide
food
Light and Dark
We need light to
see
Using our senses
in the dark
Different sources
of light
The sun is a
source of light
Materials that
light travels
through
I am a tourist
(photography)
I am an artist
(paint software)
I am a builder
(3D modelling)
I am a worker
(word/blog)
Going for Gold!
Good to be Me
Staying Safe &
Healthy
Relationships
1. Being Fair and Just
2. Being Accountable
and Living with
Integrity
1. Being Courageous &
Confident
2. Being Loyal &
Steadfast
1. Remembering Roots
2. Being Hopeful &
Visionary
Sound and
Hearing
Exploring sounds
Ways of making
sounds
Testing ideas
How distance
effects sound
Presenting results
on graphs and
charts
1. Being Curious &
Valuing Knowledge
2. Being Open, Honest &
Truthful
IPC
(International
Primary
Curriculum)
Ourselves
Victorian toys and games
Toys and games from
childhood
Use different resources to
research toys
Order different toys from
history
History
Geography
Understand that different
cultures in different localities
have different food, clothing,
housing and social rules
Know that the world extends
beyond their own locality
Produce maps of places studied,
using pictures and symbols
Music
PE
Holidays
Use words and phrases
related to time
Order their own holidays
into a sequence
Identify differences between
their own holiday
experiences and those of
people in the past
Know the difference
between weather and
climate
Produce information about
the weather and climate of
different localities, linked to
holiday destinations
Know the geographical
terms – tourist, destination,
holiday resort
Living
Things
Compare differences
between Britain and a
contrasting locality
Know about the weather
and climatic conditions in
places studied and how
they affect the environment
and the lives of people and
other things living there
Know that people can harm
or improve the environment
Talk about the usefulness
and effectiveness of the
design of some commercial
toys
Plan and design a toy or
game using moving parts
Make a toy or game using
simple tools Evaluate their
work, including what they
like, what they don't like
and how it could be
improved
Design &
Technology
Art
Toys
Know key facts and pieces of
artwork by Rembrandt
Know key facts and pieces of
artwork by Van Gough
Produce artwork using
photography
Produce artwork using collage
Sounds Interesting
- exploring sounds
Games
Dance
The Long & Short of It
- exploring duration
Gymnastics
Dance
Feel the Pulse
- exploring pulse and
rhythm
Gymnastics
Dance
Structures
Jobs
The Great Fire of London
and types of buildings in
London at the time
Identify differences between
structures past and present
Order events and objects
into a sequence
Explore stories about groups
of people who lived in this
country in the past
Identify the differences in
jobs between our own lives
and those of people who
lived in the past
Carry out a local study
about the physical (natural)
and human (man-made)
features of Acocks Green
Produce information about
how land and buildings are
used in Acocks Green
Use maps to locate the
position and simple
geographical features of
structures in Acocks Green
Plan and design a structure
to be made
Measure, mark, cut out and
shape materials using
simple tools
Assemble, join and combine
materials
Produce a piece of artwork
representing living things
using printing techniques
Suggest ways to improve
their own work
Know some of the key
artwork and techniques
used by Lowry
Produce a close
observational study of
different buildings
Taking Off
- exploring pitch
What’s the Score
- exploring
instruments &
symbols
Games
Gymnastics
Games
Dance
Know that products we use
every day can have an effect
on people’s lives in different
countries
Talk about how products
are used around the world
Rain, Rain Go Away
- exploring timbre,
tempo & dynamic
Games
Gymnastics