Year 1 with Mrs Proctor
Summer Term
Our Topic: Transport
Our new topic for this term is based around Transport. We will be learning about how transport has changed over time and what different types of transport there are. We will be using the book 'The Snail and the Whale' to help us with our learning.
History and Geography
We will be using the story 'The Snail and the Whale' to start of our learning. We will be learning about the United Kingdom and the seas that surround it. We will also be planning out our own journey for the snail and the whale around the UK and seeing how many different ways the snail could travel! In History, we will look at space, planes, trains, cars and the development of transport. The children will look at timelines and see what significant people did. We will also look into local history and learn about Bentley.
Science
We will be learning about Materials. The children will be learning about how to recognise different materials. They will also learn how to identify and name a variety of everyday materials including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock. As well as this they will learn to compare and group together a variety of everyday materials.
Later in the term we will be learning about Plants. The children will learn to identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants including trees, identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants including deciduous and evergreen trees.
English
Throughout the term we will look at two new stories. The first is 'Toys in Space' by Mini Grey and the second is 'Goldilocks and Just the One Bear' by Leigh Hodkinson. During these units we will be working to:
- Punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, some question marks and exclamation marks
- Join words and clauses using 'and'
- Some accurate use of the prefix un-
- Add suffixes where no change is needed to the root of the word e.g. -ed, -ing, -er, -est
- Write simple sentences in sequence
Phonics
Have a look at the BBC Bitesize website links below. Each link contains a short animated video and a mini quiz.
Set 1 Sounds:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4ycrj6
Set 2 Sounds:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zk3947h
Tricky words (Red Words):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdrd8xs
Graphemes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2yf4j/articles/zd49bqt
Set 3 tricky words:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm/articles/zr728xs
Maths
Throughout this term we will be learning about Multiplication and Division (2s, 10s and 5s), Fractions, Position and Direction, Place Value (to 100), Money and Time.
Maths Online Games
Find the Number:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/blast-off
One more one less:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad
Place the number on the number line:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/37/placing_numbers_on_a_number_line
Counting
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/todays-number-up-to-20
Matching numerals to words
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/early-math/number-words-fruit-splat-game/
Art
Sculpture and 3D – Paper Play
The children will creating simple three dimensional shapes and structures using familiar materials. They will develop skills in manipulating paper and card. They will fold, roll and scrunch materials to make their own sculpture inspired by the ‘Tree of life’ screen at the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque.
Artists we will learn about:Marco Balich, Louise Bourgeois and Samantha Stephenson.
Music
In Music, we will be starting to develop the children's listening skills and encourage them to explore sounds. The children will create new lyrics to fit a known melody and rhythm. They will accompany their singing with percussion instruments and compose a piece of music.
The children will learn:
- To perform simple accompaniments.
- To develop a basic understanding of how music is organised.
- To select appropriate instruments for a particular task.
- To change words to songs and rhymes whilst maintaining rhythmic patterns.
- To understand that pictures can be used to represent and organise sound.
Design and Technology
Structures: Constructing a windmill
The children will gain inspiration from the song, 'Mouse in a windmill' and will design and construct a windmill for a client (mouse) to live in. They will explore various types of windmill, how they work and their key features.
Cooking and nutrition: Fruit and vegetables
The children will learn to distinguish between fruit and vegetables and where they grow. Design a fruit and vegetable smoothie and accompanying packaging.
Religious Education
In R.E. we will explore the questions:
What does it mean when someone belongs to a Christian community?
What do Christians mean by the word ‘church’?
What can we find about Judaism by exploring a synagogue? Why is going to synagogue important to Jews?
What is the role of the rabbi?
Wellbeing
The children's wellbeing is our priority. We will also be developing our wellbeing toolkit and promoting self-regulation using The Zones of Regulation.
Physical Education
This term our PE days will be on a Tuesday and a Wednesday. Please ensure you send your child into school in PE kit on these days. Your kit should consist of a school PE top, school jumper, a pair of shorts/jogging bottoms/leggings, appropriate trainers and hair tied back.
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