Year 1
At HPAO we have a thematic approach to teaching the curriculum based on the 'Power of Reading' and 'The Literacy Tree'.
In Year 1 we will be teaching sequences and themes based on the following texts:
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
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Line of enquiry |
What makes us unique? |
What is your favourite toy? |
Why can’t all animals fly? |
How can I reuse something? |
What makes a plant wild? |
Does it rain everywhere? |
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Hook |
Letter from Yeti and footprint Crash landing of alien ship |
Museum trip to Museum of childhood |
School farm |
Trip to recycling centre |
Allotments |
Biggin Hill (weather station) |
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Texts |
Yeti and the bird Beegu |
Traction Man |
Lost and Found |
10 things to help the world Ossiri & the Bali Mango |
Wild Where the wild things are |
Lil and the secret of rain The greedy Zebra |
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Science |
Animals including humans |
Seasonal changes
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Animals including humans |
Materials
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Plants
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Seasonal changes |
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Humanities |
Where we are from/history of our families - All about me |
Changes within living memory – history of toys Seasonal and daily weather patterns |
Significant people from Local area |
Locational and place knowledge |
Physical features in UK, Forests |
Seasonal and daily weather patterns |
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Computing |
We are treasure Hunters |
We are TV chefs |
We are painters |
We are collectors |
We are storytellers |
We are celebrating |
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DT |
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Design and make a toy |
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Describe a product and suggest ways to improve it |
Make a salad
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Design and build a sun hat |
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Art |
Self portraits |
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Know about great artists in history. |
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Observational drawing |
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Music |
Use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes Listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music |
Play tuned and untuned instruments musically |
Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the interrelated dimensions of music |
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PE |
Participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending |
Perform dances using simple movement patterns. |
Master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities |
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PSCHE |
Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle Develop confidence, responsibility, and making the most f their abilities |
Preparing to play an active role as citizens Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle |
Develop confidence, responsibility, and making the most of their abilities |
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100 things |
Create a family tree Draw a self portrait |
Perform a puppet show Run around in the rain Perform in a play |
Visit a farm Hold a chick |
Recycle rubbish |
Walk through a forest Build a Den |
Run around in the rain |
