Year 1 Curriculum

CO1

YEAR 1

AUTUMN 1 (8)
(8 weeks)

AUTUMN 2
(8 weeks)

SPRING 1
(5 weeks)

SPRING 2
(6 weeks)

SUMMER 1
(6 weeks)

SUMMER 2
(7 weeks)

TOPIC

Knights and Castles

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Come Travel with Me

Toys

Exciting Explorers

Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside

THE BIG QUESTION

Why are there so many Castles in England?

Do you want to Build a Snowman?

Why do different countries have different modes of Transport?

Are all Toy Shops the same?

What makes
Finchley special?

How can we Protect
our Beaches?

 KEY CONCEPTS

Collaboration

 Patience

 Beauty

 Change

 Creativity

Reflectiveness

Imagination

Choice

Community

Diversity

Responsibility

Sustainability

WOW

Castle Role Play / Regal Dress Up Day

Making an Inuit Boat

Set off Rockets

Exploring Toys from the past

 Chalk Farm

Holiday Role Play

OUTCOME

Biography about a King or Queen

Making a Seasons Calendar (Science)

DT Car Project

Design and Make a Toy

Create a Local Map

Make a Poster about Protecting the Beaches

CULTURAL CAPITAL

Knights a Castles Workshop

Christmas Pantomime

Transport Museum

 

  Local Synagogue

Ruislip Lido

FOCUS WEEKS

Black History Month

Vision Day

 

French Day

National Geographic Day

Book Day

Steam Week

Wellbeing Week

Art Week

 CLASSICAL MUSIC

Florence Price

Scott Joplin

Benjamin Btitten

Clara Schumann

Beethoven

Debussy

CHRISTIAN VALUE

Humility

Perserverance / Hope

Community / Friendship

Forgiveness

Generosity

Gratitude /
 Thankfulness

RE

Creation

Incarnation

The Lord’s Prayer

Salvation

World faiths: Judaism

 World faiths: Islam

BLP

Reflective Robbie

Resilient Rosie

Relational Ruby

Redemptive Raya

Resourceful Rocco

Reverent Ritchie

PSHE

Bring me in my World

Celebrating Difference

Dreams and Goals

Healthy Me

Rrelationships

Changing Me

HEARTSMART

Being HeartSmart

Do not forget to let Love in

Too much Selfie is not Healthy

Fake is a Mistake

No way through is not True

Do not rub it in, rub it out

WOWS AND WELLBEING

Continous Provision

Nativity

Allotment

Community Cohesion

Daily Mile / Meditations

Cooking

MATHS

Place Value to 10

Addition to 10

Subtraction to 10

2D and 3D Shapes

Number to 20

Addition and Subtraction to 20

Place Value to 50

Length and Height

Weight and Volume

Multiplication and Division

Halves and Quarters

Position and Direction

Place Value to 100

Time and Money

MENTAL MATHS

Recap from Previous Year

Place Value to 10

Addition to 10

Subtraction to 10

2D and 3D Shapes

Number to 20

Addition and Subtraction to 20

Place Value to 50

Length and Height

Weight and Volume

Multiplication and Division

Halves and Quarters

 

TALK 4 WRITING

 

FICTION

FICTION

FICTION

FICTION

FICTION

FICTION

The Paperbag Princess

The Jolly Postman

Christmas Special

T4W Unit

Abe and Alba

 T4W Unit

 Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Where the Wild Things Are

The Light House Keepers Lunch

NON-FICTION

NON-FICTION

NON-FICTION

NON-FICTION

NON-FICTION

NON-FICTION

 Topic Poetry

T4W Unit

How to make a Christmas Decoration

 History Information Text about Transport

Diary Entry

Non-Chronological Report History

Letter Writing

Postcards

I LOVE READING

The Tiger who came to Tea, Peace at Last, Dogger, Information Text, Jabon Jumps, Avocado Baby, Poetry, A Cloudy Lesson

The Day the Crayons Quit, Anita and the Dragon, Instructions, Book of Butterflies Film, Ruby Worries, Gorilla, Lights On Cotton Rock

 

Marshmallows, Rainbow Fish, The Cookie, Elliott: Midnight Superhero, Diary

The Little Red Fairy, Dave and the Tooth Fairy, Billy and the Dragon, Poetry, The Clocktower Film, Lost and Found

Owl babies, Embark Film, Unit, Beegu, Whatever Next

Little Boat Film, On the Way Home, Amazing, The invisible, Pablo's Feelings, Blanket Bears

HISTORY

 Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest, Structure of Medievil Castles, Who lived in a Medievil Castle?, Tower of London History

Inuit Way of Life and Making an Inuit Boat

All things Transport, Travel Now and Then, First Flights, Landing on the Moon

History of Toys, Toys Topic Bundle

 

History of the Seaside

GEOGRAPHY

Castle Capital Cities, Making a Map, Features of a Castle and why are they built on hills?

Artic Adventures, Exploring the Artic Circle, Artic Climate, Physical Features, Artic Animals, Comparing Cities

How do you get to School? Map Skills and Compass Directions

Toys from around the World

Where do I live? (includes characteristics of the UK) Let us explore London

Seas and Coasts

SCIENCE

My Body

Seasonal Changes - Autumn and Winter

Materials

Identifying Animals

Plants

Seasonal Changes - Spring and Summer

ART / DESIGN

Frieda Kahlo and Kandinsky: All about me

Frieda Kahlo and Kandinsky: All about me

Impressionism and Cubism: Landscapes

Impressionism and Cubism: Landscapes

Matisse: Seaside

Matisse: Seaside

PE

Bodily
Co-ordination

Movement Skills

Dance Development

Gymnastics

Throwing and Catching

Athletics

COMPUTING

Online Safety and Exploring Purple Mash

Programming with Scratch Jr

Coding

Technology Around Us

Digital Writing

Pictograms and Animated Story Books

FRENCH

Colours and Greetings

Numbers, Days of the Week and Christmas Songs

Rainbow Songs, Colours, Pets

Fruits, Opinions

Recap of previous units

Holiday Transport

DESIGN AND 

TECHNOLOGY

Design and make a Castle

Delightful Decorations

Moving Pictures

Making a Toy

Design a type of Transport
Make a Fire Engine

Cooking - Seaside Snacks