Our theme in Year 1 for the Spring term is 'Up in the sky'. Below you will find a brief overview of what your child will be covering during this time.
Mathematical Development
• Counting/ recognising/ matching numbers to 100.
• Counting in 10’s, adding 1n 10’s
• Number bonds to 10
• Ordinal numbers
• Comparing and ordering numbers
• More and less
• Adding and subtracting by counting on and back up to 30
• Weight- heavy / light/ making comparisons
• Positional language –above, below, left, right, beside, forwards, backwards. - follow trails
• Name 3D shapes
• Time- o’clock/ half past
• Reading formation in graphs and tables.
Language, Literacy and Communication Skills
• Listening to a range of stories, poems and rhymes
• Sequencing stories – beginning, middle and end.
• Re-telling theme related stories (stories from other cultures / traditional / fairy stories)
• Writing an alternative ending to a story (traditional / fairy stories
• Writing own poems
• Jolly Grammar 1- pronouns, initial blends, alphabetical order, verbs, past tense, future tense, nouns, adjectives, doubling rule.
• Spelling – ss, zz, ck, y, vowels, magic e, wh, ay, ea, igh, y, ow
• Read and spell high frequency words
• Handwriting – letter formation
• Writing non chronological reports
• Recounts of events, trips, weekend news
Personal and Social Development, Well being and Cultural Diversity• Recognise, name and deal with their feelings in a positive way.
• Think about themselves, learn from experiences and recognise what they are good at.
• Working with a partner and in small groups
• Recognise how their behaviour affects other people.
• New Year’s resolutions/promises
• Set simple goals
• Transport Safety
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
• Ask and answer questions.
• Water - Explore the water cycle
• Sorting materials – which materials are waterproof?.
• Weather – facts, how does weather effect us
• Night/day – compare
• Create shadows and silhouettes.
• Travel – compare old and new, discuss holiday destinations
• Transport – what types of transport can go in the sky? Ask and answer questions.
• Aerial view/ bird’s eye view. Create plans and maps
Religious Education
• Beliefs and feelings
• Heaven
• Discuss The Easter story
• St David’s Day
Physical Development
• Rolling, bowling, bouncing, throwing and catching small equipment
• Carrying apparatus safely.
• Understand the effects and importance of exercise on the body..
• Creating sequences of movements.
• Performing for others.
• Fine motor- drawing, chalking, painting, cutting, threading and modelling.
Welsh Language Development
Communicating in Welsh through Speaking and listening, reading and writing. Covering topics of:
• Greetings
• Weather
• Night/day
• Transport/ Travel
• Holiday
Creative Development
• Dance - To respond to a story or object stimulus
• Perform in pairs using mirroring technique.
• Music - recognise the differences between beat and rhythm
• Explore and recognise pitch- high and low voices
• Perform a story using high and low sounds.
• Art/D.T- Junk modelling,
• Night/day contrast pictures
• Look at and recreate artists’ work
• Aerial Views
• Observational drawings – sunsets, clouds, night, transport
• Design and make a kites/flying machines
