Whole School Curriculum Overview Year 1 2014-2015
Year
Autumn 1
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
(7 Weeks)
Where do the leaves go
in Winter?
(6 weeks)
Why can’t a Meerkat live
in the North Pole?
(6 weeks)
Y1
(8 weeks)
Why is the Wii more fun
than Grandma and
Grandad’s toys?
(6 weeks)
What do Aliens think of
life on Earth?
 Labels, lists, captions (Link
with Seasons or Toys)
(2 weeks)
 Stories with predictable
and patterned language
(The Gruffalo’s Child).
We’re Going on A
Bear/Gruffalo hunt)
(4 weeks)
 Stories from a range of
cultures
(Meercat Mail, Snowy
Day, Oopik) (2 weeks)
ENG
 Stories with familiar
settings (Dogger)
(2 weeks)
 Recounts (2 weeks)
MATHS
GEOG
Autumn 2
 Instructions - (How to
make a Gruffalo with
moving parts.) (3 weeks)
 Poems with pattern and
rhyme – (In the Dark/Lila
& Secret of the Rain)
(2 weeks)
In Every Half term 1
*Money and real life problems
*making decisions
*Counting and properties of number
*Understanding + and
*shape and space
*place value and ordering
*Mental calculation strategies (+ and -)
*reasoning about shapes
*Measures, including problems
‘Where do the leaves go in winter?’
Why can’t a Meerkat live in
(The Winter King and the Summer Queen)
the North Pole?’
Why does it get dark earlier in Winter?
(Van Gogh – Starry Night)
SCIENCE
HISTORY
D&T
ART
 Information Texts
(Animals at Zoo)
(4 weeks.)
Why are humans not like
tigers?
Make an electrical circuit (Link to H.Work)
Why is the computer more
fun than Grandma and
Grandad’s old toys?’
What has changed since my
grandparents were young?
Make a moving toy
(Mechanisms)
Make a moving picture book
(Focus: mechanisms) – LINK
TO ART & SCIENCE
Van Gogh – Starry Night (sketches, pastels, ICT) –
Christmas Activities -Cards, calendars.
Sew a Christmas stocking
(Sewing)
Henri Rousseau – Jungle
Scenes from fabric.
Animal skins
(Textiles/Collage)
Where do and did the
wheels on the bus go?
 Poems on a theme
(Transport) (2 weeks.)
 Stories from a range of
cultures (Link to Where
do and did the wheels on
the bus go?) (2 weeks)
 Stories about fantasy
worlds (Aliens Love
Underpants) (4 weeks)
 Poetry – performance
Using the senses
(2 weeks)
Summer 2
(6 weeks)
Which birds and plants
would Little Red Riding
Hood find in our Church
Garden/Local park?’
 Traditional and fairy
stories (Little Red Riding
Hood – Guided Reading
Book, Jack and the
Beanstalk (Link to science
and D&T) (6 weeks)
(NB- 1 WEEK ART WEEK)
 Recount – dictionaries
(2 weeks)
In every Half term 2: *Money and real life problems
*making decisions
*Counting and properties of number
*Understanding + and *handling data
*place value, ordering and estimating
*Mental calculation strategies (+ and -)
*Measures and time, including problems *reasoning about number
Where do and did the wheels on the bus go?
Introduce with the story of
The Three Little Pigs.
Which materials should the
Three Little Pigs have used
to build their house?
Would the Beatles have won
the X –Factor? (link to
Geography – imaginary
travel to Liverpool)
Diorama of a Pig’s House
(3D Modelling)
What do Aliens think of life
on Earth?
Henna Art (Link to R.E. –
Mark making and pattern)
Play dough/salt dough/clay
(Link to D&T) (Sculpture)
Which birds and plants
would Little Red Riding
Hood find in our Church
Garden/Local park?’
Who was famous when mum
and dad were little?
Picnic for an Alien leaving
party. (Jelly, Smoothies,
Fruit Salad) (Food science)
William Morris – Printing
leaves onto fabric (ARTS
WEEK)
Whole School Curriculum Overview Year 1 2014-2015
Year
Autumn 1
Y1
(8 weeks)
Why is the Wii more fun
than Grandma and
Grandad’s toys?
PE
ICT
MUSIC
PSHCE
RE
SEAL
SPANISH
Launch Days /
Trips/Visitors
Autumn 2
(7 Weeks)
Where do the leaves go
in Winter?
Dance- 1 Streamers, conkers,
Dance-2 March, March,
laying with a ball
March; jack and Beanstalk
Games- 1 Large ball skills and
Gym-D Flight, bouncing,
games
jumping, landing
Theme Dance:Perform dances related to
Toys
We are storytellers –
We are celebrating –
Producing a talking book
creating a card
(Unit 1.3)
electronically (Unit 1.1)
The long and short of it: Exploring duration
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
DATE- medicines / my body
SRE -Feelings
Christianity Unit 1
Christianity Unit 1
Creation
Baptism/Belonging
People who met Jesus
Christmas- Gifts for a baby
New Beginnings
Say no to Bullying
v. Spanish FLA
Launch Day
Visitor
TOY STORY DAY (Bring in
Grandparent to visit school to
favourite toy/dress up as a
talk about what life was like
toy i.e. teddy bear, doll,
in their day.
Dogger, toy soldier, etc.).
VISITOR: Toy expert to visit
school with old and new toys –
Drama Workshop.
4 grandparents bring their
toys to show/
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
(6 weeks)
Why can’t a Meerkat live
in the North Pole?
(6 weeks)
Where do and did the
wheels on the bus go?
(6 weeks)
What do Aliens think of
life on Earth?
Dance-3 Fog & sunshine,
washing day,
Gym- E Points and patches
Games- 2 Throwing &
catching, aiming games
Gym- F Rocking and rolling
Gym- G Wide, narrow, curled
Games- 3 Bat and Ball skills,
skipping
We are TV chefs – Filming
a recipe (Unit 1.5)
We are personal trainers –
Get up and go graphs (Unit
1.4)
We are Gardeners –
Simulating growth (Unit 1.6)
SRE- Friends
Christianity Unit 1
Stories of Love &
Forgiveness
Going for goals
SRE- Friends
Islam
Family life
SRE- Growing up
Christianity Unit 1
Church as a place of Worship
SRE- Growing up
Buddhism
Symbols
It’s good to be me
Relationships
Changes
Launch Day
TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA
(Tea Party)
(Or)
The North Pole!
Launch Day
TRAVEL TO THE LAND OF
FAIRY TALES (Geography /
Literacy Link)
(Children to dress up as a
character from a traditional
story).
Visitor
Elaine to visit and discuss her
travels (Elaine offered
during SDT meeting)
Launch Day
DRESS UP AS SOMEONE
FAMOUS WHEN
GRANDPARENTS WERE
LITTLE (History Link)
Traditional games
Play marbles/hopscotch.
Clapping games (ring a ring a
roses)
Taking off: Exploring pitch
Trip to Chester Zoo.
Possible visit to Liverpool –
open top bus?????
Summer 2
(6 weeks)
Which birds and plants
would Little Red Riding
Hood find in our Church
Garden/Local park?’
Dance – Rainbow fish, We’re
going on a bear hunt
Games –4 Developing partner
work
We are treasure hunters –
moving around maps (Unit
1.2)
What’s the score: Exploring instruments and symbols
Trip to local park/church
gardens (LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD)