Year R and 1: Why do we love to be beside the seaside?
English
Reading
-Match graphemes for all
phonemes
- Read accurately by blending
sounds
-Read words with very common
suffixes
-Read contractions & understand
purpose
-Read phonics books aloud
-Link reading to own experiences
-Join in with predictable phrases
-Discuss significance of title and
events
-Make simple predictions
Writing
Grammar
-Name letters of the alphabet
-Spell very common tricky words
-Spell days of the week
-Use very common prefixes and
suffixes
-Form lower case letters correctly
-Form capital letters and digits
-Compose sentences orally before
writing
-Read own writing to peers or
adults
-Leave spaces between words
-Begin to use basic
punctuation: . ? !
-Use capital letters for proper
nouns
-Use common plural and verb
suffixes
Speaking and Listening
-Listen and respond appropriately
-Ask relevant questions
-Maintain attention and participate
Design and Technology - Puppets
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Mathematics
Number/Calculation
Geometry and Measures
-Count to/across 100
-Count in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s
-Identify one more and one less
-Read and write numbers to 20
-Use language, e.g. more than, most
-Use +, - and = symbols
-Know number bonds to 20
-Add and subtract one-digit ad
two-digit numbers to 20, including
zero
-Solve one-step problems including
simple arrays
-Use common vocabulary for
comparison, e.g. heavier, taller,
full, longest, quickest
-Begin to measure length, capacity
and weight
-Recognise coins and notes
-Use time and ordering vocabulary
-Tell the time to hour/half hour
-Use language of days, weeks,
months and years
-Recognise and name common 2d
and 3d shapes
-Order and arrange objects
Science – Seasonal changes and Everyday
materials
- Distinguish between an object and the
material from which it is made
- Identify and name a variety of everyday
materials
- Describe the simple physical properties of
a variety of everyday materials
- Compare and group together a variety of
everyday materials based on their properties
Physics
- Observe weather associated with changes
of season
Art and Design - Seaside art
- Use a wide range of materials creatively
- To use drawing and painting to develop
and share ideas, experiences and
imagination
- To develop a wide range of art and
design techniques in using colour,
pattern, texture, line, shape, form and
space
-Describe position and movement,
including half and quarter turns
Fractions
-Recognise and use ½ and ¼
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Design purposeful, functional, appealing
products based on design criteria
Generate drawings, templates and mock ups
Select from and use a range of tools to cut,
shape, join and finish
Select from a range of materials including
textiles
Evaluate their products against design
criteria
Key Texts
- Lighthouse keepers lunch
- Rainbow fish
History
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Pupils should develop an awareness of
the past using common words and
phrases relating to the passing of time
Pupils should be taught about changes
within living memory and should be used
to reveal aspects of change to national
life
Genres to cover
- Recount
- Advert
- Leaflet
- Story
Computing
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Understand what algorithms are
Create and debug simple programs
Use logical reasoning to predict the behavior of
simple programs
Use technology purposefully to create, organise,
store, manipulate and retrieve digital content
Recognise common uses of IT beyond school
Use technology safely and respectfully, keeping
personal information private, identity where to go
for support when they have concerns about the
internet or other online technologies
Geography
- Identify seasonal and daily weather
patterns in the UK
- Name and locate the surrounding seas of
the UK
- Use basic geographical vocabulary to
refer to physical features
- Use maps and atlases
Music
- Make changes in their voices to express
different moods/feelings
- Sequence symbols to make a simple
structure score ~ using sounds from the
seaside
- Recognise the sounds of percussion and
use these sounds to compose seaside music.
Trips/Visitors
- Heart park
- RNLI