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Curriculum map Y1
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
TERM 4
TERM 5
TERM 6
Y1
Storytime
Animals
and Us
All Aboard
The Big Build
To The
Rescue
Our World
Topic
Light and
Dark
The Potting Shed
Where Shall We
Go?
English
Power of
Reading
The Snail and The
Whale- Julia
Donaldson
Phonics
Maths
Science
(Sc)
Let’s Celebrate!
Animal Allsorts +
Brilliant Bodies
The Dark– Lemony Man On The Moon- One Night Far From Lila and the Secret
A Necklace of
Snickett and Jon
Simon Bartram
Here –Julie Wauters
Of Rain – David
Raindrops- Joan
Klasson
The Lonely BeastConway + Jude Daly
Aiken
Beegu-Alexis
Chris Judge
Deacon
‘Letters and Sounds’ phonics programme supported by Rainbow Spelling.
Maths work will follow the 2014 National Curriculum programme of study for this year group. Details to be shared each term in
newsletter. SPEAR maths will also be used to teach problem solving.
Materials
ICT
Basic mouse control
skills.
Basic mouse control
and keyboard skills.
Weather
Animals
Plants
iAlgorithm
iWrite
iProgram
Off-computer activities to
support understanding
algorithms.
Creating and manipulating
digital text.
Creating and following
algorithms.
Programming physical and
virtual toys.
4 weeks
History
Learn about
celebrations in the
past.
What traditions do
we have from the
past e.g. Christmas
6 weeks
5-6 weeks
Learn about the life
of Grace Darling.
Find out about the
background of sea
rescue.
Role play-
Learn about George
Forrest- the plant
hunter and how our
gardens have been
influenced.
Purple Mash
2code
Chimp level
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trees.
Geography
Look at locality
using aerial photos
e.g. school.
Make mini 3D
layouts and design
plans with a key.
lighthouse.
Link to work of
RNLI- compare now
and then..
Senses walk around
school grounds,
maps and trails.
Art
Look at Native
American wolf
masks, make own
masks using card.
2D to 3D skills.
Colour mixing.
Use of colour and
moods.
Create own
firework celebration
painting.
Look at famous
artists’ work and
imitate.
D and T
Build structures for
houses.
Learn about hinges
and design secret
traps.
Create frames for a
picture of the wolf.
How to make jelly
recipe more
healthy?
Test variety of fruitwash, peel, cut.
Write a recipe and
design a packet.
Barnaby Bear – ongoing Geography theme.
Look at transient art
Observational
Draw pictures of
by Tony Plant.
drawing of
plants from
Make large scale
minibeasts.
imagination and life.
pictures and
Clay model mini
Use natural
photograph.
beasts
materials to make
Stormy sea
Work in groups to
pictures.
paintings by artists- Make a 3d sculpture
Turner?
of animal.
Used mixed media
to make sea
pictures.
Sew simple two
piece animal hand
puppets.
Use maps to locate
the countries which
make up the UK.
Use a gloe to find
the 7 continents
and the 5 oceans.
Observational
drawing of trees.
Compare botanical
drawing with those
of famous artists.
Collage tree
pictures.
‘The Flying Carpet’
by Viktor Vasnetsov
Briary Primary School
PSHE
RE
Me and feelings
and relationships
Feeling good and
not so good friendship
Christianity
Believing
 God as Creator
 Loving father/parent
Story
 Stories about Jesus’
childhood
 John the Baptist
 Wedding at Cana
 Man lowered
through the roof
Celebrations
Sunday
PE
GYM
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Me and medicines
and drugs
Medicines, who
gives us medicines
Christmas Story
and Nativity
Me and my healthy
lifestyle
What does healthy
mean. Eating a
rainbow
Me and making
positive
contributions
Communities
working together
Me and keeping
safe
Getting lost.
Household hazards
Me and growing
and changing
Differences boys
and girls
What babies can
and can’t do
Judaism
Christianity
Christianity
Judaism
Christmas
Performance
Belonging
Jesus Family and Jewish
upbringing Leaders and
Teachers
Specialness of Jesus
Symbols
 Special buildings,
i.e., churches
 Symbols, e.g., cross,
candle, water
Belonging and Myself
Baptism
Marriage
Story
 Specialness of the
Bible
 Stories about Jesus:
Jesus stills a storm
Zacchaeus
Feeding of 5000
Jesus heals a blind man
Ten lepers
Believing
 One God
 Creator God
 God’s promise to
Abraham (God’s
people/Promised
Land)
Leaders and Teachers
Abraham, Moses, David
Story
Abraham journeyed to
the Promised Land
Moses in the bulrushes
David and Goliath
Esther
Celebrations
 Purim
 Sukkot
 Shabbat
 Hanukkah
Symbols
 Mezuzah (Jewish
home)
 Candles
 Hands on
children’s’ head in
blessing
 Bread and wine
 Havdalah symbols
(Shabbat)
 Star of David
 Chanukah
Belonging/Myself
 Jewish home
 Kashrut
 Shabbat
Involvement of children
in Jewish ceremonies
Key steps
Gymnastics
Dance Imoves
Weather
SWIM
Handball/volleyball
Dance Imoves
Pirates
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Games LCP Lessons
1-6
Music
Prokoliev’s ‘Peter
and the Wolf’
Huff and Puff songs.
Building songs.
Football
Multiskills
Singing focus- work
towards end of
term show.
Film and record
children rehearsinghow to improve?
Games- LCP Lessons
7-12
Vocal work including
warm ups
Learn sea songs.
Trips/
workshops/
enrichment.
 - Topic
/ theme
 - Inspire Curriculum unit
 - Power Of Reading books
Sc- Kent Primary Science Scheme of Work unit
SWIM
Multiskills
Make up and
perform raps- start
with animal rap
Athletics
Learn and perform
The Gingerbread
Man.
Focus on beat and
rhythm.
A musical magic
carpet ride- listen to
songs about the
weather and create
their own music.