William Reynolds Primary School Curriculum Framework Overview Year 1
School Global
theme
DIVERSITY
(recognising similarities and celebrating differences)
National &
whole school
events
Science Week 15th October
Black History Month (October)
Class Theme
Animals
Subject area
ENGLISH
(Renewed
Framework)
AUTUMN TERM 1 Half (7)
st
NARRATIVE UNIT 1
FAMILIAR SETTINGS
(2 weeks)
NON-FICTION UNIT 1 LABELS
LISTS CAPTIONS
(1 week)
POETRY UNIT 1
USING THE SENSES (1 week)
NON-FICTION UNIT 2
INSTRUCTIONS
(how to make a fruit salad)
(2 weeks)
ROLE PLAY AREA- ZOO/VETS
Children in Need
Remembrance Sunday
Anti-bullying Week 19th Nov
Road Safety Week 19th Nov
Celebrations
AUTUMN TERM 2
nd
Half (7)
NARRATIVE UNIT 1
FAMILIAR SETTINGS
(2 weeks)
NARRATIVE UNIT 2
STORIES WITH PREDICTABLE OR
PATTERNED STRUCTURES
(2 weeks)
POETRY UNIT 1
USING THE SENSES (1 week)
(Inspirational people from all walks of life)
SATS
QCA Assessments
Sports Week 10th June
Y1 Phonics Screen Test
Materials
Sound
Plants
How things work
SPRING TERM 1 Half (6)
st
NON-FICTION UNIT 3
RECOUNT/DICTIONARIES ( 2 week)
Unit A1 (2 wks)
Unit B1 (3 wks)
Unit C1 (2 wks)
Science
Life Processes – Humans and Other
Animals
Visit to Dudley Zoo/safari
SPRING TERM 2
nd
Half (6)
NARRATIVE UNIT 2
STORIES FROM OTHER CULTURES
(1 weeks)
NARRATIVE UNIT 3
TRADITIONAL TALES
(2 weeks)
NON-FICTION UNIT 4
INFORMATION TEXT
( 2 week)
POETRY UNIT 2
PATTERN AND RHYME (1 week)
ROLE PLAY AREA-DARK, DARK
HOUSE
Mathematics
(Renewed
Framework)
(Caring for the environment and developing a
more sustainable future)
World Book day 7th March
Red Nose Day
Arts Week 25th March
ROLE PLAY AREA-VICTORIAN
KITCHEN
Out and about- Shirley Hughes poetry
Firework poetry
The garden year
WONDERFUL WORLD
e-safety week
Stories from other cultures
Handa’s Surprise
Dogger
Full,full, full of love
Fun things to make and do
Oliver’s milk shake
Oliver’s fruit salad
Honey biscuits
Quality Text
Heroes and Heroines
POETRY UNIT 2
PATTERN AND RHYME (2
week)
NARRATIVE UNIT 3
TRADITIONAL TALES (PLAYS)
(3 weeks)
ROLE PLAY AREA- FAIRY
TALE COTTAGE
SUMMER TERM 1 Half(7)
SUMMER TERM 2nd Half (6)
FACT AND FICTION UNIT 5
RECOUNT (1 wk)
FACT AND FICTION UNIT 5
RECOUNT (2 wks)
NON-FICTION UNIT 4
INFORMATION TEXT
(2 weeks)
NARRATIVE UNIT 4
FANTASY WORLDS
st
NARRATIVE UNIT 4
FANTASY WORLDS
(2 weeks)
ICT –Modelling and simulation
ROLEPLAY AREA-NATURE
INFORMATION CENTRE
POETRY UNIT 3
POEMS ON A THEME
Seaside poetry (2 wks)
ROLE PLAY AREA-INVENTORS
WORKSHOP
Science Dictionary
Materials dictionary
Gingerbread man
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldilocks
A chair for Baby bear
The Paper bag Princess
Mr Magnolia
Angelica Sprockets Pockets
Jack and the Beanstalk
Snail (non-fiction)
How to grow a sunflower
Billy’s sunflower
Broad bean diary
Fantasy world textsGiraffe’s can’t dance etc
Pirate adventure
In the garden
FantasyCamping adventure
Seaside poetry
Unit A2 (1 wk)
Unit D1 (2 wks)
Unit E1 (3 wks)
Unit A2 (1.5 wks)
Unit B2 (3 wks)
Unit C2 (2 wks)
Unit D2 (2 wks)
Unit E2 (3 wks)
Unit A3 (2 wks)
Unit B3 (3 wks)
Physical Processes – Light and
Electricity
Materials (Grouping)
Physical Processes - Sound
Life Processes – Plants
Link to water- What do
plants need?
Unit C3 (2 wks)
Unit D3 (2 wks)
Unit E3 (3 wks)
ICT CONTROLLING AND
SENSING
Physical Processes - Forces
and Motion
Can’t you sleep little bear
The Gruffalo
Please don’t chat to the bus driver
We’re going on a bear hunt
We’re going on a lion hunt
The tiger’s child
ICT- Music and sound
Science week
ICT- Multimedia
Geography
Lloyd’s Coppice visit
Our Locality- Woodside and Ironbridge
Overseas
Where do different animals come
from?
History
Changes in lifestyle – recent past,
significant person or event
Thomas Eddison
Comparison with overseasBrazil
Changes in lifestyle – recent past,
significant person or event
Attingham Park- Victorian kitchen
ICT -Research
Art
Kenyan Art- Tinga, Ting techniques
Printing
Dark and light
Drawing and Mark Making
Textile and pattern
(link to D&T)
Portraits
(Link to heroes and heroines)
Painting, drawing and mark making
Drawing and Mark
Making
(Link to science plants)
Changes in lifestyle – recent
past, significant person or
event
Seaside Holidays
3d Sculpture
Painting
Design &
Technology
Music
Food Technology- Fruit Salad/
Healthy Lunchbox
(1st half term- Cross curricular
links: Science, literacy)
Instructions (Literacy)
Unit 1 – ongoing skills
Unit 3 exploring duration
Physical
Education
Mechanisms Playground
Textiles- Pencil pocket
(Link to science and Angelica’s
pocket)
Unit 1 – ongoing skills
Unit 5 exploring pitch
Games
Unit 1 – ongoing skills
Unit 4 exploring pulse and rhythm
ICT- Music and sound
Gymnastics
Dance
Dance
Games
Gymnastics
SEAL
New beginnings
Getting on/falling out
Going for goals
Good to be me
Relationships
Changes
PSHE and
Citizenship
Healthy Bodies
Bullying
Friends
Healthy Life
Keeping Safe
Relationships (RSE)
Growing up and Moving on
Religious
Education
Personal Understanding
(Christianity)
Expression of Belief – Christian
beliefs and lifestyles
(Christianity)
Expression of Belief – Special books
(Christianity)
Link to Easter (chocolate)
Expression of Belief – Who am I
important to/what makes us sad?
(Christianity)
Relationships
Natural World
Healthy
lifestyles
Fitness Day
Visit from Julie Wilson with
Baby Daisy (Link to science)
Learning in
the
community
Carnival Day
Visit to St Michael’s Church (link to
science/art)
Singing Christmas Songs to the
elderly
(Bennetts house)
Victorian Day
Victorian Tea Party (link to History
and Attingham Park visit)
Visit from CSO or emergency
service (link with PSHE)
Lord Silkin Steel Band
Caz- Giant African Land
Snail guest speaker (parent)
Forest school- link to
science,