Year 1
Term Autumn 1
Title Me Myself and I
About This Unit
This topic is about how we are similar and how we are different. Children explore their senses and
compare themselves to animals. Children think about what makes them special.
Creative Learning Journey
The Creative Learning Journey targets to be covered in this them. These represent the major subject focus areas outlined in the curriculum
map. However learning in other subjects should be included where appropriate
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Science
To start to make observations and
measurements when trying to answer
a question
To stat to use simple scientific
language to communicate ideas
To begin to ask questions and decide
how to answer them
To start to think what might happen
before deciding what to do
To start to recognise what fair testing
is
To begin to discover risks to
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themselves and others
To start to use their 5 senses to help
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make and record observations and
measurements
With support to begin to communicate
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findings in simple ways including ICT
With support to look for similarities
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and differences
With guidance, start to compare what
they thought would happen to what
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actually happened using their scientific
knowledge and understanding
Begin to review their work and explain
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what they did to others
Stunning Start
‘ Going into Business’ – Children receive letter
from photo frame company
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Science Focus
History
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Place events and objects in
chronological order
use common words and
phrases to the passing of time
Know about events and
people in the past
Begin to recognise that the
past can be seen in different
ways
use sources of evidence to
find out about the past
recount episodes from stories
about the past
Marvellous Middle
I’m a designer – Children to design
their own photo frames
Seasonal Changes ( Ongoing theme)
Pupils should be taught to:
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observe changes across the four seasons
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Observe and describe weather associated with the
seasons and how day length varies.
Animals including Humans
Pupils should be taught to:
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identify, name, draw and label the basic parts
of the human body and say which part of the
body is associated with each sense
Theme Focus
History
Changes within living memory.
Literacy link
Labels, Lists and Captions
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Art
respond to a stimuli
through the use of colour,
texture and shape
Use a variety of materials
and techniques
Express their views about
their and other’s work
Adapt and improve their
own work
Fabulous Finish
Time to Sell – Send our prototype to
a company
Pupils should observe and talk about changes in the weather and the
seasons.
Pupils might work scientifically by:
Making tables and charts about the weather; and making displays of
what happens in the world around them, including day length, as the
seasons change.
Note: Pupils should be warned that it is not safe to look directly at
the Sun, even when wearing dark glasses.
Pupils should have plenty of opportunities to learn the names of the
main body parts (including head, neck, arms, elbows, legs, knees,
face, ears, eyes, hair, mouth, teeth) through games, actions, songs
and rhymes.
Pupils might work scientifically by:
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Using their senses to compare different textures, sounds and
smells.
Stories with familiar Settings Beegu
Instructions
Embedded writing
Writing about my senses
Numeracy Link
Measuring ( Non Standards ) / Shape
Enterprise Link
Photo Frames
Visit/Visitor
Farm Visit – Old McDonald
Art
Portraits - Drawing, sketching, painting, collage: Portraits (Picasso)
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Making photo frames
ICT
Rising Stars Switched on to ICT Year 1
We are Personal Trainers
Data handling and graphs
RM graph, 2 simple 2 count
Music
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use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and
retrieve digital content
recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
Controlling sounds through listening, singing and
playing – use their voices expressively by singing
songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
Music Express: Sounds all Around, Sounds
Unusual, Move Yourself
Singup – Instant warm ups – vowels, alphabet.
Nursery rhymes - Frére Jacques, London’s
burning, Three blind mice and Hickory dickory
dock.
RE
Belonging and Rosh Hashanah
Resources and ideas
Teacher resources- Curriculum- RE- RE YEAR 1- Belonging (Lesson plans and activities)
PE
Indoor PE: Basic Skills
Outdoor PE: Games
PSHE
Topics:
SEAL (4 Weeks) and Citizenship (3- 4 Weeks)
Citizenship: (3/4 weeks)
- agree to follow rules for their group and classroom, and understand how rules
help them.
- simple debate about topical issues.
- that they belong to various groups and communities such as family and school
(thru RE).
Resources and ideas
Teacher resources- Curriculum- PSHE/ SEAL- SEAL- New beginnings (Lesson plans)
Teacher resources- Curriculum- PSHE/ SEAL- SEAL RESOURCES- New beginnings (activities and ideas)