London Colney Primary School Year 1 Overview
English
Reading
- Match graphemes for all phonemes
- Read accurately by blending sounds
- Read sounds with very common
suffixes
- Read contractions and 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
- Name letters of the alphabet
- Spell very common ‘exception’ 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 teachers
Grammar
- 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
Maths
Number and Calculation
- Count to/across 100
- Count in 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s
- 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 and
two-digit number to 20, including 0
- Solve simple problems, including
arrays
Geometry and Measures
- 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 the hour/half hour
- Use language of days, weeks, months
and years
- Recognise and name common 2-d
and 3-d shapes
- Order and arrange objects
- Describe position and movement,
including half and quarter turns
Fractions
- Recognise and use ½ and ¼
Science
Plants
- Identify and name a variety of
common wild and garden plants
- Identify and describe the basic
structure of a variety of common
flowering plants, including trees.
Animals Including Humans
-Identify and name a variety of
common animals including fish,
amphibians, reptiles, birds and
mammals
- Identify and name a variety of
common animals that are carnivores,
herbivores and omnivores
- Describe and compare the structure
of a variety of common animals
- Identify, name, draw and label the
basic parts of the human body and
say which part of the body is
associated with each sense.
Everyday Materials
- Distinguish between an object and
the material from which it is made
- Identify and name a variety of
everyday materials, including wood,
plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock
- Describe the simple physical
properties of a variety of everyday
materials
- Compare and group together a
variety of everyday materials on the
basis of their simple physical
properties
Seasonal Changes
- Observe changes across the four
seasons
- Observe and describe weather
associated with the seasons and how
day length varies
*working scientifically throughout
all areas
Computing
History
Geography
- Understand the use of
algorithms
- Write and test simple
programmes
- Use logical reasoning
to make predictions
- Organise, store,
retrieve and manipulate
data
- Communicate online
safely and respectfully
- Recognise uses of IT
outside of school
- Changes within living
memory
- Significant historical
events, people and places
in their own locality
- Name, locate and
identify characteristics
of the four countries
and capital cities of the
United Kingdom and its
surrounding seas
- Use world maps,
atlases and globes to
identify the United
Kingdom and its
countries
- Understand
geographical similarities
and differences through
studying the human
and physical geography
of a small area of the
United Kingdom, and of
a small area in a
contrasting nonEuropean country
- Use simple fieldwork
and observational skills
to study the geography
of their school
- Use basic geographical
language to refer to
local and familiar
features
Art and
Design
- Use a range of materials
creatively to
design and make products
- Use drawing, painting
and sculpture to
develop and share
their ideas, experiences
and imagination
-using a range of artists to
make links to their own
work
Design and
Technology
- Design functional and
purposeful products
- Generate model and
communicate ideas
-select from and use a
range of tools,
equipment, materials
and components
- Evaluate existing
products and own ideas
- Build and improve
structure and
mechanisms
- Understand where
food comes from
Modern
Language
Not required at
Key Stage 1
RE
- Wonder and nature
- Light as a symbol
- Belonging to a religious
community
-Easter
- Special books
Music
- Sing songs using voices
expressively
- Play tuned and
untuned instruments
musically
-listen with concentration to
a range of music
- Make and combine
sounds musically
PE
- Master basic
movement, e.g. running,
jumping, throwing,
catching, balance, agility
and co-ordination
- Participate in team
games
- Perform dances using
simple movement
PSHE
Is taught in
accordance with the
needs of the class.