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LITERACY
Non fiction : Researching weather/climate
and writing our own information books.
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Poetry: Weather poems, poems about
senses linked to weather.
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Narrative: Writing story about a fictional
town with strange weather e.g. raining
food!
ART/DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Make and use weather instruments
Study famous artworks set at different times of the year
Create collages, drawings and paintings representing
seasonal weather using different techniques including:
brushstrokes, texture, colour, line, pattern and shape
Design and build a flood- resistant house - linked to
Science work on materials
ROLE PLAY AREA:
Weather centre
Select and use materials to make dens and models
based on their properties
RE
Cloudy with a chance of
meatballs – weather experts
Participate in presentations
and role play
What does it mean to belong to a faith
community?
Learning Opportunities
Year 1 – Spring Term 2014
MUSIC
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY
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Identify daily & seasonal weather patterns
and begin to understand causes
Locate UK on a world map/globe
Find & name countries in the UK
Locate London & know it’s a capital city
Use simple compass directions
Gather weather data and perform simple
tests
Locate the world’s seven continents and
understand that climates vary in different
parts of the world
These ideas may alter as the topic
develops to ensure the curriculum
follows children’s interests
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Multi-skills/Cricket – Chance to Shine coaching
Games
SCIENCE
Find out the meaning of ‘material’ used in scientific
sense
Understand that the words used to describe the
materials that objects are made from are called
‘properties’.
Identify objects that are made from materials that
are man-made & others which are made from
naturally occurring materials.
Chn carry out simple tests to answer questions like:
What is the best material for an umbrella? They
report on their findings & discuss how they could
make their investigation better.
Feel the Pulse - Exploring Pulse and
Rhythm
ICT
ICT skills will be embedded within all subject areas
MATHEMATICS
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Collect, analyse and report data linked to weather.