Year 1 Knowledge Rich Curriculum
Changes
Key Vocabulary and Definitions
Ourselves: all about us
Portrait: a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.
Seasons: each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth’s changing position with regard to the sun.
Sequence: a particular order in which related things follow each other.
Bicycle: a vehicle consisting of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel.
Torso: the trunk of the human body.
Forearm: the part of the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Thigh: human leg between the hip and knee
Shin: human leg between the knee and ankle
Chest: front of the body from the neck to waist
Community Links
Grandparents Afternoon
Visit to Gurdwara.
Building Learner Power (BLP)
Reciprocity
- Collaboration
- Listening
- Interdependence
Novel/Book linked to theme ‘Once there were Giants & Books about toys’
As readers we will:
Apply knowledge of phonics to read unknown and familiar words.
Read age appropriate books with confidence and fluency
Ask and answer questions to improve understanding
Summarise the main ideas drawn from text, identifying key details that support the main ideas
As geographers we will:
- Ask and answer geographical questions (such as: What is this place like? What or who will I see in this place? What do people do in this place?).
- Use aerial images and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic physical features.
We will look at:
- Google Maps
Human features of our world, such as:
- Buildings, green space
As historians we will;
- Compare personal images and identify changes.
- Recognize the difference between past and present in their own and others’ lives.
- Match objects to people of different ages.
- Sequence three or four artefacts in different periods of time.
- Ask questions such as: What was it like? What happened? How long ago?
As writers we will:
- Write a descriptive text – Use well-chosen adjectives to add detail.
- Re-read writing to check it makes sense.
- Write about more than one idea.
- Leave spaces between words.
As artists we will:
- Use thick and thin brushes.
- Different tones of paint
- Draw and paint images of spring.
- Record ideas from first hand observations.
- Explore simple forms using drawing or painting.
As mathematicians we will:
- Understand length and height.
- Understand weigh and volume.
- Work with multiples of 2, 5, 10
- Use the language of: addition, plus, more than, less than (fewer), subtraction, take away, most and least.
As Scientists we will:
- identify our body parts.
- understand our 5 senses and explore their purpose.
- recognise differences and changes in the four seasons.
- learn how to stay safe in the sun.
We will also be…
Into The Woods
Key Vocabulary and Definitions
Forest Floor – The lowest level of the forest that is made up of tree seedlings, dead leaves and needles, grasses, ferns, flowers, fungi, and decaying plants and logs.
Habitat – An area in which a specific plant or animal naturally lives, grows and reproduces; the area that provides a plant or animal with adequate food, water, shelter and living space.
Deforestation – the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people
Bark – The tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem that protects the tree from injury caused by insects and other animals, by other plants, by disease and by fire.
Dense – having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through
Deciduous – A group of trees that lose all of their leaves every year.
Environment – The sum of all external living and non-living conditions and influences that affect the development and survival of an organism.
Evergreen – A group of trees that do not lose all of their leaves every year but go through a gradual replacement by dropping only their oldest leaves each year. Instead of being bare in winter, these trees have leaves all year.
Foliage – The leaves of a tree or other plant.
Reforestation – Re-establishing a forest by planting or seeding an area from which forest vegetation has been removed.
Wildlife – A broad term that includes non-domesticated vertebrates, especially mammals, birds and fish.
Building Learner Power (BLP)
Reciprocity
- Collaboration
- Listening
- Inter independence
Community Links
Exploring the local environment Geography Field work trip.
Novel/Book linked to theme ‘The Gruffalo’
As readers we will:
Apply knowledge of phonics to read unknown and familiar words.
Read age appropriate books with confidence and fluency
Ask and answer questions to improve understanding
Summarise the main ideas drawn from text, identifying key details that support the main ideas
As geographers we will:
- Ask and answer geographical questions (such as: What is this place like? What or who will I see in this place? What do people do in this place?).
- Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of the school and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
- Use aerial images and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic physical features.
- Use compass directions (north, south, east and west) and locational language (e.g. near and far) to describe the location of features and routes on a map.
We will look at:
- Maps
Human features of our world, such as:
- Forests, National Parks,
As historians we will;
- Place events in order on a time line.
- Ask questions such as: What was it like? What happened? How long ago?
As writers we will:
- Write a descriptive text – Use well-chosen adjectives to add detail.
- Re-read writing to check it makes sense.
- Write about more than one idea.
- Leave spaces between words.
As artists we will:
- Use thick and thin brushes.
- Mix primary colours to make secondary.
- Draw and paint images of woodland scene
- Use a combination of materials that are cut, torn and glued.
- Draw lines of different sizes and thickness.
As mathematicians we will:
- Explore place value in numbers to 10.
- Develop quick recall of number bonds.
- Compare numbers within 10.
- Order by size
- Recognise and name common 2D shapes.
- Use the language of: equal to, more than, less than (fewer), most and least.
As Scientists we will:
- research wild plants and look at the distribution of them.
- investigate how plants grow
- identify the key parts of a plant.
- Classify living things based on their diets.
- Compare and contrast living things.
We will also be…
Flight
Key Vocabulary and Definitions
Flight: the action or process of flying through the air.
Material: the matter from which a thing is or can be made
Man-made: made by human beings
Natural: derived from nature
Light Source: an object producing light
Reflector: a piece of glass or metal for reflecting light in a required direction
Division: the distribution of something separated into parts
Fraction: a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.
Equal: being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value
Multiple: having or involving several parts,
Array: an ordered series or arrangement.
Pop Art: art based on modern popular culture and the mass media
Community Links
Visiting a Farm
Space Day with family members in school.
Building Learner Power (BLP)
Reciprocity
- Collaboration
- Listening
- Interdependence
Novel/Book linked to theme:,Supertato, Elliot- Midnight superhero, Moon Landing, Non-fiction texts about airports, flight and space.
As readers we will:
Apply knowledge of phonics to read unknown and familiar words.
Read age appropriate books with confidence and fluency
Ask and answer questions to improve understanding
Summarise the main ideas drawn from text, identifying key details that support the main ideas
We will look at:
As writers we will:
- Write a descriptive text – Use well-chosen adjectives to add detail.
- Re-read writing to check it makes sense.
- Write about more than one idea.
- Leave spaces between words.
- Use punctuation accurately (. , ? ! “”)
As mathematicians we will:
- Understand multiplication as equal groups.
- Understand arrays and doubling
- Work with multiples of 2, 5, 10
- Understand division as sharing
- Understand fractions by sharing a shape into equal parts or an amount.
- Understand a half and a quarter
- Describe position, direction and movement
As scientists we will:
- Understand a range of materials
- Describe the properties of the materials
- Understand the difference between natural and man-made materials.
- Select appropriate materials for a specific purpose
- Identify materials which float or sink
- Identify the planets in our Solar System
- Begin to explore features of planets in our Solar System.
As geographers we will:
- Locate countries on a map (countries visited by Amelia Earhart)
- Explore the contrasts between a country with warm climate and the UK.
- Use geographical vocabulary to discuss these differences.
As historians we will:
- Recount events from the past- Moon Landing
- Sequence a range of flying machines
- Research the life of some inventors- Wright brothers
- Explore changes in flying machines over time
As artists we will:
- Different tones of paint
- Record ideas from first hand observations.
- Explore simple forms texture and shading
- Sketch following one-step instructions.
As designers we will:
- Design and make a superhero badge
- Use different joining techniques
We will also be…
