Year 1

Summer Term 2023

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Do we live in a wonderful world?

This term the children will be focusing on the question ‘Do we live in a wonderful world?’ The lions will focus on 4 key concept words that will be covered throughout the term and linked into teaching where possible. The concept words are failure, sacrifice, resilience and forgiveness.

This terms topic will be Art and Design based. The children will cover a range of skills such as painting and media, sculpture and craft and design. By the end of the term the children will have a range of knowledge surrounding these areas and will be able to practical apply some new skills.

In Design and Technology this term we are focussing on food and cooking. As the question is linked to happiness, no worries and general well-being, the aim is that we will explore a range of different foods that make us feel good. By the end of the unit the children will have explored a range of foods and how they make our bodies feel. They will develop their chopping, cutting and mixing skills. Throughout this they will also learn to research, plan and evaluate their own and others ideas.

How we'll be doing it...

Authentic Outcomes

Throughout the term we will be working towards an authentic outcome that is meaningful and has a purpose for the children. By the end of the unit we are hoping to plan and create a mindfulness morning for parents to come in and join us. The children will hopefully be able to teach you some art and design skills and maybe some mindfulness techniques that they will have learned throughout the Summer term.

Subjects

English

Over the term we aim to cover a fiction and non-fiction text in order for the children to be able to use and identify specific text type features. We will be looking at these 3 books over the term.

The children will innovate a story, create a simple non-chronological report and even have a go at a little bit of poetry.

As well as out Little Wandle guided reading sessions we will also be looking at a few other stories such as The Sunflower Sisters and Dogger.

Maths

So far this year we have had a heavy focus on place value and addition and subtraction. The children are becoming much more confident with their numbers. This will still be heavily taught in the next term, as well as a range of other new knowledge.

There will be a range of new learning covered in Maths this half term. This is the dfirst time the children will be exposed to multiplication and division. They will also be looking at a range of measurement units: length and height, mass and volume and money. The children will also touch upon fractions and position and direction in this half term.

Science

This term we will be looking at Plants as our science unit. It will be the perfect term to look at planting and growing seeds and thinking about how to look after plants. We will take part in observations and investigations surrounding looking after plants. We may even get to go out into the polytunnel to plant our own seeds.

Art and Design

The children will cover a range of skills such as painting and media, sculpture and craft and design. By the end of the term the children will have a range of knowledge surrounding these areas and will be able to practical apply some new skills.

RE

Throughout the year we have covered a range of religions. This term we will be looking at Hinduism, Humanism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity. RE is a great subject to link in to our 4 concept words.

PE

In PE we will be continuing to work on our Net and Wall game skills as well as Gymnastics. Further on into Summer 2 we will start to practise some athletics in preparation for our school sports day. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us and we can get outside a little.

Music

Children will enjoy learning about pulse and temp in Music. Taking part in our Music sessions will also help to contribute to our feeling of ‘a wonderful world.