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Grove Primary School

Year 1 - Summer Term

History:

School Days

In the School Days project, your child will have the opportunity to take part in a traditional Victorian class and will learn about the differences between schooling in the Victorian era and schooling today. They will learn about objects found in a Victorian classroom and how they were used. They will research Samuel Wilderspin, an important figure in the development of schooling for young children in the Victorian era, whose ideals are reflected in schooling today. They will learn to describe the passage of time through study of past, present and future tense vocabulary.

English: Phonics

Review of Phase 5 Phonics

Alternative Sounds

English: Writing



Skills: Please refer to the Year 1 National Curriculum

 

Text Types:

  • Character Description
  • Persuasive Letter
  • Non-chronological Report
  • Diary Entry
  • Retell
  • Riddles

Maths

Science: 

Plant Parts

Animal Parts

Plant Parts: This project teaches children about wild and garden plants by exploring the local environment. They identify and describe the basic parts of plants and observe how they change over time.

 

Animal Parts: This project teaches children about animals, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and invertebrates. They identify and describe their common structures, diets, and how animals should be cared for.

Art: Street View

 

This project teaches children about artwork depicting streets and buildings and focuses on the work of the American pop artist, James Rizzi. They create a 3-D mural based on Rizzi's work.

Design & Technology: Chop, Slice & Mash

 

This project teaches children about sources of food and the preparatory skills of peeling, tearing, slicing, chopping, mashing and grating. They use this knowledge and techniques to design and make a supermarket sandwich according to specific design criteria.

Music - Charanga

Summer 1 Project: Your Imagination

Knowledge Organiser Your Imagination

Summer 2 Project: Reflect. Rewind & Replay

In this project pupils will review the learning from across the year.

Computing

 

 

Unit 4: Programming 1: Bee-Bots

In this unit pupils will be exploring commands, instructions and errors, the children program a Bee-Bot, practise debugging and begin thinking logically about sequencing.

 

Unit 5:  Online Safety

In this unit pupils will be learning about online safety, including using useful tips to stay safe when online; how to manage feelings and emotions when someone or something has upset us online; learning about the responsibility we have as online users; exploring the idea of a ‘digital footprint’.

PSHEE



 

Hoax Calling Online Bullying

PE

 

 

Striking Games Gymnastics
Athletics Dance

RE

Unit 1.5 In what ways is a church important to believers? 

 

Unit 1.7 Who is Christian and what do they believe?