Autumn 2

Paws, Claws and Terrifying

Jaws

Year 1

EnglishPaws,

Claws and Terrifying

Jaws

Subject Unit title

Reading

This half term children continue to learn to read following the Read, Write Inc. phonics programme.

Lost and FoundNon-Fiction texts - Animals

Vocabulary:

Capital letter, full stop, space, sound, word, sentence, conjunction, diary, date, today, yesterday, first, then, next, after that, report, fact, information, title, subheading, diagram, technical vocabulary.

Year 1 Common exception words:the, a, do, to, today, of, said, says, are, were, was, is, his, has, I, you, your, they, be, he, me, she, we, no, go, so, by, my, here, there, where, love, come, some, one, once, ask, friend, school, put, push, pull, full, house, our.

Writing

We will build on skills taught last half term to continue to write imaginatively as well as writing information texts about animals, linked to our trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Narrative WritingDiary EntriesNon-chronological Reports

Grammar

To leave spaces between words.To write sentences by first saying a sentence out loud.To begin to use ‘and’ to join simple sentences.

MathsAddition

and Subtraction within 20

Subject Unit title

This half term we build on our place value knowledge to 20 and skills of addition and subtraction to 10 by moving on to adding and subtracting within 20. Children will do this practically using concrete manipulatives, pictorially and in a more abstract way by working with numbers.

Objectives

● Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20.● Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (−) and equals (=) signs. ● Add and subtract one-digit and two digit numbers to 20, including zero. ● Solve one step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and

missing number problems such as 7 = ꙱ – 9.

Vocabulary

Number, numeral, zero, one, two...twenty, add, plus, subtract, minus, equals, altogether, total, count on, count back, number line, equal to, more than, less than, difference, compare.

Science Animals History

Big Question: What makes animals similar or different to humans?

Objectives:

● 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 (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)

Vocabulary

Fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal, carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, hear, see, taste, touch, smell, body, ankle, ears, feet/foot, eyes, toes, nose, mouth, arms, hands, shoulders, pets, legs, elbows, head, knee.

History is not part of this term’s learning however we always encourage children to think about their previous learning so they can use it when they next work on this area of learning.

Art and Design

Animal Sculptures Computing Animal

Algorithms

Linked to our Science work and following observations made at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, children will use clay to create an animal sculpture.

Objectives:

● To use sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.

● To become more aware of the form, feel, texture and pattern on objects.

● To say what they like about their own/ another child’s work.

Vocabulary

Sculpture, clay, ideas, form, feel, texture, pattern, plan, evaluate, roll, press, push, mould, cut, create.

In computing children will be learning how to program the beebots to follow a route.

Objectives:

● To understand how many everyday devices respond to commands.

● To give and follow instructions using Forward and Backward commands (arrows) and the Go command, one at a time. (To use a programmable robot)

● To explore outcomes when instructions are given in a sequence.

● To give a simple sequence of instructions. ● To discuss/explore what will happen when

instructions are given in a sequence.● To talk about how they are using ICT. ● To start to use appropriate ICT vocabulary.

Vocabulary

Command, instruction, sequence, forward, backward, left, right, route, debug, journey.

Design and Technology

Unit title Geography Wonderful Weather

Objectives, key questions

Vocabulary

Big Question: Why is the weather different in different countries?

Objectives

● To begin to identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom.

● To suggest the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles.

Vocabulary

Sunny, rainy, foggy, cloudy, stormy, windy, snowing, hailing, thundering, overcast, seasons, Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter, appropriate, forecast, map, temperature, symbols, severe, dangerous, weather, effects, landscape, environment, physical features, man-made/human features, corrode, hot, cold, temperature, climate, wet, dry, equator, North Pole, South Pole.

Personal development

Getting on and falling out Music

This half term we will explore why it’s important to have friends. We will also be learning about keeping safe when out and about.

Objectives:

● To understand why it’s important to have friends.

● To know who keeps us safe.● To learn some rules for crossing the road

safely.● To learn some basic fire safety rules.● To learn the fireworks code.

Vocabulary

Friends, friendship, kindness, care, help, services, community, police, fire service, danger, safety, firework, bonfire, bullying.

We will be learning songs linked to our KS1 Nativity performance.

Objectives:

● Explore the use of the voice in different ways such as speaking, singing and chanting.

● Discover how the voice can produce rhythm and pulse, high and low (pitch) to create different effects.

● Find out how to sing with expression, confidence and creativity to an audience.

Vocabulary

Voice, chanting, singing, speaking, loud, quiet, rhythm, pulse, high, low, pitch, audience, performance.

Nativity

Physical Education

Gymnastics (Travel) Trips

Yorkshire Wildlife

Park

This half term in P.E. children will be learning how to control their bodies whilst travelling in different ways.

Objectives:

● To move with control and care.● To develop balance and coordination.● To make my body tense, relaxed, curled and

stretched.● To control my body when travelling.

Vocabulary:

Exercise, warm up, cool down, control, care, tense, relax, curl, stretch, roll, balance, travel.

Big Question: What makes animals similar or different to humans?

We will visit Yorkshire Wildlife Park this half term to look at, identify and compare a variety of different animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. We will observe their habitats and find out about their diets.