St Luke’s CE Primary

Autumn 2

Year 1Splendid skies

Discrete Learning SubjectsMain Learning Focus in English:Range: Leaf Man. Narrative. Activities will include:Speaking and listening.

Participation in class and group discussions Explaining and justifying opinions about texts Learning new drama skills

ReadingShared Reading – reading an enlarged text with the class Guided Reading – reading with the teacher in small groups

WritingPlanning and structuring a narrative textImproving story writing skills

Grammar and PunctuationRevising the use of capital letters, full stops and finger spaces Adding an adjective to a simple sentenceEnsuring their sentences make sense by checkingUsing the conjunction and

SpellingDeveloping a range of spelling strategies Using sounds from Set 1, 2 and 3 Spelling some/most common irregular words

HandwritingRevising basic letter formationLooking at tails and flicks

Main Learning Focus in Mathematics:

Children will learn to: Sort and count objects to 10 Count and write to 10 Count back from 10 to 0 Count one more and one less Compare and order numbers Use a number line Use a part whole model Write number sentences Find different ways to make a number Make number bonds up to 10 Compare number bonds up to 10 Add parts to find a whole Find a missing part Find and make number bonds Find fact families Solve word problems Find how many are left Break the whole into parts Find related number facts Find the difference between two

numbers

Name 3D shapes Name 2D shapes

Make patterns with shapes Count and write numbers to 20 Count using tens and ones Compare numbers of objects Compare and order numbers

ScienceLearning about months and seasons and observe the

changes over the seasons

Recording temperatures of our local environment

Looking at shadows and recording findings in a scientific way

Exploring the wind on a windy day

MusicHarvest songs

Creating weather sounds

Geography/HistoryLocating the 4 countries of the UK

Learning about different types of weather including extreme weather

Learning to draw a simple picture map with a key

Learning about hot and cold areas of the world

Learning about Sir Francis Beaufort and his wind speed scale

ArtUsing colour for purpose through painting

season trees

Sun catchers

Discrete Learning Areas:English Mathematics French PSHEComputing Religious Education Physical Education

St Luke’s CE Primary – Contextual Learning Unit on Splendid SkiesLead Subject Focus: Science & Geography Subsidiary Learning Focus: Art