Geography ‘Local Area -

Our School & Its Surroundings’

Year 1 - Learning Journey

Autumn 1 - 2019

English - Writing We will learn how to use and improve

new and existing writing skills.

Maths We will be learning through the

Mathematics Mastery Programme.

History ‘When I Was Your Age’

Science ‘Everyday Materials’

English - Reading We will be learning through the

Read Write Inc. Programme.

Autumn 1

2019

Key learning this half term:

Explore addition (+), subtraction (-) and

equal to (=) sign.

Apply our knowledge of number bonds to solve

addition and subtraction problems confidently.

Key learning half this term:

Develop our writing skills

through the RWI Programme.

Learn when to use a capital

letters and full stop.

Develop knowledge of

common exception words and

how to spell them correctly.

What has changed since my

grandparents were young?

Key learning this half term:

Define the meaning of ‘within living memory’

Identify differences between old and new.

Explain why new objects are different to how

they were in the past, e.g. iron, television, kettle.

Understand past and present.

Learn about how life would have been for

children in different periods of history.

Key learning this half term:

Develop our reading skills through the RWI

Programme.

Focus Books this term:

‘Not Now , Bernard.’ by David McKee

‘Avocado Baby’ by John Burningham

‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’ by Judith Kerr

We will use our inference skills to answer reading

comprehension questions from our focus texts.

We will also be reading non fiction texts relevant to our

Geography and History topics.

Key learning this half term:

Explore and record features of school and its

local surroundings.

Study aerial photographs of our school and

label its key features.

Identify and record human and physical

features of our surrounding environment.

Observe and record information about the

features of our local area.

Suggest ideas for improving our school’s

environment.

Key learning this half term:

Identify a variety of everyday materials,

eg. Wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, paper.

Distinguish between object and material.

Describe the properties of everyday materials,

eg. hard/soft, transparent/opaque, shiny/dull

Investigate why certain materials are suited or

unsuited for making everyday objects.

As scientists we will draw conclusions based on data

and observations using evidence to justify our ideas

and scientific knowledge to explain our findings.

Home Learning Your home learning project is due in school by:

Physical Education ‘Invasion Games’

Art ‘Mark Making’

Computing ‘MS Paint and Code.org’

PSHCE & RHE ‘New Beginnings’

Religious Education ‘Christianity’

The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School

Weir Hall Road

London N17 8LB

020 8808 2053

www.devonshirehill.com

We teach our children:

Responsibility Independence Initiative Generosity

Curiosity Perseverance Optimism Social Intelligence

Key Question

Does God want Christians to look after the world?

Key learning this half term:

Understand the concept of God and creation.

Learn about how Christians

believe the world was

created.

Discuss why Christians believe

that it is important to look after

our world.

Key learning this half term:

Use MS Paint and learn the basic skills needed

to create a range of images and designs.

Use Code.org to practice our coding skills.

Online Safety - Think You Know

We will be taught online safety in

order to participate safely

in the online community

including when sourcing images

for our projects.

Key learning this half term:

Learn to use a variety of games equipment.

Develop required skills for rolling, bouncing,

throwing and catching.

Experiment with a variety of different sport balls.

Develop skills needed to play successfully as a

team member and participate in team games.

PE Day - Wednesday

Please ensure that your child has a full PE kit in

school each week for their PE lesson.

Key skills:

Develop skills which enable

us to make markings with

confidence.

Experiment with different

media: crayons, rubbers, felt tips, charcoal, ball

point pens.

Look at and discuss work by the artist Paul Klee.

Discuss different types of mark making: line,

curl, twirl, curve, zigzag.

Explore the shape of objects and ways to

represent them.

Use the following websites to practice your maths

and spelling:

www.ttrockstars.com

www.login.mathletics.com

www.uk.spellodrome.com

www.spag.com

Complete one of the following projects:

Create a 3D model of your family tree or a

timeline of how you have changed over time.

Use a variety of recycled materials to create a

3D sculpture.

Key learning this half term:

Recognise what we like

and dislike, what is fair

and unfair, and what is

right and wrong.

Agree and follow school

rules, and to understand

how rules help us.

Recognise how our behaviour affects others.

Identify and respect the differences and

similarities between people.