Click here to read about what we are doing in Year 1 and for links to support you with your child’s learning

 

School Value:

Autumn1: Cooperation

Central to our teaching and learning are the key principles of Kagan Cooperative Learning: positive interdependence and simultaneous engagement. Everybody learns together. Through a range of cooperative learning structures, which build as children progress through the school, they learn key social skills to enable them to collaborate, build effective relationships and recognise the value of working positively with others. 

 

Autumn 2: Communication

We teach children to work with others and the importance of clear, effective communication to this. During their time at Tiverton Academy, children have a wealth of opportunities to develop as confident, articulate communicators (whether speaking, writing or online) who have an understanding of their responsibilities to and impact on others.

 

Maths:

For Autumn1  Year1 will be working on Place value within 10 and addition and subtraction within 10.

We will sort and count objects, count objects from a larger group, represent numbers as words and count from any given number. We will be using one more, one less. We will compare groups by matching, compare groups by numbers and  order objects by numbers.

For Autumn 2 we will continue with addition and subtraction within 10 followed by Geometry and shape. We will be focusing on part whole models, number bonds to 10, fact families. We will move on to recognising 2D and 3D shapes, sorting 2D and 3D shapes and Finally patterns with 2D and 3D shapes.

We will be using Mathletics to support our learning. To help your child further please login to:

• • Mathletics – click here

 

Literacy:

Autumn 1:We are reading The Sweetest Song, Rhyming Poetry from The Big Green Crocodile, Ruby’s Worry. We will recall key events that have taken place.  With our writing our main focus will be ensuring that we use capital letters, finger spaces, full stops and the correct formation of letters. We will continue to focus on our sentence structure. We will be writing a sequence of sentences to describe and to retell a story. For our Poetry we will be able to say and write about what our favourite part was. Then have a go as a class at creating a poem about a drum.

 

Autumn2: We will be reading The Tiger who came to Tea, Our Very Own Dog. To help us with our writing we will write a sequence of sentences, recalling events and expressing our favourite parts of the stories. Followed by sharing factual events.

Everybody Read!

The library at Touchbase Pears is a great place to borrow books and is free to join and use. This online library is another great place to read.

 

Phonics:

We use the Little Wandle Early Reading Programme to teach phonics and spellings. As part of the programme spellings will be sent home weekly. If you have any questions or you would like to know how you can support your child please click here .

Part of the programme encourages reading regularly. You too can read the book that your child has been reading in class 3 times a week on Collins hub. Your child will also bring a free choice book to share with you at home. Please read with them and log your reading in your Reading Records.

Science:

Autumn1:  Year 1 will be learning about : Seasonal Changes

We will be observe changes and describe the weather in the UK. We will be focusing on the four countries and cities within the UK. Also we will focus on hot and cold countries across the globe.

Autumn 2: We will be focusing on Everyday Materials

We will identify everyday objects and what materials they are made from. We will be grouping objects by their simple physical properties.

Art:

Autumn 1 and 2:

This term Year 1 will be using a range of materials creatively to design and make products.

We will use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share our ideas, experiences and imagination.

We will develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space. Also we will talk about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work. 

D.T.

Autumn 1: We will focusing on Structure and Mechanisms and making a moving windmill. We will look at moving objects and understand how the move. Followed b

Autumn 2:  We will be making a moving vehicle focusing on mechanisms and axles.

 

R.E.

Autumn1 and 2:

Year 1 we will be focusing on learning from experience, learning about religious traditions and non-religious world-views and learning from Faith and Non-Religious Worldviews. We will recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways within their own community and at least one other tradition.

 

We will be able to express some of our own feelings about special times or places and show respect for others’ ways of life.

We will be learning to asksimple questions about familiar celebrations or stories from different traditions.

 

RHSE

We can identify and name their trusted adults, explaining why it’s important to talk to them when they feel worried, unsafe, or unhappy.

We  can describe what makes a good friend, giving examples of kind and respectful behaviours in friendships and family relationships.

For us to understand that our body belongs to us, we can name basic emotions, and know simple ways to manage our feelings or ask for help.

We can identify can identify basic online safety rules, explaining why it’s important to use the internet with an adult and to tell a grown-up if something online makes us feel uncomfortable.

 

History

Autumn 1 & 2:

Significant individuals – How am I making history?

This unit introduces pupils to the concept of history through their own lives and experiences. Building on prior learning about “Adventures through time,” pupils will explore personal chronology, family memories, and the changes and continuities between past and present childhood. The unit aims to develop foundational historical skills, including ordering events on a timeline, asking questions, and understanding that they themselves are part of history.

Where it links with history across the school

Changes within living memory – How have toys changed?

This unit explores the fascinating history of toys, examining how they have changed over time. Building on prior learning about making history, pupils will investigate toys from the past and present, compare and contrast their features, and sequence historical artefacts. The unit aims to develop an understanding of change and continuity in everyday objects and the use of historical evidence.

 

Geography:

For Autumn 1 and 2 we will be focusing on What is it like here?

Learning geography in Year 1 helps children explore and understand our immediate surroundings, answering questions like “What is it like here?” It also introduces them to broader physical features, such as “What is the weather like in the UK?”, and encourages them to discover contrasting places far away, like “What is it like to live in Shanghai?”. Through these explorations, children begin to build a foundational awareness of their own place in the world and the diverse environments and lives of others.

You can use google earth to support this.

We continue building from exploring and understanding our immediate surroundings, answering questions like “What is it like here?” The geography curriculum then introduces them to broader physical features, such as “What is the weather like in the UK?” Through these explorations, children begin to build a foundational awareness of their own place in the world and the diverse environments and lives of others.

Computing:

Autumn 1 Computing Systems and Networks  – Technology All Around Us

This introductory unit focuses on familiarising pupils with technology, particularly computers and their basic functions. Pupils will explore what technology is, identify computer parts, learn to use a mouse and keyboard, and understand the importance of responsible technology use. This unit develops foundational computing skills and promotes safe digital literacy from an early age.

Autumn 2 Creating Media – Digital Painting

This unit introduces pupils to the creative possibilities of digital painting using a computer. Pupils will explore various freehand, shape, and line tools, learn to make deliberate choices about colour and form, and develop independence in creating digital artwork. This unit also encourages comparison between digital and traditional art methods, fostering an understanding of different artistic approaches.

If you would like further information on great online safety resources click here.

P.E.

For Autumn 1 & 2  Year 1 will develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. We will learn to cooperate in challenging situations. We achieve this through skipping, jumping, walking, hopping etc.

We will master balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities within invasion themed games. 

 

Music:

Music education in Year 1 aims to ignite a love of music by engaging children in expressive singing, playing simple instruments, and listening actively to a range of sounds. Building on early years’ exploration of sound, children begin to understand basic musical elements like pulse and dynamics through practical activities. This foundational year fosters confidence, creativity, and a sense of achievement through shared musical experiences.

We have chosen to use Sparkyard for our music delivery as it supports the non-specialist to deliver high quality music education, mapped to the national curriculum. 

In Year 1, music lessons are delivered by Claire Vaughan.