History: Finding out about toys
Year 1's Topic for History is toys. We have been busy thinking of questions that we can ask to help us find out more information. Year 1 worked in groups to ask Mrs Zafar questions about her childhood toys: "How…
Design Technology: Joining Fabrics
Year One have been investigating the best methods to join pieces of fabric together. We have trialled gluing, safety pinning and stappling pieces of fabric together. Before beginning we discussed the importance of safety and the correct methods to…
Art: colour mixing
Welcome back! Year one have been busy colour mixing. We have revisited primary colours and focused on key vocabulary: blend, mix, secondary colours. To help us understand colour mixing we used playdough. We were able to see the colours changing.…
Bar models
Year One have been working hard in Maths using Bar Models with the support of Rally Robin. Building on our prior knowledge using fact families. We are able to create number sentences e.g. 5 + 3 = 8, 8= 5…
Why do we have rules?
For RHSE Year 1 have revisited classroom rules. Using Rally Robin we discussed why we have rules around school and if they are the same or different. We understood that rules are there to keep us safe, to learn, to…
Part- whole model
This week has been a busy week. In Maths Year One have been learning about part- whole models and using these to create number sentences. Using our KAGAN: Rally Robin we are now beginning to understand fact families: 3+5 =…
Mechanisms: wheels and axels
Year One have been busy creating cars and understanding the importance of Wheels and Axels and how they work. We have been problem solving to see if the wheels would move when we taped the axle to the main body.…
Our Little City
Year 1 enjoyed a visit from Little City. We were able to work together using our value cooperation. We also used role play and language rich speech.
Making maps of our playground using symbols and a key
Year One have been busy this term learning about maps, keys and symbols. Using KAGAN (Round Robin) We have created a map of our school playground. We went on a walk to identify key features to support our learning further.