Medium Term Planning: Topic: Fairy Tales
Term: Spring 2018 Class:Year One

Themes for learning / Week1
(3 days) / Week2
/ Week3 / Week4 / Week5
/ Week6
Parents Evening
Literacy
Basic Skills
And Phonics / ay / ou ie / ea oy / ir ue / aw wh / ph ew
Literacy / FOM – Write up Christmas news
Introduction to Fairy Tales – Characteristics
(What do they know?) / Billy Goats Gruff
Talk for Writing – retelling the story.
Focus on questions – whose that trip trapping over my bridge? / Little Red Hen
Retelling the story
Focus on questions – Who will help me….? / Snow White
Focus on questions – Mirror mirror on the wall…
Similes – hair as black as coal etc
Plurals (s and es) – Snow white needs 7 beds, plates, boxes, glasses etc / Hansel and Gretel
Gingerbread instructions
How would you escape from the witch?
/ Assessments
Recap over ? and plurals.
Mathematics Basic Skills
Homework? / Learning numbers past 10
focusing on 11,12,13,and 15 as these do not have number name in them / Tens and ones / Tens and ones
Using number lines
Number bonds to 10 / Tens and ones
Using number lines
Number bonds to 10 / Counting to 2s 5s and 10s
Tens and ones
Number bonds to 10 / Assessments
Mathematics / Place Value up to 20 / Place Value up to 20
/ Addition to 20 / Subtraction to 20 / Place Value to 50
Counting to 2s 5s and 10s / Assessments
Computing / Logging on
Drawing pictures using Dazzle. / Typing sentences using keyboard
History/Geography / History of Castles and
Denmark will be in
after half term
Science / Materials
Sorting and naming materials / Designing a waterproof boat for the 3 goats to cross over the water / Making spells
(bicarb and vinegar)
Chemical Cress – Science morning / Gingerbread man science enquiry – what would happen if the g.man crossed the water himself? / SPRING WEEK
Understanding the arts and design / Billy Goat Paper plates
Painting trolls
/ Little Red Hen Paper Plates
Windmills / Magic mirrors
Jewels – blending colours / Gingerbread houses / Spring flower
Blossom art
Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3 / Week 4 / Week 5 / Week 6 / Week 7
Design Technology / Attaching materials in different ways – sellotape/ staples / Make a dream catcher / Make ginger bread house
Understanding physical health and well-being / Dance
/ Line dancing
Movement and travel /
Religious Education / What is a celebration?
Focus on Jewish festival - Chanukah / Jewish festival Chanukah – what happens / Look at similarities between Jewish festival and our parties / Story of Judas Maccabee – the original event/story of Chanukah / Does celebrating Chanukah make Jewish children feel closer to God?
SMSC
Social / Rights and responsibilities of our school community / Rights and responsibilities of own learning / Work with others for the common good / Work with others for the common good / Work with others for the common good
SMSC
Moral / Will do what is right / Concern for others / Concern for others / Moral conflict- thinking about right and wrong
How to work with a friend
SMSC
Spiritual / Will to achieve- wanting to move forward / Understanding their own strengths and weaknesses / Understanding how they relate to each other / Understanding how they relate to each other
SMSC
Cultural / Understanding different festivals in different beliefs / Understanding traditional tales
Jigsaw / Jigsaw Assembly
Goals and Dreams / I can set goals / Make a dream catcher
I can share my dreams / I can keep trying when it’s difficult
I can have a positive attitude / I can work well with a partner / Jigsaw assembly