Year 1 Topic overview for new curriculum
Topic / Magical MeAutumn 1 / Animals around us
Autumn 1 and Spring 2 / Castles
Spring 2 / At the Seaside
Summer 1 / Seaside cont.
Summer 2
Ignites / In school - Magic Phil / Dell Farm / Berkhamsted Castle / Aquarium / Seaside Day
Cross – curricular Subjects
History / Our own history
(family trees and timelines). / Key Events
Bonfire night
Events of national and world importance: Remembrance Day.
Charles Darwin / Kings and Queens
Royal Family
Lives of significant historical figures,
including comparison of those from
different periods
Significant local people / Seaside then and now
Changes in living memory (linked to aspects of national life where appropriate) / Chronology, history skills
Geography / Local familiar features (floor plans of classroom and school)
revisit / Farm landscapes. Local familiar features and vocab. Maps of Markyate. Local amenities
Continents, seas and countries, hot/cold climates / Castle landscapes. Local familiar features and vocab. Hills needed for protection etc. / Name/ locate UK countries and capital cities on a map/atlas
Seasonal/daily weather / Village walk and compare to Katy Morag
Science / The body. Identifying and naming basic body parts.
Planting spring bulbs and winter flowers. / Identify/ compare common animals. Sorting and grouping animals. / Materials
Identifying/naming/ Distinguishing/ properties of/ classifying / Observing weather associated with changes of season / Basic plants
Parts of a plant
Where different plants grow and why.
Art
(School Focus) / Portraits
Portraits of themselves and each other.
Class projects for topic display: Winnie the witch, 3 little pigs, funnybones and body. / Animalscollages
Techniques – use range of materials to explore pattern texture, collage / Castle/ armour design
Techniques –drawing/ shape, form and space
Painting/chalks pastels / Fish pattern printing
Artist – J. Vincent Scarpace
Techniques – Colour mixing, developing techniques of colour
Printing / Sculptures
Techniques –
3d clay/sculpture
DT / Construction with natural materials
skeletons and buildings / Gardening – winter veg
Healthy eating…designing healthy menus. / Mechanisms – draw bridges (Designing purposeful, functional, appealing products/ build/ improve/ generate model, communicate ideas) / Sewing – cross stitch fish pattern
Generate, model & communicate ideas. Use range of tools & materials to complete practical tasks
Evaluate existing products & own ideas / Gardening –
Summer plants
PE / Games – (Hockey)
Gymnastics / Games – (LCP 3)
Dance – animals (LCP 1/2) / Games – Tri- Golf
Gymnastics – LCP 5 / Games – Mini tennis
Dance – At the seaside / Athletics – LCP 7
SAQ -speed, agility, quickness
Music / Class songs
Beat, rhythm
Harvest songs / Animal songs/noises
CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE / Marching songs, minstrels, poems with music
Beat, tempo, dynamics / Seaside songs
Creating own music using sea life. Using syllables as notes. / Seaside songs/ chants
Rhythm, beat, dynamics
Computing / Exploring ICT linked to topic and curriculum. / Using a computer / Algorithms – battle plans
Understand use of algorithms. Write & test simple programs / Communicating online safely and respectfully / Research
Organising, sorting retrieving data
Discrete subjects
RE / Harvest, Diwali / Light, Christmas / Belonging/Easter
PSHE / New Beginnings / Going for goals/Good to be me / Relationships / Changes