Year 1 - Mrs Sloanes 2025 - 2026
Mrs Sloanes
As we transition into Year One we will be extending our learning through play. In our classroom we have lots of areas of provision linked to our curriculum and the interests of the children.
Reading and Writing
We use Talk Through Stories to explore story sequencing, inference and language practically through role play, discussion and games.
Our writing sequence follows a five step sequence.
Step One - Learn the frequently used words for the week
Step Two - Write a dictated sentence provided by the teacher
Step Three - Innovate the sentence
Step Four - Independently write a sentence
Step Five - Use 'talk for writing' to learn and internalise a piece of text using actions to support sequencing a longer piece of writing.
Our Books In Autumn Term |
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| Three Billy Goats Gruff |
Can I Build Another Me? |
Funnybones |
| Monkey Puzzle |
Luna Loves Christmas |
Santa Post |
Our Books In Spring Term |
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Missing Richmond  |
Superworm |
Mr Wolfs Pancakes  |
Grandads Island  |
Owl Babies  |
I am Nefertiti  |
Maths
We follow Maths No problem which follows a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach allowing the children to fully embed new learning through discussion and practical learning before applying their skills to a written format.
In autumn term we have explored numbers within 10. This included their value, sequencing, number bonds and addition/ subtraction.
In spring term this progresses to understanding numbers within 20 and using our prior knowledge to support addition and subtraction and forming fact families and moving on to numbers within 40! We are always up for a challenge in Y1S and use our maths resources to support our new knowledge. We also have available resources and challenge activities in our continuous provision for children to reguarly use and apply their skills in their play to enhance their learning.
Our Wider Curriculum
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Geography |
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Autumn term - 'my body' We will be looking at the parts of the body we can see, labelling them and knowing what they do for us. This includes linking the correct part of the body to the correct sense. We will be playing lots of games using our senses to find out just how important they are and discuss which one we feel is the most important. We will also look at how to keep our mind and body healthy through what we eat, exercise and sleep.
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Autumn Term - 'buildings in Peterlee'. We will be looking at the mining village of Peterlee and how it changed and adapted to become the town that it is today. We will investigate what houses used to look like, what the streets and neighboring villages may have looked like and how they have changed over time. We will be beginning to use a timeline to plot events.
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Autumn Term - Peterlee. We will be able to locate Peterlee on a map and know the landforms within it including the woodland / forests and the coastline. We will be able to name the water bodies around Peterlee including the Castle Eden Burn / stream and the North Sea.
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Spring Term - 'animal classification'
We will be investigating different animals and grouping them by their animal type, what their features are and what they eat. |
Spring Term - Joseph Swan
We will be learning that an inventor is someone who creates new ideas, tools, or machines to solve problems or improve life. |
Spring Term - The United Kingdom
In georgraphy we will be exploring the four countries of the United Kingdom and their physical features including mountains, rivers and coastlines. |
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Art |
RE |
PSHE |
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Autumn Term - portraits and collages In our art lessons with Mrs Foster we will be looking at portraits and collages. We will use a visual stimulus to create a portrait collage of ourselves using a variety of mediums. |
Autumn Term - The Bible, Sources of Light RE gives us the opportunity to explore the beliefs of different faiths. Our topic begins in Autumn with Christianity and finding out why the Bible is special to Christians. We will explore how and why they use the Bible as well as where they might find a Bible in their place of worship. We will learn about why light is important to Christians and how this is represented through the nativity story. |
Autumn Term - Safety First, VIPS. It is essential that we know how to keep ourselves and those around us safe as well as knowing who are trusted adults are and how they can be a duty bearer for our right to be safe. |
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Spring Term -
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The children will learn about baptism in the Christian faith and how this is a promise to God to love and care for the planet, one another and everything in it. The children will consider what communities they belong to and promises they may like to make to the people in them. |
Spring Term - Money Matters, Aiming High |
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Computing |
PE |
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Autumn Term Fruit and Vegetables The children will categorise food into fruits and vegetables before designing and making a healthy smoothie to enjoy. The chidlren will taste and evaluate their smoothie. A Balanced Diet The children will look at food groups and what food complimets each other well. They will use these food combinations to create ideas for wraps which offer people a healthy, balanced diet. |
Autumn Term Using PurpleMash we will practice logging in and logging out and explore online safety as a tool to keep us safe when using devices online.
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Autumn Term Send and Return: Unit Focus- Able to send an object with increased confidence using hand or bat. Move towards a moving ball to return. Sending and returning a variety of balls. We are learning to
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Spring Term - Structures, Baby Bears Chair
The children will test a variety of shapes and materials to build a chair structure which can hold weight. They will then design and build a new chair for Baby Bear. |
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Spring Term - Gymnastics Unit Focus - Use simple gymnastics actions and shapes. Apply basic strength to gymnastic actions. Begin to carry apparatus. Recognise like actions and link them. We are learning to
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