KS1 YEAR 1 LONG TERM PLANS

At New Ash Green Primary School, we develop the love of reading.  We use book banding for all our reading books.  We have a range of different schemes including Oxford Reading Tree and Rigby Star.


We use ‘Letters and Sounds’ to teach phonics and our Foundation Stage use ‘Jolly Phonics’.

TERM 1Space
ScienceSeasonal Change
DTWhere does our food come from? Harvest
HistoryHistory of space travel
• Pupils should be taught about changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life.
• Pupils should be taught about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.
ComputingWord, Textease, Using the Internet, Colour Magic
REJudaism
GeographyNA
ArtLook at the work of famous artists: focus on creating portraits in the style of Picasso, Seurat and traditional painter
MusicDuration
PSHENew beginnings.
Creating class charter.
Citizenship and Developing responsibility.
TERM 2Homes
ScienceEveryday materials
DTDesign and make a home
Bake bread
Healthy Christmas muffin
HistoryGuy Fawkes and Remembrance Day
Pupils should be taught about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally and globally.
ComputingWord, Textease, Using the Internet, Colour Magic
REFestivals
GeographyKatie Morag
• Key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather.
• Key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop.
Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom.
ArtChristmas card and calendar: collage, painting
MusicExploring sounds
PSHEGetting on and falling out.
The right to be treated fairly.
Money management and fund raising.
TERM 3Toys
ScienceWhat if investigations: How do toys move?
Paper aeroplanes, propelling in water, marble run, wind up toys etc…
DTSculpture – clay toy
Design and make a puppet
HistoryHistory of toys
Pupils should be taught about changes within living memory
ComputingWord, Textease, Using the Internet, Colour Magic
REChristianity: saints
GeographyNA
ArtPainting, texture, pattern, shape
Different techniques e.g. blending
MusicPulse and rhythm
PSHEGoing for goals.
The right to be heard.
Personal hygiene.
TERM 4Fairy Tales
ScienceWhat if investigations: Goldilocks – Investigative Unit
DTToast and a healthy topping (Goldilocks’ breakfast)
HistoryNA
ComputingWord, Textease, Using the Internet, Colour Magic
REChristianity: creation
GeographyRoutes and maps
• Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct symbols in a key.
Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and location and directional language (for example, near and far; left and right), to describe the location of features and routes on maps.
ArtPrinting, painting, collage, natural sculpture using the outside classroom
MusicPitch
PSHEGood to be me.
The right to a childhood.
Looking after our world.
TERM 5Minibeasts
ScienceAnimals Including Humans
DTMod rock sculpture of a minibeast
HistoryNA
ComputingWord, Textease, Using the Internet, Colour Magic
REChristianity: The Bible
GeographyMinibeasts in the school grounds
• Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and location and directional language (for example, near and far; left and right), to describe the location of features and routes on maps
ArtPrinting, patterns
Sketching, line, shape, form, pattern, texture – use the outside classroom
MusicTimbre, tempo, dynamics
PSHERelationships.
The right to be educated.
Medicines and keeping safe.
TERM 6The Seaside
SciencePlants
Also compare seaside plants with plants in NAG
DTHealthy sandwich to have at the seaside
HistoryHistory of the seaside
Pupils should be taught about changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life.
ComputingWord, Textease, Using the Internet, Colour Magic
REHinduism
GeographyBarnaby Bears visits Brittany
ArtTake One Picture
Printing, painting, collage, sketching, sculpture
MusicInstruments and symbols
PSHEChanges.
The right to be healthy.
Being healthy.