Year One

Painting - Explore/Develop/Create

• Explore the work of Clare Youngs who creates animals from different printed materials
• Generate prints using hard and soft materials
• Build repeated patterns and recognise pattern in the environment
• Experiment with overprinting motifs and colour
• Collect rubbings to help explore texture and patterns
• Evaluate their developing ideas and final piece

Drawing - Explore/Develop/Create

• Explore the work of Jan Griffier
• Experiment with different mediums; mark making to create flame representations
• Control the types of marks made with a range of media
• Name, Match and draw lines/marks from observation, invent new lines.
• Draw on different surfaces to create different effects.
• Evaluate the marks and their final piece

Textiles - Explore/Develop/Create

• With an artist, explore textiles, how they can be manipulated and changed.
• Change and modify threads and fabrics e.g. fray, plait, knot
• Apply cut shapes, decoration, stitches
• Create fabrics by weaving other materials together
• Create a use dyes to change fabric colour

Computing Systems and Networks: Improving Mouse Skills

• Knowing how to log in and navigate around a computer, developing mouse skills, learning how to drag, drop, click and control a cursor to create works of art inspired by Kandinsky and self-portraits.

Programming: Algorithms unplugged

• Using an unplugged approach so that algorithms, decomposition and debugging are made relatable to familiar contexts, such as dressing up and making a sandwich, while learning why instructions need to be very specific.

Programming: Bee-bots

• Developing early programming skills using either the Bee:Bot or virtual Bee:Bot.

• Mechanisms: Slides and levers
• Structures: Free standing structures
• Food: Preparing fruit and vegetables

Accordion content

• Nursery Rhymes
• Greetings
• Numbers and Colours
• Shapes
• Animals

• Home Sweet Home
• Paddington Bear's Adventures

• Toys and Technology
• The Great Fire of London

Autumn Term

• Place Value (within 10)
• Addition and Subtraction (within 10)
• Shape

Spring Term

• Place Value (within 20)
• Addition and Subtraction (within 20)
• Place Value (within 50)
• Length and Height
• Mass and Volume

Summer Term

• Multiplication and Diviion
• Fractions
• Position and Direction
• Place Values (within 100)
• Money
• Time

Keeping the Pulse (My Favourite Things)

• Children explore keeping the pulse together through music and movement, by exploring their favourite things.

Musical Symbols (Under the Sea)

• Children combine all the musical concepts learned  for an underwater-themed performance incorporating instrumental, vocal and body sounds.

Pitch and Tempo 

• Learning how to identify high and low notes and to compose a simple tune to represent a superhero.

In Year 1, we introduce the elements of competitive sports in a way that's fun and supportive. Pupils take part in activities in gymnastics, dance, athletics and structured games. They'll learn to construct and develop movement patterns in gymnastics and dance, then reflect on their performances and suggest improvements. 

They will also be introduced to principles of invasion games such as netball to prepare for more organised play at Key Stage 2. Finally, they will extend their understanding of how activity contributes to health and enjoyment.

Autumn Term

• Gymnastics
• Dance
• Hit, Catch, Run

Spring Term

• Attack, Defend, Shoot
• Gymnastics
• Run, Jump, Throw
• Send & Return

Summer Term

• Attack, Defend, Shoot
• Swimming
• Hit, Catch, Run
• Run, Jump, Throw

Who is special to us?

• Exploring how families can be different, the characteristics and impact of positive friendships; learning that issues can be overcome, people show feelings differently and that stereotyping is unfair

What groups do we belong to?

• Learning about: the importance of rules and consequences of not following them; caring for the needs of babies, young children and animals; exploring our similarities and differences and an introduction to democracy

What helps keep us safe?

• Learning how to respond to adults in different situations; distinguishing appropriate and inappropriate physical contact; understanding what to do if lost and how to call the emergency services; identifying: hazards in the home and people in the community who keep us safe.

Where is money?

• Learning about a range of money and bank functions including cash safety, spending, saving and jobs.

What helps us stay healthy?

• Exploring personal qualities, strategies to manage feelings, the impact of sleep and relaxation on wellbeing, the importance of handwashing and sun protection, identifying and dealing with allergic reactions, people in the community who keep us healthy.

Philosophy Units

• What do my senses tell me about the world of religion and belief?
• How did the universe come to be?

Theology Units

• What does the cross mean to Christians?

Human & Social Science Units

• How do/have religious groups contribute to society and culture?
• Why is there so much diversity of belief within Christianity?

• Plants
• Animals, including Humans
• Everyday materials
• Seasonal changes