Key Stage 1
Frenchwood Community Primary School | ||||
This is what your child will be learning this half term | ||||
Cycle A | Y1/2. | Autumn 2 | ||
English | The True Story of The Three Little Pigs This half term we will be looking at Traditional Tales with a twist. Our focus text will be The three Little Pigs. We will develop our reading skills through comprehension and discussion as well as our independent writing skills to create our own narrative. Our non-fiction focus will be instruction writing. We will learn to write commands and sequence our work in chronological order. We will also develop our Year 1 and 2 grammar skills and focus on how to apply these to our writing independently. | |||
Maths | Year 1: Sequencing and sorting Fractions. Capacity and volume Money. Time Year 2: Counting, multiplication, statistics. Fractions. Capacity and volume | |||
Science | Everyday materials and their uses Children will be identifying and comparing everyday materials such as wood, plastic and metal. They will investigate how the shape of materials can be changed. | |||
PE | Indoor – Dance – Explorers
Outdoor – FMS – Overarm Throw | |||
History Geography | What is it like here? In this unit, children explore their local environment by identifying features on aerial photographs, creating simple maps of their classroom and school grounds, and using fieldwork to investigate how different areas are used and experienced. They then apply their learning to design improvements for their playground. | |||
Art or DT | Structures: Baby bear's chair Using the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears as inspiration, children help Baby Bear by making him a brand new chair. When designing the chair, they consider his needs and what he likes and explore ways of building it so that it is strong. | |||
PSHE | Dreams and Goals
• Understand that their views are important • Understand that their choices have consequences • Understand their own rights and responsibilities with their classroom | |||
Computing | Algorithms unplugged During this term children will be looking at what an algorithm is, how they can create simple effective commands for others to follow. Order commands to create clear instructions and fix the errors in the commands so that instructions work correctly. Finally, check and share instructions so that others can follow them. | |||
Music | This half term, we will be practising Christmas songs in preparation for our Christmas singalong.
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RE | Christianity - Jesus Jesus as the light of the world Symbolism of light. Advent and Christmas celebrations
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