Subject 

Teaching and Learning 

Parental Involvement - We encourage parents to choose at least one activity for each subject to support your child in their learning. 

Maths 

In maths, the children will be learning about Place Value (within 20) and Addition and Subtraction (within 20). 

In place value, the children will be learning about tens and ones, 1 more and 1 less and ordering numbers. In addition and subtraction, the children will be learning to add and subtract by counting on, using related facts and answer missing number problems. 

Here are some maths games you can play with your children: 

• Hit the button  

• Robot more or less 

• Robot addition   

English 

In Curious Quests, the children will be exploring different text types including fiction and poetry. They will also be learning more about different word types (nouns, adjectives, verbs) including how to use adjectives in an expanded noun phrase e.g., the mighty, red dragon. They will also look at using adverbs of time and manner, conjunctions (and, so, but, because). 

• At home, read as many storybooks, poems and different traditional tales as possible. Whilst reading, look at the settings and the characters and encourage your child to describe those using different adjectives.  

Reading 

The children will be reading a variety of different types of books in their reading practice sessions that they have at school. They will continue to have 3 sessions a week when we focus on: using phonics knowledge to decode the words; read aloud with expression; check comprehension to show what they have understood from the text. The children will then bring home the book they have read in class to practice reading it again at home with you. This builds confidence as well as cementing reading skills. 

• Please listen to your child read at least 4 times per week. Children who read regularly at home make the most progress, not just in reading, but right across the curriculum. Please ask if us if you need any support. 

• Be a reader yourself - let your child see you reading and talk about your enjoyment of reading. 

Science 

Use of everyday materials 

This term the children will learn to recognise, name and describe a variety of materials (e.g. metal, paper, card, plastic) and their properties and perform simple experiments to test the suitability of materials.  

Plants 

They will learn about the parts of a plant, what plants need to grow, and about different types of trees (evergreen and deciduous). 

Seasonal changes 

They will also learn more about the season of winter – what the weather is like and how much sunlight we get at this time of the year and why. 

• Visit the BBC Bitesize website to explore the different units of learning about Plants & Uses of materials: Science  

• Go around the house and look at the different materials objects are made of and sort them accordingly. Look at some more ideas on this website: Science sparks 

Computing 

This term, the children will learn about copyright and ownership, how to make music digitally by exploring, editing and combining sounds using a computer program and about data logging, where they will use software tools to group and sort recognisable objects.  

• Access Purple Mash activities using the login (sent home in the Autumn term). 

• Visit the BBC Bitesize website and learn about organising information: BBC organising information 

Art 

Sculpture and 3D – Paper Play 

The children will explore different ways such as rolling, shaping, planning and glueing and painting to make 3D structures, drawings and sculptures. 

Explore creating different types of paper sculpture at home by recycling newspaper, magazines, cards etc. You can also watch the videos on these web links for some ideas: 

Make a Paper Sculpture 

Paper Sculpture Techniques  

Design and Technology 

Structures – Stable Structures 

This term we will explore the stability of structures and make a stable pencil pot for a specific user. We will use a sketch to communicate our ideas and choose the best method for joining the materials. 

Practice cutting skills with scissors, using one hand to hold the scissors pointing away from the body and with that elbow close to the body while cutting. Hold the paper or card to be cut in the other hand and move the paper or card so you can still keep the scissors pointing forwards and elbow in. 

PSHE 

Safety and changing body 

The children will discuss trusted adults inside and outside of school and the people who help them. They will be learning about keeping safe, e.g., what to do if they get lost, how to make an emergency phone call and what appropriate contact with adults/peers means. They will also learn about safety around substances and how to keep safe at home. 

To help your child, it would be useful to talk to them about the following, so they know: 

• where the phone is in the house / how to select emergency services from your phone 

• their address and postcode 

• how to open the door in an emergency 

You could write your address and postcode down and leave it by the phone so your child knows where to find it. 

Religion and World Views (RE) 

What is God’s job? 

The children will be learning about the 99 names of God (Islam), what the Tenak (Judaism) says about God and Hindu and Zoroastrian beliefs about God and what a deity does. 

Why should we care for the world? 

The children will be learning about different religious beliefs regarding the creation of the world and how we should care for the world. 

Some key vocabulary for this term is: 

Allah, Qur’an, Tenak, miracle, Trimurti, creator, destroyer, ownership, care, stewardship, humanist, ahisma.

History 

How have toys changed?  

In this unit, the children will learn to sequence toys on a timeline, investigate artefacts from the past, identify how teddy bears have changed and what toys may be like in the future. 

• Ask your parents and grandparents about the toys and games they played with when they were little. Look at photographs or the toys if they still have them. If you can, bring in some pictures to show in the class. 

• Visit the BBC bitesize website and find some facts about toys from living memory: BBC Toys 

• BBC Toys from 100 years ago   

Geography  

What is the weather like in UK? 

The children will learn to identify and locate the four UK countries, recognise their own country and describe locations using basic compass directions. They also measure different types of weather, using symbols used in weather forecasts, describe seasonal changes and suggest appropriate clothing and activities for each season. 

• Look at atlases/globes and locate UK and the seas surrounding it. Discuss the climate and seasons we have in UK and compare them to other countries that the children recognise.   

• Visit the BBC bitesize website and find some facts about UK on: BBC What is the UK?  

• BBC Weather and Seasons 

PE 

Gymnastics - The children will develop basic gymnastics actions on the floor and on apparatus. They will develop skills such as jumping, rolling, balancing and travelling and use these to create short sequences and movement phrases.  

Net and wall games - They will use and develop skills such as throwing, catching, tracking and hitting a ball and learn how to score points.   

Yoga - The children will learn poses and techniques that will help them to connect their mind and body through meditation and breathing. They will work on improving their well-being by building strength, flexibility, co-ordination and balance. 

Invasion games - They will learn about the principles of defending and attacking for invasion games by sending and receiving a ball using both hands and feet and score points for their team. 

Staying active at home will support your child’s progress in PE. Here are some links to follow for some ideas: 

• BBC Teach: KS1 Physical Education - BBC Teach 

• Oak Academy: Oak Academy 

Please note that these videos are on YouTube and therefore may need some level of supervision. 

Music  

Pitch  

This unit helps the children learn how to identify high and low notes and to compose a simple tune to represent a superhero. 

Instruments (Theme - Storytelling) 

Children learn how events, actions and feelings within stories can be represented by pitch, dynamics and tempo. 

Read about pitch, dynamics and tempo on the BBC bitesize website:BBC music KS1