Year 1 2024 - 2025

Mrs Jones

Welcome to Year 1

Summer Term:

This term we will be learning:

English 

Poetry – At the Zoo by William Thackarey.  Rhyming strings and writing own list poem based on original.   

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.  Writing a letter and writing own version – mini book. 

Maths 

Introduction to length and height.  Introduction to Mass and capacity.  Multiplication and division. Simple Fractions. 

Science 

Plants – observing and describing how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.  Labelling the parts of a plant.  Finding out what plants need to grow and stay healthy. 

Computing 

 

Geography    

What are the key features in our local are?  Looking at the school grounds, aerial plans, map work, google earth. 

DT 

D.T. - Freestanding structures. Design and make a playground structure after a field trip to the playground. 

Music 

Charanga Unit– Your imagination 

PE 

 Outdoor mulitskills games and athletics

PSHE 

Health and Wellbeing- It’s my body.  What can help us grow and stay healthy? 

RE 

How and why are Allah and Muhammad important to Muslims? 

White Rose Maths      

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-1/

 The Maths Factor - http://www.themathsfactor.com        Carol Voderman's maths site is offereing free access - you just need to join

Year 1 maths (all areas) - http://uk.ixl.com/math/year-1  10 - 20 minutes daily on this daily would be great - lots of content and explains mistakes made. You could link to daily activity in Fun Maths.

Counting & Ordering  - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zknsgk7

Tens & Oneshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8sfr82/articles/zw4g2nb

Months of the year http://www.turtlediary.com/game/months-of-the-year.html

Number bonds to 10 http://resources.hwb.wales.gov.uk/VTC/count_on_me/eng/Introduction/default.htm ( starter activity not working on this sorry) 

Mental Maths (addition or subtraction) - http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

 

English websites

Suffixes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8mxrwx/articles/zwgbcwx

Compound words - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcgv39q/articles/z38t6f

Tricky words - http://ictgames.com/mobilePage/spookySpellings/index.html

Spellings http://ictgames.com/mobilePage/lcwc/index.html

Verbshttp://sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm

Nounshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zrqqtfr/articles/zpd8ng8   BITESIZE

Exclamation marks (Punctuation) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8x6cj6/articles/z3dcmsg   BITESIZE

Nouns & adjectives - http://scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L6186/L6186/index.html

Full Stops - http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/full-stop-1.html

Grammar, spelling & punctuation - Karate cats! - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd63xyc/articles/zdp4pg8

BBC  Bitesize -  https://www.bbc.co.uk/games/embed/small-town-superheroes?exitGameUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbbc.co.uk%2Fbitesize%2Farticles%2Fzncgvk7

You can choose the following games - Spelling tricky words; Sound it out; Parts of words; Sentences 

 

Reading

Oxford Owl Website - http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/  Banded books, pink and red link to the phonics we are learning, best to sit with the children during reading time please

Book trust  - https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/storybooks-and-games/

Teach your monster to read - http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

 

Phonics

Picnic on Pluto - http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/PicnicOnPluto.html

Dragon's Den - http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/DragonsDen.html

Buried Treasure - http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Phonic Frog - http://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/phonics-frog?phase=5

Tricky Trucks - http://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/tricky-trucks?phase=5

Odd & Bob - http://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/odd-and-bob?phase=5

Yes/No Yeti - http://www.phonicsbloom.com/uk/game/yes-no-yeti?phase=5

Grab a giggling grapheme - https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/grab-a-giggling-grapheme

Reading Robot ( click on phase or Year 1 Phonic check) - https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/reading-robot

Pick a picture - (great for practising Phase 3) - https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/pick-a-picture

Phase 3 pairing game - https://www.twinkl.co.uk/go/resource/tg-ga-56-twinkl-green-week-recycling-with-emily-phase-3-phonics-pairing-game

Flash cards Time Challenge - https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/1/flashcards-time-challenge

 

Topic - House & Homes

History  - Barnaby Bear visits a castle http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zqr4d2p

Thomas Edison - NetflixJr - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1lKwZTtzIY  (Also click on Edison Powerpoint in Files)

Thomas Edison - http://www.ducksters.com/biography/thomas_edison.php

Alexander Graham Bell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsRt5lBdBfE   ( a bit long but has some good information and pictures)

Alexander Graham Bell - BBC Teach - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n_5jG_9fAE  ( What an important invention! )

 

 

 

 

 

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