Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School

Curriculum Overview for the Academic Year: 2020-2021 Year 1

School Global theme People Power; Heal the

WorldSuperheroes are not in fairy

tales – they are in every child that says I CAN

National and whole school

events

European Languages day Macmillan coffee morning

Grandparents day Fire safety WeekWorld animal day

Diwali Halloween

Remembrance DayAnti-bullying week Children In Need

Bonfire Night World kindness day

Christmas jumper day

National handwriting day Chinese New Year Safer internet day

Pancake day World Book Day World Maths Day

British Science Week Mother’s Day

Father’s Day Sports Week

Sir Alexander Fleming Mile Sports Day

Race for Life events

Class theme People Power; Heal the WorldSubject area AUTUMN TERM 1 AUTUMN TERM 2 SPRING TERM 1 SPRING TERM 2 SUMMER TERM 1 SUMMER TERM 2

ENGLISH

Use of a range of fairy tales running throughout to inspire reading and writing.

Taught through phonics, literacy and guided, small group reading and comprehension sessions.

Phonics:Recap and teach phase 2 and any missed phase 3 digraphs. GPC’s

Phase 2 and phase 3 tricky words.

To write CVC phase 3 words and a simple

sentence. Starting to begin with CVCC and

CCVC.

To apply writing in Project Time.

Teach phase 5 alternative graphemes.

(Snail and the whale.The Mole who knew it was none of his

business.)

Continue to apply all learnt digraphs in

reading and writing.

To write short narratives.

Apply phase 5 to reading and writing ongoing.

Read word endings.

Read words with more than one syllable.

Write prefixes and suffixes.

To write narratives using sentences with ‘and’ in to join clauses.

Instructions.

Read words with contractions eg I’m, I’ll

Reading words using their phonic knowledge continued.

Build up fluency and confidence in reading.

To write narratives at length.

Poetry.

Quality Texts

Reading Spine in

Here we are by Oliver JeffersKind by Axel Scheffler

I am . . . human/ peace/ love/ yoga books by Susan Verde

The Curious GardenThe Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

The Tulip ElvesThe Easter Story (Christianity)

Jim and the beanstalk.Funnybones by Allan and Janet Ahlberg

The Smartest Giant in town by Julia DonaldsonDK My Amazing Body Machine (Non-fiction books)

place. Earth Heroes by Lily DyuAre you . . . a bee/ an ant etc. by Judy Allen

The Bee BookGreta and the Giants by Zoe Tucker

Plant a kiss by Amy RosenthalLittle Tree by Loren Long

The Hug by Eoin McLoughlin

The Odd Egg by Emily GravettThe mole who knew it was none of his

business!Daffodils by William Wordsworth

Iggy Peck ArchitectMaps (Non-fiction book)

by Robert WinstonDK Find Out Human Body

Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea BeatyPoems from The Works by Pie Corbett

Under Earth, Under Water

MATHEMATICS

Number Place Value (within 10)

Addition and subtraction within

10.

Geometry: shape

Number Place Value (within 20)

Addition and subtraction within

20.

Place value (50)

Measurement: Length and height.

Weight and volume.

Multiplication and division.

Number fractions.

Geometry: Position and direction.

Number place value (100).

Measurement: MoneyTime

SCIENCE Animals Continuous Provision; Zoology Area – Name

a variety of common animals; reptiles, mammals. Identify and sort herbivore,

carnivores and omnivores.David Attenborough

Forest school; working scientifically to compare and contrast animals we find

outside. Insects.

SEASONS – Autumn. Tree identification. Deciduous and evergreen.

Fungi

Plant bulbs in preparation for spring and summer term eg daffodils, crocuses, allium,

gladioli, irises

Weather – day length; photographing a toy at the same time to see the difference in

light.

Everyday Materials; identify and name.

Properties of materials in continuous provision; Engineering Area

SEASONS – Autumn to spring

Weather ongoing - Design an umbrella for the April showers.

Forest school; wood, water, rocks.

Plants and humans

The Human Body; Labelling the human body and identifying the senses through

experiments.(Create an ear drum using cling film! Make a

senses box using a clingfilm. Taste tests; sour, sweet, salty.)

Research Robert Winston

Forest School; identify and name a range of common and wild plants. Features of a

plant; Create playdough models of a plant and label.

Flower/ plant of the week brought in. (Link with artwork).

SEASONS – Spring to Summer

COMPUTING E-safety; Chicken Clicking

What is a computer? Exploring the keyboard.

Unplugged; computational thinking without a computer. (Sequencing a story.)

Robots; programming

Computational thinking with a computer.

Cubetto; design and use a map for Cubetto.

GEOGRAPHY The Earth/ The World; our place in the world.Name, identify and locate the four countries

Naming and researching the continents of the world. Population, climate, weather,

Use compasses; naming north, south, east and west and directional language such as

in the UK and their capital cities.

Local geography; walking to Forest School. Noticing environmental changes.

cities. Making comparisons between two continents.

Continents song.

Looking at globes and maps. Discussing travel.

near, far, left and right.

HISTORY Remembrance Day

Covid memory boxes.

The sinking of the Titanic. Christopher Columbus; who was he?

ART AND DESIGN

Bee artwork; exploring watercolours, oil pastels and other media.Draw, paint and sculpt.

Clay bees.Autumn trees.

Observational drawings of apples.

Colour, pattern, texture and line.

Collage the curious garden.

Irises by Van GoghSunflowers by Van Gogh

Mod rock bodies.

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Continuous Provision; Architecture AreaTypes of structure – frame, shell, mass

Build structures; Explore, design, build and evaluate a home for a bee.

Continuous provision; Engineering Area Design and make a colour monster.

Taste test apples and design an apple crumble.

Continuous provision; Architecture and Engineering Area continued.

Exploring joining.

Designing and making a boat that will float.

Mechanisms; Moving story pictures – using levers to create moving characters.

Create a moving flower plant picture.

MUSIC Charanga; Hey You! Charanga; In the groove. Charanga; Your ImaginationPHYSICAL

EDUCATIONRE Stories of Creation Special Stories for

ChristmasStories that puzzle us Christian and Jewish Holy Buildings

PSHE Jigsaw:How do we decide to behave? Cross-

curricular with e-safety. What makes us special? Rules.

Feelings. The Colour Monster.

How do we keep safe? What can we do with money?

RSE: Growing and caring for ourselves.

SMSC/P4C 10 things I can do to help my world.What is it to be human?

Growth/ change. Awe and wonder at forest school.Our fascinating natural world.

Healthy Lifestyles

Planting and growing herbs.

A is for apple.

Mindfulness; gardening Sports Day; linked to Our Bodies

Learning in the

community

Forest SchoolHarvest Festival

Forest SchoolMother’s Day

Forest SchoolFather’s Day

Children In NeedRaising money for Breast Cancer

Alexander Fleming MileRace for Life