Key Stage 1 Curriculum

Key Stage 1 Curriculum

Cycle 2 Cycle 1 Primary Curriculum Key Stage1 Years 1 and 2 Maths & English are taught as discreet subjects with work matched to the contents of the National Curriculum & differentiated according to individual need. The Foundation subjects are the basis for our Creative curriculum. Our themes for 2015/16 are:- Autumn Spring Summer Who am I? Buildings From A-B Let s Celebrate Say Cheese How Are You? People of the Past Green Fingers The Magic Toy Maker It s Shocking Flowers and Insects Say Cheese Water World Cycle 1 Autumn Spring Summer History Geography Which countries we or our ancestors have come from How to find our local area on a map About different countries we have lived in How buildings were made in the past How buildings have been used in the past How people travelled in the past About different houses, homes and other buildings around the world How to use maps and atlases to locate the different countries these buildings are in About transport in the past How to make a timeline to show when different types of transport were invented About exploring different types of transport from myths and legends How we travel to school How to make maps to record our journey to school How to create our own train journey around the host country How we can travel to different countries How to create our own activity holiday Science About how our hearts work How to test the strengths of structures How to make our own sail boats and aeroplanes About how we are similar to and different from About materials used in KS1 Curriculum Page 2 of 9

Cycle 1 Autumn Spring Summer other people structures Computing About different types of foods How to handle photographic equipment About techniques for taking successful photos About photography as a profession How to download save, edit and print out photos How to publish photos on the internet to share them with others About ways to stay safe online How to write and debug a simple computer program or algorithm How to program Bee-bots to follow precise instructions Art About multi-player online gaming and how to stay safe online How to draw portraits and self-portraits How to take a portrait photograph About portraits by famous painters and sculptors How to draw pictures of local buildings How to make and decorate models of buildings How to make prints How to create our own futurist painting to capture the speed and movement of transport How to create a boat collage in the style of Turner and Monet How to design a favourite menu How decoration is used in celebrations How the work of artists is used in celebrations How to make artefacts and images that could be used in celebrations DT How to plan for a celebration How to make picture frames How to make a vehicle to transport a small toy from one place to another How to design and make a product for a celebration How to make models of How to make KS1 Curriculum Page 3 of 9

Cycle 1 Autumn Spring Summer houses plans for vehicles PE What activities we can do well How to test our vehicles to see how well they work About different ways to balance How we can stay fit and strong About making shapes with our bodies How to create a celebration dance How to improve the performance of our dance Music How songs and music are used in celebrations in our own and other countries How to compose our own music for a celebration About the structures of tunes and songs About comparing our own music About the sounds different types of transport make How to create our own sound journey RE Who is a Muslim and what do they believe? How and why do we celebrate special times? Islam Harvest Christmas story Leaders and Teachers Who is an inspiring person and why? Inspirational people today and from history Rosa Parks, Ghandi, Mother Teresa, Michael Watson, What do stories of Jesus tell Christians about how to live? Parables lost coin/sheep Good Samaritan Miracles loaves and fish, healing stories How do Christians celebrate Christmas? Creation Stories What can we learn from creation stories? Christianity, Hinduism, Atheism, Big bang theory Behaviour rich fool (Matthew 7) Wise man/foolish man Easter: Holy week, Palm Sunday. Disciples, feelings, Easter weekend how are the different days remembered by Christians? Myself: How do we show we care for others? Include world view/ideas and Christian perspectives All unique and important God values all (Matthew 6:26) KS1 Curriculum Page 4 of 9

Cycle 1 Autumn Spring Summer Jesus blesses the children (Matthew 19) Psalm 8 Being a good friend paralysed man) Our special gifts serving others/ looking after the poor (Islam Zakah (alms)(sewa sikhism) Stories of giving Sikhism, Bhai, Ghanaiya, Guru Gobind, Singh People who care because of religious beliefs: Dr Barnardo, Sir Francis Dominica, Salvation Army PSHE About the different groups we belong to About the different houses people live in, in different countries How children around the world travel to school About the things that make us feel happy How to deal with anger How to stay safe How to make an emergency phone call How different groups of people celebrate different events How different groups of people have different rules Cycle 2 Autumn Spring Summer History About the doctors who discovered medicines About diseases from the past About the different decisions that rulers had to make in the past How to use a living graph to explore how a person KS1 Curriculum Page 5 of 9

Cycle 2 Autumn Spring Summer About toys and games from the past from history might have been feeling How to decide if a toy is new or old How to create our own toy museum How we can learn about the past in different ways About the life of a famous explorer using maps and role play How to compare the lives of two different explorers About the achievements of important scientists and inventors About what life was like at different times in the past What we did before electricity Geography About plants that grow in other countries About honey and silk production About the migration of the Monarch butterfly How much of our planet is water and how much is land How water can provide a habitat for different living things What it might be like to live somewhere where there is not much water Science About eating the right foods About static electricity About plants that grow in our local area About getting enough exercise How we can use static electricity About the different parts of a plant Why our bodies need sleep What battery-operated toys can do What plants need in order to grow What happens when we are How to make our own electrical circuit How to care for a plant KS1 Curriculum Page 6 of 9

Cycle 2 Autumn Spring Summer ill How germs get inside our bodies How to protect our bodies About our senses How to sort toys based on what they are made out of What materials are best for making a bath toy About pushes and pulls, and how things move Electricity at home and in the classroom About the dangers of electricity Where flowers and insects prefer to live and grow How and where seeds grow How to set up tests to discover how plants use water How to grow lots of different things How beans grow About the life cycles of insects About ants and bees How water helps plants to grow How water can change, from a solid to a liquid to a gas How much water we need to drink to stay fit and healthy Computing How to make our own space-themed computer game Why it is important to wash our hands to keep them clean How to handle photographic equipment About techniques for taking successful photos About photography as a profession How to download save, edit and print out photos How to publish photos on the internet to share them with others About ways to stay safe online How to write and debug a simple computer program or algorithm Art What we can learn about a About paintings of flowers KS1 Curriculum Page 7 of 9

Cycle 2 Autumn Spring Summer person from their portrait and insects How to create a portrait of a friend How to make paintings and models of flowers and insects About the work of famous artists How to paint a scene in the style of a famous artist How to use symmetry to make paintings of insects How to create a garden in the classroom DT About magic toys that fool our eyes How to design and make a torch How to make a watering device How to design and make our own board game PE How to design and make our own puppets How exercise keeps our body healthy What activities we can do to stay fit Music About how different toys move About the life and music of a famous composer How to use music to tell the story of our famous composer About the music of the famous composer, Rimsky- Korsakov RE Who is a Christian and what do they believe? Who is an inspiring person and why? Jesus and Muhammed In what ways is a church/mosque important to believers? The importance of the symbol of light in different festivals: Hannukah, Divali, Christmas How believers express beliefs through symbols. How light can mean different things. Why great leaders? What makes a person inspiring to others? Christianity: 1st disciples Luke 5:111, Zacchaeus Luke 19:110 Islam Muhammed and Jibrilim Sacred, holy places Respect clothing worn Main features of Church/Mosque Signs and Symbols Church: Mosque: wudu, calligraphy, prayer mat, beads, minbar, mitrab, muezzin Harvest Belonging How can we KS1 Curriculum Page 8 of 9

Cycle 2 Autumn Spring Summer PSHE Who is an inspiring person and why? Jesus and Muhammed Why great leaders? What makes a person inspiring to others? Christianity: Why some people don t have drinking water What hospitals are like What does it mean to belong? Our belonging to different groups family, school, Deaf community, clubs, sports etc. Christian symbols of belonging fish, cross, Christian ceremonies Baptism, wedding About the idea of fairness and what it means Why some people in the past wanted to make change make our world a better place? How people in different countries use plants About keeping stick insects as pets About people who help us How people in different countries use electricity KS1 Curriculum Page 9 of 9