Here are some of the topics which may be covered in Year 1:

English

Phonics

The children will learn about the 44 phonemes in the English language and how these are blended to produce words.

Reading 

The focus is on developing the students’ ability to decode simple Consonant Vowel Consonant (CVC) words. In addition to this there is a focus on learning to recognise ‘tricky or sight words’ which do not follow conventional rules. These are also known as ‘High Frequency words’ which form part of the essential building blocks of early reading and writing.

We use a variety of texts from internationally recognised reading schemes to individualise reading progression for each child. 

Writing

We use the ‘Mighty Writer’ programme to develop independent writing skills.

Mathematics

  • Number and Place Value
  • Calculations
  • Fractions
  • Measurement
  • Geometry
  • Handling Data

Science

  • Ourselves
  • Living and Growing
  • Material Properties
  • Forces
  • Sound

Humanities

  • The development of homes 
  • Toys through time
  • The history of flight
  • Round the World – snapshots of different countries and cultures
  • Our Local Environment
  • Simple mapping

Computing and ICT

  • Digital Literacy
  • Technology around us
  • Working with Images
  • Coding

Art and Design

Pupils will be taught:

  • to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
  • to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
  • about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work

Music

  • Use voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.
  • Play tuned and untuned instruments musically.
  • Listen with concentration to a range of high-quality live and recorded music.
  • Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.

Drama

Pupils will be taught to:

  • Use both voice and action to convey character and parts of a story
  • Retell or invent structured stories and dialogue
  • Explore emotions and reactions when performing and watching
  • Develop social skills, working sensitively with others

PE

  • Movement and dance lessons
  • Coordination with bat and ball lessons
  • Outdoor games
  • Adventure climbing and balancing lessons
  • Outdoor sport specific lessons
  • Athletics and cross-country lessons
  • Indoor gymnastics lessons
  • Swimming

Personal Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education

  • Being special
  • Keeping myself safe
  • Friendships
  • Hillview Values