WASHINGBOROUGH ACADEMY LONG TERM PLAN YEAR 1/2 - CYCLE ‘A’ TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
TERM 4
TERM 5
World at War Toys and Games
World at War Music & poppies
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Beside the Seaside!
VALUES
Quality & Friendship
Courage & Trust
Quality & Respect (Grandparents’ Event)
Thoughtfulness & Peace
Unity & Respect
Responsibility & Freedom
VISITS / VISITORS
Andy Austin / WWI performance workshop
‘Making it! ‘Discovery Centre Littleworth, Mansfield, Notts (Making musical toys)
The Collection visit
The archaeological group – visit school
Religious visit to Lincoln Cathedral
Visit to Natureland Skegness/Mablethorpe
NUMERACY – LINKS TO THEME
Data handling - favourite toys survey. Money- role play toy shop.
Poppies/The Cross - lines of symmetry
Sorting and classifying rubbish/ shapes. Enlarging our ‘Food Glorious Food recipe; what if we had a dinosaur egg to bake with?
Non-standard measures- foot prints. Multiplication- toes/ feet
Survey and create charts of favourite animals
Measurement - sand and water capacity. Shells- non-standard measures. Sorting- venn/carroll diagrams.
LITERACY
Toys and Games from WWI Poetry - about toys
Recounts (imaginary) The Donkey of Gallipoli - write own version but tell the story from the donkey’s point of view.
Stories about fantasy worlds Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish (Dinosaur egg stimulus)
Traditional and Fairy Tales
Extended stories - Rainbow fish
Information texts Natureland visit/marine animals
Dictionary skills
Non – chronological reports; encyclopaedia of sea creatures
Recounts (imaginary) – the man’s journey
Non chronological reports – dinosaur fact files
Playground rhymes (linked to WWI) Questions for grandparents experiences of toys/games through the ages Writing to companies for our outdoor area campaign
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Write instructions for WWI games The best Christmas present in the World – Michael Morpurgo – a recount (real life) of when I made friends
Stories by the same author Jane Hissey
Non chronological writing Importance of keeping fit; healthy eating Explanations – poppies in World Wa
Leave spaces between words. Punctuate sentences (CL /FS.)
Use familiar and new punctuation correctly Use CL and FS; introduce ? to demarcate sentences
Joining words and joining clauses using and Regular plural noun suffixes –s or –es [for example, dog, dogs; wish, wishes], including the effects of these suffixes on the meaning of the noun Sentence: How words combine to make sentences
Subordination (using when, if, that, because) and coordination (using or, and, but) Expanded noun phrases for description and specification e.g. the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon Suffixes that can be added to verbs where no change is needed in the spelling of root words (e.g. helping, helped, helper)
Letters to museum about the discovery of a dinosaur at Washingborough Academy.
Use CL, FS and ?; introduce !
Learn how to use some features on written standard English Sequence sentences to form short narratives How the prefix un– changes the meaning of verbs and adjectives [negation, for example, unkind, or undoing: untie the boat]
Stories by the same author – writing plays: Sharing a shell- Julia Donaldson Snail on a whaleJulia Donaldson
Capital letters for pronoun I/ proper nouns Use CL, FS, ? and ! ; introduce commas in lists
Use CL, FS, ? and ! ;
Learn how to use sentences with different forms (statement, question, exclamation, command)
Commas to separate items in list Introduce apostrophes to mark where letters are missing Use grammatical terminology expanded noun phrases to describe and specify
Formation of nouns using suffixes such as ‘ness’, ‘er’ and compounding e.g. whiteboard
Learn how to use the past and present tenses correctly throughout writing. Formation of adjectives using suffixes such as ‘ful’ ‘ness’
TERM 6 Beside the Seaside!
Sea Poetry Commotion in the Oceandescription/ adjectives Instructions – write our recipe for chocolate courgette cake
Revise CL, FS, ? and ! ; commas in lists and apostrophes to mark where letters are missing Introduce apostrophes to mark single possession e.g. the girl’s name Use of the suffixes ‘er’ ‘est’ in adjectives and turning adjectives into adverbs by adding ‘ly’ Use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress e.g. she is drumming, he was shouting
WASHINGBOROUGH ACADEMY LONG TERM PLAN YEAR 1/2 - CYCLE ‘A’ TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
TERM 4
TERM 5
World at War Toys and Games
World at War Music & poppies
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Beside the Seaside!
GRAMMAR TERMINOLOGY
Letter, capital letter word Punctuation Full stop
Sentence, question mark, noun, suffix
Exclamation mark, noun phrase, verb
Singular, plural, statement, command, compound, adjective, comma
Adverb, tense – past present, apostrophe
Revise all terminology
SPELLING FOCUS
Revision of Reception work e.g. Letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they commonly represent The sounds f, n, z, k ff, ll, ss, zz an CK Division of words into syllables
Nk, syllables (like a beat) and tch; the sound v at the end of the words
Added s and es Ing, ed and er – (no change to the root word) Ad er and est to adjectives (no change to the root word)
Vowel digraphs and trigraphs (page 43)
Vowel digraphs and trigraphs (page 44)
Words ending in y, ph,, wh Using k for the k sound Prefix ‘un’ Compound words Common exception words
RE
Hindu celebrations
Celebrations: Why do Christians give gifts at Christmas?
Religious belief and lifestyle for Christians
Authority for Christians and Jews
Religious buildings
Religious belief and lifestyle for Christians
ICT
Compare children’s toys from then and now. Design a toy that uses the same materials as used in the early toys.
Create a board game that could have been made in 1914 and print out using a 3D printer and decorate the characters. Advertise their creation.
iStopMotion animation of dinosaurs
iStopMotion animation of dinosaurs
Give the pupils a budget and they have to create their own stall at the seaside for our seaside town.
Green Screen animation movie showing them at the seaside, pretending they are on a day out; can include them on rides of donkeys etc.
SCIENCE
Basic needs of animals Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans for survival (water, food and air).
Exercise and Hygiene Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food and food hygiene.
Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body.
Notice that animals including humans have offspring which grow into adults. (The Land before time)
Identify and name a variety of common animals. (Carnivores, herbivores and omnivores) Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals
Observe changes across the four seasons. Observe and describe weather associated with the seasons. Keep a diary to record those changes.
Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the UK and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the equator and the North and South poles. Compare to the weather in dinosaur times!
Draw an imaginary map of dinosaur land
Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the UK and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country (Countries of the Caribbean – read Cool Gregory)
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features.
(Drill – Andy Austin)
GEOGRAPHY
Name and locate the 7 continents and 5 oceans. Use a globe to locate where the war took place; use a large map to locate key places and label the map with seas etc.
Name, locate and identify characteristics of the 4 countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas. Label these onto a map. Use simple field work and observational skills to study the geography of school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
TERM 6 Beside the Seaside!
WASHINGBOROUGH ACADEMY LONG TERM PLAN YEAR 1/2 - CYCLE ‘A’
HISTORY
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
TERM 4
TERM 5
World at War Toys and Games
World at War Music & poppies
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Beside the Seaside!
Toys and games from WWI to the present day; create a timeline. Explore food eaten in WWI. Identify transport from WWI. Compare and contrast a Penny Farthing to bikes of today.
Changes within living memorycreate a family tree. Investigate the story of a local soldier and write a biography of his time in the war.
Fossils
Archaeology – Time Team
Christopher Columbus’ voyage – research using the computer; write a sea diary. Act out landing on a new land – collect words to describe. Design a ship for the journey.
History of ships – research and create a timeline. Make Top Trump cards about ships and play.
GLOBAL DIMENSION
PE
Focus on ball and skill games
TERM 6 Beside the Seaside!
The story of Grace Darling
Releasing balloons with written messages/ prayers as a remembrance
Investigate pollution across the World. What is happening to the rainforest? Investigate extinct animals.
Write letters to the schools in Holland and Finland to prepare for Skype in term 6.
Investigate the International cycle ride and plot the route onto a world map
Skype a school in Holland/Finland to find out about cycling in these countries. Compare and contrast to cycling in the UK.
Throwing and catching Inventing games/ Throwing and catching aiminggames
Making up games with a partner aiming, hitting and kicking
Bat/ball skills and games- skipping
Development partner work
Group games and inventing rules
Dance
Team Games
Dance
Athletics
Cycling
Cycling
Fossil fuels are the revenge of the dinosaurs with Vince
Bicycle games with Vince.
Investigate the North Sea cycle route. Locate route on a map. Plan what to take in a cycle bag for the journey – limited space. Photos of Amsterdam railway.
International cycle ride. Skype a school in Holland/Finland to find out about cycling in these countries. Compare and contrast to cycling in the UK.
Seaside topic- design and create a seaside town: model, souvenir, leaflets, posters, maps etc (link to literacy and art)
Seaside topic- design and create a seaside model, souvenir (link to literacy and art) Design a sandcastle to build at the seaside
Cycling Gymnastics Drill in the style of children in WWI
CYCLING
DT
Drill in the style of children in WWI
History of bikes; investigate a penny farthing; draw and write about the differences between their own bike and the Penny Farthing. ‘Playground Pedal’ with Vince Gibson (Monday afternoons) ‘Lose the Stabilisers’ event with parents and children
Bicycle games with Vince.
Campaign for outdoor area- raising money!
Poppy art; collage of wreaths
Design a playground game, try this out and evaluate. Create a playground game book for the whole class.
Fossil fuels are the revenge of the dinosaurs with Vince
Design a game in the style of WWI, make and evaluate Make a calendar and Christmas card
Rubbish collage – of school grounds Make our own book for ‘Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish’
Seasons collage-PVA glue and tissue paper 3D picture (sculpture) Make a dinosaur out of clay
Paper plate weaving Printing of dinosaurs using polystyrene tiles Create and decorate dinosaur eggs out of papier-mâché (link to Easter eggs)
Fish batik
WASHINGBOROUGH ACADEMY LONG TERM PLAN YEAR 1/2 - CYCLE ‘A’
ART
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
TERM 4
TERM 5
World at War Toys and Games
World at War Music & poppies
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Beside the Seaside!
Observational drawing of teddies in pencil
Poppy art: wreaths, collage, pastels, patterns etc Monetfield of poppies
Rubbish collage – of school grounds
Wax resist dinosaurs Dinosaur rubbings around school to make dinosaur skin then collage a big dinosaur template....
Design our seaside town; art work linked to this town
Drawing posters for our campaign
Colour mixing using red paints
Seasons art work linked to Geography
TERM 6 Beside the Seaside! Design a sea monster Sunset/silhouette pictures
Marbling for poetry backgrounds using blues
Wax resist dinosaurs Poppy art – colour pictures of poppies
Colour mixing of blue
MUSIC
Music express Playground rhymes
Music express Music through the decades
Music express
Music express
Music express Appraisal of ‘sea’ music
Music express Compose ‘sea’ music
JAMIE OLIVER RECIPES
Seasonally appropriate recipe
Seasonally appropriate recipe
Seasonally appropriate recipe
Seasonally appropriate recipe
Seasonally appropriate recipe
Seasonally appropriate recipe
CLASS READERS
Nursery village series
The Donkey of Gallipoli – Mark Greenwood
Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish – Michael Foreman
Dinosaur’s diary – Julia Donaldson
Rainbow Fish
Flotsam – David Wiesner
Sharing a shell- Julia Donaldson
Commotion in the ocean
Snail on a whale- Julia Donaldson
Dolphin Boy – Michael Morpurgo & Michael Foreman
Jane Hissey – series of books The best Christmas present in the World – Michael Morpurgo
Living Dinosaurs -Collins
Cool Gregory The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch Ronda and David Armitage