Year 1 Term 3

Science

In Science, we will be focussing on Animals, defining both omnivores and carnivores.

• Identify and name a variety of common animals that are omnivores. 

• Working scientifically − Identifying and classifying.

• Factual Knowledge: Omnivores eat other animals and plants. Some animals are carnivores. Some animals are herbivores. Some animals are omnivores. 

• Identify and name a variety of common Insects.

• Factual Knowledge: Insects have six legs. Insects have three major body parts. Insects also have antennas / feelers.

• To identify and name common vertebrates. 

• Vertebrates have a spine / backbone.

• There are many animals from different groups; mammals, amphibians, fish, birds that are vertebrates. 

• To identify and name common invertebrates. 

• Invertebrates do not have a spine / backbone. 

• There are many animals that are invertebrates. There are more invertebrates in the world than vertebrates.  

• Observing closely using simple equipment Performing simple test. Taking measurements in simple test.  

• Sustainability (land and water).

Maths

Multiplication and Division:

• Count in 2s.

• Count in 10s.

• Count in 5s.

• Recognise equal groups.

• Add equal groups.

• Make arrays.

• Make doubles.

• Make equal groups-grouping.

• Make equal group- sharing.

Fractions 

• Recognise a half of an object or a shape.

• Find a half of an object or a shape.

• Recognise a half of a quantity.

• Find a half of a quantity.

• Recognise a quarter of an object or a shape.

• Find a quarter of an object or a shape.

• Recognise a quarter of a quantity.

• Find a quarter of a quantity.

   

  Position and direction 

• Ordinal numbers.

• Describe turns (full turn, half turn, three quarter turn).

• Describe position (left, right, forwards, backwards, above, below).

Place Value to 100

• Tens to 100.

• Partition into tens and ones.

• The number line to 100.

• 1 more 1 less.

• Comparing numbers.

  
  

  Money

• Unitising.

• Recognise coins and notes (the Brunei dollar)·

• Count in coins.

Time

• Before and after.

• Days of the week and months of the year.

• Hours, minutes and seconds.

• Tell the time to the hour and half hour.

English

• Recount- My Holiday!

• Elements of a story - Story Mountain (Lila & the Secret of Rain).

• Suffix – ed.

• Past tense.

• History: How the mode of communication changed: postcards, telephone, messaging.

• Animal riddles, Animal poems.

• Adjectives & noun phrases.

• Information Text: Animals found in Borneo & Asia.

• Revise: Poem, Trivia & Riddles 

• Story: Fiction: Goldilocks & the Three Bears 

• Writing: Writing Instructions, How to bake a cookie, How to go to the Bear's house, How to find Goldilocks.

• Handwriting: Assessment of ability to form lower case letters correctly – starting and finishing in the correct place. 

• Elements of a story (setting, character, story sequence, using time language).

• Writing a recall.

• Colourful semantics (sentence structure using ‘and’ , ‘but’ ).

• Fiction and non-fiction stories.

• Three Billy Goats’ Gruff and Three Little Pigs in relation to structures.

• Writing instructions, e.g., how to build a sturdy bridge, etc.

• Creative writing skills (picture prompts).

• Phonics (phase 5d and intro to phase 6-plural forms, suffixes, prefixes).

• Handwriting (letter formation, capital letters, full stops, finger spaces).

Reading

• Apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words. 

• To identify the setting of the story. 

• To be able to link what he/she has read to his/her own experiences. 

• To participate in discussion about what is read to him/her, taking turns and listening to what others say. 

Across the Curriculum

• Digital Citizenship: Digital Footprint and Identity, Relationships and Communication. 

• Modes of communication: Postcards, letters, old telephones’ ‘make their own telephone using recycled cans.

• History: Homes in the past: Water village.

• History: Brunei landmarks.

• Travel & Transport history.

• History of Bears.

• Castles & Museums. 

• To understand development for existing products and how they work. 

• Exploring Shadows and Tone.

• Sea creatures.

• Tonal drawing with charcoal and chalk.

• Complete observational drawing of fruit or vegetable. 

• To draw a fruit or vegetable with soft pastels.

• To make a product – picture frame.

• Continue to express views on people, places and environment.

• Ask and answer questions about events in living memory.