Through discussion, role-play and drama the children will explore the story of Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis. Children will have opportunities to perform poetry in particular favourite Nursery Rhymes. They will follow instructions to make a Bog Baby and demonstrate their understanding in response to questions and stories. They will develop their own narratives about The Bog Baby and in response to other relevant stories. 

Reading  

Children will look at fiction and non-fiction books and explore the differences between them. Children will read and understand simple sentences. They will read some common irregular words and use their developing phonics knowledge to decode regular words aloud accurately. They will also begin to answer simple questions about texts. 

Writing – Composition  

Children will have several opportunities to develop the skills of writing through a variety of different writing genres including instructions, lists and menus. Children will have opportunities to write simple narratives based on ‘The further adventures of the Bog Baby’. Children will also develop their understanding of a sentence and how to extend their sentences through games and simple exercises. They will meet the terms noun, adjective (describing words) and verbs. 

 Phonics: A daily session teaching reading and writing, which is centred around learning the sounds of the letters (phonics) and then blending them together to read words. The children also learn to break down words into individual sounds in order to write them (see attached for more details). 

• Sort objects 
• Count objects 
• Count objects from a larger group 
• Represent objects 
• Recognise numbers as words 
• Count on from any number 
• 1 more 
• Count backwards within 10 
• 1 less 
• Compare groups by matching 
• Fewer, more, same 
• Less than, greater than, equal to 
• Compare numbers 
• Order objects and numbers 
• The number line  
• Assessment  

Number – addition and subtraction within 10 (weeks 6 -) 

• Introduce parts and wholes 
• Part – whole model 
• Write number sentences 
• Fact families – addition facts 
• Number bonds within 10 
• Systematic number bonds within 10 
• Number bonds to 10 
• Addition – add together 
• Addition – add more 
• Addition problems 
• Find a part 
• Subtraction – find a part 
• Fact families – the eight facts 
• Subtraction – takeaway /cross out 
• Take away – how many left 
• Subtraction on a number line 
• Add or subtract 1 or 2 
• Assessment  

Shape  

• Recognise and name 3D shapes and sort 3D shapes 
• Recognise and name 2D shapes and sort 2D shapes 
• Assessment  

Name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part is associated with each sense.  

Working scientifically: 

Children can  

• use simple equipment to help them make observations. 
• Children can perform a simple test.  
• Tell other people about what they have done.  
• Give a simple reason for their answers.  
• Explain what they have found out using scientific vocabulary. 
• Classify and sort objects by a given criteria.  
• Put some information in a chart or table. 

Painting and mixed media: Colour splash – Exploring colour mixing through paint play, using a range of tools to paint on different surfaces and creating paintings inspired by Clarice Cliff and Jasper Johns. 

The children will interview and older person and handle artefacts. L learn how to build a timeline. Think about how an artefact can be ben changed and the story around it can be changed. Interview somebody who was at school in the 50’s and think about what has changed and stayed the same. 

Plan of the school, investigate the grounds, likes and dislikes.  

How can Bog Baby get around the school?  

Which way is it for his dinner? To go out and play?  

If he is getting a certificate from his Headteacher?  

Where do his friends in Year Four work? 

Pulse and rhythm (Theme: All about me) – Children learn to identify the difference between the pulse and rhythm of a song and consolidate their understanding of these concepts through listening and performing activities. 

This unit introduces children to Christianity by giving them the opportunity to visit a local church, reflect on the atmosphere in the church, and learn about how the church is used for Sunday worship. They will find out about the special role of the vicar. Children will also be introduced to special times in the church through the festival of Harvest. Links will be made to Christian beliefs in God as Creator. 

This unit will build on any previous work on harvest and the church at the Early Years Foundation Stage. Children will have the opportunity to talk about their own experiences and feelings of special places and times and how they may care for the world. 

Y1 Family and relationships – Exploring how families can be different, the characteristics and impact of positive friendships; learning that issues can be overcome, people show feelings differently and that stereotyping is unfair