Ourselves

1. Science (SC1- 1, 2a,b,c,f,g,h,I SC2 – 1b,2a,b,c, 4a, SC4 – 3c,d)Naming basic body parts – label diagram of body/singing ‘Head Shoulders Knees and Toes’ and Simon say.Name parts of a skeleton – explore skeleton model, cut and stick a skeleton picture, positioning bones in the correct place. Our senses – (Linked to Literacy unit, Poetry 1) Sense walk using flipminos and microphone, tasting different foods, feely bags, smelling activity recording thoughts using tick chart. Sorting foods into different food types – Designing a healthy balanced meal for the class puppet. Investigation ‘Are older people always taller?’ Art (1a,b, 2b,c, 3a,b 4a,c) Pointillism with finger painting – look at paintings by Georges Seurat (www.georgesseurat.org) Mixing skin tones – painting hands to represent similarities and differences DT (2c,f, 3a,b) Research skeletons and complete paper jigsaw. Use jigsaw design to create a straws model. Designing a healthy lunch box for puppet. ICT (2a,b,d, 3a,b)Rising Stars – Unit 1.1 Creating a poster electronically for Harvest festival Using Ipads to record different emotions Sound walk with USB microphones. Listening Tape – Naming sound effects. RE Belonging – How does it feel to belong? How many groups do you belong to? KS1 Harvest Festival Listen to stories from the Bible and discuss moral messages – The Good Samaritan The Lost Sheep Ourselves Geography (1a,b, 2a,b,c,e, 3b) Where we come from/ where our families come from – Carry out research for homework. Use info gained to locate different countries/ places on a map. Discuss the local school environment – look at addresses, what do you pass on the way to school, who lives the closest/ furthest from school- children draw map of route to school. Use google maps to show local environment and demonstrate teachers route to school. S.M.S.C Time to reflect on reception achievements and discuss goals for Year 1. S.M.S.C Harvest – Make comparisons between our harvest and food shortages in Africa. Numeracy See separate plans Block A1 – Counting, partitioning and calculating. Block B 1 – Securing number facts and shape. Block C1 – Handling Data and Measures + Assessment week (1 week) Edison Learning with others Literacy See separate plans Narrative 1 – Stories with familiar settings Poetry 1 – Using the senses Non-Fiction 1 – Labels, lists and captions. History (1a,b, 3, 4a, 6a) Exploring how you change as you grow – sequencing pictures baby-elderly. Discuss things that you can do now that you couldn’t do as a baby. What can your parents do that you can’t do yet? PSHE (1a,b,c,2a,c,d,f,h, 3- all, 4- all Class rules – circle class activity discussing why we have rules and what rules we need for our class. Keeping Healthy – link to science (healthy eating). Teacher demonstration of hand-washing and explanation of why this is important. Discuss what chn would like to be when they grow up. Draw picture of yourself in 20 years time doing this job. Emotions – discuss different emotions through circle time activities. Complete sheet documenting when chn feel certain emotions. Music 1a,c;2a,b;4a,c Body Percussion – explore different sounds you can make with your body. Compose own notation of music using 2 or 3 shapes. Decide what sound you are going to make for each shape. Follow a simple score. Could we improve it in any way? Learning and singing songs about the body and songs for Harvest Festival Sound Walk – collecting sounds around school using mini microphones. PE (1a,b; 2b; 3a,b,c;4a,b;6a,b,d;8a,b) Dance – (Val Sabin) Angry Elephants, Autumn Leaves. Explore high/ low, rocking, light and heavy movements, recognise difference between movements and move in different directions. Gymnastics – floor work - respond quietly and quickly to instructions, travel using hands and feet in different directions, balance using different parts of the body, complete a routine with a travel, balance and jump.