Year 1 Summer term Curriculum- 

At Millfield,  our curriculum is based around

"Repeat, Revisit, Remember"

Our curriculum is designed so that we repeat and revisit themes, topics and learning  every few weeks.

Below are some of the specific things we are doing this term in each subject:

Literacy (writing) 

 We continue to build on skills from previous terms to develop more independent writing

• A plethora of short stories to develop sentence structure. In addition we look at non-fiction texts to introduce children to non-chronological writing.

Reading

• Following Monster Phonics 
• Guided reading  to focus on reading skills and comprehension

Maths

• Place value
• Calculations using addition and subtraction

Science

Weekly change of topics ranging from the following:

• Plants (wild and garden)
• Deciduous and evergreen trees
• Categorise animals
• 5 senses
• Categorise materials
• Light sources
• Observe sounds
• Electricity- appliances

Topic Geography (Revise work  on the map of the  UK)

Topic History  (TBC)

Music: (singing and performing/ Listen and appraise}

• Understand musical terms such as pitch and rhythm
• keeping a beat

Art

•      Paddington 

DT

• Food

RSE

• Recognise different relationships

Computing

• Safety
• Computer Science

Languages (French)

Recap and revise

• Greetings
• Numbers 1-10

RE

We follow the Walsall agreed syllabus children learn about similarities and differences between themselves and others.

They  are  introduced to faiths they may meet in the community 

PE

•  Athletics
• Sports Day