1. Year 1: Autumn – Amazing Places and Spaces
English texts/video stimulus:
Finn McColl
Katy Morag stories
Poems
Factual books about each place and British Isles
The Troll – Julia Donaldson
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
English Writing Opportunities:
Myths and legends re-tell.
What do you think happened...? Open ended imaginative writing.
Giants boot (linked to Giant’s Causeway).
Celtic fairytales.
Information / factual writing.
Group poetry.
Map instructions/instructional writing.
Social, Moral, Spiritual and cultural links:
Celts
Vikings
Road safety
Ourselves – where we live
Art and Design:
Collage / Picasso
Paint in the style of
Line drawing and watercolour. Hundertwasser
Mixed media, collage.
Textiles. Sand art
Printing Stone art
Landscapes Reflections
Design and Technology:
3D building, large and small scale
Moving parts
Design and make a special place for you.
Science:
Materials unit.
Sorting materials grouping and naming.
Materials for a purpose.
Investigation into materials to build a bridge from.
Year 1: Autumn – Amazing Places and Spaces
Mathematics;
Size comparison
Measures
Crossing the river challenges.
Reflection / symmetry.
Giant’s Causeway stepping stones games. Counting on and back.
Time clocks, Portmeirion clock tower.
Computing:
Be-bots instructions and code de-bugging.
Camera work.
Famous People:
St Aidan
The Queen
Druids
Frank Lloyd Wright
Visits:
The Coppice.
The Wrekin
Cannock Chase
Geography:
Where is..... Look at the
Geography;
Locate the 4 countries of United Kingdom.
Locate land and sea, costal and rural locations.
Mapping.
Human and physical features of the Ironbridge Gorge.
Mapping of our school and our amazing place.
History:
When was it built and how?
Ancient ceremonies.
Ancient music.
Vikings
People and clothes long ago
Toys long ago
RE:
Special Places to us – and for other religions.
PE:
Gross motor movements – hopping, jumping, skipping.
Invasion games and team games.