1. YEAR 1 Term 4 Pirates beware!
LEARNING LINKS: What will be at explored, achieved, discussed and learned in our class this term?
SCIENCE AND COMPUTING
HUMANITIES
(History, Geography, RE)
PE AND PSHE
Science - Materials:
Which materials sink or float?
What materials are used on ships?
What materials absorb water?
How can we carry out a fair test?
Science – sea animals:
What animals live under the sea?
How do we care for them?
Computing: Beebots!
How do we program Beebots?
How can we add/edit/remove instructions?
Can we program Beebots to follow maps?
PSHE:
How do we stay safe at the beach?
How do we protect ourselves from the sun?
How do we stay safe in the water?
How can we care for the ocean and its animals?
PE – Tennis:
What are the rules of tennis?
How do we hold a racket properly?
How do we serve a ball?
What is a rally?
PSHE – Jigsaw: Healthy me
Geography:
What are the name of the oceans?
What are the four points of the compass?
How do we read and follow maps?
Can we use directional language – left, right, NESW?
History:
Who was Bristol’s Blackbeard?
What were pirate ships like?
What was life like at sea?
What did pirates eat and do?
What were the different jobs on a pirate ship?
Visit the John Cabot ship in Bristol's harbour side.
YEAR 1
Term 4
Pirates beware!
Books: The night pirates, Captain Flinn, How to be a pirate and The Pirates next door etc
Create a beach/sun safety poster.
Watch some live tennis matches.
Find out about a famous tennis player.
Do some research to find out about different sea creatures. Create an animal report!
ENGLISH
MATHS
Fractions – Directions:
What is a half/quarter? How many parts?
Can we find a half/quarter of an amount, shape or object?
What is a double?
Can we make ¼, ½, ¾ and whole turns?
Which way is left/right? anti/clockwise?
Can we give and follow accurate instructions?
How do we get to_____?
Measure:
What is capacity and weight?
How do we measure them?
How could we find out the capacity and weight of different treasure chests?
Pirate instructions:
What are the key features of instructions?
What are time conjunctions?
What are imperative verbs?
How do we use them?
Turtle report:
What is a conjunction?
How can we use different conjunctions to explain and link information?
How can we group information together?
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
(Art, Music, Design technology)
Art – Watercolour turtles:
How do I hold and control a paintbrush?
How do we use watercolours?
How do we mix different colours/shades?
Music - Sea shanties!
What is a round?
How do we perform them?
Design your own pirate flag using 2D shapes.
Practise counting forward and back starting on different numbers – count in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Wear a watch to practise reading the time.
Read at least three times a week to earn a gold coin for the reading rainbow! Parents, please use the reading bookmark attached to their reading record to ask your child questions to develop their comprehension.
Create a sea scene picture. You could use paint, colouring pencils, pens, chalks, collage or different materials.