Below you will see some of the amazing work we have been doing in Y1. Check back for regular updates.
In DT we have completed out topic on Fruit Salads. We started off by talking about where different foods comes from. We then tried a variety of different fruits and discussed how they tasted. The children were shown how to safely use a knife while cutting up fruit.
The children then made their Fruit Salads using the skills they were taught.
They were yummy!
In computing, the children have been taking photographs using an iPad. They then used simple editing tools in Microsoft Word.
The children have also used the search engine 'Kiddle'. They copy and pasted a variety of different pictures and edited them.
March
We have been using arrays to multiply numbers using cubes and drawing them.
January 2022
Maths
Year 1 have been continuing to practise their place value and number skills this term. They have been learning to add numbers within twenty using a number line. Year 1 then applied their knowledge to solve reasoning and problem solving questions.
English
In English, Year 1 have been reading the story 'Elephant in my Kitchen! ' by Smriti Halls. The children have enjoyed sequencing and retelling the story. They have also explored the key vocabulary in the story, identified the words that rhymed and wrote sentences using 'and' to join clauses together.
Art
In Art, Year 1 have started to explore printing. They had great fun trying to print using a repeated pattern.
History
Year 1 have begun to learn all about castles. This week they explored the different parts of a castle.
English
In English we have been exploring poetry. Some of our favourite poems we have been reading in class were ‘A chubby little snowman’ by ANON and ‘cats’ by Eleanor Farjeon and ‘Tiger’ by Mary Anne Hobberman.
Maths
In maths the children have been learning about halving. We halved objects, shapes and quantities. We learnt that a half is one of two equal parts.
Computing
In computing this half term the children have been learning about algorithms. The children have been learning that it is important to follow an algorithm correctly
In this task the children were asked to design a picture, drawing around 2D shapes. The children were then asked to break down their designs. They drew it in step-by-step stages, so that somebody else could recreate it.
DT
In D.T the children have been learning about the sliders and levers. They explored different books with sliders and leavers and made their own lever using card and split pins.
Art
In art, the children used Microsoft Paint on the laptops to recreate Squares with concentric circles. This was based on the work of Kandinsky.
Maths
In maths, the children have been introduced to the part-part-whole model. Using this method the children were asked to find as many ways as they could to make 5 when adding two numbers together.
Geography
In Geography, the children have been on a bear hunt! They were given photographs of where a bear was spotted. Using the clues they had to work out where the bear had been and find that location.
English
In English we have been looking at ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. We have been acting out the story using our own actions to help us remember the sequence of events. We have also been writing sentences about what happened and checked our work for full stops and capital letters.
Maths
We have been counting sets of different objects and tried to record the amounts in numerals and words.
Art
In art we have begun to explore watercolour techniques. We looked at what would happen when we used lots of water compared to a smaller amount of water on our paintbrush.
Where we live!
In geography, the children have been looking at where we live in the world. They created a flip book to begin to understand the bigger picture and scale of how we fit in to a much wider community.