BedlingtonStation PrimarySchool

The Investigation Bureau: Everyday Materials

Year 1 Term 1A

CONTEXT

Welcome to The Investigation Bureau. I am Chief Inspector Anita Case and you will be working for me as detectives! You will investigate the cases I assign to your Division by following the clues to find out more and feeding back to me using you 'case board'. Detectives, you should add information to the board to help you solve the case. I will send you messages and 'case files' to help. Remember, follow the clues!

 

BROADENING EXPERIENCES

Black History Month

Halloween

 

CLASS READER

Traction Man by Mini Grey

Jigsaw PSHE‘Being Me in My World’.We will be learning about interests, talents, feelings, choices and rules.

Curriculum Overview

Oracy Development Opportunities

ENGLISH

Focus Narrative:

Stories based on Nursery Rhymes (Retelling/Story Language)

Key Text/Stimulus:

Nursery Rhymes  

Writing Outcome:

Nursery Rhyme story retell

Focus Grammar

  • Capital letters
  • Full stops
  • Finger spaces
  • Letter and digit formation

Reciting rhymes

Focus Non-Narrative:Labels, lists & captions (linked to Science)

Key Text/Stimulus:

Traction Man

Writing Outcome:

Labelling objects and materials

Cross-curriculum support genres:

Labels, lists & captions

ART

Disciplines:

Drawing, Collage, Sketchbooks

Medium:

Graphite stick or soft B pencil, Handwriting Pen, Pastels & Chalk, Paper, (Sketchbook Making Task: Paper, string, elastic bands, glue)

Artists:

Molly Haslund

Pathway: Spirals

Using drawing, collage and mark-making to explore spirals. Introducing sketchbooks.

Spiral – A curved line that winds around a central point and gets gradually further away.

Observation – Looking closely at something to notice its shape, details, and features.

Mark-making – The different lines, shapes, and textures made with drawing tools.

How does using different parts of our body help us control the lines we draw?We can draw using our fingertips, wrist, elbow, shoulder, or whole body. Each part gives us a different kind of movement: small movements make fine lines, and big movements make sweeping lines. This helps us understand how pressure, speed, and position affect our drawing.    

Why do artists use sketchbooks, and how can they help us explore our ideas and feelings?A sketchbook is a special place for trying out ideas, exploring materials, and showing how we feel through drawing. When we make or personalise our own sketchbook, it feels like it belongs to us. We can draw what we see, imagine, or feel — and then look back to see how our ideas have grown.

 

RE

Jigsaw RE

What do Christians believe about God?

(Northumberland Agreed Syllabus - What do Christians believe God is like?/Who do Christians say made the world?)

 

 

 

Performing acts of kindness

How do Christians believe the world began?Creation story from the book of Genesis in the Bible in the Old Testament.      

Who do Christians believe made the world?God is the Creator of the world according to the Bible

In the creation story, what did God ask the first humans to do? God gives the first humans the responsibility to look after the world He has created.

God – Christians believe God made the world.

Creator – Someone who makes something; Christians believe God is the Creator.

Bible – The Christian holy book that tells the creation story.

Genesis – The first book of the Bible where the creation story is found.

Creation – The making of the world and everything in it.

HISTORY

Content:

Local railway (linked to materials)

GEOGRAPHY

National Curriculum:

identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom

  • Weather calendar

use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather

  • Imaginary train trip - link to history.

Talk about what we can see on the train.

What is the weather today?

What are the different weather types?

What are the seasons and which season is it now?
Which natural features can we see?

Weather – What the sky and air are like each day (e.g. sunny, rainy, cloudy).

Season – A time of year with different weather (spring, summer, autumn, winter).

Weather types (rain, hail, cloud etc)

Season names

Key physical geographical vocabulary

 

PE

Real PE Unit:

Unit 1

Cog Focus

  • Personal Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills

  • Coordination: Footwork
  • Static Balance: One Leg

Newcastle United Foundation:

Fundamental Movement

Planning Link

DT

National Curriculum:

Focus objectives:

build structures, exploring how they can be made stronger, stiffer and more stable

Group evaluations and discussions

Content:

Exploring Materials - Building structures and bridges

Model Making  - junk materials

Can we describe the properties of the materials we are using?

How can we join the materials together?

Material – What something is made from (like wood, paper, plastic, or fabric).

Strong – Hard to break or bend.

Join – To fix two things together (e.g. with glue, tape, or string).

Structure – Something that has been built or put together.

Stable – Not wobbly; something that stands firmly and doesn’t fall over.

SCIENCE

National Curriculum:

Everyday Materials

distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made

identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock

describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials

compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties

Investigations:

Autumn nature hunt - identify, group and classify found materials by properties, pattern etc.

Seek materials and discuss uses.

Ongoing:

observe changes across the 4 seasons

observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies

 

WOW! Practical Introduction

Tower Build

Which team can use the recyclable materials to build the tallest tower? Can we name the materials as we use them?

Object – A thing we can see and touch, like a spoon or a chair.

Material – What an object is made from, like wood, plastic, or metal.

Property – A word to describe what a material is like (e.g. hard, soft, shiny).

Compare – To look at two or more things to see how they are the same or different.

Group – To sort things into sets based on what they are made from or their properties.

 

Season – One of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn, winter.

Change – When something becomes different, like weather or how long the day is.

Weather – What the sky and air are like, such as sunny, rainy, or snowy.

Daylight – The light from the sun during the day.

Temperature – How hot or cold it is.

Autumn – The season when the weather gets cooler and leaves fall from the trees.

Leaves – In autumn, they change colour and fall to the ground.

Colder – The temperature drops and it feels cooler outside.

What is the difference between an object and the material it is made from?An object is the thing we use, and the material is what it is made from. For example, a spoon is an object, and it might be made of metal, wood, or plastic. Many objects can be made from different materials. We choose materials based on what we need the object to do.

What materials can we find around us every day?Some materials we see and use often are wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock. These are called everyday materials. Each one looks and feels different and is used for different jobs. We can name and describe these materials when we see them.

What are the simple properties of materials?Materials have different physical properties, like how hard, soft, rough, smooth, bendy, or waterproof they are. Some materials are shiny or dull, and some can float or sink. We can test and observe materials to learn about these properties. Knowing their properties helps us decide what they are useful for.

How can we group materials by their properties?We can sort materials into groups based on what they are like. For example, we might put all the smooth materials in one group and rough ones in another. Hard and soft, waterproof and absorbent are other ways to group them. This helps us compare materials and see which are best for different uses.

What changes happen in nature during autumn?In autumn, the weather starts to get cooler and trees lose their leaves. The leaves turn red, orange, and yellow before falling. Animals begin collecting food and getting ready for winter. Plants stop growing and the days start to feel shorter.

What is autumn weather like and how do the days change?Autumn weather is cooler and often windy or rainy. Sometimes the mornings are misty or foggy. The days begin to get shorter, with less daylight than in summer. It gets dark earlier in the evening as autumn goes on.

COMPUTING

Computer Systems and Networks

Unit 1.1 - Technology around us

Recognising technology in school and using it responsibly.

MUSIC


Oak Academy

Start with singing: finding my singing voice

Performing/singing

Making Labels

Make labels for things around your house. The label could say what the thing is (door, chair, ball etc.) or you could make a label to say which material the object is made from (wood, plastic, glass etc.)

Exploring 10

Explore the number 10-  Practise writing numbers to 10. Explore number bonds to 10 by finding out which numbers add to make 10.  Find 10 in your world – the number 10 and sets of 10.

Recycling Monster

Use recycling junk materials in your house (boxes, bottles etc) to create a monster. What is your monster called? Where do they live? Tell your grown up a story about your new monster.

Collect some Autumn leaves and throw them up in the air.

Paint pictures on the ground using water.

Bake a cake and lick the spoon!

Have a no technology weekend.

Help your family by doing a chore.

Build an indoor den!

Skip CountingPractise counting in 2s. Remember all numbers in the 2 times table end with 0, 2,4, 6, or 8!

Number BondsPractise your number bonds to 10.

Reading
Don’t forget to read every night for at least 10 minutes. Complete your bookmark each time you read. It should take you 3 weeks to fill a whole book mark.You can read anything - books, comics, websites and your phonics book!

Topic Vocabulary

These are words you will come across this half term in the work you will be doing. Take some time to find out what the mean and discuss them with your grown ups at home. This will help you when in school.

Material

Wood

Plastic

Metal

Glass

Fabric

Water

Rock

Hard

Smooth

Bendy

Stretchy

Transparent

Rough