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

Nursery Rhymes

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

 

Focus Non-Narrative:

Labels, lists & captions (linked to Science)

Key Text/Stimulus:

Whatever Next/Traction Man

Curriculum support genres:

Labels, lists & captions

Reciting rhymes

ART

Artist:

No focus

Medium:

Water colours - mixing

What are the primary colours?

Which colours can we make by mixing?

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.

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?

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?

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.

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?

Ongoing:

observe changes across the 4 seasons

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

 

COMPUTING

National Curriculum:

Computer Science

Human Crane - Following Instructions

 

Information TechUsing iPads - QR codes to watch Nursery Rhymes

Verbal Instructions

Digital Literacy

Online Safety & Exploring Purple Mash

  • Safe logins
  • My work area
  • Purple Mash topics
  • Purple Mash tools

MUSIC

Singing

Specialist music teacher.

Repetitive songs

Call and response

Ukulele

Performing/singing