Key Skills
Year One Autumn Term (2)
'Light and Dark'
National Curriculum
Discuss the topic ‘light and dark’ with the children. Produce a mind map with the children to assess the level of understanding of light and dark What questions do children want to find out answers for?
Children to carry out a simple survey to identify sources of light around the inside and outside of the building. Record onto a simple table.
Science
Communication Skills Level 1
*I talk about my work
Small groups will go into the PE cupboard and experience the dark. Discuss and ask questions. Can we see anything in the dark – predict and find out…
Children to make firework paintings using tools to drag the paint/ glitter, working independently . ICT link – use Black Cat Paint to make firework pictures, ICT – Espresso Fireworks video & science programs
S4.3a
S1.1
S12g
S43.b
Communication Skills Level 1
*I talk about my work
* draw pictures about what I see
Problem Solving Level 1
*I can think of some reasons why things might happen
Communication Skills Level 1
*I record my observations, using:
Text, Tables, Drawings & Labelled diagrams
*I recount what I have done.
Class to discuss light in celebrations (big book) - children to discuss and make collages of items for display ICT BBC web
Continue to discuss ‘Light and dark’. Look at BNSC (Top Marks) – Light and dark. Half class to work in class to use peep hole shoe boxes to look inside to see in the dark, then shine torch inside to notice the difference. Record on table.
ICT – as above
ICT task to design a poster to show light and dark – use of tools, infill, brush, spray and paint to make sunshine on blue sky and a night sky with stars and moon. Add labels for titles. Black Cat Paint program & stickers
S43a3a
S43.b
S12.g
S12.b
S12.a
S12.d
Working With Others Level 1
*I share equipment with others
*I can work with a partner to find something out.
Communication Skills Level 1
*I record my observations using Text, Tables, drawings & Labelled diagrams
*I recount what I have done
Improving Own Learning & Performance Level 1
*I review my work and explain to others what I did
Improving Own Learning & Performance Level 1
*I know why I am trying to find things out
Problem Solving
*I can think of some reasons why things might happen.
Whole class discussion about reflectors on clothes, bikes, uniforms and why they are important. Children to look at their coats, bags and reflective items – shine with a torch to test. Test a few different materials to shine light to see reflective property. Record on simple grid with a tick to show non-reflective and reflective.
S12.g
Children to look at uniforms using reflective materials. Discuss road safety and safety of police, fire services using the reflective clothing. Children to use a selection of reflective materials and strips to make pictures of firemen, police, road crossing patrol, workmen….in their uniform
*Mini Sats Booklet on Light & Dark
S4 3.a
S1 2abcfg
S12abcfg
Discuss the effects of the weather on people and the environment. Look particularly at the lack of light during the winter months. What happens in winter? What things do we like to do? How do people keep warm? Children to use a body template to dress in winter clothes
ICT Espresso clothes for seasons
ICT Little Brown Bear’s Seasons
Geog/Science Links
G5a
S43.a
Communication Skills Level 1
*I talk about my work
*I draw pictures about what I see
Problem Solving Level 1
*I can think of some reasons why things might happen
Working with Others Level 1
*I take part in discussions to offer suggestions about how to go about an investigation
Communication Skills Level 1
*I describe my observations, using scientific vocabulary.
Geography
Communication Skills Level 1
*I can draw labelled diagrams about my area, using geographical language
Use big book on space and the Internet to research the idea of space. What are the names of the planets? What do they look like? How would we get to the planets? Look at the first moonwalk video on Topmarks/Espresso
Children to paint pictures of planets/pastel drawings of planets.
Children to create papier mache rockets over a series of sessions to allow paper to dry fully before painting the rocket.
Role play rocket on shared area.
S2ab
S2g
As above
Last Activity (except geography)
Make a class mind map about autumn
Go for an autumn walk to identify and collect items altered by the onset of autumn and winter – look for signs
On return to class – discuss the items we have collected and create a collage of found materials
ICT – Little Brown Bear ‘s Seasons
Geography/design technology
G4a
G3a
G1d
G2b
G7b
Improving Own Learning & Performance Level 1
*I use mind maps to record what I have learned as a class
Communication Skills Level 1
*I know that people and weather can change an environment.
*I can write or draw pictures about how people or the weather can affect places
Working with Others Level 1
*listen carefully and take part in class discussions
Using a simple moving picture books show class how simple levers and sliders can bring a story to life. Demonstrate how to make simple sliding mechanisms and levers using card and paper fasteners. Ask the children to explore the idea of appearing and disappearing- Make a simple picture with a pop up action. ( lit link Make a Book book)
Look at a variety of moving picture books. Remind children of the pop up lever action of last weeks’ lesson. How can we make our pictures slide across the page? Children to design and make a simple moving picture by creating a slit in paper with an item on a simple card slider.
ICT Little Brown Bear’s Seasons
DT1 a-e
DT2acd
DT4b
DT1 a-3
DT2acd
DT4b
Communication Skills Level 1
*I can talk about how moving objects work (e.g. slides or levers)
*I draw pictures with labels to tell others about my designs
*I can talk about my work, telling others why I did it the way I did
*I can tell someone what I am making and which tools I am using
Improving Own Learning & Performance Level 1
*I can practise skills the teacher has shown me,and use them to think of my own ideas
*I can talk about my ideas, saying what I like and dislike.
Problem Solving Level 1
*I can work out how something works by looking at it (sometimes taking it apart)
Discuss what is meant by hibernation. Talk about some of the animals that hibernate and where they go in the winter. Talk about moving pictures made in previous weeks and introduce concept of ‘lift the flap’ pictures. Teacher to show selection of books with lift the flap. Discuss how we could make a picture with flaps. What would we do? What would we need? Discuss ideas for the page. Children to have demo of how to construct the flap and discuss the backgrounds and under the flap. How could we illustrate a hibernation picture in this way. Some children to use more than one flap on picture – making it a game – e.g. find the hedgehog.
Using saltdough to make hibernating animal. Initially they will draw picture of what they want to make and then follow plan.
G5a
G4a
G2d
G1d
DT1a-e
DT2acd
DT4b
DT5a
Communication Skills Level 1
*I know that people and weather can change an environment.
*I can write or draw pictures about how people or the weather can affect places
Application of Maths Level 1
*I can compare objects using ‘biggest’ and ‘smallest’
Application of Maths
*I can estimate the size of things by comparing, using language like: bigger, biggest, smaller, smallest, about the same as.
Working with others Level 1
*I sometimes ask others what they think of my design so as to get ideas from them before I begin to make it.
Improving Own Learning & Performance Level 1
*I recognise what I have done well as my work progresses, and I suggest what I could do better in the future.
Look at Topmarks page 6 science seasons cycle. Discuss how to make the wheel of the 4 seasons. Can the children guess how to attach the two circles together? Demo the way to make a hole for the split pin to create a pivot for the circles
ICT Little brown bear
G5a
G4a
G2d
G1d
DT1a-e
DT2acd
DT4b
DT5a
Communication Skills Level 1
*I know that people and weather can change an environment.
*I can write or draw pictures about how people or
the weather can affect places
Improving Own Learning & Performance Level 1
*I can tell someone about what I am learning in a lesson
DT as Top Activity also
Use Make a Book book – look at the instructions of how to make a pop up card of a rocket going into space. Demonstrate how to create the mechanism for the pop up picture. Children to follow the instructions to create their own pop up picture.
DT1a-e
DT2acd
DT4b
DT5a
Communication Skills Level 1
*I recount the design and make process with lively detail.
Working with Others Level 1
*I sometimes ask others what they think of my design so as to get ideas from them before I begin to make it.
Problem Solving Level 1
*I can work out how something works by looking at it (sometimes taking it apart).
Improving Own Learning & Performance Level 1
*I can practise skills the teacher has shown me and use them to think of my own ideas
*I can talk about my ideas, saying what I like and dislike