Lyon Class

Welcome to Lyon Class!

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Understanding the World/ Science and Topic

During Spring we will:

The Natural World

• Explore the natural world around them. Model vocabulary that will enhance description.
• Continue to observe and describe the changing world around them – learning walks.
• Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside
• Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them

Past and Present

• Comment on images of familiar situations in the past Look at past images from home and school. Comment on situations that might be similar but also the differences such as clothing/ transport/ colour of image.
• Talk about the people that they have encountered in the community – what are the roles and how do they help us?
• Read stories and talk about what has happened in the past – is it the same now? Why is it different?

People, Culture and Communities

• Talk about members of their immediate family and community
• Name and describe people who are familiar to them.
• Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways
• Recognise some similarities and differences between life in this country and other countries

Geography Year 1– Spring

• Naming the countries in the United Kingdom
• Identifying seasonal weather in the United Kingdom
• Understanding the weather at the Equator and the North and South pole.
• We will be looking at how Shaw has changed over time and what school/ local area would have been like in the past.

Science Year 1

This half term we are going to look at Animals including Humans. We will classify animals into carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We will be looking at parts of the human body and then linking these parts to our senses.

During spring 2 we will be investigating the changing seasons and what features we can identify with these seasons.

Expressive Arts and Design

During Spring we will:

Creating with Materials

• Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function
• Talk about new creations.
• Explore new techniques.

Being Imaginative and Expressive

• Begin to listen, move to and talk about music.
• Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs;
• Begin to engage in music making and dance.
• Begin to consider how music makes them feel.

Literacy

During Spring, we will be exploring different stories related to traditional tales.

Comprehension

• Retell story in small world / role play (in correct sequence) …beginning, middle, end, set
• Take on role of character using some story language
• Talk about likes and dislikes of texts, rhymes and poems
• Choose a book and begin to explain why …because
• Begin to anticipate – where appropriate – some key events in stories …predict / prediction
• Year 1 – to make predictions about a text based on information that is already known
• Year 1 – to retrieve information about a text and start to make simple inferences suggesting why a character is acting a certain way.

Word Reading

• Continue to develop  phonological awareness, focusing on
• Oral blending and segmenting
• Say the sound for:
• For each letter of the alphabet
• Double letters □ ss □ ll □ zz □ ck □ ff
• Consonant digraphs □ sh □ ch □ th, □ ng …digraph
• Begin to read words consistent with their phonic knowledge
•  Read a range of CVC words
• Year 1 develop confidence in blending and reading words from the videos which are sent home.
• Year 1 – read the books with confidence at least three times before returning.

Writing

• Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s, using taught GPCs  – CVC words
• Write captions/phrases and begin to write simple sentences
• Write sentences using correct spacing between words – Year 1
• Write sentences using capital letters at the start – Year 1
• Begin to write sentences using the conjunction ‘and’ – Year 1

Communication and Language

During Spring we will:

Listening, Attention and Understanding

• Hold conversation when engaged in back-and-forth exchanges with their teacher and peers.
• Listen carefully to and learn rhymes, poems and songs.
• Identify rhymes and join in. Participate with known stories and anticipate what comes next.
• Listen to and talk about stories to build familiarity and understanding
• Encourage children to talk about stories that these remind them of. Can children see links – broad such as both in space etc.
• Begin to listen to and talk about non-fiction books, developing a familiarity with new knowledge and vocabulary
• Year 1 will show a interest towards the speaker and what they are saying.
• Year 1 will show active listening will become evident.

Speaking

• Use new vocabulary in different contexts
• Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them
• Articulate their ideas & thoughts in well-formed sentence
• Connect one idea or action to another using a range of connectives. Because, although, but, so, however.
• Describe events in some detail
• Use first hand experiences to support this.
• Use talk to help work out problems, organise thinking & activities explain how things work/why things happen.
• Develop and use social phrases with confidence
• Retell a simple story, once they have developed a deep familiarity with the text; some as exact repetition and some in their own words
• Year 1 will develop confidence when speaking in larger groups.
• Year 1 will use a variety of new vocabulary that has been taught in class.

Numeracy

In Lyon Class we will follow the ‘White Rose’ scheme which is delivered across the whole school. Following this scheme will provide the children with a firm foundation for developing maths mastery.

During Spring we will focus on developing:

• Recognising and then making numbers 1- 10 – Reception
• Exploring length, height and time – Reception
• Exploring 3D shapes – Reception
• Number formation will continue to be a focus for year 1 and reception.
• Addition and subtraction within 20- Year 1
• Place value within 50 – Year 1
• Exploring length and height – Year 1

Physical Development

During Spring we will:

Gross Motor Skills

• Continue to refine the fundamental movement skills they have already acquired: – rolling – crawling – walking – jumping – running – hopping – skipping – climbing
• Begin to progress towards a more fluent style of moving, with developing control and grace Include dance movements and balancing in outdoor provision
• Develop overall body-strength, balance, co-ordination and agility. Games/ ball play/ tea work and turn taking
• Use their core muscle strength to achieve a good posture when sitting at a table or sitting on the floor
• Combine different movements with ease and fluency
• Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and outside, alone and in a group
• Reception and year 1 – Further develop and refine a range of ball skills including: passing, batting and aiming

Fine Motor Skills

• Develop small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently. Suggested tools: pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons
• Begin to develop the foundations of handwriting style which is fast, accurate and efficient, consolidating:
• Effective pencil grip
• Reception and year 1 – Correct letter formation (see Writing)

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

During Spring we will:

Self-Regulation

Express feelings and consider the feelings of others – think about and discus the changing feelings of characters in stories and why these feelings change and develop. Reflect on the fact that feelings come and go.

Set own goals and show resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge

Set goals with friends, as a group and individual areas that they would like to progress in.

Identify and moderate own feelings socially and emotionally

Link feelings to that of others and those that we are aware of through stories.

Think about the perspectives of others.

Draw on familiar stories and experiences of others.

Demonstrate skills of compromise and negotiation.

Year 1 will continue to develop resilience when approaching new tasks.

Managing Self

Reception and Year 1 will know and talk about the different factors that support their overall health and wellbeing: □ sensible amounts of ‘screen time’ □ having a good sleep routine □ being a safe pedestrian. 

Be able to talk about the importance of daily exercise and toothbrushing. 

Building Relationships

Reception and year 1 will see self as a valuable individual

Build constructive and respectful relationships

Develop turn taking skills while working in provision and playing games.

Understand and begin to show some understanding of others needs –  friends or those within a story.

Begin to talk about friendships and why these are important to them – what do they value about a person?