Year 1 - Rainbow Fish & Elmer
Rainbow Fish & Elmer Classes
Autumn 2
As readers
Our class book this half term is the ‘Naughty Bus’. We will be using our detective skills to predict what will happen in the story by using what we know from the front cover of the book.
As a key stage, we will be continuing to work on our reading using the Read Write Inc. Scheme. The children were all re-assessed before half term and are now settled into their new groups. Parents should expect to receive a copy of the reading book the children are currently reading in their phonics groups, as well as a ‘Book Bag’ book.
As writers
We will be sequencing the story of the ‘Naughty Bus’, and using time adverbials such as first, next, and finally. We will also be continuing to build on our knowledge and use of exciting adjectives, along with introducing the children to prepositions, for example, under, on top, next to. The children will also use the ‘Naughty Bus’ as inspiration to write a newspaper report. This coincides with our geography topic, London Landmarks. The children will be using their knowledge of landmarks to write a report on how the Naughty Bus destroys a popular landmark during its adventures around the capital.
Key vocabulary: punctuation, prepositions, adjectives, nouns.
As Mathematicians
We shall begin to explore the different methods of addition, including using a part-whole model and bar models. This will be supported by using a range of manipulatives, such as multilink, counters and Numicon. We will then be investigating number bonds within and of 10, as well as building on our problem-solving skills within addition.
After that, we shall introduce subtraction, again using part-whole models and bar models, as well as using a number line.
Key vocabulary: add, plus, more, less, partition, equals, take-away, subtract, minus, fact families, number bonds,
As scientists
Year 1 will be investigating everyday materials. We will begin by understanding the difference between a material and an object, then understanding the properties of these materials, along with categorising and sorting them into groups. We will be stretching our understanding of materials by examining a range of objects that are made of the same materials, leading to a discussion on what makes a suitable material for an object. This topic culminates in investigating a range of materials that would be suitable for an umbrella and raincoat. The children will scientifically explore materials to test for absorbency, how waterproof a material is, as well as how stretchy or rigid it is. They will then use this information to make their house and then record their results scientifically.
Key vocabulary: wood, metal, plastic, rock, brick, glass, paper, waterproof, absorbent, stretchy, hard, soft, bendy, rigid, shiny, dull.
As geographers
As part of a cross-curricular approach with our English focus, ‘Naughty Bus’, we will be looking at London Landmarks. This topic includes an ICT element where children build on directional language used in ‘Our Local Area’ topic last term to direct Bee-Bots around a map of London to visit each of the London landmarks
Key vocabulary: London, landmarks, forward, back, north, south, east, west, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, London Eye, Buckingham Palace.
As historians
The children will be looking at toys, past and present. They will be learning about toys from the past, in particularly those from the Victorian era, as well as delving into a range of toys from their own era. With Christmas fast approaching, we will be writing instructions on how to make a toy from the past – Victorian cup and ball catcher.
Key vocabulary: same, different, compare, old, new, vintage, decade, century, material, object.
