Blog by Tag: Year 1

Year 1-English-Command words
 

We have had lots of fun today learning about command words in English. We rolled the dice in pairs and followed the different commands. 

”clap your hands” “stamp your feet” “bend your knees”

Science Year 1-What types of animals are there?

We have been looking at different types of animals including amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals and birds. We talked about similarities and differences between each animal. The children then sorted the animal pictures into the different…

We had a wonderful PE lesson today. The children took it in turns with a bean bag, tennis ball and playground ball to develop their catching skills. We explored different types of catches from various heights- catch high, catch low, catch with one hand and catch with two hands. 

Year 1-Beep Beep! Day

We took part in a special day today and learnt how to stay safe near roads. The children listened to a story about Timmy Time and how we should hold hands with a grown up when crossing the road. They enjoyed using cuddly toys to show Timmy and his friends how to hold…

Year 1-Nibbles 

In partners we have been talking about how the characters in Goldilocks and The Three Bears felt using the word ‘and.’ 

“Goldilocks is sad and shocked.”

”Daddy Bear is angry and upset.”

Year 1- Maths fact families 

We have been learning about fact families in maths this morning. We have used double sided counters and tens frames to help us work out our addition facts. In pairs we have recorded our answer on a whiteboard. 

Year 1- Science-Mammals and Birds 

We have been learning about different types of animals including mammals and birds. We sorted the animals into the different types and talked about the features of each one. 

Year 1 Science-Animals including humans 

We have been learning about what makes an animal? An animal can move freely, it can eat other living things and it needs water to survive. We also discussed why an animal is not a plant. The children enjoyed playing “ guess the animal” game in…

ADDvanced Solutions Community Network has released their Autumn 2 programme, offering support to parents on a wide variety of subjects eg. Organisational skills, Masking, Theory of Mind, Preparing for Christmas and more.  The courses are held in a variety of locations, at different times of the…

Year One English - Labelling Emotions

Today the children in Year One have been discussing how the emotions of the characters in our book, ‘Lost & Found’, changed throughout the story.  We drew relevant emojis around images from the story to help us prepare for our writing later in the…

Year One Maths - Comparing numbers using ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the same’

“I have more cubes than you.  You have fewer cubes than me.”

Today, the children have been learning to compare amounts using the language of ‘fewer’, ‘more’ or ‘the…

Year 1 Science- What are the parts of a plant?

We have been learning about the different parts of a plant. The children played a number matching game to help label the different parts of a plant. We talked about the flower, leaf, stem and root.