17
Jun
Map skills in Year 1
In Geography, we have been naming and locating the seven continents and the five oceans. We started off our lesson by completing a world map jigsaw in pairs....
Year 1
10
Jun
Mathematical position and direction in Year 1
This week in Maths we have been focusing on the skill of describing position and direction. We have been making quarter, half, three quarter and full turns using our body parts and objects around the classroom. We gave and followed instructions and learnt that a...
10
Jun
Vegetable paintbrushes in Year 1 art
This week during our trip to the Curve Garden, we were printing with okra and creating wonderful pieces of art. We talked about the best way to apply the paint to the okra to get the desired pattern and how much pressure to apply....
27
May
We have been developing our Scientific skills by exploring different types of leaves in Year 1
As part of our Science focus on plants we have been using the skill of close observation. Whilst at the Curve Garden this week we studied leaves and noticed what was similar and different about them. There is such a great variety of shapes, sizes...
27
May
In Maths we have been working on money recognition by playing games in Year 1
In Maths we have been learning about money. We played a game to check our coin recognition. We closed our eyes whilst getting a coin to see if we could remember by touch which coin it was. We had to think about the size, weight...
20
May
Art project in Year 1
As part of the Primary Advantage Art project, 1T have created their own habitats! We used our prior Science knowledge of animals and their adaptations for different environments, as well as our DT skills to design and construct 3D habitats. ...
19
May
RE Interview in Year 1
In our RE lesson, we interviewed Miss Fatima to find out how, when and to whom Muslims pray. We asked her about how many times Muslims pray in a day, what it is like to pray in a crowd, her favourite place to pray and...
13
May
Carnival costumes in Year 1 inspired by ‘Malaika’s Costume’.
In Writing we explored the text 'Malaika's costume about a little girl in Trinidad who is getting ready for carnival.We were excited to receive a letter from Malaika and we are going to write back! We are going to tell her all about the carnival...
13
May
Carnival outfits in Year 1
We have been learning about carnivals. We designed our own carnival outfits inspired by animals....
06
May
Notting Hill Carnival in Year 1
In History we have been examining photo evidence to prompt questions about the life of Notting Hill Carnival founder Claudia Jones. Some of the questions that we brainstormed were 'What did she do that was amazing?', 'What is racism?' and 'Where is Trinidad?'...