STAR Workshops Planning: Spring Term 1 Year 1 – Laura Vandepas Film: The Lion King & Hamlet WEEK 1: The Lion King Monday 4 th January Learning Experiences: CPD DAY Tuesday 5 th January Learning Experiences: PAN DAY – Film immersion Morning: Greenside screening of film Afternoon: display & film related activities, trailers & analysis Skills: Be able to communicate through visual and tactile forms -Be able to choose materials and techniques which are appropriate for their task -Be able to suggest ways of improving own work Wednesday 6 th January Learning Experiences: AM 1- Children to make binoculars that they can use to go on an animal hunt around the school. AM 2- Children to watch the opening scene of film. What animals can they name? Can they describe what they look like? What sounds they make? What they eat? Etc. Children to go around the school and have a safari- with binoculars. Children to record the animals they find (animal pictures will be placed around school) PM1- Geography lesson on where Africa is and how it differs from England PM 2- Children to create an Adobe Voice on Africa – focusing on where it is, major cities, animals etc. Literacy Skills: Form lower case letters correctly Form capital letters & digits Compose sentences orally before writing Read own writing to peers or teachers Listen & respond appropriately Ask relevant questions Maintain attention & participate Geography Skills: identify seasonal / daily weather patterns in the UK and the location of hot and cold areas of the world Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to local & familiar features Use four compass directions & simple vocab
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STAR Workshops Planning: Spring Term 1 Year 1 – Laura Vandepas
Film: The Lion King & Hamlet
WEEK 1: The Lion King
Monday 4th January
Learning Experiences: CPD DAY
Tuesday 5th January
Learning Experiences: PAN DAY – Film immersion Morning: Greenside screening of film Afternoon: display & film related activities, trailers & analysis
Skills: Be able to communicate through visual and tactile forms -Be able to choose materials and techniques which are appropriate for their task -Be able to suggest ways of improving own work
Wednesday 6th January
Learning Experiences: AM 1- Children to make binoculars that they can use to go on an animal hunt around the school. AM 2- Children to watch the opening scene of film. What animals can they name? Can they describe what they look like? What sounds they make? What they eat? Etc. Children to go around the school and have a safari- with binoculars. Children to record the animals they find (animal pictures will be placed around school) PM1- Geography lesson on where Africa is and how it differs from England PM 2- Children to create an Adobe Voice on Africa – focusing on where it is, major cities, animals etc.
Literacy Skills:
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
Listen & respond appropriately
Ask relevant questions
Maintain attention & participate Geography Skills:
identify seasonal / daily weather patterns in the UK and the location of hot and cold areas of the world
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to local & familiar features
Use four compass directions & simple vocab
Thursday 7th January
Learning Experiences: ICT DAY – programming AM 1 -E-safety session AM 2- Programming Unit: writing algorithms, programming Daisy the Dinosaur using basic functions + repetition, selection and debugging. Following algorithms written by others. PM 1-African Art: Children to create a piece of African art that symbolizes the culture. PM 2- Children to count how many blue shapes, red shapes etc they used. 1 more 1 less/ 2 more 1 less/ 5 more 5 less /which colour is used most/least?
IT Skills: Understand use of algorithms
Write & test simple programs
Use logical reasoning to make predictions
Organise, store, retrieve & manipulate data
Communicate online safely and respectfully
Recognise uses of IT outside of school
Numeracy Skills: Identify ‘one more’ and ‘one less’
Read & write numbers to 20
Use language, e.g. ‘more than’, ‘most’
Art Skills: Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and designers
Friday 8th January
Learning Experiences: Extended Writing – My Favourite Animal Is… -Using 1st person and present tense, children to write about their favourite animal, explaining the animals features etc.
Skills: Name letters of the alphabet
Spell very common ‘exception’ words
Use very common prefixes & suffixes
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
WEEK 2: The Animal Kingdom
Monday 11th January
Learning Experiences: AM1- Chn to begin learning about NF texts and their importance. CT to read children a range of Non-Fiction Texts and discuss the different ‘ingredients’. Children to collect information about an animal of their choice. CT to have KS1 friendly resources on the table for them to read from. AM 2- Children to create a ‘Guess the Animal’ sheet. Chn to write clues about their animal and record their answer inside. PowerPoint to share for this activity. PM 1 – Children to create a display from the ‘Guess the Animal’activty PM 2- Chn to fill out a 100 square of numbers. Ext. Chn to colour multiples of 2 in blue, multiples of 5 in red, multiples of 10 in green. Chn to focus on the formation of numbers and finding patterns in a 100 square.
Numeracy Skills: Count to / across 100
Count in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s
Read & write numbers to 20
Literacy Skills: Read accurately by blending sounds
Read words with very common suffixes
Read contractions & understand purpose
Form lower case letters correctly Form capital letters & digits Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
Leave spaces between words Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Use common plural & verb suffixes
Art Skills:
Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Tuesday 12th January
Learning Experiences: AM 1- Reading Tree AM 2- Children to watch more of the clip, focusing on Simba and the other lions and their characteristics. Chn to create lions with different adjectives around. PM 1- Children to write a poem about lions, focusing on the adjectives that they created in the last session. PM 2 – Handwriting Activity/African Art activity where children choose an animal and create themselves as that animal. Students to reflect on why they
Skills: Literacy Skills:
Read accurately by blending sounds
Read words with very common suffixes
Read contractions & understand purpose
Read phonics books aloud
Link reading to own experiences
Join in with predictable phrases
Discuss significance of title & events
Make simple predictions Form lower case letters correctly
chose that animal and what similarities the animal has to them.
Form capital letters & digits Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
Leave spaces between words Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Use common plural & verb suffixes
Art Skills: Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Wednesday 13th January
Learning Experiences: AM1 – Children to look at the concept of heavier and lighter. Chn to examine which animals are heavier/lighter and longer/shorter. ExT. Can chn measure how long certain animals are using blocks or cm’s? AM 2- KS1 Movie STEM Groups PM 1 – Chn to use their number concepts to draw the correct amount of spots or lines on different animals. Ext. Chn to do simple addition and subtraction questions using the animal sheets. PM 2 –Show and Tell and a variety of mental maths activities for children to participate in, at different tables.
Numeracy Skills: Use common vocabulary for comparison, e.g. heavier, taller, full,
longest, quickest
Begin to measure length, capacity, weight
Order & arrange objects Read & write numbers to 20 Use language, e.g. ‘more than’, ‘most’
Use +, - and = symbols
Know number bonds to 20
add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero
Solve one-step problems, including simple arrays
Friday 15th January
Learning Experiences: Extended Writing: Continuation of a story CT to read an African tale to the students. Students and CT to brainstorm what could happen next. Students to continue the story.
Skills: Name letters of the alphabet
Spell very common ‘exception’ words
Use very common prefixes & suffixes
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
WEEK 3: Going on Safari in Africa
Monday 18th January
Learning Experiences: AM 1 – Children to pretend they are going on Safari in Africa. Chn to write a postcard to their families explaining the journey. AM 2- Chn to look at descriptive writing and writing about animals that they have seen on the safari, using different adjectives in their writing. PM 1 – Chn to create a Safari sunset piece PM 2 – Chn to continue their art
Literacy Skills: Leave spaces between words
Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
Art Skills:
Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and designers
Tuesday 19th January
Learning Experiences: AM 1 – Reading Tree AM 2 -KS1 Movie STEM Groups focus PM 1 – Science Topic: Animals Including Humans PM 2 – Mental Math Circuit on Tables
Literacy Skills:
Read accurately by blending sounds
Read words with very common suffixes
Read contractions & understand purpose
Read phonics books aloud
Link reading to own experiences
Join in with predictable phrases
Discuss significance of title & events
Make simple predictions Science Skills:
Identify & compare common animals
Identify & name basic body parts
Wednesday 20th January
Learning Experiences: AM 1 – Chn to look at the cost of making a keep to go on safari. Chn to buy different materials to create their jeep with eg. Wheels, lights, windshield wipers etc. AM 2- Chn to continue making their jeep and calculating how much it will cost using 1ps, 2ps, 5ps, 10ps etc. PM 1 – Chn to begin building their jeep using a variety of materials eg. cardboard boxes, magnetic cubes, etc. PM 2- Chn continue to build their jeeps and compare their cars with friends. If time, chn to write a recount of creating their jeep
Maths Skills: Recognise coins & notes
Read & write numbers to 20 Use language, e.g. ‘more than’, ‘most’
Use +, - and = symbols
Know number bonds to 20
add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero
Solve one-step problems, including simple arrays
Design and Technology Skills: Design purposeful, functional & appealing products
Generate, model & communicate ideas
Use range of tools & materials to complete practical tasks
Evaluate existing products & own ideas
Build and improve structure & mechanisms
Friday 22nd January
Learning Experiences: Extended Writing: African Narratives Chn to be introduced to the idea of a S story planner. Chn to create their story planner and orally tell their story to a friend. Chn to continue their story next week.
Skills: Name letters of the alphabet
Spell very common ‘exception’ words
Use very common prefixes & suffixes
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
WEEK 4: Hakuna Matata
Monday 25th January
Whole School Trip: Kidzania Learning Experiences: AM 1 – Children to go over their knowledge of Non-Fiction Texts. What is a non-fiction text and what is the purpose? Chn to discuss the different ‘ingredients’ . Chn to read a range of age appropriate information about a specific animal (alligator, monkey, tiger, elephant). Chn to answer questions about these animals. AM 2 – Chn to create the animals in an artistic way. Chn to write information found from last session, on their animal.
Literacy Skills:
Read accurately by blending sounds
Read words with very common suffixes
Read contractions & understand purpose
Read phonics books aloud
Link reading to own experiences
Join in with predictable phrases
Discuss significance of title & events
Make simple predictions
Tuesday 26th January
Learning Experiences: AM 1 – Reading Tree AM 2 – Maths – Children begin to look at ½ of different amounts. Children to use different animals as a stimulus to complete their activity. Ext. Can children find a ¼ of an amount? PM 1 – Music – chn to learn different African chants and perform them to others
Maths Skills: Recognise coins & notes
Read & write numbers to 20 Use language, e.g. ‘more than’, ‘most’
Use +, - and = symbols
Know number bonds to 20
add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero
Solve one-step problems, including simple arrays
Music Skills: Sing songs
Play tuned & untuned instruments musically
Listen & understand live and recorded music
Make and combine sounds musically
Wednesday 27th January
Learning Experiences: AM 1 – Chn to look at the concept of a want vs. a need. Can they identify things that they want and things that they need? Are their wants and needs different than that of children who live in Africa? AM 2 – KS1 Movie STEM Groups
Literacy Skills:
Read accurately by blending sounds
Read words with very common suffixes
Read contractions & understand purpose
Read phonics books aloud
PM 1 – Science- Animals including humans
Link reading to own experiences
Join in with predictable phrases
Discuss significance of title & events
Make simple predictions Science Skills:
Identify & compare common animals
Identify & name basic body parts
Numeracy Skills: Use common vocabulary for comparison, e.g. heavier, taller, full,
longest, quickest
Begin to measure length, capacity, weight
Order & arrange objects Read & write numbers to 20 Use language, e.g. ‘more than’, ‘most’
Use +, - and = symbols
Know number bonds to 20
add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero Solve one-step problems, including simple arrays
Friday 29th January
Learning Experiences: Extended Writing: African Narratives Chn to continue their African Narratives from last week. Do you remember what your story is about? Chn to focus on writing a beginning, middle and an end to their story.
Name letters of the alphabet
Spell very common ‘exception’ words
Use very common prefixes & suffixes
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
WEEK 5: Data Capture 3
Monday 1st February
Learning Experiences: -Chn to look at the continent of Africa and locate different countries in Africa. Chn to have an understanding of what a continent is and locate other continents in the world. Chn to choose a country and colour that map, discussing what the different colours mean (South African Flag). -Chn to begin creating their Ndebele pictures that they will continue tomorrow. Chn to have an understanding that this project will take them a long time and it is something that is not to be rushed.
Skills: Literacy Skills:
Read accurately by blending sounds
Read words with very common suffixes
Read contractions & understand purpose
Read phonics books aloud
Link reading to own experiences
Join in with predictable phrases
Discuss significance of title & events
Make simple predictions Geography Skills:
identify seasonal / daily weather patterns in the UK and the location of hot and cold areas of the world
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to local & familiar features
Use four compass directions & simple vocab
Art Skills: Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and designers
Tuesday 2nd February
Learning Experiences: -Chn to continue their Ndebele pictures of the animals. -Chn to create African necklaces and discuss their importance in the African culture.
Art Skills: Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and designers
Wednesday 3rd February
Learning Experiences:
DC3 PM 1- Geography: Chn to look at African and the similarities and differences to England. Chn to look at Bogolanfini- a Malian Mud Cloth PM 2 – Chn to continue their Mud Cloth.
Art Skills: Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and designers
Geography Skills: identify seasonal / daily weather patterns in the UK and the
location of hot and cold areas of the world
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to local & familiar features
Use four compass directions & simple vocab
Friday 5th February
Learning Experiences: Extended Writing: Diary Entry Chn to be introduced to a diary entry and its purpose. Chn to write a diary entry regarding their likes and dislikes of this half term. What have they enjoyed learning? What have they disliked?
Literacy Skills:
Leave spaces between words
Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
WEEK 6: Bravery
Monday 8th February
Learning Experiences: AM1- Students to think about what they would take in a survival kit, if they were to travel to Africa. Students to create a survival kit and write reasons why they chose those specific items. AM 2/PM 1 – History – Looking at Nelson Mandela and how he contributed to Africa PM 2 – Art activity devoted to Nelson Mandela
Art Skills: Use a range of materials
Develop techniques of colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
Learn about range of artists, craftsmen and designers
Geography Skills: identify seasonal / daily weather patterns in the UK and the
location of hot and cold areas of the world
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to local & familiar features
Use four compass directions & simple vocab
History Skills: Lives of significant historical figures, including comparison of those from
different periods Significant local people
Literacy Skills: Leave spaces between words
Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
Tuesday 9th February
Learning Experiences: AM 1 -Reading Tree AM 2/PM 1 – Chn to write a Biography of Nelson Mandela and explain why he was important to Africa.
Geography Skills: identify seasonal / daily weather patterns in the UK and the
location of hot and cold areas of the world
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to local & familiar features
Use four compass directions & simple vocab
History Skills: Lives of significant historical figures, including comparison of those from
different periods
Significant local people
Literacy Skills: Leave spaces between words
Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
Wednesday 10th February
Learning Experiences: AM 1 – Chn to continue their learning on Nelson Mandela and why he is important to Africa. AM 2 – KS1 Movie STEM Groups PM 1 – Science – Animals including humans
Literacy Skills: Leave spaces between words
Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
Science Skills: Identify & compare common animals
Identify & name basic body parts
Numeracy Skills: Use common vocabulary for comparison, e.g. heavier, taller, full,
longest, quickest
Begin to measure length, capacity, weight
Order & arrange objects Read & write numbers to 20 Use language, e.g. ‘more than’, ‘most’
Use +, - and = symbols
Know number bonds to 20
add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero Solve one-step problems, including simple arrays
Friday 12th February
Learning Experiences: Extended Writing: Reflection Chn to reflect on their learning this half term. Chn to write highlights and lowlights, using justification and reasoning.
Literacy Skills: Leave spaces between words
Begin to use basic punctuation: . ? !
Use capital letters for proper nouns.
Form lower case letters correctly
Form capital letters & digits
Compose sentences orally before writing
Read own writing to peers or teachers
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