Literacy

For literacy this term, the children will

continue to follow the Read Write Inc scheme.

Alongside this the children will be looking at
the story Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett and
will be creating different styles of writing

Design and Technology

PE

Finger puppets
Designing puppets
Making puppets
Designing and making gingerbread people
Shadow puppets

Cognitive Skills To understand

and follow simple rules. The
children will work on skills such
as dynamic balance and static
balance.

based on the book.

What you can do
Encourage children to practise sounds as much

Maths

as possible. Provide children with as many

Year 1
Spring

Science

Traditional Tales from

Around the World

Describing properties of everyday

materials

Minute Maths (addition and

subtraction)

Counting 2s, 5s, 10s

Odd and even numbers
Money

Sorting materials
What you can do
Ask your children to count out any
coins you may have.

Materials to make puppets

Making Shadows

Music
Geography

Route to Grandmas house and simple maps

Locate Australia, Jamaica
Locate India, China

Songs linked to traditional tales

Rhythms

Computing

Simple locational and directional

language
Use devices to design puppets or
take pictures

RE
This term children will be learning about
Christmas, Revelation and the Sacraments