Year 1

This project teaches children about everyday life and families today, including comparisons with childhood in the 1950s, using artefacts and a range of different sources.

Suggested text	Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge – Mem Fox
Memorable experience	Childhood past and present - Watford Library artifacts
Innovate challenge	Childhood knowledge organisers
History	Historical vocabulary; Historical artefacts; Timelines; Everyday life and childhood in the 1950s; Significant events – Queen's coronation; Enquiry
English	Autobiographies; Non-chronological reports; Riddles
Geography	Settlements; Changes over time
PSHE	Stages of life; Changes
Science investigations	What can you remember?

 

This project teaches children about the physical and human characteristics of the United Kingdom, including a detailed exploration of the characteristics and features of the capital city, London.

Suggested text	Topsy and Tim Visit London - Jean and Gareth Adamson
Memorable experience	Royal role play
Innovate challenge	Marley's trip to London
Geography	Countries and capital cities of the UK; Physical features of the UK; Settlements; Human features; Weather and seasons; Landmarks; Aerial images; Locational language; Maps; Compass directions; Geographical similarities
English	Information posters; Directions; Adventure narratives
A&D	Drawing
Computing	Searching the web; Algorithms; Logical reasoning; Programming; Common uses of information technology
History	Monarchy; Significant event – Great Fire of London
Music	Nursery rhymes
PSHE	Speaking, listening and sharing
Science investigations	How does it move? How big is a raindrop? Does it snow in summer? How wild is the wind?

 

This project teaches children about their own school and locality, both today and in the past. They compare schooling in the Victorian era to their experiences today.

• Suggested text	Whiffy Wilson: The Wolf who wouldn't go to school – Caryl Hart
  Memorable experience	Our school’s history
  Innovate challenge	Planning an assembly
  History	Historical vocabulary; Historical artefacts; Timelines; Present day schools; Our school; Victorian era; Victorian schools; Significant people – Samuel Wilderspin
  English	List poems; Diaries; Letters
  Geography	Fieldwork; Human and physical features; Maps; Local environment; Changes over time
  PSHE	Special people; Positive contributions
  Science investigations	How does it feel? What keeps us dry?