It’s... Treasure Island...

In Geography, we'll be finding out:

• About the islands that you find around the world
• About the names of places that pirates travelled
• About the islands that make up the UK and other locations, and the different features you see there
• About the weather and climate in different places that pirates visited
• About how pirates navigated around the world
• How to plan a pirate island
• How to give directions using a map

In Art, we'll be finding out:

• About different coin designs
• How to design, create and evaluate our own pirate coins
• How to design, create and evaluate a treasure chest

In Music, we'll be finding out:

• How to sing pirate songs
• How to compose and play music inspired by pirates and the sea
• How to listen to, and evaluate music we have made

In Technology, we'll be finding out:

• About the foods pirates ate
• About where food comes from in the world
• About a healthy diet
• How to plan a pirate packed lunch

In International, we’ll be finding out:

• About rules that pirates followed
• About the roles and responsibilities pirates had on board
• How to stay safe near the water

In Physical Education, we'll be finding out:

• About how to play pirate games in teams
• About how to create a pirate-inspired dance
• How to participate in team games, using skills such as throwing and catching

later on in Year One...

It can be fun to imagine what we want to do when we grow up. The world is full of lots of different and exciting jobs. But we should remember to celebrate the things we can do now – the hobbies and interests that we enjoy, and the learning we do at school to help us achieve our goals.

It’s... A Day in the Life

In Society, we’ll be finding out:

• About the jobs people do in our school
• About the jobs that our parents and family do
• About the people who help us
• How a service works and the jobs that it creates
• How to create an imaginary family for our soap opera/show

In Art, we’ll be finding out:

• How to create a portrait of ourselves to show the things that we do
• How to create an ID card for our future selves in 20 years' time

In Geography, we’ll be finding out:

• About the services and buildings in the local area
• How to create our own street map

In History, we’ll be finding out:

• About the jobs people used to do in the past
• About significant people from the past
• What our local area might have looked like a 100 years ago

In Music, we’ll be finding out:

• How to create theme music for one of our characters
• How to sing and perform the main theme music for our soap opera/show
• How to use our voices expressively and creatively in saying chants and rhymes

In Technology, we’ll be finding out:

• How to make vehicles for our street map
• How to make a uniform for one of our characters
• How to plan a healthy snack for one of our characters

In International, we’ll be finding out:

• How to provide a welcome party for a family from another country

and finally...

Have you heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’? Laughing and having fun are such an important part of our lives. We all love being entertained and enjoying ourselves. For a very long time, the circus has been a special place where people, from many parts of the world, go to be entertained, laugh and have fun.

It’s... The Circus is Coming to Town

In Art, we’ll be finding out:

• How to draw faces and understand expressions
• About the work of artists who have painted pictures about the circus

In History, we’ll be finding out:

• What circuses were like in the past
• About some of the people who made circuses famous
• How circuses have changed over the years

In Science, we’ll be finding out:

• Which materials would make a waterproof tent
• Which materials to use for circus costumes
• About forces – pushes and pulls in circus acts

In Technology, we’ll be finding out:

• How to put up a tent
• How to plan and make circus tents for soft toys

In Geography, we’ll be finding out:

• How to draw maps and plans of a circus
• How to use maps and atlases to find out about the countries some circus animals come from

In Physical Education, we’ll be finding out:

• How to use juggling balls
• How to balance and make movements used in circus performances
• How to use tactics in playing team games

In Society, we’ll be finding out:

• How to stay safe in busy places
• What it’s like to be a circus artist

In Music, we’ll be finding out:

• About music for the circus
• How to compose and write rhythms and tunes about circus performers

In ICT & Computing, we’ll be finding out:

• How to draw a plan for our own circus
• How to make tickets and a poster for our own circus

In International, we’ll be finding out:

• What different people think about using animals in the circus
• What the circus of the future might look like