Year Group: 1 Theme: Our Planet Term: 2

Learning Journey

As environmentalists, we will use maps and aerial photographs to see how the planet is changing over time.

As consumers, we will explore the journey our food takes from farm to fork.

As zoologists, we will be working scientifically to identify and classify wildlife in our local environment.

As animators, we will use technology to create a short stop motion animation.

As global citizens, we will continue to think about how we care for one another as well as our planet.

As musicians, we will use our voices to perform chants and rhymes.

English

Writing to inform

Texts: The Lorax by Dr Seuss

Maths

Addition & Subtraction within 10

Shape

Place Value within 20

Discrete subjects:

RE: How and why do we celebrate special and sacred times?

PE: Dance

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural School Values & British Values

S Use imagination to reflect on events. British Values- Show respect for our own culture and the culture of others.

M Taking part in team games and following rules Resilience- Develop our resilience when met with new challenges.

S Working collaboratively Reciprocity- Show care and consideration towards others in our class.

C Appreciate how people are different from one another Resourcefulness- Be creative in our approach to learning.

Reflectiveness- Think about the impact our actions have others as well as our environment.

Engage Innovate Express

Animal Dress Up Day (Monday 4th November) We will explore and investigate how we impact our

planet. We will take part in a peaceful Eco demonstration

Knowledge Key Vocabulary Home Learning

Making recycled paper instead of new paper uses 64 percent less energy and uses 58 percent less water.

The glass we recycle in the UK each year saves enough energy to launch 10 space shuttle missions.

In the UK we throw away around 455,000 tonnes of plastic bottles every year – equivalent to around 9.1 billion bottles.

Food waste is one of Britain’s biggest problems and we throw away seven mil-lion tonnes of food from our homes every year.

‘Food miles’ are the distance a certain food has to travel from its point of origin to its point of destination.

The RSPCA receives over 5000 calls regarding UK wildlife being injured by litter each year.

Hedgehogs are nocturnal creatures that are known as ‘gardener’s friends’ because of the food they eat.

Environment - everything that is around us Litter pick on your street or around our school.

Research hedgehogs and ways to help support them in

their environment.

Find your home on a map and see what else you might

recognise in the local area.

Discuss the celebrations that you take part in as a family.

Watch a film that is made using stop-motion animation.

Recycle - converting rubbish into reusable material

Habitat- the natural environment of a living thing

Animation - a method in which pictures are manipulat-

ed to appear as moving images.

Nocturnal – active at night

Global - the whole wide world

Citizen - a person who lives in a particular town or city

Diwali - the Hindu festival of light

Christmas - the Christian celebration of Jesus’ birth

No limits, just possibilities at West Hill Primary Academy