Year 1

Miss Fiedler (Class Teacher) and Mrs Kemp (PPA cover only)

Mrs Himpfen and Miss Rider (Support Staff)

Year 1 Homework Grid – Summer 2026
Year 1 Intent
Year 1 Reading Spine
Year 1 Reading Intent
Year 1 Meet the Teacher
Year 1 Additional Tricky Words

It has been an exciting start to the summer term in Year 1, and we were happy to see some sunshine too! In English, the children began reading the story, ‘Billy’s Bucket’ which they found very funny.  Inspired by the book, they are using their imaginations to describe what they would see in their own magical buckets. In our next topic on Traditional Tales, the children will use adjectives to describe ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ and will be writing their own versions changing the ending of the story.

In Maths, we have been counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to recognise equal groups. The children thoroughly enjoy using manipulatives to make equal groups and find totals. In our next topic, we will be learning about fractions.

In Art, the children will create wonderful observational studies based on ‘Birds’. The children use pencil and oil pastels to create their drawings. They will then develop their skills, by ripping, tearing and scrunching paper to create a 3D bird.

In Science, we have begun the term exploring the different parts and functions of plants. We will go on to look at the differences between evergreen and deciduous trees, using  our scientific skills to investigate what plants and trees grow in our local area.

Our History topic has taken us to the skies, where we have learnt about the first flight of an aeroplane by the Wright Brothers. In our local History topic, we are finding out about the De Havilland Aircraft Company and the famous planes they made. We are very much looking forward a trip to the De Havilland Aircraft Museum to find out more.

In Music, our imaginations have been ignited whilst listening to a variety of music including class call and response and echo singing. We are looking forward to using the Glockenspiels to accompany our song performance.

In English we began the term by reading the story, ‘Can’t you sleep Little Bear?’ and the children made predictions about what they thought would happen. They will write some instructions to help Little Bear get to sleep and also write their own story. The children will also be collecting information and writing facts about hedgehogs for an information report.

In Maths we have been learning the place value of numbers up to 20. The children will be counting, using equipment to represent the value of each number, using number lines and comparing and ordering numbers. Next the children will be adding and subtracting numbers within 20.

We will be busy in Art exploring printing. We will make repeating and overlapping patterns using our handprints. We will explore the different textures by taking rubbings of objects, materials and surfaces both in and out of the classroom. We are really excited to create our original designs on a foam board and print them!

In Science the children are very excited about our next topic on animals, where they will learn all about the five animal groups: birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and fish.

In R.E. this term we are learning about the religion of Judaism and what God means to Jewish people. After half term, the children will continue their learning of Christianity, looking at Easter and why Jesus was important to the people around him on Palm Sunday. We are looking forward to going to the church for a class visit.

In computing, the children will be learning to use the iPads to create digital artwork inspired by artists, Rothko and Kandinksy. They will also be creating work in the style of the artists Picasso and Mondrian. They will learn how to choose a brush, change the colour, undo actions and use layering for their artwork.

In music, we will be learning about different styles of music to include ‘Blues’, ‘Baroque’, ‘Latin’ and ‘Hip Hop’. We will learn actions to the song, ‘Hey You!’ and the children will play the notes ‘C’ and ‘D’ on the glockenspiel.