In this second blog on the curriculum, we look at what they will be doing in Year 1.
English
Receptive
modes (listening, reading and viewing)
They make connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts.
They identify the language features, images and vocabulary used to describe characters and events.
Students read aloud, with developing fluency and intonation, short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images.
When reading, they use knowledge of sounds and letters, high frequency words, sentence boundary punctuation and directionality to make meaning.
They recall key ideas and recognise literal and implied meaning in texts.
They listen to others when taking part in conversations, using appropriate language features.
They listen for and reproduce letter patterns and letter clusters.
Productive
modes (speaking, writing and creating)
Students
understand how characters in texts are developed and give reasons for personal
preferences( I like it because…)
They create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images.
They create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images.
They create short
texts for a small range of purposes.
They interact in pair, group and class discussions, taking turns when responding.
They make short presentations of a few connected sentences on familiar and learned topics.
When writing, students provide details about ideas or events.
They accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns and use capital letters and full stops.
They correctly form all upper- and lower-case letters.
They interact in pair, group and class discussions, taking turns when responding.
They make short presentations of a few connected sentences on familiar and learned topics.
When writing, students provide details about ideas or events.
They accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns and use capital letters and full stops.
They correctly form all upper- and lower-case letters.
Supporting
products available
- Gillian Miles posters – Word families 500 words, blends, consonants and vowels – wipe clean posters which facilitate spelling and reading, including groups of word families. Designed by Gillian, who is a teacher herself! $9.95
- Usborne very first reading books – each book comes complete with word puzzles (e.g. rhyming games) at the end, to consolidate learning – great themes e.g Run Rabbit Run, $12.95
- Letterland early readers – using phonics and characters this top tier brand is well known as an industry leader – 5 books $49.95
- A bee C match game – iParenting Media award winner - $29.95 – a letter matching game for all ages – you don’t have to know how to spell – match letters to letters and collect cards to win – great family game for age 5 plus
- M is for Mouse – card game - $21.95 – link letters to objects and make a match to win- 2 to 5 players age 6 plus
- Trading Faces – card game re Emotional Intelligence – guess the emotions on the cards, and score points to win.$21.95
Mathematics
By the end of Year
1, students describe number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s
and 10s.
They identify representations of one half.
They recognise Australian coins according to their value.
Students explain time durations. They describe two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects. Students describe data displays.
They identify representations of one half.
They recognise Australian coins according to their value.
Students explain time durations. They describe two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects. Students describe data displays.
Students count to
and from 100 and locate numbers on a number line.
They carry out simple additions and subtractions using counting strategies. They partition numbers using place value.
They continue simple patterns involving numbers and objects. Students order objects based on lengths and capacities using informal units.
They tell time to the half hour.
They use the language of direction to move from place to place. Students classify outcomes of simple familiar events.
They collect data by asking questions and draw simple data displays.
They carry out simple additions and subtractions using counting strategies. They partition numbers using place value.
They continue simple patterns involving numbers and objects. Students order objects based on lengths and capacities using informal units.
They tell time to the half hour.
They use the language of direction to move from place to place. Students classify outcomes of simple familiar events.
They collect data by asking questions and draw simple data displays.
Supporting
Products available
- New Dimension Magnetic Money chart – a wipe clean chart with magnetic notes and coins to build sight knowledge and addition/subtraction knowledge $24.95
- Gillian Miles 1-100 poster – wipe clean poster with addition and subtraction strategies on the reverse $9.95
- Number chase card game - $21.95 – Numerical loci and reasoning game – learn through questioning – is it odd, is it even, is it small – to find the number – age 6 plus, 2 to 5 players
- Melissa and Dog Abacus – the old fashioned way of grouping in 10’s – good visual aid for children who prefer visual learning - $26.95
History
By the end of Year
1, students explain how some aspects of daily life have changed over recent
time while others have remained the same.
They describe personal and family events that have significance.
They describe personal and family events that have significance.
Students sequence
events in order, using everyday terms about the passing of time.
They pose questions about the past and examine sources (physical and visual) to suggest answers to these questions.
Students relate stories about life in the past, using a range of texts.
They pose questions about the past and examine sources (physical and visual) to suggest answers to these questions.
Students relate stories about life in the past, using a range of texts.
Supporting
Products available
- Time after time card game – sequence the cards in the right time order to win, before the mice scramble them up! – Age 6 plus, 2 to 4 players - $21.95
- Usborne First Encyclopedia of History - $24.95 – introduction to phases in the world’s history through various countries and kingdoms
Science
By the end of Year 1, students describe
objects and events that they encounter in their everyday lives, and the effects
of interacting with materials and objects.
They identify a range of habitats.
They describe changes to things in their local environment and suggest how science helps people care for environments.
They identify a range of habitats.
They describe changes to things in their local environment and suggest how science helps people care for environments.
Students make predictions, and
investigate everyday phenomena.
They follow instructions to record and sort their observations and share their observations with others.
They follow instructions to record and sort their observations and share their observations with others.
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