Year 1 Primary Curriculum Theme.
Poo! - Video to introduce theme.
Basic Information.
This theme uses an interesting opening video!!! which is guaranteed to get pupils attention. It then builds on their knowledge of their own or school pets both real and electronic varieties?
As the first in a series of theme this theme is based on animals. The above video is meant as an introduction to the theme as a whole and provides opportunities for AfL of pupils knowledge of any pets they may have and animals in general.
The theme look at how we decide if something is alive or dead. It then goes on to look at how we use animals, what animals amy be kept in the local area and how we should look after animals. It concludes by consider human needs as animals.
The Big Picture.
The theme starts by asking:
"How do you know if something is dead or alive?"
Show real or images of tamagotchi & NintenDogs as other examples of pets and way to discuss difference between living & non-living.
Pupils consider what all living things have something in common?
Videos look at some of these things -
we call them life processes (7 in all (MRS GREN) but not all covered at this stage - Respiration & Sensitivity difficult to show without becoming too involved!)
Living things
- Need air and water.
- Can grow in size.
- Can change shape.
- Can produce baby animals or baby plants.
- Can move by themselves.
- Can eat food or make food.
Primary Curriculum Links.
For links to Essentials for Learning and Areas for Learning see National Curriculum links below - NC Ref.
The Entry Point.
Begins theme by showing learners video of animals Pooing - good job it's not smelly vision, but guarnatted to get a reaction!.
Knowledge Harvest.
Class considers what they already know about any animals they know or even keep as pets in school or at home - allows Assessment for Learning as you consider learners prior knowledge.
Explaining The Theme - Outline of Theme.
1. Entry Point - Poo! Poo! Everywhere?
WALT / Today's learning / Pupils should learn
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How animals are an example of a living organism.
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Why animals are important.
WILF / Student Outcomes.
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To state some thing living things have in common - what they do to make them living.
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To begin to thing about what makes something alive or dead.
Play above video to introduce theme, followed by knowledge harvest, in form of Mind Maps possibly, as Assessment for Learning of pupils prior knowledge.
Keep the knowledge harvest for use at end of unit so learners can then assess for themselves just what they have learnt during this theme.
Summary of rest of theme - access by sepearte pages....
1. Are all your pets alive?
Lesson looks at living and non-living in context of animals such as pupils pets, both real and electronic!
Asks 'What do living animals do?' - we have seen they poo this lesson starts to look at what animals have in common starting with feeding?
2. What is poo made of?
Animals POO and so must eat- go to
3. What do animals need food for?
Animals MOVE - go to
4. What else do animals do?
Animals also GROW and have BABIES - go to
5. What do young animals need?
Looks at the amount of care different young animals are given - go to
6. Investigating animals - What do we use animals for?
Looks at uses of animals - go to
7. Investigating animals - What animals are kept in local area?
Looks at what animals may be found in your local area - go to
8. Investigating animals - How do we look after animals?
Look at how the things animals have in common could be described as their needs. How looking after animals means making sure we meet these needs. - go to
9. Have same animals always been kept here?
Coming shortly
10. What do humans need to stay healthy?
Coming shortly
Theme Subject Links
Literacy
Instructional Text – How to look after a pet
Numeracy
Science
ICT
History
Geography
Art
Design Technology
PSHCE
PE / Games
RE
MFL
Music
Science - Knowledge, skills and understanding:
Sc2 Life processes and living things.
Source: QCA Statutory content
Life processes
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The differences between things that are living and things that have never been alive.
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That animals, including humans, move, feed, grow, use their senses and reproduce.
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To relate life processes to animals and plants found in the local environment.
Humans and other animals
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To recognise and compare the main external parts of the bodies of humans and other animals.
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That humans and other animals need food and water to stay alive.
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That taking exercise and eating the right types and amounts of food help humans to keep healthy.
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How to treat animals with care and sensitivity.
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That humans and other animals can produce offspring and that these offspring grow into adults.
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About the senses that enable humans and other animals to be aware of the world around them.
Living things in their environment
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Find out about the different kinds of plants and animals in the local environment.
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Identify similarities and differences between local environments and ways in which these affect animals and plants that are found there.
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Care for the environment.