Topics
Your child may study aspects of one or more of these topics throughout the year:
- Minibeasts (insects)
- Animals
- Plants
- People who help us
- Festivals and celebrations
- Ourselves
- Where we live
- Water
- Seasons and weather
- Communities and cultures
- Time
As part of their topic work, the children will also be developing a range of other skills:
Investigation and exploration
- How to use their senses to investigate objects and materials
- Looking at objects and observing similarities, differences, patterns and changes
- Finding out and identifying features of living things, objects and events
Design and construction
- Using a wide range of materials to build
- Choosing the right tools to make, measure, cut and join
- Making an object with a purpose and being able to describe it
ICT
- How we use ICT in everyday situations
- Programmable toys
- How to complete a simple program on a computer
- Using a mouse and keyboard and being able to click on an icon