Blog by Tag: Year 1

Year 1 Yoga

Year 1 enjoyed a wonderful yoga session this morning. They listened carefully to the instructions and the music whilst making the different positions. 

Year 1 Design & Technology 

The children have really enjoyed working as a team to make cardboard towers. We talked about towers that topple and lean. Which team could make the tallest tower? 

Year 1 Music 

We started our new theme ‘Fairytales’ in music today. We listened to the story about The Three Little Pigs and changed our voices to represent the different characters. 

Year 1 PE Sending and Receiving 

The children enjoyed playing the ‘bucket ball’ and ‘hit the bucket’ games in PE this afternoon. 

Year 1 Geography

Year 1 have been learning about the four countries of the UK. We have talked about the different places we may have visited and the capital cities. The children matched the labels and pictures to the map. 

Year 1 Design Technology

We have been looking at structures and identifying different types of building blocks. We talked about how the size of a base affects the stability of a tower and how tall it can be built. W e looked at the picture of The Leaning Tower of Pisa and how it was built on…

Year One - Painting

Inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian, the children used their painting skills of ‘dip, dip, dab’ to create an abstract painting in the style of Piet Mondrian.

Year One - Painting

Exploring the work of Piet Mondrian through Art & Design.

Year 1- Piet Mondrian Art

We have been looking at the artist Piet Mondrian in Year 1 this afternoon. We looked at the shapes and colours used and painted our own designs. 

Year 1- Prayer cards

We have been learning the Hail Mary in Year 1. The children have decorated a prayer card to take home to remind them to pray for Mary. 

Year 1- History Toys 

The children have been very excited to talk about the toys they played with as a toddler. They used the catalogues to look at different toys that would be suitable for a toddler. 

Year 1- Painting 

We have been very busy in Year 1 this afternoon. We have been developing different brushstrokes and learning the dip,dip,dab method when applying paint. We made different marks with the primary colours- circles,dots and large ‘c’ shapes.