Year 1 - Hedgehogs

Cinamon – Neil Gaiman

I can only draw words – Will Mabbitt

The very hungrey caterpillar – Eric Carle

Goodnight everyone – Chris Haughton

We’re going on a bear hunt – Michael Rosen

Peace at last – Jill Murphy

The bad tempered ladybird – Eric Carle

Funnybones – Allan Ahlberg

The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson

A Bear called Paddington – Michael Bond

A lion in the meadow – Margret Mahy

Cops and Robbers – Allan Ahlberg

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy – Julia Donaldson

Owl Babies – Martin Waddell

The Emperor of Absurdia – Chris Riddell

There are cats in this book – Viviane Schwarz

Mr Magnolia – Quentin Blake

Katie Morag’s Island stories – Mairi Hedderwick

My Friend Bear – Jez Alborough

Avocado baby – John Burningham

The Tiger who came to tea – Judith Kerr

Meg and Mog – Helen Nichol

Not now Bernard – David McKee

A Dark Dark Tale – Ruth Brown

Dogger – Shirley Hughes

I want my hat back – Jon Klassen

The Dark – Lemoney Snicket

You can’t take and Elephant on the bus – Patricia Cleveland – Peck

Penguin – Polly Dunbar

You choose – Pippa Goodhart

Stanley’s stick – Neale Layton and John Hegley

What to do if an elephant stands on your foot – Michelle Robinson

How to wash a wooley mamouth – Michelle Robinson

Dinosaurs in the supermarket – Timothy Knapman

The adventures of the dish and the spoon – Mini Grey

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

In this experience we will be learning about the human body. We will begin by learning  to name, identify and describe the functions of body parts. We will then focus on how to keep our bodies healthy through exercising. Using experts and the knowledge we have learnt, we will create an exercise video to help others to keep fit and healthy. 

Joe Wicks, one of our experts:

We had to make sure that we were experts, so we persevered to make sure that we were completing our exercises accurately.

Mastermind UK

In this experience we will become experts on the United Kingdom. We will learn about th countries that make up the UK, the seas that surround the UK, the capital cities of the UK and much more. We will then participate in a Mastermind competition, where our specialist subject is the United Kingdom.

We will watch Junior Mastermind to understand what Mastermind was all about:

We played hedgehogs and dolphins to understand what an island was.

Key learning:

· Basic parts of the body and how to identify them.

· How parts of the body are associated with each sense.

· The importance of exercise.

· How to answer simple scientific questions in different ways.

· How to use secondary sources to gather information.

· How to use observations to gather information.

· How fitness improves health and wellbeing.

In this geography experience the children explored their local area. Hedgehogs learnt how to use simple maps to identify features, use simple directional language, identify the features of the locality and were able to use our focused thinking tool: spider diagram.  

Hook

For our hook the children went on a local trip around Seal village, stopping at the church, the barbers, the butchers and the local library!

Outcome

For our outcome, the children created an information video, telling people why they should visit Seal and what there is to see and do.

In this History experience, Hedgehogs explored changed throughout their lifetime, learning about key events and how they took place in chronological order.   

Hook

For our hook, all of the children bought in a variety of photos that were taken at different stages of their lives. As a class we put these in chronological order.  

Outcome

For our outcome, the children wrote a poem of how they have changed throughout their lives. We were then able to share these poems with our parents at our very own poetry recital held at Seal School.

In this Music experience, Hedgehogs explored a varity of different percussion instruments, learning about different pulses and tempos, experiencing how differently these instruments could be played.    

Hook

For our hook, we watched ‘The Nativity: Danger in the Manger’ to get us excited about performing our own Nativity.    

Outcome

For our outcome, the children performed our Nativity to an audience of 200 family and friends! In addition, Hedgehogs also planned and performed our own Music Concert to Butterflies, where we also got to share all of our learnt knowledge.  

In this textiles and science experience, children will explore the properties and uses of various materials. They will then apply their learning to design and create a patchwork blanket for one of the farm animals.

Hook

For our hook, we are going to take our blankets up to forest school and read a story by a fire! We will then discuss how our blankets kept us warm and start to investigate the properties of different materials.     

Outcome

For our outcome, the children will be applying their knowledge to stitch together pieces of fabric in order to make a class blanket for one of the animals on the farm.

In this exciting experience, children will embark on a journey to discover all about the UK! At the end, they’ll put their newfound knowledge to the test in a fun and interactive UK quiz.

Hook

For our hook, we are going to explore the features of the UK by dressing up in the colours of flags (England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland).

Outcome

For our outcome, the children will be taking part in a quiz, where they will get to apply their knowledge in hope to win a prize. The Quiz will take place across all of the school in the Inspire Trust.