KS1 Curriculum
The School aims to provide a balanced and broadly based curriculum. Cross-curricular topics are carefully planned by year group teachers. Key Stage 1 follow the National Curriculum.
The children will gain experience of working individually, in groups or as a whole class depending on the activity.
If you would like to find out more about the curriculum our School is following then please ask:
- Your child’s class teacher
- EYFS and KS1 Leader – Mrs Collins
- Miss Urey (Curriculum leader)
National Curriculum
- National Curriculum Overview – view
KS1 Curriculum Expectations
Year 1 Curriculum
These are the main parts of the curriculum which are important for your child to achieve at the end of Year 1.
- I can use my phonic skills to read out loud.
- I can read common words.
- I can read words with more than one syllable.
- I can read words with an apostrophe (e.g. can’t)
- I can reread my books to develop fluency and
confidence.
- I can read many words quickly and without needing to
segment and blend a lot.
- I can spot if a word is read wrong by following sense
of the text.
- I can say how a character may feel in the story.
- I can say what might happen next in a story.
- I can make links about my own experiences to stories.
- I can break down words into their sounds and spell them correctly.
- I can spell some common words.
I can write lower and capital letters correctly.
- I can write sentences on my own and an adult can read them.
- I can join my sentences to write a story and an adult can read them.
- I can use joining words (e.g. and)
I can use a capital letter and full stop.
- I can use spaces between words.
- I can count in jumps of 2s, 5s and 10s.
- I can count forwards and backwards to 100.
- I can read and solve calculations using + (add) – (takeaway)
x (lots of ) ÷ (share).
- I can give one more and one less of a number.
- I know my number bonds to 20.
- I can recognise and name 2d and 3d shapes.
- I can recognise and name coins and notes.
- I can measure length, weight, volume.
- I can read o’clock and half past on a clock. I can record these times.
Year 2 Curriculum
These are the main parts of the curriculum which are important for your child to achieve at the end of Year 2.
- I can read and blend all sounds I have been taught.
- I can read common words.
- I can read aloud books within my reading level
without making many errors and sounding out new
words without long pauses.
- I can re – read books to improve my speed and confidence.
- I can enjoy and understand books by listening and
talking about my views of the text.
- I can enjoy reading and discussing the order of the
events in books.
- I can enjoy reading by knowing a wider range of stories.
- I can spot if a word has been read wrongly by
following the sense of the text.
- I can make links about my own experiences to
stories.
- I can say what might happen next in the story.
- I can break down words into their sounds and spell them correctly.
- I can spell most common words.
- I can write lower and capital letters correctly.
- I can use ?and !marks.
- I can write for different purposes for long and short pieces of writing.
- I can proof read my work checking it for sense and spellings I know.
- I can use when, if, that, because, or, but in my writing.
- I can add endings to words –ly, -er, -est.
- I can count in jumps of 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s from any number.
- I can compare and order number to 100 using <> =.
- I can read and solve calculations using + (add) – (takeaway)
x (lots of ) ÷ (share).
- I can answer simple addition and subtraction questions in my head.
- I know my number bonds to 20.
- I know the 2, 5 and 10 times table.
- I can compare and sort 2d and 3d shapes.
- I can add and subtract coins and give change.
- I can ask and answer questions about data.
- I can find, name and write ½, ¼, 2/4, ¾ and 1/3 of numbers and shapes.
Useful links
- Features of Text – view
- Reading Scheme and Phonics – view
- E-Safety Safety – view
- WOW Days – view
