Sigma Science - Year 1

• Animals including Humans

  Pupils should be taught to:
  • identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals;
  • identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores;
  • describe and compare the structure of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets);
  • identify, name draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part is associated with each sense.

  • Y1 Differences Between Humans
  • Y1 Omnivore, Herbivore or Carnivore?
  • Y1 Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
  • Y1 The Senses
  • Y1 The Senses (blank)
  • Y1 The Five Senses
  • Y1 Parts of the Body
  • Y1 Identifying Common Animals
  • Y1 Identifying and Naming Parts of the Human Body
  • Y1 Identifying and Naming Parts of the Human Body (support)
  • Y1 Fish, Bird, Mammal, Reptile or Amphibian?
  • Y1 Fish, Bird or Mammal?
  • Y1 Grouping Animals
  • Identifying a Variety of Common Animals (New)
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• Seasonal Changes

  Pupils should be taught to:
  • observe changes across the four seasons;
  • observe and describe weather associated with the seasons and how day length varies.

  • Y1 The Seasons
  • Y1 Which Season?
  • Y1 The Four Seasons
  • Y1 Seasonal Changes
  • Y1 Seasonal Changes (Day Discs)
  • Y1 Investigating the Seasons
  • Y1 Describing the Seasons
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• Plants

  Pupils should be taught to:
  • identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees;
  • describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.

  • Y1 Common Plants
  • Y1 The Structure of a Plant
  • Y1 Plants Have Roots
  • Y1 Identifying Common Plants
  • Y1 Identifying and Naming Common Plants
  • Y1 Comparing Plant Roots
  • Y1 Common Plants, Bulbs and Seeds
  • The Structure of a Tree (New)
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• Everyday Materials

  Pupils should be taught to:
  • Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made;
  • Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock;
  • Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials;
  • Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties.

  • Y1 What are Things Made from?
  • Y1 Using Materials to Make Things
  • Y1 Identifying Materials (without looking!)
  • Y1 Identifying Material Properties
  • Y1 Grouping Different Materials
  • Y1 Describing Different Materials
  • Y1 Describing Different Objects
  • Y1 Changing Shape
  • Y1 Describing Different Materials (blank)
  • Y1 Changing Shape by Squashing, Bending, Twisting and Stretching
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• Y1 Scheme of Work
  • Y1 Scheme of Work
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