13 hours ago
Posted on 02nd Oct 2026 by Natalie Smith

Week 5 Learning through Play

Year 1 Continuous Provision Learning

This week, Year 1 have been busy exploring and learning through a range of exciting continuous provision activities. The children consolidated their understanding of self-portraits by revisiting key artistic skills and carefully observing their own features. In history, they sorted old and new toys, developing their understanding of how toys have changed over time.

In maths, the children practised finding one more and one less, while also revisiting correct number formation to strengthen their recording skills. They enjoyed working collaboratively to construct maps of our local area using wooden blocks and natural resources, helping them develop their geographical understanding and teamwork skills.

Our creative learners also designed and built beautiful fairy gardens, using their imagination and problem-solving skills. As always, the reading corner remained a popular space, where children shared and enjoyed a range of stories, fostering a love of reading and storytelling.

It has been another wonderful week of hands-on learning, creativity and discovery in Year 1!

🎨🧚‍♀️

1 week ago
Posted on 25th Sep 2026 by Natalie Smith

Week 3 Learning through Play

This week in our continuous provision, the children have been busy applying their learning across the curriculum. In the creative area, they used their art knowledge and skills to draw self-portraits, inspired by our focus artist, Thomas Gainsborough. In English, the children practised matching capital letters to their lower-case partners, developing their letter recognition skills. In Maths, they explored finding one more and one less using our maths tuff spot activities, helping to build their understanding of number and place value. We are very proud of their enthusiasm and independence in their learning! 😊

1 week ago
Posted on 23rd Sep 2026 by Natalie Smith

Year 1 at Weston Park

Year 1 visited Weston Park as part of our theme work about Victorian Toys. We played with the hoops and sticks, hobby horses, quoits and even had time for a game of lawn croquet. We made our own medicines from the herb garden and also made a cup and ball game. We roasted marshmallows on the fire before squeezing in a little visit to the children’s park – what a busy day we have had!

2 weeks ago
Posted on 17th Sep 2026 by Natalie Smith

Week 2 Weekly Learning

This week in Year 1, we have enjoyed exploring our new class text, My Dog Smells Like Smelly Socks. As part of our English learning, we have been discovering similes and thinking about how they make our writing more interesting. The children worked brilliantly in pairs to create some of their own imaginative similes, sharing lots of creative ideas with each other.

In Maths, we have been developing our number knowledge by matching Numicon shapes to number words. The children enjoyed using practical resources to support their understanding and build confidence with numbers.

Our provision time has been full of collaboration and creativity. The children have particularly enjoyed our small world play area, spending time exploring and creating stories with our fantastic castle. It has been wonderful to see their imaginations come to life through play.

One of the highlights of the week has been observing the children in our book corners. It is always lovely to see them sharing stories with friends, discussing characters and pictures, and developing a real love of reading.

We are very proud of all the enthusiasm, teamwork and creativity that Year 1 have shown this week. We look forward to another exciting week of learning ahead! 📚✨🏰🔢

3 weeks ago
Posted on 14th Sep 2026 by Natalie Smith

Year 1 First Aid Day

First Aid Day in Year 1

As part of First Aid Day, our Year 1 children learned some important first aid skills. They enjoyed practising how to put plasters on safely and talked about how we can help ourselves and others if someone gets a small cut or scrape. The class had lots of fun while learning valuable skills that could help in everyday situations. 🩹😊

3 weeks ago
Posted on 11th Sep 2026 by Natalie Smith

Year 1 Learning through Play

A Wonderful Week of Learning Through Play in Year 1

This week, Year 1 have been busy learning through play and developing important skills across the curriculum.

In maths, we have been practising our counting skills through a range of fun, hands-on activities. The children showed great enthusiasm as they counted, sorted and explored numbers in different ways.

During our phonics sessions, we have been using Fred Talk to sound out and blend words. The children are becoming increasingly confident at listening carefully to sounds and using them to read and spell new words.

We also enjoyed a fantastic team-building challenge. Working together in small groups, the children used cups and lollipop sticks to design and build their own bridges. They demonstrated excellent teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills as they planned, tested and adapted their structures.

It has been wonderful to see the children learning, collaborating and growing in confidence through play. Well done, Year 1, for another fantastic week! 🌟