YEAR ONE CURRICULUM. INFORMATION FOR PARENTS.
ENGLISH
Year 1
Listening, Reading and Viewing:
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students understand the different purposes of texts. They make connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts. They identify the language features, images and vocabulary used to describe characters and events.
Students read aloud, with developing fluency and intonation, short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images. When reading, they use knowledge of sounds and letters, high frequency words, sentence boundary punctuation and directionality to make meaning. They recall key ideas and recognise literal and implied meaning in texts. They listen to others when taking part in conversations, using appropriate language features. They listen for and reproduce letter patterns and letter clusters.
Speaking, Writing and Creating:
Students understand how characters in texts are developed and give reasons for personal preferences. They create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images.
They create short texts for a small range of purposes. They interact in pair, group and class discussions, taking turns when responding. They make short presentations of a few connected sentences on familiar and learned topics. When writing, students provide details about ideas or events. They accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns and use capital letters and full stops. They correctly form upper- and lower-case letters.
Helping your child with reading
We know a large part of our everyday life depends on reading and that helping your child to read will open their minds to a whole range of topics. So what can parents/carers do to help their child become a confident reader?
There are many ways you can help your child build their confidence and develop strong reading skills every day. One of the easiest and most valuable things you can do at home is to read to your child and show them how much fun you can have when you read.
Discover simple ways to encourage your child’s reading with the resource/website below.
http://det.wa.edu.au/ccm-ldn-theme-assets/flipbooks/schoolsandyou/reading/index.html
MATHEMATICS
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students describe number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. They identify representations of one half. They recognise Australian coins according to their value. Students explain time durations. They describe two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects. Students describe data displays.
Students count to and from 100 and locate numbers on a number line. They carry out simple additions and subtractions using counting strategies. They partition numbers using place value. They continue simple patterns involving numbers and objects. Students order objects based on lengths and capacities using informal units. They tell time to the half hour. They use the language of direction to move from place to place. Students classify outcomes of simple familiar events. They collect data by asking questions and draw simple data displays.
Helping your child with maths
You can help your child build their confidence and develop strong mathematical skills by including fun and easy activities into your child’s daily routine.
Discover simple ways to encourage your child’s understanding of maths with the resource/website below.
http://det.wa.edu.au/ccm-ldn-theme-assets/flipbooks/schoolsandyou/numeracy/index.html
SCIENCE
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students describe objects and events that they encounter in their everyday lives, and the effects of interacting with materials and objects. They identify a range of habitats. They describe changes to things in their local environment and suggest how science helps people care for environments.
Students make predictions, and investigate everyday phenomena. They follow instructions to record and sort their observations and share their observations with others.
Earth and space sciences - Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape.
Students use their senses to investigate the world around them. They will make predictions and draw labelled diagrams to discover changes to living things in the local environment.
Biological sciences - Living things have a variety of external features.
Living things live in different places where their needs are met. Students investigate mini beasts in the school yard. They will use their Science Inquiry Skills to observe the features and behaviours of small animals and get a glimpse of the diversity of animal life.
Chemical sciences - Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways.
Students will be learning about the changes that happen all around us. They will be making predictions about the changes to everyday materials.
Physical sciences - Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed.
Students will be focusing on light and sound and using their senses to investigate these forms of energy.
HISTORY
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students explain how some aspects of daily life have changed over recent time while others have remained the same. They describe personal and family events that have significance.
Students sequence events in order, using everyday terms about the passing of time. They pose questions about the past and examine sources (physical and visual) to suggest answers to these questions. Students relate stories about life in the past, using a range of texts.
GEOGRAPHY
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students identify and describe the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and recognise that people describe the features of places differently. They identify where features of places are located and recognise that spaces can be arranged for different purposes. Students identify changes in features and describe how to care for places.
Students respond to questions about familiar and unfamiliar places by collecting, recording and sorting information from sources provided. They represent the location of different places and their features on pictorial maps and present findings in a range of texts and use everyday language to describe direction and location. They reflect on their learning to suggest ways that places can be cared for.
Year 1
Listening, Reading and Viewing:
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students understand the different purposes of texts. They make connections to personal experience when explaining characters and main events in short texts. They identify the language features, images and vocabulary used to describe characters and events.
Students read aloud, with developing fluency and intonation, short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images. When reading, they use knowledge of sounds and letters, high frequency words, sentence boundary punctuation and directionality to make meaning. They recall key ideas and recognise literal and implied meaning in texts. They listen to others when taking part in conversations, using appropriate language features. They listen for and reproduce letter patterns and letter clusters.
Speaking, Writing and Creating:
Students understand how characters in texts are developed and give reasons for personal preferences. They create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images.
They create short texts for a small range of purposes. They interact in pair, group and class discussions, taking turns when responding. They make short presentations of a few connected sentences on familiar and learned topics. When writing, students provide details about ideas or events. They accurately spell words with regular spelling patterns and use capital letters and full stops. They correctly form upper- and lower-case letters.
Helping your child with reading
We know a large part of our everyday life depends on reading and that helping your child to read will open their minds to a whole range of topics. So what can parents/carers do to help their child become a confident reader?
There are many ways you can help your child build their confidence and develop strong reading skills every day. One of the easiest and most valuable things you can do at home is to read to your child and show them how much fun you can have when you read.
Discover simple ways to encourage your child’s reading with the resource/website below.
http://det.wa.edu.au/ccm-ldn-theme-assets/flipbooks/schoolsandyou/reading/index.html
MATHEMATICS
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students describe number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. They identify representations of one half. They recognise Australian coins according to their value. Students explain time durations. They describe two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects. Students describe data displays.
Students count to and from 100 and locate numbers on a number line. They carry out simple additions and subtractions using counting strategies. They partition numbers using place value. They continue simple patterns involving numbers and objects. Students order objects based on lengths and capacities using informal units. They tell time to the half hour. They use the language of direction to move from place to place. Students classify outcomes of simple familiar events. They collect data by asking questions and draw simple data displays.
Helping your child with maths
You can help your child build their confidence and develop strong mathematical skills by including fun and easy activities into your child’s daily routine.
Discover simple ways to encourage your child’s understanding of maths with the resource/website below.
http://det.wa.edu.au/ccm-ldn-theme-assets/flipbooks/schoolsandyou/numeracy/index.html
SCIENCE
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students describe objects and events that they encounter in their everyday lives, and the effects of interacting with materials and objects. They identify a range of habitats. They describe changes to things in their local environment and suggest how science helps people care for environments.
Students make predictions, and investigate everyday phenomena. They follow instructions to record and sort their observations and share their observations with others.
Earth and space sciences - Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape.
Students use their senses to investigate the world around them. They will make predictions and draw labelled diagrams to discover changes to living things in the local environment.
Biological sciences - Living things have a variety of external features.
Living things live in different places where their needs are met. Students investigate mini beasts in the school yard. They will use their Science Inquiry Skills to observe the features and behaviours of small animals and get a glimpse of the diversity of animal life.
Chemical sciences - Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways.
Students will be learning about the changes that happen all around us. They will be making predictions about the changes to everyday materials.
Physical sciences - Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed.
Students will be focusing on light and sound and using their senses to investigate these forms of energy.
HISTORY
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students explain how some aspects of daily life have changed over recent time while others have remained the same. They describe personal and family events that have significance.
Students sequence events in order, using everyday terms about the passing of time. They pose questions about the past and examine sources (physical and visual) to suggest answers to these questions. Students relate stories about life in the past, using a range of texts.
GEOGRAPHY
Year 1
The Australian Curriculum states that by the end of Year 1, students identify and describe the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and recognise that people describe the features of places differently. They identify where features of places are located and recognise that spaces can be arranged for different purposes. Students identify changes in features and describe how to care for places.
Students respond to questions about familiar and unfamiliar places by collecting, recording and sorting information from sources provided. They represent the location of different places and their features on pictorial maps and present findings in a range of texts and use everyday language to describe direction and location. They reflect on their learning to suggest ways that places can be cared for.