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Coming next for Year 1

The games we're making now, what's planned next, and ideas you can vote for. The most-wanted ideas help us choose what to make.

Being made now

  • 2D and 3D shapesRecognising and naming common 2D shapes (rectangles including squares, circles, triangles) and 3D shapes (cuboids including cubes, pyramids, spheres)
  • High and low notesPitch: hearing how notes go up and down, and using high and low sounds
  • Word problems: adding and subtractingSolving one-step word problems with adding and subtracting, using objects and pictures, and missing number problems such as 7 = ? − 9
  • Word problems: grouping and sharingSolving one-step word problems about equal groups and sharing, using objects, pictures and arrays

Vote for what we make next

English 12 ideas
  • Phonics screening check practiceReading real and pretend words by saying the sounds for graphemes and blending them, including words with –s, –es, –ing, –ed, –er and –est endings an…
  • Dictation: listen and writeListening to a short sentence read aloud and writing it from memory, using the sounds and tricky words learnt so far, with capital letters and full s…
  • Spelling ph and whThe ph spelling for the f sound (dolphin, alphabet, phonics) and the wh spelling for the w sound (when, which, wheel, white)
  • Syllables and compound wordsClapping and counting the syllables in words to help spell them (rabbit, carpet), and joining two words to make a compound word (football, playground…
  • Fairy stories and traditional talesGetting to know key fairy stories and traditional tales, retelling them, spotting what they have in common, and joining in with predictable phrases
  • Predicting what happens nextPredicting what might happen from the title and what has been read so far, and checking that the story still makes sense
  • Making inferencesWorking out what characters think and feel from what is said and done, using what you already know, and answering and asking questions about a story
  • Word meaningsDiscussing what words mean, linking new words to ones you know, and talking about favourite words and phrases
  • Listening to and talking about booksListening to and talking about stories, poems and non-fiction that are beyond what you can read yourself, linking them to your own life, and explaini…
  • Writing simple storiesSaying a sentence aloud before writing it, sequencing sentences into a short story, and rereading it to check it makes sense
  • Good listeningListening and responding to adults and other children, taking turns to speak, asking relevant questions, and staying on topic in a conversation
  • Telling stories out loudTelling stories aloud, both familiar tales and stories you make up, with a clear beginning, middle and end, imagining and exploring ideas as you go
Healthy Me 10 ideas
  • Handwashing and germsHow germs spread and how washing hands stops them
  • Looking after teethBrushing, sugar and visits to the dentist
  • Drinking waterWhy our bodies need water, and how much
  • Safety at homeSpotting hazards at home and how to avoid them
  • Road safetyCrossing roads, being seen and staying safe near traffic
  • Fire safetyPreventing fires and what to do if there is one
  • Staying safe outdoorsWhat to do if you get lost, staying with your group, which adults can help you, and never going off with someone without asking your grown-up first
  • Calling 999When and how to call for help in an emergency
  • Running, jumping, throwing and catchingMastering running, jumping, throwing and catching, with balance, agility and coordination, and using them in activities
  • Dance: moving to musicPerforming dances with simple movement patterns
Science 8 ideas
  • Working like a scientistAsking simple questions, observing closely with simple equipment, doing simple tests, identifying and classifying, and gathering and recording data t…
  • Parts of a plantNaming and describing the basic structure of common flowering plants, including trees: roots, stem or trunk, leaves and flowers
  • Trees through the seasonsCommon trees, deciduous and evergreen, and how trees change across the four seasons
  • Wild and garden plantsIdentifying and naming common wild and garden plants, such as daisies, dandelions, buttercups, sunflowers and tulips
  • Everyday materialsThe difference between an object and what it's made of, naming everyday materials (wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, rock), describing their simple…
  • Pushes and pullsHow pushes and pulls make things start moving, speed up, slow down, stop and change direction, using toys, balls and swings
  • SeasonsObserving how plants, animals and what we wear change across the four seasons, describing the weather linked with each season, and how day length cha…
  • DinosaursHow dinosaurs lived, what they ate and why they disappeared
Money & Life Skills 7 ideas
  • Needs and wantsTelling things we need from things we want, and making choices when money is limited
  • Earning money (KS1 / KS2)How people get money, such as earning it from a job, pocket money or gifts, and what that money is used for
  • Jobs people doWhat different jobs involve and how work helps our community
  • Job stereotypes (KS1 / KS2)Why any job can be for anyone
  • Looking after a petWhat pets need every day and caring for animals responsibly
  • Recycling and sorting wasteWhat can be recycled, composted or reused, and why it matters
  • Organising my thingsTidying, sorting and keeping track of belongings
Technology 7 ideas
  • Technology around usSpotting common uses of technology beyond school, and using technology to create, organise, store, edit and find digital content
  • Staying safe onlineUsing technology safely and respectfully, knowing what personal information is and keeping it private, and telling a trusted adult if something onlin…
  • Levers and slidersExploring levers and sliders and using them to make a moving picture for someone, then checking it against design criteria
  • Design, make and evaluateLooking at existing products, designing a product for someone based on design criteria, sharing ideas by talking, drawing and making mock-ups, choosi…
  • Tools for cutting, shaping, joining and finishingChoosing the right tool for a job (scissors, hole punch, glue, split pins, masking tape), using it safely, and ways to cut, shape, join and finish ma…
  • Healthy food and where it comes fromPreparing simple dishes using the basics of a healthy and varied diet, such as the main food groups and eating a rainbow of fruit and vegetables, and…
  • Robot or person?Telling the difference between people and machines that talk
Feelings & Friendships 7 ideas
  • Naming feelingsRecognising and naming emotions in ourselves and others
  • Calm-down breathingSimple breathing and calming techniques
  • Making friendsJoining in, sharing and being a good friend
  • Families are differentThe many kinds of families and what makes them special
  • Kindness and empathyUnderstanding how others feel and acting kindly
  • Good manners and courtesyPlease and thank you, taking turns to talk, greeting people, and why good manners make others feel respected
  • My body belongs to mePersonal space, privacy, safe and unsafe touch, the difference between surprises and secrets, and telling a trusted adult
Earth & Geography 6 ideas
  • My local areaThe key human and physical features of the school, its grounds and the area around it, found through simple fieldwork
  • Human and physical featuresNaming physical features (beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation) and human features (city, town, v…
  • The UK: countries and capitalsNaming, locating and describing the 4 countries of the UK, their capital cities and the surrounding seas
  • Saving energy and water at home (KS1 / KS2)Simple ways families can use less energy and water
  • Nature walk explorerNoticing plants, animals and seasonal changes on a walk
  • Be a wildlife scientist (KS1 / KS2)Surveying plants and animals in your school grounds or park
Arts & Music 6 ideas
  • Pulse and rhythmFeeling the beat and clapping rhythms, and combining sounds using pulse and rhythm
  • Loud, quiet, fast and slowDynamics and tempo: listening for loud, quiet, fast and slow, and using them to change sounds
  • Singing songs and chantsUsing our voices expressively and creatively with songs, chants and rhymes
  • Colour mixingPrimary and secondary colours, mixing colours, and warm and cool colours
  • Lines, shapes and patternsDrawing with line, shape, pattern and texture to share ideas and experiences
  • Clay and 3D modellingRolling, pinching, squeezing and joining clay and dough, making simple 3D models, and adding pattern and texture
World & Society 6 ideas
  • Festivals around the worldHow people celebrate festivals such as Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Hanukkah and Lunar New Year
  • Food around the worldTraditional dishes and where they come from
  • Games from around the worldTraditional children's games from many countries
  • Special stories from different faithsStories that are special to Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and other faiths, what happens in them and what they mean to believers
  • Christmas and EasterThe Christmas story and, told simply and gently, the Easter story, what they mean to Christians, and how Christians celebrate them
  • Rules and fairnessWhy we have rules and how they keep things fair
Maths 5 ideas
  • Grouping and sharingSolving one-step multiplication and division problems by grouping and sharing objects, using pictures and arrays
  • FractionsFinding and naming a half as 1 of 2 equal parts, and a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts, of an object, a shape or a quantity
  • Position and directionDescribing position, direction and movement, including whole, half, quarter and three-quarter turns
  • Telling the timeTelling the time to the hour and half past the hour, and drawing the hands on a clock face to show these times
  • Days, weeks, months and yearsPutting events in order with words such as before, after, first, next, today, yesterday and tomorrow, and naming the days of the week and the months…
History 5 ideas
  • Castles and knightsWhy castles were built, what life was like in a medieval castle compared with life today, and how we know from castles that still stand
  • Toys, homes and school: then and nowHow toys, homes and school have changed within living memory, since parents and grandparents were young, putting them in order and spotting similarit…
  • Old and new: how we knowPutting events and objects in order on a timeline, using words about time, and finding out about the past from photos, objects and stories
  • Grace DarlingThe life of Grace Darling, her famous rescue at sea, and what made it significant
  • The wheel and early inventionsInventions that changed daily life long ago
Languages 1 idea
  • Hello around the worldGreetings in many languages and where they are spoken
Thinking Skills 1 idea
  • Creative thinking challengesComing up with many original ideas and improving them

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