First and Primary schools

Suggested Year 1 units

Below you will find units of work that we suggest for Year 1.

Please note:

  • It is not a rigid scheme of work, so feel free to move things around if it works better in your school. 
  • This layout does not contain all the units available for First and Primary schools.
  • All KS1 units available can be found HERE

Year 1

Autumn 1

Keeping safe and exploring technology

Help children stay safe and understand what a healthy use of technology is. Then explore the tech in our homes and businesses and get hands on with control equipment to figure out how it all works.

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Autumn 2

Exploring digital Sound

Introduce children to digital sound, and let them experiment with simple beats, tempo and composition with various tools.

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Spring 1

Making multimedia stories

Get children writing and creating digital stories, and then bring them to life with sound and animation.

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Spring 2

Action algorithms!

Apply the concept of algorithms and instructions to a variety of contexts, both digital and analogue (e.g. operating a crane, recipes and dance routines)

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Summer 1

An introduction to digital art

Introduce children to a range of digital art packages and the tools within them. They apply the tools and their skills to a range of artistic styles and genres from painting to photography.

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Summer 2

Programming direction

A programming unit that focuses on directional instructions and creating sequences (algorithms) using a variety of programs and equipment.

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Need more?!  Take a look at the whole KS1 collection here

All KS1 units