KeyStage 1 (Ages 5-7, Year Group 1 & 2)
At Key stage 1 Darlington Learning Zone will ensure your child’s Personal Learning Programme supports them in the two ‘core’ subjects of Maths and English.
ENGLISH
Reading (En 2)
- Comprehension – Read and recall information, distinguish between text and speech, show evidence of textual understanding, learn to follow story-line.
- Language – Adjectives, Pronouns and Collective Nouns, Nouns, Opposites, Punctuation, Plurals, Compounds, Homophones, Prefixes and Suffixes, Similes.
- Reading Strategies – Phonics and blending (Understanding word formation and sounds), Verbal Reasoning (constructing words from other words.
Writing (En 3)
- Composition – use a wide range of vocabulary, organise and structure their writing and put their ideas into sentences
- Spelling and Handwriting
- Punctuation
- Grammar – Use of Standard English and language structure.
MATHS
Number (Ma2)
- Reading/ Writing numbers to 100
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
- Time and Money
- Fractions and Fractions of Quantities
- Comparing and Ordering Numbers
- Rounding/ Estimating
- Number Patterns
- Odd and Even Numbers
- Place Value
- Representing and Interpreting Data: (Pictograms, Block Graphs, Tables)
Shape, Space and Measure (Ma3)
- 2D & 3D Shapes (Understanding Patterns and Properties)
- Measuring and Estimating Length Weight and Time
- Symmetry and Reflection (Understanding properties of position and movement)
- Angles and Directions