Songs in Year 1
Every week in Year 1 we learn at least one song, often to help the children in a subject they are studying.
Here are links to some of the songs or stories we have read (not all the songs and stories we do in class are online, of course!)
You can practice and enjoy them at home.
They are very good for helping the children to learn English, and to learn about their work!
Here are links to some of the songs or stories we have read (not all the songs and stories we do in class are online, of course!)
You can practice and enjoy them at home.
They are very good for helping the children to learn English, and to learn about their work!
January 2011
A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea.
A fun clapping story the children learned. Useful for teaching the difference between see and sea words.
The Cold Planet
A science fiction story that teaches reading skills and the science of light and heat.
Happy Chinese New Year
A song to teach the tradiitions of Chinese New Year.
The Great Race
A story that explains the Chinese calendar.
February 2011
The Green Grass Grew All Around.
A lovely song to teach the children about plants and nature.
Click here to see a powerpoint with pictures.
Click here to see a powerpoint with pictures.
The Lucky Seed
A story about how a seed grows (our Science topic this week)
March 2011
What Can It Be?
A song to teach children about fantasy animals.
100 pennies make a pound.
A song to teach children about money, to help them in maths; one of the foundations of understanding percentages.
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
Another song from the wonderful British Council website. This song teaches children how to cross the road safely. Here are the words for you to learn.
This week we are learning to spell the word "because."
B-E-C, B-E-C, B-E-C-A-U-S-E...It's a very difficult word (although a few children in Year 1 can spell it now. It's a very useful word to know, and by the end of the week, all the children will know it! We will sing it to the tune of "This Old Man." Click here to listen to it (near the bottom of the page).
April 2011
Here are a selection of sort, fun songs we will sing to learn about Easter and the Easter Bunny.
The British National Song
Here is a video of the British National Song, "Land of Hope and Glory," being played and sung at the famous musical event, Last night of the Proms. This week we are learning about the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and the children can enjoy seeing the musical instruments and singers, and see if they can identify the different flags.
London Bridge is Falling Down
May 2011
For our first week back from holidays, we will be learning...
1. ...to read a book about ears and hearing. This will help us in our new Science topic.
2. A tongue twister (this means a sentence that is difficult to say, and improves your pronunciation).
2. A tongue twister (this means a sentence that is difficult to say, and improves your pronunciation).
Monday 16th May 2011:
This week, we will be reading a story in class about going to the seaside.
Our tongue twister for this week will be: "She sells seashells by the sea shore."
In Science, we will learn more about sound. Click here to see our song for this week, which teaches children about instruments in an orchestra. It will also help their reading!
Monday 30th May
Monday 6th June 2011
This week we will learn Maths songs to help us with our multiplication and telling the time.
We will learn songs about counting in fives, tens and threes.
We will learn songs about counting in fives, tens and threes.