This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the unit Music, Year 1, Dynamics and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
year: Year 1
Religion and worldviews: Transitioning to Kapow Primary
Planning for each year group to support staff and pupils to smoothly transition to our Religion and worldviews, RE scheme of work. All year groups have catch-up units to build a solid foundation of essential knowledge and skills before proceeding to our intended units and lessons for the year group.
Each of the catch-up units consists of selected lessons taken from a range of units in the previous year groups. This will support both staff and pupils in feeling confident and comfortable when approaching more advanced lessons.
This guidance covers:
Lower key stage 2 RE scheme of work
Vocabulary display – R&W Y1/2 (A): What do some people believe God looks like?
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the mixed-age unit Religion and worldviews, Y1/2 (A), What do some people believe God looks like? and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of prominent organised worldviews.
See the full Religion and worldviews: Progression of key vocabulary.
Knowledge organiser – R&W Y1/2 (A): What do some people believe God looks like?
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the mixed-age unit Religion and worldviews, Y1/2 (A), What do some people believe God looks like?
This resource is designed to support pupils as they begin to explore how different religions express their beliefs about God. It introduces key vocabulary including “belief,” “deity,” “Brahman,” and “Allah,” alongside visual representations of Christian, Muslim, and Hindu worldviews. Through images of Jesus, Islamic art, and Hindu deities, pupils gain a visual and conceptual understanding of how ideas of God are expressed in different faiths. This organiser promotes respect for diversity and helps lay the foundation for future learning in religious education.
Vocabulary display – R&W Y1: What do some people believe God looks like?
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the Year 1 unit Religion and worldviews, Y1, What do some people believe God looks like? and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of prominent organised worldviews.
See the full Religion and worldviews: Progression of key vocabulary.
Knowledge organiser: Drawing: Exploring line and shape
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Art and design, Year 1, Drawing: Exploring line and shape.
This resource is designed to support children as they develop their drawing skills by exploring different types of lines and shapes. It introduces key vocabulary, artistic techniques and materials, such as chalk, pastels and charcoal, alongside influential artists like Bridget Riley and Paul Klee. Perfect for reinforcing essential knowledge, it helps children experiment with mark-making, understand how lines can create different effects and build confidence in their artistic expression.
Vocabulary display – Music Y1: Keeping the pulse – Y1
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the unit Music, Year 1, Keeping the Pulse and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Knowledge organiser: Music – Y1 Keeping the pulse
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Music, Year 1, Keeping the Pulse.
This Music resource is designed to support the pupils as they explore the concept of pulse and its role in music. It introduces key vocabulary such as beat, rhythm, tempo, steady pulse, and movement, helping the pupils understand how pulse provides structure to music. The pupils will also learn to recognise and maintain a steady pulse through listening activities, movement, and instrumental performance, reinforcing their rhythmic awareness and coordination.
Vocabulary display – Art and design: Drawing: Exploring line and shape
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the unit Art and design, Year 1, Drawing: Exploring line and shape and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
