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Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

Read, write, and interpret the symbols +, −, and = in number sentences

Mathematics // Geometry

Describe the position of objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, next to

Mathematics // Measurement

Sequence events in chronological order using language such as before, after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, evening

Mathematics // Measurement

Use comparative language for time: quicker, slower, earlier, later

Mathematics // Measurement

Recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months, and years

Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

Read and write number words from one to twenty

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Use frequently occurring nouns (people, places, things) and verbs (action words) appropriately in speech and writing

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Understand and use question words (who, what, where, when, why, how) to form and answer questions

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Understand and use the most frequently occurring prepositions of location and direction (e.g. to, from, in, out, on, off, for, by, with)

English // Grammar & Punctuation

Use basic grammatical terminology when discussing reading and writing: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence, punctuation, full stop…

English // Spelling & Word Study

Know and use the vocabulary of phonics and word structure — phoneme, grapheme, GPC (grapheme-phoneme correspondence), blend, segment, digraph, CVC, vowel…

English // Vocabulary

Ask and answer questions about unknown words in texts; discuss word meanings and link new vocabulary to words already known

English // Vocabulary

Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing similar actions and among adjectives differing in intensity; make real-life connections between words and…

English // Vocabulary

Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, being read to, and responding to texts in own speech and writing

English // Writing Composition

Know and use the vocabulary of the writing process — compose, plan, draft, revise, edit, proofread, genre, audience, purpose, narrative, recount, instruction…

Science // Forces & Motion

Name and describe forces using precise vocabulary — force, push, pull, twist, stretch, squash, contact force, non-contact force, gravity, weight, friction, air…

Science // Matter & Materials

Name and distinguish the three states of matter — solid, liquid, and gas — using properties vocabulary: hard, rigid, runny, flows, keeps its shape, fills its…

Science // Organisms & Life Processes

Name and use vocabulary for what makes something living — alive, dead, never been alive, movement, nutrition, growth, reproduction, sensitivity, excretion — and…

Science // Space Systems & Earth's History

Name the planets in our solar system in order from the Sun and use vocabulary for space — planet, star, sun, moon, satellite, orbit, solar system, galaxy…

History // Ancient Egypt

Know and use the key vocabulary of ancient Egypt — pharaoh, pyramid, tomb, mummy/mummification, hieroglyphs, papyrus, sarcophagus, canopic jar, natron…

Personal & Social Development // Emotional Literacy

Name and recognise basic emotions — happy, sad, angry, scared, excited, and surprised — in themselves and in others by looking at facial expressions and body…

Personal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness

Know and use the key vocabulary for understanding others — empathy, perspective, kind, fair, community, similar, different, and care — and understand that these…

Personal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation

Know and use the vocabulary of working with others — cooperate, share, take turns, team, listen, agree, disagree respectfully, and include — and understand that…

Personal & Social Development // Responsible Decision-Making

Know and use the vocabulary of making decisions and keeping safe — choice, consequence, rule, safe, fair, honest, trusted adult, and right and wrong — and…