Help Your Year 1 Child to Excel with Essential Knowledge and Skills. Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in the Core Knowledge series provides Year 1 children with the fundamentals they need to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good Year 1 curriculum and introduces activities that can help a child to take the first steps in learning to read and write. Filled with age-appropriate questions that stimulate thinking, What Your Year 1 Child Needs to Know also includes: Familiar and favourite poems - read and recite together from Mother Goose, A.A. Milne, Michael Rosen and more, all beautifully illustrated. Fairy tales, fables and other beloved stories - read aloud from 'The Three Little Pigs', 'The Ugly Duckling', 'Cinderella', 'Winnie-the-Pooh', 'The Velveteen Rabbit' and many more, including multicultural folktales from African, Indian and Irish traditions. Familiar sayings and phrases that impart traditional wisdom such as 'Where there's a will, there's a way' and 'Better safe than sorry'. History and geography - a friendly introduction to our world, complete with simple questions and fun activities. Visual arts - painting, drawing, cutting and pasting go hand-in-hand with learning about colour and helping a child look at and talk about art. Music - many musical experiences for parents and children to participate in, along with dozens of songs to sing and dance to. Mathematics - lively and interesting exposure to concepts and operations that provide a springboard to later mastery. Science - activities that let children observe, experience and get their hands dirty while exploring the wonders of nature.
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'A strong foundation of knowledge gained in the earliest years of education is such an important asset for children, sparking their imagination and providing the cornerstone for their future learning. I welcome the aim of the Core Knowledge books to do just that and I am sure that they will be valued by many parents wishing to help their children do well at school.' - Munira Mirza, Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture 'Creativity, the arts and design are crucial to the environment and life of every citizen. They should occupy a central place in the curriculum at both primary and secondary levels. The new series published by Civitas, giving examples of how the arts and creativity can play a part in the education of every child, is a real contribution to the teaching of these subjects in all our schools.' - Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate Britain
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am using this to prepare my son who is in Reception and it is good to see what all he will learn in the next year!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Uphill Tim
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I am a father of three children and teacher of hundreds. This book is just awful!
Most of the so called 'knowledge' in this book will offer young children the very worst stereotypical geography and history concepts .
Why on earth would a 5 or 6 year old need to know or be interested in Simon de Montfort or Robert Walpole!!! And why would anyone settle for 'adaptations' from great picture books such as the Velveteen Rabbit? Any parent is better off giving their Year 1 child the support they need in partnership with their child's Key Stage 1 school curriclum (which this is absolutely not aligned to) and spending time doing thrilling, interesting or simply nurturing things together, rather than reading a rather silly book that purports to tell you 'What Your Year 1 Child Needs to Know.' !!!
Worryingly, it strikes me as no mere coincidence that The Rt Hon David Cameron is the only Prime Minister featured in a photograph in the history section - this book is after all produced by a politically driven right wing think tank called Civitas!
Most of the so called 'knowledge' in this book will offer young children the very worst stereotypical geography and history concepts .
Why on earth would a 5 or 6 year old need to know or be interested in Simon de Montfort or Robert Walpole!!! And why would anyone settle for 'adaptations' from great picture books such as the Velveteen Rabbit? Any parent is better off giving their Year 1 child the support they need in partnership with their child's Key Stage 1 school curriclum (which this is absolutely not aligned to) and spending time doing thrilling, interesting or simply nurturing things together, rather than reading a rather silly book that purports to tell you 'What Your Year 1 Child Needs to Know.' !!!
Worryingly, it strikes me as no mere coincidence that The Rt Hon David Cameron is the only Prime Minister featured in a photograph in the history section - this book is after all produced by a politically driven right wing think tank called Civitas!
17 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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So often at Parents in Touch we are asked 'What should my child know in Year...?' This book helps to answer the question for parents of children in Year 1. Adapted from the US model to suit the UK, it covers the basics children will need to start them on the journey of learning. It should not be viewed as the be-all and end-all of what children need to learn but is a starting point. It is an ideal book for those undertaking home schooling, so they can ensure an awareness of many of the key areas covered in Year 1. The book covers Language & Literature (with lots of stories and poems), History & Geography, Visual Arts, Music, Maths and Science - it's good to see all areas of the curriculum covered. It is written in clear accessible language, making parents aware of the correct level of work to expect from their children. There are lots of discussion points and activities, again geared at the right level for the year. This is an excellent book, copiously illustrated throughout, for parents who want to support their children at home, as well as those who are home educating.
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Useful and informative
Beautifully illustrated throughout and neatly arranged into six chapters, these books outline essential knowledge and skills in English language and literature, history and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by yan
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Awesome!
I have just qualified as a year one teacher and happened to find this book realy useful. It is easy to read and enlightening. Read more
Published 5 months ago by s.h
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oh dear!
What Your Year 1 Child Needs to Know: Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning (Core Knowledge UK)
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Published 6 months ago by Aural 88
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Thinking skills and knowledge: What Your Year 1 Child Needs To Know
As pointed out in the Foreword to the UK edition of the Core Knowledge Series, knowledge and thinking skills are not mutually exclusive. Read more
Published 7 months ago by IC
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A practical help and confidence-builder for parents
This is a resource full of stories, poems, explanations, activities, games and experiments, together with recommendations for outings and further reading. Read more
Published 8 months ago by njw
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Why?
As a parent, I was always interested to know what my child had been learning at school. As a teacher, I was able to share my knowledge and excitement for learning to the children... Read more
Published 11 months ago by MAW
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Parents need to know: This way neurosis lies!
The whole premise of this book is misguided. Hirsch has gained many converts to his doctrine that learning is all about knowledge and caused a great deal of counter-productive... Read more
Published 13 months ago by DF UK
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Will this book help to change the world?
What a useful book this would be......if every child in year one was the same. If each of them were interested in the same things, excited by the same experiences and whose... Read more
Published 14 months ago by E Richards
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Go for a walk instead!
As a parent of young children and an experienced primary school teacher I turely hope this is not the way forward for our education system! Read more
Published 14 months ago by J Ashman
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What your child needs to know???!!
This book was a complete waste of money. I would seriously doubt that the authors have had any contact with children of this age, nor spent time teaching them in the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by EB
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