Grade 1 Science — Term 1, Week 9
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T1 G1
Day 1: Our Surroundings: Land, Water, Air
Grade 1 Science · Term 1, Week 9 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Identify land, water, and air in our environment. |
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| Materials | Pictures, the view from a window |
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| Key vocabulary | environment, land, water, air, surroundings |
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| Engage (starter) | "Look around - what is our world made of?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: observe the surroundings; sort features into land, water, and air; tap-to-reveal parts of the environment. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name one part of our environment. |
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| Assessment | Identifies environment parts. |
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| Teacher notes | Use the local landscape. |
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Day 2: Keeping Our Environment Clean
Grade 1 Science · Term 1, Week 9 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Recognise ways to keep our surroundings clean. |
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| Materials | Before and after pictures, bins |
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| Key vocabulary | clean, tidy, bin, care |
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| Engage (starter) | "How does a clean yard look and feel?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: compare clean and messy places; role-play tidying; discuss putting rubbish in bins. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name one way to keep our school clean. |
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| Assessment | Suggests cleaning actions. |
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| Teacher notes | Link to caring for living things. |
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Day 3: Litter and Pollution
Grade 1 Science · Term 1, Week 9 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Understand that litter and pollution harm our world. |
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| Materials | Pictures of litter, clean versus polluted places |
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| Key vocabulary | litter, pollution, harm, dirty |
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| Engage (starter) | "What happens when rubbish is left everywhere?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: spot litter in pictures; discuss how it harms animals and water; sort helpful and harmful actions. |
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| Plenary (close) | Why is litter bad? |
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| Assessment | Understands litter harms. |
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| Teacher notes | Keep it hopeful and action-focused. |
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Day 4: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Grade 1 Science · Term 1, Week 9 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Learn simple ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. |
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| Materials | Reusable items, bottles, paper |
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| Key vocabulary | reduce, reuse, recycle, again |
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| Engage (starter) | "Can we use this bottle again?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: sort items that can be reused or recycled; make a simple reuse craft; tap-to-reveal the three Rs. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name something we can reuse. |
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| Assessment | Identifies reuse and recycle. |
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| Teacher notes | Practical and hands-on. |
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Day 5: Review: Caring for Our Environment
Grade 1 Science · Term 1, Week 9 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate caring for the environment. |
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| Materials | Review cards, craft items |
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| Key vocabulary | review, care, environment |
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| Engage (starter) | "Earth helper challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: review cleaning, litter, and the three Rs; make a class promise to care for the environment. |
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| Plenary (close) | How can you help the Earth? |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Celebrate helpful actions. |
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