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Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
Key Stage 1 Curriculum Overview


Key Stage 1 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

Year 1
Big Picture

- To read and recognition of Punjabi Alphabet
- Children will be learning the correct pronunciation of Punjabi Alphabet.
- Developing listening and speaking skills through Greetings/introduction

CC LINK:- PSHCE:- Being me in my world
CD:-Communication
- Speaking and Listening Opportunities - To develop understanding of right and wrong.
- Understanding general instructions in Punjabi
- To read and recognize all the Punjabi Alphabet.
- To learn the correct formation of each letter.
- Introduction of Mukta words

CC LINK:- Literacy:-Formation
CD:- Knowledge of the world
- Learning phonetic sounds in dual language
- Writing initial sounds for pictures
- Developing sentence structure while talking about the human body.
- To be able to say full Panjabi sentences e.g. mere kol do hath han. Mere haath sohnai han, shote han.

CC LINK:- Literacy:-Comparing sound
CD:-Communication
- To learn the name of fruits and vegetables in Punjabi.
- Describing fruit colour, taste and shape.
- To read and write all the Punjabi alphabets.
- Introduction of mukta words verbally.

CC LINK:- Literacy:- The Three Little
Pigs PSHCE:- Healthy Living
- Speaking and Listening Opportunities - To develop understanding of numbers in English/ Panjabi.
- Learning counting in Panjabi numbers up to 20 and developing understanding of the numbers in Panjabi/ English.
- To read and write all the Punjabi alphabets.
- Introduction of mukta and kanna words verbally.

CC LINK:- Numeracy:-Numbers
CD:- Knowledge of the world
- Talk about their favourite vegetables
- Concept of healthy food
- Understanding masculine and feminine, singular and plural words.
- To read and write all the Punjabi alphabets.
- Practise writing Mukta words

CC LINK:- Literacy:- Phonics
Healthy Living
Literacy Skills Links
- Circle time – listening and speaking
- To understand greetings in Panjabi.
- To interpret in English what is being said in Panjabi.
- Naming the pictures to go with Panjabi sounds e.g. Amb- airhaa and the meaning in English.
- Grammar- word order/ arrange and use the words correctly in Panjabi and interpret in
English.
- Recap on first 15 letters identify the letters and know the equivalent sound in English.
- Grammar-adjectives, use of hai-singular, use of plural- han.
- Explain the difference between Punjabi and English sentence structure.
- Sing head, shoulder, knees and toes in English and Punjabi.
- Identify the letters and know the equivalent sound in English.
- Verbally expressing their favourite fruit, colour, taste and shape of different fruits in a full sentence in English and then in Punjabi.
- Read and write the letters and know the equivalent sound in English.
- Apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode Punjabi words
- To develop understanding of numbers in English/ Panjabi and know what comes before and after each number.
- Grammar-singular, plurals.
- Apply the knowledge of blending sounds to read and write English words for Punjabi reading and writing
- Verbally stating their favourite fruit and vegetables in full sentences in English and then in Punjabi.
- Give examples of masculine and feminine, singular and plural words in English and translate them in Punjabi.

Year 2
Big Picture

- Developing speaking skill while
talking about ‘All About Me’ in
Punjabi.
- Mukta words- blending sounds

CC LINK:- PSHCE:- Being me in my world
CD:-Communication
- Children will be learning the skill of
interpreting while listening to a story 'The
Very Hungry Caterpillar' story in Punjabi
- Learning days of the week
- Time connectives
- Fruits
- Kanna word

CC LINK:- Literacy:-
The very hungry caterpillar in Punjabi, Knowledge of the world Healthy Living
CD:-Communication
- Reinforcement of fruits,
vegetables and colours
- Labelling fruits
- Introduction of kanna and
Sihari words

CC LINK:- Grammar- use of I, me, mine, Past and Present Tense.
Healthy Living
CD:-Communication
- Talk about food and drinkfavourite foods
- Special foods
- Bihari word
- Aunkar words

CC LINK:- PSHCE:- Healthy me,
Knowledge of the world
Healthy Living
CD:-Communication
- Pronunciation of months
- Ordinal numbers
- Dulainkar words
- Lavan and dulavan words

CC LINK:-Maths:- Ordinal numbers
Knowledge of the world
- Speaking Topic- Summer vacation.
- Use of future tense while talking about
Summer activities
- Hora and kanaura words

CC LINK:- Grammar-use of Past, Present and
future tense. Knowledge of the world
CD:- Environment
Literacy Skills Links
- Teaching conjunctions in Punjabi and referencing their English translation.
- Grammar- Use of I, me, mine, is, are words correctly in Punjabi when talking about myself, family and friends
- Writing days of the week in English on whiteboards and verbally articulating their Punjabi translation.
- Say a sentence in English including a day of the week- can you say the sentence in Punjabi?
- Labelling pictures of fruit in
English and Punjabi- first letter
of Punjabi word for less able
- Verbally expressing their favourite foods and food for special occasions in full sentences. In English and then in Punjabi. - Writing Months in English on whiteboards and verbally
articulating their Punjabi translation.
- Say a sentence in English including a month- can you say the sentence in Punjabi?
- Recapping what we mean by future tense. Show children a list of words in English that are in the future tense and reference their Punjabi translation.