Year 1 Science Lesson Plans
3 free Year 1 Science lesson plans for KS1. Each includes learning objectives, key vocabulary, a timed lesson structure and common misconceptions, and downloads as an editable Word document.
Year 1 science gives pupils their first formal introduction to the three strands that run through the whole of the primary science curriculum: biology, chemistry (through materials), and physics (through seasonal changes). Pupils are natural observers and questioners, and the Year 1 programme of study builds on this by framing scientific enquiry in familiar, everyday contexts — the animals and plants in the school grounds, the materials in the classroom, the weather outside the window.
Year 1 Science through the year
Seasonal Changes
Observe changes across the four seasons.
Seasonal Changes lesson plan →Everyday Materials
Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made.
Everyday Materials lesson plan →Animals Including Humans
Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Animals Including Humans lesson plan →Plants
Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees.
The Human Senses
Identify, name, draw, and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense.