Core Knowledge UK Resource Books

The Core Knowledge UK resource books bring alive the primary curriculum, called the Core Knowledge Sequence UK, which is a year-by-year outline of the skills and content to cover in the arts, humanities and sciences in Years 1 to 6. What Your Year 1 Child Needs to Know fleshes out the Sequence UK is the first in a series of six books—one for each school year—for teachers, parents and children to enjoy.

If you are a primary teacher or head teacher who would like to receive a complimentary copy of What Your Year 1 Child Needs to Know on behalf of your school, contact us at coreknowledge@civitas.org.uk and provide us with your school's mailing address. We will be happy to send you a copy of the resource book and information about the support we provide for schools. Also, please register for our newsletter to gain resources and receive the latest updates.

Filled with age-appropriate content, What Your Year 1 Child Needs to Know includes the following subjects:

Language and literature: develop your pupils' reading and writing skills with an excellent selection of poems, beautifully illustrated fables and multicultural folktales, and important traditional sayings and phrases. Try a selection of language and literature activities from the book.

History and Geography: explore a friendly introduction to our world, complete with colourful maps, resources, and information about significant figures and events in British and world history. Help your pupils learn about other cultures and gain a greater appreciation of their own. Try a selection of history and geography activities from the book.

Visual arts: delve deeper into artistic techniques and the history of art while also using art to facilitate cross-curricular learning with other subjects covered in the coherent Core Knowledge UK curriculum. Try a selection of visual arts activities from the book.

Music: expose pupils to musical experiences and help them learn about instruments, famous musicians and genres of music. Try a selection of music activities from the book.

Mathematics: learn about and practise a variety of mathematical concepts including numbers, patterns, classifications, computation, measurement and more. Try a selection of maths activities from the book.

Science: observe, experience science and get your hands dirty while exploring the wonders of nature and learning about foundational figures in science. Try a selection of science activities from the book.

Please note: throughout the resource books, we address readers as 'parents,' since teachers know their pupils and will have ideas about how to implement the content of the resource books in relation to the lessons and activities they plan.