Sunshine Class
Christmas-Number
Autumn 2
The children in Sunshine group are always
encouraged to express their feelings using their
individual communication system. We support the
children to find ways of managing their feelings
whether it be quiet time or a story. We will be
exploring likes and dislikes with different toys. We
will use magazines to aid the children when
choosing particular toys.
The children in Sunshine will be exploring the
clothes we wear inside and outside. Thinking
about what keeps us warm and cool. The children
will be exploring the farm and forest school,
understanding the natural world and the changes
that occur. They will explore ice and the changes.
On the computers and iPads, we will focus on
cause and effect with songs, games and stories.
The children will be provided with daily
opportunities through play to explore
numbers. The children will focus on their
individual targets through activities such as
sensory play, outside play and songs. We will
focus on number problems, adding and taking
one away where appropriate.
The children will be given daily opportunities to mark
make inside and in the outside environment. This will
include gross motor movement. They will have
opportunity to develop their fine motor skills through
playdough. The children will have access to books daily
and when appropriate individual reading activities will be
introduced. The children will be encouraged to write
their name, look for the letters in their name or where
appropriate create a small sentence..
The children in Sunshine are encouraged to put their
belongings away in the morning and at the end of the
day. The children get their snack ready, wash and dry
their cup/bowl afterwards. We will encourage the
children to get their coats and boots on ready for outside
activities. The children in Sunshine will be encouraged to
get their own dinner, cutlery and learn to open their own
packets from their packed lunch.
The children will be working on their individual
communication targets set by SLT, in a variety of
environments such as soft play, farm and forest
school. PECS and Communication books go home
daily to encourage the children to use these skills
at home as well as school. The children will work
on listening skills, learning songs for Christmas
event as well as the Makaton signs.
The children in Sunshine class will be
discovering a variety of textures and sounds
through Sensology and Tac Pac. The children
different effects and media. The children will
have daily opportunities to use construction
materials. We will focus on modelling of
playdough and clay, using different tools for
effects.
The children will be working on their physical
development with PE sessions in the hall, soft play,
sensory circuits and swimming. We will explore small
apparatus, counting how many jumps, skips, hops when
using the equipment. We will encourage the children to
independently change their clothes for PE and
swimming, using their fine motor skills. The children will
be working on their individual targets for swimming.