Reception Topic: ‘Terrific Toys’
Term 4 Overview February and March 2016 – Literacy, Maths and Topic
Week :1 15th – 19th February: Chinese New Year
Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Hear, say and write the letter sounds: dge, ve, wh, cks,
Maths Mastery- Position and Time
Adding numbers to make 12. Doubling and halving using numbers to 12.
Chinese New Year Story. Exploring Chinese New Year customs. Tasting Chinese food.
Making Chinese Dragon Puppets and Monkey Cards.
Week 2 22nd – 26th February What are our favourite toys and why?
Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Hear, say and write the letter sounds: tch, ai, ee. igh,
Talk for Writing: Retell The Enormous Turnip story with actions.
Story Focus: Dogger by Shirley Hughes. Write a poster for a Lost Toy. Writing clues for a toy treasure hunt.
Maths Mastery: Addition and Subtraction (single digit numbers – counting on and back to find the answer).
Make a collection to compare old and new toys.
Favourite toys of the present and past. Survey our parents and grandparents.
Week 3 29th February – 4th March: How have toys changed?
World Book Day Celebrations (Thursday 3rd March) Stories about Toys.
Story Focus: Nothing by Mick Inkpen; The Hidden House; The Toymaker by Martin Waddell (History focus)
Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Hear, say and write the letter sounds: oa, oo, ar, or
Talk for Writing: ‘Draw it’ - sequence events of The Enormous Turnip on a story map.
Maths Mastery: Addition and Subtraction (single digit numbers – counting on and back to find the answer).
Board Games – Taking turns, following instructions. Making our own board games.
Mothering Sunday Cards or thank you cards for a parent.
Week 4 7th – 11th March: How do toys work?
Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Hear, say and write the letter sounds: ur, ow, oi, ear
Talk for Writing: Innovation – change 1 or 2 things, retell the new story and sequence in a story map.
Story Focus: Hugo and the Oddsock by Tony Ross; Kipper Toybox by Mick Inkpen (maths link)
Maths Mastery – Estimating a number of objects up to 20 and check by counting.
Wheeled toys and ramps (investigate forces). Printing with wheels.
Make spinning tops. Explore Yoyos.
Making our own toys – junk model cars (link to 2D and 3D shape properties), ‘socktopuss’, sock puppets.
Listen to Mozart’s Toy Symphony, Create our own toy music.
Week 5 14th – 18th March: Looking for signs of Spring
Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Hear, say and write the letter sounds: air, er, ue, ure
Talk for Writing : Invention – Publishing a class story and making up our own stories.
Writing invitations to our toys for a Toys Picnic - Wednesday 23rd March pm
Story Focus: The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson; The Dolls House by Rumer Godden
Maths Mastery – Counting up to 50, placing numbers in order and finding 1 more and 1 less.
Looking for signs of Spring – walk through Arnos Vale.
Easter Pop Up Cards (coils ad springs linked to ‘Jack in the Box’ toys).
Week 6 21st – 23rd March: Easter Activities.
Easter Story and other Easter traditions.
Easter art and craft activities.
Visit to M Shed (Tuesday 22nd). Looking at old and new toys and other artefacts.
Easter bonnet and hat parade – Wednesday 23rd March am
Special person Time: My Favourite Toy.
Visitors: As and when available to Show and Tell their favourite Toy
Outside Classroom: Play old/traditional games: marbles, hop scotch, bowling hoops, skipping with a rope.
PSED: Daily ‘Feely Thumbs’. Toy stories linked to caring, sharing and kindness to others.