Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Within PE lessons we will be exploring different ways of moving and
controlling our bodies. We will improve our fine motor skills
through completing daily ‘finger gym’ activities and showing off our
dance moves in ‘dough disco’. We will use the extensive outdoor
area to partake in free flow learning activities such as construction
and using the trikes. We will have a weekly ‘let’s go outdoors’
session where we can explore the pond and wooded area.
We will be getting to know one another through games,
activities and circle time. We will be learning about the
class rules and expectations and how to treat one another.
We will be looking at books such as The Colour Monster and
Colour me Happy to explore different emotions. We will be
reading Elmer the Elephant to explore how we are all
different and unique.
Understanding the World
Literacy
Key texts: We’re going on a Bear Hunt, Making Faces,
The Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
We will be looking at a variety of different books and story
sacks each day. We will practice writing our names and
simple sentences. We will be practising mark making in a
variety of different activities. We will practice our letter
formation and initial sounds in accordance with the Read
Write Inc phonics programme. We will begin to fill in our
‘News of the week’ books on a weekly basis.
We will be discussing our families, homes
and communities. We will talk about the
structure of our daily routine both in school
and at home. We will talk about birthdays
and significant events in our lives. We will
discuss the things that make us unique. We
will explore our five senses and how we use
them.
All about me
and people
who
help us.
Expressive Arts and Design
We will be making use of the art and craft area and the art
easel during continuous provision. We will also make
different items with junk modelling such as replicas of our
houses. We will be making collages similar to those used in
the illustrations of The Hungry Caterpillar. We will use clay
to make moulds of our hand prints and we will be drawing
self portraits. We will also take part in lots of messy play
activities.
Communication and Language
We will be learning how to make lists and use the new
vocabulary related to our topic. We will develop our talking
and listening skills during chatterbox each week and during
regular circle times. We will be concentrating on the initial
sounds of words.
Mathematics
We will be counting up to 20 and looking at one more and one less. We will be
sequencing and looking at repeated patterns. We will be categorising items
according to their colour and size. We will use mathematical language to describe
the size and shape of different objects.
Visits/visitors
A teddy bears picnic with parents, to be arranged.
We will welcome the following visitors into school this half term:
Paramedic
Fireman