Physical Development
Bollywood dancing – experiment with
different ways of moving
Large chalk drawings – Draw lines and circles
using gross motor movements
Scissor skills – persist with activities when
challenges occur
Making decorations – use one-handed tools
and equipment
Build a block bridge (Rama and Sita) – show
understanding of the need for safety when
tackling new challenges
Mathematics
Rangoli patterns – show an awareness of
similarities in shapes in the environment
Sharing jam and toast – show an interest in
number problems
How many grapes on your bunch? Know that
numbers identify how many objects are in a
set
Weighing aubergines and plums – order items
by weight
The Alien game – represent numbers using
marks on paper
Find the dinosaur – use positional language
Understanding the World
Local outings – Comment and ask questions
about aspects of their familiar world
Cooking – cheese straws, blueberry muffins
and peppermint sweets – talk about
similarities and differences between home and
school, and family traditions
Beebots and cameras – learn how to operate
simple equipment
Internet search – Diwali and Christmas –
show interest in different ways of life
Take apart a torch – how does it work?
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Making links with home – wear our colour of
the week every Friday
Circle time – what makes me angry/happy? –
initiate conversations, taking account of what
others say
Exploring our local environment – speak
freely about own home and community
What have I learnt this week? Confident to
speak about own needs, wants, interests and
opinions
Mystery bag – emotion fans – developing
awareness of own feelings
Autumn 2015
Here are some of the learning experiences
we will use to explore our theme:
Colour and Light
9th-13th Nov: Red and Gold; 16th – 20th Nov:
Yellow; 23rd – 27th Nov: Blue and Purple;
30th Nov – 4th Dec: Black and White;
7th – 11th Dec: Green
Events
5th November – Forest School begins
9th November – Open evening
4th December – Torch-lit Walk and Black and
White Party
18th December – Christmas Party, last day of term
Communication and Language
Tasting yellow and green fruit and
vegetables – build up vocabulary that reflects
the breadth of their experiences
Where’s my elephant? Show understanding of
prepositions such as under, on top, behind
Making banana smoothies – understand use of
objects
Pirates small world – use talk to pretend that
objects stand for something else in play
Re-enact Peace at Last – join in with
repeated refrains and anticipate key events
Literacy
Books to focus on: Brown Bear, Brown Bear;
Eeny Meeny Miney Mouse; The Monster’s
Party; Bears in the Night; Winnie the Witch.
Re-enact the story of Rama and Sita
suggest how the story might end
Blue talking table – show awareness of how
stories are structured
Writing invitations to the Black and White
Party – Write own name and other words
The Sorting Sounds game – show awareness
of alliteration
Expressive Arts and Design
Making Rama and Sita puppets – use simple
tools and techniques
Mixing paints to create different shades –
explore how colours can be changed
Observational drawings of fruit – use
particular colours for a purpose
Witches cauldrons – experiment to create
different textures
Christmas bells and triangles – explore how
sounds can be changed
Blue bubble paintings – realise tools can be
used for a purpose