Communication, Language and
Literacy
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Traditional stories, rhymes and poems
Simple non-fiction texts.
ORT stories.
Pie Corbett story telling with actions.
High frequency words.
Initial and final sounds in simple words.
CVC words e.g. sit, bit and how we sound
them out.
Rhyming words.
Recognising and writing own name.
Forming letters correctly.
Writing independently and in response
to different stimuli.
Differentiated writing tasks for
challenging/supporting children’s
learning dependant on ability.
Writing recounts of trad. Tales.
Tape recorder- Listening to trad tales
and rhymes.
Physical Development.
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Moving with confidence around the school
accompanied and independently.
Stopping and starting on command.
Big Bike Rules and reinforcement of play
ground rules,
Listening for instructions.
Movement.
Outside play activities – construction, water,
sand, house, big messy activities.
Developing gross and fine motor skills.
Work on space, warm-up, down.
Using small apparatus.
Working in a group and taking turns.
Personal, Social and Emotional
Development.
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Trying new activities.
Working and playing together.
Listening and taking turns.
School rules.
Expressing likes and dislikes in appropriate
ways.
Developing independence.
Mathematical Development
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Reception Autumn (2)
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2005.
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Traditional tales /Christmas.
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Creative Development.
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Role play – Puppets for trad tales.
Cutting/ sticking/ painting.
Collage
Firework paintings (Giant if dry!!)
Weaving Elmer.
Traditional tales cottage e.g. Three bears,
Red riding hood.
Clay thumb pots, diva lamps.
Making Christmas hats.
Sewing cards.
Mini Christmas cakes.
Christmas biscuits.
Making xmas cake boxes.
Snow flakes/ trees.
Wooden decs.
Xmas post office.
Counting up to 20 in order.
Counting up to 10 or more objects reliably.
Recognising numbers to ten and beyond for
H.A.
Reciting numbers to twenty and beyond.
Number songs and rhymes.
Begin to recognise some 3D shapes and use
appropriate mathematical language to
describe them – flat, curved etc.
Comparing objects bigger, smaller, more,
less.
Comparing lengths- shorter, tallest
smallest etc.
Compare 2 masses- heavier/lighter.
Compare capacities full/ half full/ empty.
1 more/1 less than.
Recognise smaller units of change and
begin to use them 1p, 2p, 5p.
Sequence events countdown to Christmas/
other festivals e.g. Divali.
Knowledge and Understanding of
the World.
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Investigating floating and sinking.
Finding best material for Red Riding
Hood’s cloak!!
Investigating materials and describing
them.
ICT- Dressing Teddy, Elmer elephant
colour pictures.
Investigating ‘draw’ program and finding
xmas stampers to dev. ICT xmas card.
Finding ways to other areas of the school
and talk about local environment ‘What do
we have as facilities in Carisbrooke
Village?’