Personal, Social and Emotional
Development:
Children will learn to select activities and
resources with help, carry out small tasks
and become confident in new social
situations. Children will be encouraged to
share and take turns, whilst being aware
of their own and others’ feelings.
Children will be encouraged to play in a
group, initiate play and interact with
peers and familiar adults.
Communication and Language:
Physical Development:
Children will learn about prepositions and
will respond to simple instructions. They will
begin to understand ‘why’ and ‘how’
questions. Children will be encouraged to
use more complex sentences and use a
range of tenses and vocabulary that reflects
their experiences. Children will be
encouraged to listen with increasing
attention and will have opportunities to talk
about stories that they have heard.
During PE sessions and in the outdoor area,
children will be encouraged to move freely
with confidence and to negotiate space
successfully. They will have the opportunity
to explore a range of equipment. Children
will learn to use one-handed tools and
equipment safely. Through mark making
activities children will be encouraged to
hold a pencil correctly and use it with good
control. Children will be encouraged to use
the toilet independently as well as dressing
and undressing.
Literacy:
Mathematics:
Children will listen to and join in with stories and poems and begin to be
aware of the ways that stories are structured. They will be encouraged to
talk about settings, events and characters and show an interest in
illustrations and print in books and the environment. They will taught to
recognise familiar words and link sounds to letters. Through various
activities children will begin to give meaning to marks as they draw, write
and paint and begin to segment the sounds in simple words and blend
them together. Children will learn to write their name and other simple
words using correct letter formation.
Children will learn to use number names and number language
spontaneously whilst engaged in practical mathematical activities.
They will learn that numbers identify how many objects are in a set
and begin to represent numbers using fingers, marks on paper and in
pictures. They will have opportunities to match numeral and quantity
and compare groups of objects. Children will become more aware of
shapes in the environment and use positional language. They will learn
to order items by height, length, weight and capacity.
Understanding the World:
Expressive Arts and Design:
Children will have opportunities to talk about their families and special times or
events for family and friends. They will learn about different occupations and
ways of life and know some of the things that make them unique. They will begin
to understand and talk about some of the similarities and differences in relation to
friends and family. They will begin to talk about things they have observed in the
natural environment and understand growth, decay and changes. Children will
have opportunities to operate simple equipment and know that information can
be retrieved from computers. They will have the opportunity to use classroom
computers and the interactive Cleverboard.
Children will be encouraged to join in with dancing and singing familiar songs
and they will use percussion instruments to explore how sounds can be
changed and how to maintain a rhythm. Through opportunities in art they will
explore colour and texture and will experiment with different tools and media.
Children will be able to use various construction materials and will learn how
tools can be used for a purpose. Children will learn to create movement in
response to music, make up rhythms and engage in imaginative role-play
experiences.
Ourselves
We will be talking and learning about our own and others’ families and interests
through our Welcome Boxes and our All About Me booklets. Children will learn about
the human body and senses. We will also be learning about new beginnings which will
involve making friends, learning the routines and finding out about the school
environment and the people within it.
Celebrations
We will be learning about various celebrations including Birthdays, Divali, Guy Fawkes’
Night, Remembrance Sunday and Christmas. We will learn how these occasions are
celebrated through different family traditions and customs. We will start to learn about
seasonal changes.
Some of the books that we will be looking at include:
Pass the Jam Jim – Kaye Umansky
Kipper’s Birthday – Mick Inkpen
Kipper’s Toybox – Mick Inkpen
Funnybones – Janet & Allan Ahlberg