Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Maths
Communication and Language
Physical Development
At the beginning of our exciting second term we will spend
In Maths this term we will be learning to count
This term children’s
Children will have continuous access to a range of
and order numbers from 1 – 20 and later from 1
communication and language
activities and resources which will encourage their
– 100. We will look more at addition and
skills will be developed
fine motor skills this term such as making play-dough
subtraction and learn what happens when we add
through thematic activities
animals for Noah’s Ark and making a wind bracelet.
or takeaway one more, two more, etc.
such as reciting songs and
time re-familiarising ourselves with our classroom rules,
routines and expectations. We will also catch up and share
some of the important things that happened to us over the
holiday.
Complementing our topic of ‘Water’ we will be considering
what life would be like from different perspectives, for
example we will think about what life would be like if we
were pirates! We will encourage and facilitate group
discussions which encourage children to be confident to
We will also be learning to order and compare
objects and measures and begin to use
regular ‘weather reporting’
from our outdoor area,
mathematical language relating to measures and
position.
conversations and child-
We will develop our gross motor skills through our
play outdoors, outdoor walks, our trip to Hill End and
P.E. In P.E. we will spend some time experimenting
with how the different animals may have walked on to
Noah’s Ark.
initiated learning through
speak to others about their own needs, wants, interests
Additionally, we will continue to learn how to
and opinions.
form digits, and this term will look at writing
numbers up to 20.
Our trip to Hill End will be a fantastic opportunity for
rhymes linked with water,
play in our pirate themed role
play area and regular
discussions, questions and
answers.
To develop our understanding of health and self-care
we will discuss the important role of water in keeping
us healthy, clean and safe and also think about
children to feel confident and connected to nature and the
day is planned to promote children’s confidence,
healthy eating.
Literacy
engagement and cooperation skills.
“Water”
In Literacy this term we will
continue to learn our Phase 2
Expressive Arts and Design:
TERM 2
This term we will be learning how to paint
Squirrel Class
rainbows and create straw-blown water
paintings. We will be learning how to
create collages of animals from Noah’s Ark
Reception
design skills outside too by creating leaf
rubbings and creating ‘Andy Goldsworthy’
Understanding the World
The World: We will be looking at and comparing different types of weather and environments. We will also use water
inspired sculptures.
to investigate and compare changes in water and ice and consider which changes can be reversed. We will be exploring
We will design and make our own boats
animals, birds and insects. We will also investigate sinking and floating and digging and sifting to find exciting things.
this term. As the term progresses we will
also create some exciting Christmas
crafts.
lots of outdoor areas on our welly walks, outdoor learning and trip to Hill End and will look at different habitats of
People and Communities: This term we will be learning about the Christian tale of Noah’s Ark and other stories from
different religious faiths. We will also look at the ways in which water has been used by people and communities, in
particular how we wash clothes now compared with how we washed clothes in the past. We will promote children taking
We will be exploring rhythm in song and
an interest in different ways of life and different cultures, for instance by finding out and imagining what it would be
spoken word and our pirate themed role
like to be a pirate.
play area will encourage and promote
children’s imaginations.
We will learn through Literacy
skills through thematic activities
such as making a raindrop poem,
recounting and retelling stories
and of photographs of our work. We will
be able to develop our expressive arts and
letters and sounds and begin to
look at Phase 3 letters and sounds.
Technology: Children will be able to use iPads to take photos of items that they have found that use water around the
school,. We will continue to encourage children to use the digital camera to take photos of their work.
related to water, writing lists of
animals that lives in water and
equipment that uses water. We will
also be reading stories and nonfiction texts related to water.
We will continue to practise
forming our letters and writing our
names and simple words.