Half term Overview, autumn 1, 2015
Half-term
overview
Week 1
Week 2
baseline
Personal, Social and
Emotional
Circle time- flag it up plus
circle rules.
value- relationships STARS
SEAL- new beginningsbelonging to my class. We
are special chant. Edwina.
PSE: Sense of belonging
Expressing own needs
Separating from carer
Story: Rosie’s first day at
school
RE: how are we all similar,
different? (stand up game)
Week 3
baseline
SEAL- new beginnings- self
awareness, my favourite
food etc. I am special
because…
PSE- how I feel, feelings
chart. Talking about school
picture 1.
Week 4
baseline
harvest?
Week 5
baseline
RE: other peoplemulticultural puppets
SEAL- new beginningsunderstanding my feelingsread the story- the new boy.
How do we control
feelings?
PSE: Story: Joe Uselesswhat am I good at?
RE: look in a mirror for a
special person. What
makes me special?
SEAL- new beginningsways to calm myself when I
am upset.
PSE: Expressing own
needs- how do I tell others
how I feel?
Story: I feel happy and
sad…
RE: people special to mewhy?
Communication and
Language; Literacy
Stories and observations of
skills
Show and tell x1weekly
Individual reading
Role play etc
Phonics- s a t, sound
boxes, eye spy
Story- 3 little pigssequencing events,
puppets, role play. Plus
audio book.
Writing- mark making using
different tools
writing frames
Phonics- p i n, oral
blending, sound bag
Story- Goldilocks - story
maps, drama, actions from
story, sequencing events.
Writing- mark making in
sand, foam, using wooden
frame
Phonics- m d g, initial
sound objects in hoops
Story- Cinderellacharacters in the story, role
play, dressing up.
Non-fiction books- People
that help us
Writing- finger painting,
easels
Phonics- o ck e, rhymes,
sound bags, noisy letters
Story- the gingerbread
man- sequencing events,
using animals in play,
changing characters
(dinosaurs)
Writing- super hero rhyme
PP; my favourite
superhero- draw or write
Mathematics
Games and observations of
skills
Uses some number names
and number language
spontaneously.
Uses some number names
accurately in play.
Recites numbers in order
to 10.
Counts up to three or four
objects by saying one
number name for each
item.
Uses some number names
and number language
spontaneously.
Recites numbers in order
to 10.
Counts up to three or four
objects by saying one
number name for each
item.
Count reliably up to 5
objects.
weighing:
Making gingerbread men
Understanding of the
World
Exploring the room and
outside area.
Talk about people who help
us and what they do.
who are these
superheroes-PP
Glitter tray
Child ideas
ICT: introduce beebot play
Look at books about super
heroes- why do we like
them, what do they do?
Spider man letter to make
camps
Child ideas
ICT: simple city- explore
making a recipe for a
superhero- what do they
need
Child ideas
ICT: camera, taking photos
of my friends
Physical development
Outside play, bikes, hoops.
Activate
Dance- circle games
Games- focus on beanbags
(Val Sabin)- starting to
throw.
Expressive Arts and
Design
Paintings of self at school
Chalk drawings outside;
puppet play; dolls houses.
Role play
Activate
FMC activities
GMC activities
paintings of our families
PE- trim trail
Role play
home corner into super
hero camp
Games- beanbagscontrolling movement.
Music- singing sack, 1 or 2
choices.
cut and stick models
Activate
FMC activities
GMC activities
Dance- moving like a super
hero, flying and climbing!
Music-singing sack, 2 new
songs (child choice)
instruments- make you
sound like mine song
Role play
collages
Games- beanbags-throwing
upwards (VS)
Activate
Music- here’s what we do at
harvest time…
instruments-tap your name
FMC activities
GMC activities
Count reliably up to 5 or 10
objects.
Concept of zero
Recognises numerals to 5,
10
super hero PP’s, 1 more
Talking and thinking book:
what we know about our
bodies and how to look
after them.
Child ideas
ICT: simple city- the doctors
PE- simon says like a
superman,
Role play
Clay faces- flat circles
Games- beanbagscatching (VS)
Activate
FMC activities
GMC activities
Music- here’s what we do at
harvest time…
song- Billy the hungry
puffer train
Autumn 1 2015
Week 6
Complete
baseline
SEAL- new beginningsother peoples feelings, role
play. “Talking about school
“pictures.
PSE: How others feel- how
can I tell? Look at photos of
faces- what are they
feeling? Why? Role play
how I would feel if …
happened, how others
would feel.
Story: busy, busy, busy
Phonics- u r h, beat games
Story- Little red hen/ Little
yellow chick – variations on
a story, morality. What
would you do?
Non fiction book: Our
senses
Count reliably up to 5 or 10
objects.
Concept of zero
eating healthy food, making
fruit salads
Child ideas
super hero PP’s, counting
down from 5,
ICT: voice recorders,
beebot play
Dance- super hero
challenges
Games- beanbagscatching and passing
Activate
FMC activities
GMC activities
number games
Role play
construction toy modelling
Music- Oscar rhythmintroduce Oscar and Joe
Song- here’s what we do at
harvest time…
Writing- what super power
would you like?
RE- story of the creation in
the Bible
Week 7
SEAL- new beginningsclass room rules and
sharing. “Talking about
school” pictures.
PSE: How I feel about
school now
RE: good characteristicsinner and outer.
Phonics- b f /ff l/ll,
alliteration
Story- three Billy goats
gruff- sequencing events,
drawing 3 pictures, making
booklets, audio CD.
Non- fiction book: My
Amazing Body
Writing- this is me page for
class book
reciting numbers
this is me… class book.
counting to 10
starting to mark make for
numbers, looking at number
recognition for familiar
numbers
Role play
Child ideas
Dance- follow a partner,
paired movements.
gym- apparatus
ICT: Using graphics to draw
a picture of myself. (to go in
book)
Activate
FMC activities
GMC activities
Music- Oscar- introduce
Henrietta
song- Billy the hungry
puffer train (repeat)
paint clay faces
Week 8
SEAL- “Talking about
school” pictures.
Phonics- j, v, w
oral blending,
PSE- What I am learning
Story. Jack and the
Beanstalk audio book/CD.
Non fiction book: Playing
safely
Writing- my favourite story,
role play
RE- assessment, special
inside and out (large
outline)
Planting daffodil bulbs
Dance- long activate
foam, sand, water, paint
Count reliably up to 5 or 10
objects.
Concept of zero
Child ideas
gym- apparatus
1 more, practical addition
ICT: Using graphics to draw
a picture of myself.(second
half)
Music- Oscar- introduce
Nicholas and Sheila
Song- do you know the
story?
Jacqui- phonics will be new sound from my plan
maths SSM- Shape names ;Pattern.;Comparing size – bigger, smaller; Comparing length and capacity- sand, water,rice, ribbons, balls , trundle wheel, cooking
Sizes of shoe, Sizes in Goldilocks story, etc
RE from this plan plus RE planning sheet…