BROOKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL
FOUNDATION STAGE RECEPTION WEEKLY PLANNER
CLASS: RE and RT
Week beginning: 16.01.12
Reference to EYFS development matters
Communication, Language
Introduction
and Literacy
Ongoing LI’s:
Listens with enjoyment to stories,
songs, rhymes and poems, sustains
attentive listening and responds with
relevant comments, questions or actions
Uses talk to organise, sequence and
clarify thinking ideas feelings and
events, exploring the meaning and
sounds of new words.
Links some sounds to letters.
Recognises a few familiar words.
Monday
Independent/Group Work
.
Read the 3 Billy Goats
gruff and sequence
story with character
puppets
Tuesday
Numeracy focus
Wednesday
Speaking and listening:
have children retell
story with character
masks
Thursday
Numeracy focus
Friday
Write Dance with
Julia.
T sequence story with characters using repetitive language
Susan/Susannah to float and observe new ch.
T children to retell story to each other using character
masks/ make puppets and masks
Susan/Susannah to float and observe new ch.
Write Dance h/w activities
Evaluation/notes
Outdoor
Listening walk
Differentiation
Assessment
Incidental
observations/on
Entry
assessments
Problem Solving, Reasoning
and Numeracy
Uses language such as circle or bigger
to describe the shape and size of solid
and flat shapes ( ssm6)
Uses language such as shorter, taller to
describe height (SSM7)Uses developing
mathematical ideas and methods to
solve practical problems
Monday
Tuesday
Daily count ch. in
class and record
number on w/board
Differentiation/
Assessment
Incidental
observations
Mental maths
Heavy or light
PowerPoint: what is
heavy? What is light?
How can we tell if
something is
heavier/lighter?
Demonstrate scale and
LGFL comparing animal
weight game
Literacy focus
Introduce big and small-what is big? What is small? look at vocab bigger
and smaller, play LGFL How Big? game
T children will sort big and small sized goats and
order them from smallest to biggest. Record
language that children use to describe size.
Literacy focus
Balancing scales
T have children experiment with scales and compare bears
and identify which pot is heavier/lighter
Fill up trays with water and have children count how many
fruits they need to fill the boats until they sink. Record
numbers on whiteboards
Write dance activities
Friday
Write dance
Evaluations/notes
Outdoor
All week- number feet
Wednesday
Thursday
Susan- carry out number assessments for the new children
Susannah- Observations/ monitoring of new children
FOUNDATION STAGE RECEPTION WEEKLY PLANNER
CLASS: RE and RT
Week beginning: 18.01.10
Reference to EYFS development matters
Creative development
Indoor
Art
Explore colour texture, shape, form and space
in 2 and 3 dimensions
Make character puppets and masks from 3 Billy Goats Gruff story using sugar
paper and furry material. Begin work for FAB Animations.
Music
See medium term plans- Julia.
Brookfield songs – Good morning and Tidy up song.
Recognises and explores how sounds can be
changed. Recognises repeated sounds and
sound patterns and matches movement to
music.
Home corner
Role Play
Personal and social development
Selects and uses resources and activities
independently
Is confident to try new activities initiate ideas
and speak in a familiar group.
Work as part of a group or class taking turns
and sharing fairly
Understands that there needs to be agreed
values and codes of behaviour for groups of
people to work together harmoniously ( SD6)
Circle Time
R.E.
Learning new rules and routines. Remind ch. of roles of classroom helpers, fruit
helpers, register helpers.
Introduce use of areas of the classroom- establish rules for safe working in these
areas.
Rules- look at photos of children modelling the rules talk about the photos. How
can we make our classroom a happy and safe place? Recap list of rules
.
Outdoor
(See above)
Child initiated
activities.
Differentiation /
Assessment
Incidental
observations/on
Entry
assessments
Knowledge and understanding of
the world
Identifies obvious similarities and differences
when exploring and observing
Investigates places, objects, materials and
living things by using all the senses as
appropriate.
Science, History, Geography
ICT
DT
Incidental
observations
Look at books with bridges. What are bridges made of? What makes a strong
bridge? Children can experiment with different materials and decide what makes
the best bridge
LGFL drawing with shapes, LGFL shape rules game, 2 count, LGFL colour it in
shapes, LGFL shape games (lots), LGFL Comparing animal weights, LGFL
hidden goat kids
FAB Animation Project
Build a bridge for the goats using different materials
Physical development
Moves with confidence, imagination and in
safety. Travels around, under, over and through
balancing and climbing equipment. Shows
awareness of space of self and others
Demonstrate fine motor control and
coordination
Gross motor skills / PE
Small motor skills
Incidental
observations
Write Dance
Parachute games/Use of space and rules for PE/ safe use of the hall.
Susan to work with fine motor group on Mon and Tues pm from 2pm-2.15pm.
Daily- dough/ flour/ shaving foam
Activities: How will we enable this learning to take place? (including differentiation)
Whole Day Activities How will we enable this learning to take place? (Independent)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
notes
Friday
Literacy
Billy goats gruff books, story retelling with character puppets/masks, speech bubbles
Numeracy
2D Shape sorting, shape sorting using Venn diagrams, shape hunt, Russian dolls, scales, float/sink activities
Mental Maths
Creative
Shape
Mystery bag
Mystery bag
PowerPoint
Character masks, character puppets, marble rolling
KUW
Bridge making challenge (using different materials), snail (RT)
Handwriting
B, h, k with flour
Sand
RN
Build bridge with
lego and goats
RT
Build bridge with
multilink and goats
RN
Different sized
bowls
Different sized
cups
Water
RT
Build bridge
with multilink
and goats
Build bridge
with lego and
goats
Different
sized cups
Different
sized bowls
Mystery bag
Build bridge
with blocks and
troll
Build bridge
with mobilo and
troll
Bowls and cups
Construction
Different sized
bottles and
funnels
Build the bridge with books about bridges
Role Play
Reading Corner
Home corner
3 Billy goats Gruff, fairy tales, books about bridges
Computer 1
LGFL drawing with shapes, LGFL shape rules game
Computer 2
2 count, LGFL colour it in shapes, LGFL shape games (lots)
Resources
Lolly sticks, mask templates
Who’s in the shed? game
Please check focussed activity
Build bridge with
mobilo and troll
Build bridge with lego
and goats
Build bridge with
blocks and troll
Build bridge with
multilink and goats
Different sized
bottles and funnels
Bowls and cups
Bowls and cups and
mixing instruments
Bowls and cups and
mixing instruments