MEDIUM HALF TERMLY PLAN - WEEKLY OVERVIEW – Celebrations 2015
DATE
Week1
02/11/15
Week 2
9/11/15
Week 3
16/11/15
St
Hilda’s
Day
Week 4
23/11/15
COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE / LITERACY
Jolly Phonics
l, f, b
ai, j, oa
ie, ee, or
z, w, ng
MATHEMATICS
Reception
PERSONAL, SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduce topic – Celebrations (book)
Brainstorm different festivals
Discuss Guy Fawkes & Bonfire night
Write fireworks poem
iPad – fireworks app
Handwriting
Number formation – review to 7
Numbers
Ordering
Counting
Special Day /Star of the Day
Speaking & listening, sharing news, talk about
holiday news
Circletime – See FS Planning
Dress and undress independently for PE
Celebrations – Diwali (11th Nov))
Celebrations book/Festivals CD Rom
Rama and Sita story – act out/favourite
parts –
Discuss Remembrance Day
Handwriting
Prepare and rehearse assembly
Number formation 8 and review previous
One more (ext – 2 more, 3 more)
Special Day /Star of the Day
Speaking & listening, sharing news,
Dress and undress independently for PE
Circletime - See FS Planning
Rehearse assembly during week
Assembly on Friday
St Hilda’s Day celebration
Celebrations – Hannukah (6-14 Dec)
Celebrations book, discuss celebration
Number formation 9 and review previous
One less (ext – 2 less, 3 less)
Special Day /Star of the Day
Speaking & listening, sharing news,
Dress and undress independently for PE
Circletime - See FS Planning
Celebrations – Father Christmas list
(Assessed writing)
iPad - Letters to Santa app
Start advent calendar http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentic
t/content/games/advent_calendar.html
Father Christmas Stories – iPad Night
Before Christmas app
Number formation review 0-9
Shapes – 2d and 3d
Special Day /Star of the Day
Speaking & listening, sharing news,
Dress and undress independently for PE
Circletime – See FS Planning
Week 5
30/11/15
Revision of
sounds and
tricky words
Celebrations – The Christmas Story sequencing
The Very First Christmas
iPad – Nativity app
Handwriting
Number formation review 0-9
Repeating patterns
Special Day /Star of the Day
Speaking & listening, sharing news,
Dress and undress independently for PE
Circletime – See FS Planning
Week 6
7/12/15
Celebrations – The Christmas Story
iPad – Nativity app
Christmas card insert - handwriting
Learning Journal Sharing Morning –
Friday
Consolidation
Revision of
sounds and
tricky words
Special Day /Star of the Day
Speaking & listening, sharing news,
Dress and undress independently for PE
Circletime – See FS Planning
Christmas Party – Monday
Visiting Panto – Monday
Nativity rehearsals in school – Monday
Nativity Rehearsal at church - Tuesday
Christmas Carol Concert at church –
Wednesday
Consolidation
Special Day /Star of the Day
Speaking & listening, sharing news,
Dress and undress independently for PE
Circletime – See FS Planning
Week 7
14/12/15
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
EXPRESSIVE ARTS & DESIGN
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
MEDIUM HALF TERMLY PLAN - WEEKLY OVERVIEW – Celebrations 2015
Week1
02/11/15
Week 2
9/11/15
Week 3
16/11/15
St
Hilda’s
Day
Week 4
23/11/15
Week 5
30/11/15
Week 6
7/12/15
Week 7
14/12/15
ICT
Fireworks
Pictures
Reception
Observations
Child – initiated Learning
Construction – Houses of Parliament –
photograph for display
iPad – fireworks app
Music with SL
Role Play Area – shop
Firework paintings – firework splatts
Fireworks out of playdough
Whole class firework mural
Rocket design and cutting
Games, Gymnastics, Dance, Cross Country
with AR
Movement – pirate game, huggy bears, follow
my leader, parachute
Outdoor Classroom
Colour
Magic –
rangoli
patterns
Observations
Child – initiated Learning
Make divas
Rangoli patterns
Music with SL
Role Play Area – shop
Mendhi hands
Diwali cards
Colour
Magic –
menorah
pictures
Observations
Child – initiated Learning
Hand print menorahs
Collage menorahs
Music with SL
Role Play Area – shop
Hand print menorahs
Collage menorahs
Games, Gymnastics, Dance, Cross Country
with AR
Movement – pirate game, huggy bears, follow
my leader, parachute
Outdoor Classroom
Games, Gymnastics, Dance, Cross Country
with AR
Movement – pirate game, huggy bears, follow
my leader, parachute
Outdoor Classroom
Colour
Magic –
Christmas
pictures
Observations
Child – initiated Learning
Salt dough decorations
iPad – Christmas tree decoration app
Textease Christmas
List
Observations
Child – initiated Learning
Christmas cookery
Make nativity scene
iPad – Christmas jigsaw app
Christmas
Pictures
Observations
Child – initiated Learning
Christmas activities http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/kentic
t/content/earlyict/pages/christmas.htm
Observations
Child – initiated Learning
Christmas activities
Music with SL
Role Play Area – Christmas Workshop
Christmas Cards – designed and made
independently (photos and label on
reverse)
Stockings- use catalogue to add what they
would like
Music with SL
Role Play Area – Christmas Workshop
Christmas Cards – designed and made
independently (photos and label on
reverse)
Make nativity scene
Draw nativity scene
Music with SL
Role Play Area – Christmas Workshop
Christmas cards – designed and made
independently (photos and label on
reverse)
Music with SL
Role Play Area – Christmas Workshop
Christmas Cards – designed and made
independently (photos and label on
reverse)
Access to Outdoor Classroom is available everyday.
Games, Gymnastics, Dance, Cross Country
with AR
Movement – pirate game, huggy bears, follow
my leader, parachute
Outdoor Classroom
Games, Gymnastics, Dance, Cross Country
with AR
Movement – pirate game, huggy bears, follow
my leader, parachute
Outdoor Classroom
Games, Gymnastics, Dance, Cross Country
with AR
Movement – pirate game, huggy bears, follow
my leader, parachute
Outdoor Classroom