FSU Medium Term – Maths and Literacy Plan – Autumn Term 2014- Celebrations
F1 - Maths
F1 – Literacy
1.9.2014
Birthday/ Personal
Target
Celebrations
Numbers
C Recites numbers in order to
10.
Activities:- practise counting
to 10.
Counting bears, multi-links,
candles on a cake
Espresso – rhyming number
songs to 5
Recognition of number to 5 or
10. (number cards, espresso)
E. Beginning to represent
numbers using fingers, marks on
paper or pictures.
Activities:- counting using
fingers, eg: show me the
number 2
Drawing the number 3 in sand,
foam, in the air
Using chunky crayons to draw
number to 5 – join the dots.
Make template for joining the
dots in blue number book.
Reading
D Listens to and joins in with
stories and poems, one-to-one and
also in small groups.
Activities:-Look at stories about
birthdays, discuss what they do
on their birthday, presents, etc
E Joins in with repeated refrains
and anticipates key events and
phrases in rhymes and stories.
Activities:- chose books with
repeated refrain and get chn to
join in.
8.9.2014
Birthday/ Personal
Target
Numbers
Writing
A Think about their own personal
target, what do they want to do,
eg: ride a bike, swim, write their
name etc, write down what they
like to do. – make display eg:
leaves, balloons etc
Draw a picture of their family
discuss who is in their family.
Numbers
C Recites numbers in order to
10.
Activities:-
Number bingo/snap using
numbers 1-5 – pick two cards
up that are the same ask chn
if they know the numbers if
they are the same keep them,
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M Realises not only objects, but
F2- Maths
F2- Literacy
FSU Medium Term – Maths and Literacy Plan – Autumn Term 2014- Celebrations
anything can be counted,
including steps, claps or jumps.
Activities:- get children to
jump, clap, tap on knees to
different numbers up to 5 eg:
Buy some little buns and some
candles and ask chn to tell
you how many there are.
15.9.2014
Autumn CelebrationsChanges
SSM
A Shows an interest in shape
and space by playing with
shapes or making arrangements
with objects.
Create an owl using triangles,
circle and squares for autumn
display
F Uses shapes appropriately for
tasks.
Print your own birthday using
using shapes eg: circle for the
cake, triangle for flame,
rectangle for candle. Wrap
up shapes for chn to guess
the shape.
SCSA
E Confident to talk to other
children when playing, and will
communicate freely about own home
and community.
Circle time activity- Pass
the speaking object
(e.g. teddy) asking the
children to say what
they are looking forward
to doing at school e.g
making new friends,
painting, singing songs
etc then talk about who
lives in their house.
Reading
K Recognises familiar words and
signs such as own name and
advertising logos.
Children are to try and
recognise their own
name card and post it in
a box for registration?
H Listens to stories with
increasing attention and recall.
Read a book to them
about a child starting
school as it relates well
to them. (new starters)
FSU Medium Term – Maths and Literacy Plan – Autumn Term 2014- Celebrations
22.9.2014
Rosh Hashanah- Jewish
SSM-B
Shows awareness of similarities
of shapes in the environment.
-Look at the Jewish symbol
The star of david- from
Espresso- search ‘Rosh
Hashanah- What different
shapes can you see? (e.g.
traingles, circle, star etc)
- Create their own design
using triangles circles and
squares? - Put pre-cut
coloured shapes out for
children to create their own
design.
SSM F Uses shapes
appropriately for tasks
Look at shapes and recognise
them, play games on espresso
about shapes.
29.9.2014
Harvest
SSM –A - Shows an interest in
shape and space by playing with
shapes or making arrangements
with objects.
Print with different vegetables
make a picture.
Number – C - Recites numbers
in order to 10.
Number vegetables, count on
fingers, sing counting songs.
Count with conkers.
Matching a label and a picture e.g.
synagogue,
Jewish new year
Talk about what happens at
Christmas time and go onto talk
about new year.
UW – World - B
Pomegranate’s are placed on the
table – show chn some
pomegranates to try, open them up
and talk about the seeds. Try the
seeds.
UW – A - people and communities
Discuss family life, who’s in your
family? What do their parents do?
Where do you live?
Reading – D - Listens to and joins
in with stories and poems, one-toone and also in small groups.
Read the little red hen, enormous
turnip – discuss the book,
characters, vegetables,
Speaking – singing – cauliflowers
fluffy,
Harvest Festival is a celebration of
the food grown on the land. We
celebrate this day by singing,
praying and decorating our churches
with baskets of fruit and food in a
festival known as 'Harvest
FSU Medium Term – Maths and Literacy Plan – Autumn Term 2014- Celebrations
Festival', usually during the month
of September
Writing – A - Sometimes gives
meaning to marks as they draw
and paint.
Draw and paint pictures of
vegetables and fruit. What
have they drawn?
6.10.2014
Harvest- Jewish
Numbers – F - Sometimes
matches numeral and quantity
correctly.
grapes – count grapes
match numbers to number cards
(recognition)
Use grapes to add one more,
two more.
Numbers - E- Beginning to
represent numbers using
fingers, marks on paper or
pictures
number bears – count with
bears
13.10.2014
Diwali
Make lanterns put numbers on
them.
Extention – cut numbers out or
write numbers on the lanterns.
Make clay pots and decorate
them – diva pots
“Sukkot” – meaning harvest, carry
fruit (grapes) and sit under a
“Sukkah” shelter and think about
the crops.
Listens and attention – C –
Joins in with repeated refrains and
anticipates key events and phrases
in rhymes and stories.
EAD -Being Imaginative –
I – Uses available resources to
create props to support role-play.
Exploring and using Media and
Materials
M - Realises tools can be used for a
purpose.
Make a shelter
sings songs – see vegetable song
sheet
Speaking –
Talk about words that describe
grapes eg: juicy, crunchy, small,
round, tasty, etc
Diwali the festival of light
See if we can get someone in to do
henna – mendhi patterns – send
letter for permission
Taste Indian snacks talk about
Diwali
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20.10.2014
Halloween/Harvest
Festival Assembly
Healthy living week – sort
healthy food, size of food,
colour etc
Talk about dark and light, Mark
making – paint blowing through a
straw, flicking paint on big sheets
of paper (outside) black paper
HALF TERM
3.11.2014
Bonfire Night
SSM – 22-36
B - Beginning to categorise
objects according to
properties such as shape or
size.
C- Begins to use the
language of size.
SSM – 30-50
G - Beginning to talk about the
shapes of everyday objects, e.g.
‘round’ and ‘tall’.
Order pre cut pumpkins (clip
art) for chn to stick in size
order. Do 3 sizes up to 5
Order pumpkins according
to size.
Number 30-50
J - Separates a group of three
or four objects in different
ways, beginning to recognise
that the total is still the same.
Sort Halloween objects
(spiders, rats, webs) in
different ways, eg: colour,
size, then choose chn to
find things around the FSU
to make more groups of
objects discuss why you can
group them in that way. MA
On-going provision - Streamers
for fire,
Understanding – C - Responds
to simple instructions, e.g. to get or
put away an object.
Speaking – A&B
A Beginning to use more complex
sentences to link thoughts (e.g.
using and, because).
B Can retell a simple past event in
correct order (e.g. went down slide,
hurt finger).
People and communities
B - Remembers and talks about
significant events in their own
experience.
The World – E
E- Shows care and concern for
living things and the
environment.
Instructions for safety,
Listening and attention
B - Listens to stories with
increasing attention and recall.
B - Understanding
Shows understanding of
prepositions such as ‘under’, ‘on top’,
‘behind’ by carrying out an action or
selecting correct picture. (once den
is built individually ask chn put
hedgehog in the den eg: on top,
under the leaf etc) Mrs Smith to
FSU Medium Term – Maths and Literacy Plan – Autumn Term 2014- Celebrations
to count and ask more or
less questions.
work with a group to make a
hedgehog with play dough.
“A little bit of winter” story
featuring a hedgehog who
hibernates. Talk about
hedgehogs going to sleep for
the winter talk about light and
dark, make a hedgehog den to
keep him safe through the
winter.
light and dark, torches
Mark Making - creative
hedgehog hand prints, painting
flick paint to make fireworks
10.11.2014
Remembrance Day
EAD – EUMM
B - Sings a few familiar songs
CL – L&A
C - Joins in with repeated
refrains and anticipates key
events and phrases in rhymes
and stories.
Marching like soldiers, sing
grand old duke of York,
count the soldiers
PD – Moving and handling
B - Mounts stairs, steps or
climbing equipment using
alternate feet.
E - Can stand momentarily on
one foot when shown
Equipment outside (climbing
steps, planks etc) count the
steps when marching.
EAD - EUMM
H - Understands that they can use
lines to enclose a space, and then
begin to use these shapes to
represent objects.
Give chn an outline of a poppy
talk about colour, get chn to fill
in the poppy using finger
printing, red and black paint
EAD – EUMM
I - Beginning to be interested in
and describe the texture of things.
M- Realises tools can be used for a
purpose.
PD – M&H
H- Uses one-handed tools and
equipment, e.g. makes snips in paper
with child scissors.
Make a large class collage poppy
FSU Medium Term – Maths and Literacy Plan – Autumn Term 2014- Celebrations
using mixed media – red crate
paper, red backing paper, red
fabric, red wool? To show chn
how to hold the scissors
correctly and what they are
used for. Some Chn to have a
go at cutting paper into bits
while the others stick on to the
collage. MA to cut a particular
shape eg: circle, square etc.
17.11.2014
Children in Need
Number
B - Shows awareness of
similarities of shapes in the
environment.
Counting spots on Pudsey’s
bandana look for other
shapes on his face. Follow
instructions to colour eg:
colour his eyes blue, nose
pink, eg: what shape is his
nose, spots. What other
shapes around FSU are the
same as ………..
Counting bears place bears
on right number card. Go
passed 10 upto 15 for MA
24.11.2014
Thanksgiving
Make some American flags
show them blow up globe,
Number
L - Shows an interest in
representing numbers.
PD - M&H -
EAD – EUMM
I- Beginning to be interested in and
describe the texture of things.
PSED – SC&SA
A - Can select and use activities and
resources with help.
Make teddy bear Pudsey
biscuits.
Talk about the texture of the
mixture as you add the
different ingredients, discuss
what it looks like, feels like eg:
sticky, wet, dry, soft, squidgy
etc
American food – burgers,
bagels, macaroni cheese,
popcorn and cookies, discuss
tasting, smell, etc….
UW - P&C
C- Recognises and describes
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J – Holds pencil near point
between first two fingers and
thumb and uses it with good
control.
1.12.14
Christmas
8.12.2014
Hanukah
15.12.2014
Christmas
special times or events for
family or friends.
Circle time – what do you do at
Christmas time, what happens
on Christmas day.
Clip art pictures of
American food – ask chn to
represent the number of
pictures. Get chn to trace
around dots of numbers
first then have a go
independently.
Christmas play – songs, Calendars, cards, baubles, little angels,
stars
Number
UW – P&C
A - Uses some number names
D - Shows interest in different
and number language
occupations and ways of life.
spontaneously.
Compare Diwali – festival of
light Hinduism and Hanukkah
Make paper lanterns and
Jewish festival of light.
number the lanterns
Compare the stories.
Look on Espresso for simple
story of Hanukkah.
Finish off decorating of Diva
pots
Christmas play – songs, Calendars, cards, baubles, little angels,
stars, Cards, Calendars