Autumn 2
For the love of reading text
In Literacy, we will be focusing on ‘One Snowy Night’. We will be learning the story with interest as we create a story map for each section alongside retelling the story through role-play. We will also be looking at describing a character and the setting in our own words and using our mark making skills.
White Rose Maths
In maths we will be learning how to count backwards and forwards to 3. Our learning will then move on to recognising sequences of 1.2.3, finding them in stories and recognising that anything can be counted. We will end the half-term by sorting shapes and objects in to simple categories.
Geography/ History
We will be looking at the school’s wooded area just like Percy the Park Keeper and how this fits in with our local environment.
Science
We will explore changes in matter such as water, ice and snow and enjoy making some hot chocolate.
Educational Visit
Visit to Wood Farm to see their Winter display and Santa
PSHE/RSE/ RE
We will be focusing on our emotions and those of others linking this to our text and how the animals feel when they can’t fit in the bed.
Art/ D & T/ Music
We will make spikey hedgehogs using clay and sticks as well as using different natural materials as painting tools. To increase our music skills we will be listening to the sounds made by different materials and continue learning new songs for our Christmas Nativity.
Spanish
N/A
PE day
Monday PM
Spellings/ Reading
In phonics we will be continuing to embed our learning in PHASE 1 phonics and starting on PHASE 2 to learn our first initial sounds.
Autumn 1
For the love of reading text
Elmer follows the story of a patchwork elephant who doesn’t enjoy being different so plays a trick on his friends when he tuns himself grey.
White Rose Maths
We will be comparing small and large groups of objects as well as finding out about shapes and how they can be used to build. We will make simple line patterns and start simple counting saying number names in order.
Geography/ History
We will looking at our home environment and also discussing our families and who our family members are.
Science
We will use our sense to explore natural objects and investigate different types of materials.
Educational Visit
N/A
PSHE/RSE/ RE
We will be engaging in imaginary play as part of settling in and then also understanding why we are special and what happens at a special celebration such as a birthday.
Our SMSC day will be based on Black History month.
Art/ D & T/ Music
We will be singing and dancing along to familiar songs and making marks in our drawing to resemble a face.
Spanish
N/A
PE day
Monday PM. We will be practicing our balancing and building our core muscles.
Spellings/ Reading
We will be sharing books together and remembering words from the story as well as exploring all aspects of PHASE 1 phonics such as alliteration and rhythm and rhyme.