Autumn 2
For the love of reading text
‘Gruffalo Stories’
In Literacy we will be writing a label/caption to describe a character. This half term we will write a short sentence with support and begin to spell some phase 3 words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound and letter/s. With support, we will re-read work to check it makes sense.
White Rose Maths
In Maths we will continue to use White Rose and their ‘small step’ ethos to help move our learning forward.
We will find, subitise and represent 1-5 and we will also find one more and one less. We will look at shapes in the environment and identify and name shapes with 4 sides.
Geography/ History / Understanding the World
Our Geography link is to notice features of the immediate environment – woods and local area. We will also find out that there are different countries in the world – Antarctica. Our History link is to make sense of their life-story and family history.
Science / Understanding the world
In Science we will focus on understanding changes in states of matter and to understand some basic forces (floating & sinking).
Educational Visit
Gruffalo Trail – Cannock Chase
PSHE/RSE/RE/PSED
During PSED we will continue to see ourselves as a valuable individual and how to consider the feelings of others.
We will also build constructive and respectful relationships! This half term we will focus on why Christmas is special to Christians and we will recall what happens at a traditional Christian Christmas festival.
Art/ D & T/ Music/ EAD
We will play instruments loud and quiet e.g. triangle. This half term we will select from a variety of resources to collage and explore existing textures of objects and describes them verbally. We will watch dance performances and say how they make us feel.
Spanish
n/a
PE day
Monday & Wednesday
Spellings/ Reading
Each week our spellings and reading will directly link to the sounds we are teaching during phonics. We may repeat some spellings or reading books to allow children to confidently apply the phonics they have learnt. This half term we will be working within Phase 3.
Autumn 1
For the love of reading text
‘The Three Little Pigs’
In Literacy we will be focusing on ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We will be exploring the text and using story maps to retell the story. We will be looking at setting descriptions, focusing on the different houses and what the wolf gets up to! We will be applying our phase 2 phonics in writing.
White Rose Maths
In Maths we will be using White Rose and their ‘small step’ ethos. We will be sorting, comparing and matching objects. We will be furthering our skills and knowledge around numbers 0 to 5. Looking at subitising, representing, finding one more and one less and looking at compositions of the numbers from 0 to 5 too.
Geography/ History / Understanding the World
This half term we will be understanding that we live in England and understand what it is like to live here.
We will relate traditional story settings and characters to their own life-story – changes over time.
Science / Understanding the world
We will be beginning to recognise the signs of Autumn and understanding the effects of changing seasons on the natural world around us by focusing on trees and how they change. We will observe these changes of the trees over the year.
Educational Visit
n/a
PSHE/RSE/RE/PSED
We will be becoming more independent in meeting our own self care needs, including asking to go to the toilet and washing our own hands. We will be putting on our own coats and doing our own buttons and zips too.
We will look at where we belong, being special and we will discuss times that we have felt special.
We will look at what happens at a Christian baptism.
Art/ D & T/ Music/ EAD
The children will be use different tools to draw representations of people and objects – we will be looking at how we can incorporate different shapes to help us draw more accurately.
We will engage in imaginative role play based on experiences.
We will talk about music and how it makes us feel.
Spanish
n/a
PE day
Monday
Spellings/ Reading
Each week our spellings and reading will directly link to the sounds we are teaching during phonics. We may repeat some spellings or reading books to allow children to confidently apply the phonics they have learnt. This half term we will be recapping phase 2 phonics using the All Aboard phonics scheme.