Spring 1

How big is a beast?

Our books and rhymes: 

• Lost and found
• The Big Book of Beasts
• The something o'saur
• The Odd Egg

Our PSE:

• building relationships 
• taking turns
• begin to understand the feelings of others
• Understanding my own emotions

Our Writing:

• Drawing club 
• Listening for sounds
• Forming the letters of the alphabet 
• Segmenting and blending the sounds i can hear in a word
• Having my own ideas what to write- think it, say it then write it

Our Maths:

• Counting values to 20
• Place value 0-20
• Ordering numbers 0-20
• shape - circle, triangle, square, rectangle 

Our PD:

• using equipment to practice balance, agility and co-ordination 
• activities to improve tripod/pincer grips 
• Creating a sequence using PE equipment
• Learning to use Wheelie board
• Growing in confidence using the bikes 

Our Understanding the world: 

• using senses to explore the world around us 
• understand that places are special to members of our community 
• look at the changing seasons
• describe what they see hear and feel while outside 
• Exploring and learning more about the great outdoors through Forest School

Our expressive art and design:

• continue to develop skills in order to use equipment (scissors, glue, staplers, hole punch, tape)
• participate in pretend/imaginary play using resources 
• sing simple songs and rhymes together linked to the Christmas performance 
• Devleoping our story telling and performing through Helicopter Stories.

Autumn Term 2

Traditions 

Our books and rhymes: 

• Gingerbread man
• Humpty Dumpty 
• Polly put the kettle on 
• There's an Elf in your book

Our PSE:

• building relationships 
• taking turns
• begin to understand the feelings of others

Our Writing:

• Name writing
• Drawing club 
• Listening for sounds
• Forming the letters of the alphabet 

Our Maths:

• Counting values to 10
• Place value 0-10
• Ordering numbers 0-10
• shape - circle, triangle, square, rectangle 

Our PD:

• using equipment to practice balance, agility and co-ordination 
• activities to improve tripod/pincer grips 

Our Understanding the world: 

• using senses to explore the world around us 
• understand that places are special to members of our community 
• look at the changing seasons
• describe what they see hear and feel while outside 

Our expressive art and design:

• continue to develop skills in order to use equipment (scissors, glue, staplers, hole punch, tape)
• participate in pretend/imaginary play using resources 
• sing simple songs and rhymes together linked to the Christmas performance 

Autumn Term 1

All about me 

Our books: 

• You Choose
• Super Duper You
• We are all Welcome
• Our School is a family
• Can I Play?
• On the way to school

Our PSE:

• learning names 
• building new relationships 
• taking turns
• begin to understand the feelings of others

Our Writing:

• Name writing
• Created class You choose books
• Conker families
• Leaf names
• mark making- magic spells

Our Maths:

• Counting to 5
• Place value 0-10
• Recognising the number on the spider and drawing the correct amount of legs
• Ordering numbers 0-10
• Recognising  and exploring 2D shapes

Our PD:

• using equipment to practice balance, agility and co-ordination 
• activities to improve tripod/pincer grips 

Our Understanding the world: 

• using senses to explore the world around us 
• discuss families 
• explore how things work through exploratory play 

Our expressive art and design:

• learn to use equipment (scissors, glue, staplers, hole punch, tape)
• participate in pretend/imaginary play 
• sing simple songs and rhymes together