Topics we will be covering this term
Welcome back after the summer holidays,4th September-6th September is Free Choice letting the children settle back and welcoming the new children.
Week one- 9th September-13th September- PSED(Personal social and emotional development) All about me. The children will be talking about themselves what they like and their families.
Week Two-16th September-20th September- CL( Communication and language)
The children will be taking part in activities where they can express themselves using communication and gestures.
Week Three-23rd September-27th September-PD(Physical Development)
The children will be working on their physical development different ways we move around and working on their pen grip making marks different ways.
Week Four-30th September-4th October- Maths
We will be exploring how we can count when playing, singing or exploring the outdoors.
Week Five-7th October-11th October Understanding the World-
We will be making scrap books talking about families where the children live and what they like.
Week Six-14th October-18th October- Arts and Movement and Dance-
Exploring music how we can move and using instruments to express our thoughts and ideas.
Week Seven-21st October-25th October- Literacy ( Stickman)-
The children will have access to the book Stickman and using the props provided to act out the story and use repeated phrases.
Prime areas:
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
This area involves us helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others by:
- Forming positive relationships and developing respect for others
- Developing social skills
- Learning how to manage their feelings
- Understanding appropriate behaviour in groups
- Having confidence in their own abilities
Communication and Language
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
In this area we give children the opportunity to experience a rich language environment, to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves, and to speak and listen in a range of situations.
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Environmental Development
Physical Development
Physical development involves opportunities for our children to be active and interactive and to develop their co-ordination, control and movement. Children are helped to understand the importance of physical activity and to make healthy choices in relation to food.
We have an outside space and a garden area where our children have the opportunity to develop their physical development skills.
Specific areas:
Literacy
Expressive Arts & Design
Mathematics
In this area of learning we encourage children to link sounds and letters and begin to read and write. Children are given access to a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interest.
Rising Stars choose a reading book given every week and we also organise trips to the local library.
Mathematics
Expressive Arts & Design
Mathematics
Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems and to describe shapes, spaces and measures.
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts & Design
Expressive Arts & Design
This area involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.
Expressive Arts & Design
Expressive Arts & Design
Expressive Arts & Design
This area involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, dance, role play and design and technology.