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Module 1
Mark Making
We have enjoyed mark making inside and outside. We have used pens, pencils, paint pens, board pens, smartboards and chalks to draw and write. We have enjoyed our writing areas and exploring the different writing materials.
DM Physical Development 4-5 . • Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pens and pencils. • Show a preference for a dominant hand.
DM - Literacy 4-5 Use some of their print and letter knowledge in their early writing. For example: writing a pretend shopping list that starts at the top of the page; writing ‘m’ for mummy. • Write some or all of their name. • Write some letters accurately
DM Expressive Arts 4-5 Create closed shapes with continuous lines, and begin to use these shapes to represent objects. • Draw with increasing complexity and detail, such as representing a face with a circle and including details.
Morning Book Share & Book Corners
Every morning, when we come into school, we sit and share books with adults and our friends in the class. We talk about the pictures, characters and stories. During the day we can visit the book corners in the classrooms and our outside reading teepee.
DM Literacy - 3-4 Understand the five key concepts about print: - print has meaning - print can have different purposes - we read English text from left to right and from top to bottom - the names of the different parts of a book - page sequencing. Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary
Story Vote Station
Every day we vote as a class on the storybook to read at the end of the day. We listen to the book title and blurb to help us decide on which book we want to choose. We compare and count the vote to find the winning book. We can also make suggestions about which book to add to the daily vote.
DM Literacy - 3-4 Understand the five key concepts about print: - print has meaning - print can have different purposes - we read English text from left to right and from top to bottom - the names of the different parts of a book - page sequencing. Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary
Let the Phonics begin!
We have begun our phonics lessons. We started with the 's' and 'a' sound. We tried hard to hear the first sounds in words and to think of things beginning with that sound. Each week we will complete a phonics activity sheet, which we enjoyed. We focus on the letter formation and identifying the letter shape.
DM - Literacy - 3-4 Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother • Write some letters accurately. Reception - Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
Using our phonics
We have learnt the sounds for the letters s, a, t and i. We have worked hard to hear the initial sounds in words. We have practiced the letter formations for the letters, working on our pencil grip and pressure to form each one carefully. We have also worked on our oral blending and can now blend words segmented by our teachers e.g. b-a-g is bag!
DM - Literacy - 3-4 Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother • Write some letters accurately. Reception - Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
Pre-writing shapes and handwriting
As part of our phonics lessons we practice forming our letters correctly using a whiteboard and on our phonics sheet.
In the morning, we come into school and part of our early morning work is to practice our pre-writing shapes focusing on being controlled and neat and making sure we hold our pens correctly.
DM - Literacy -Write some letters accurately. Physical development - Develop the foundations of a handwriting style which is fast, accurate and efficient.
Progression in Phonics
As our phonics has progressed, we are now able to apply the phonemes (sounds) we know to read and begin to write simple words using them.
DM - Literacy - 3-4 Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother • Write some letters accurately. Reception - Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
Writing letters in response to sounds.
Using our sounds to write words.
Drawing Club
We started Drawing Club. In Drawing Club we listen to and explore a book as a class. Using this we focus on the characters, setting and 'I wonder...' statements linked to the book. We then draw a picture to match the focus, writing words and numbers linked to the picture. We are focusing on writing the initial sound in words and some of us are writing the other sounds we can hear when we sound the word out.
DM - Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Drawing Club - Christopher Pumpkin
We explored a new book in Drawing Club. We thought about the characters and the setting for the book and then wondered about what other gruesome characters might attend the Halloween party.
We are trying hard to use the sounds we know to write words for our drawings, such as the witches spell or the name of the creatures.
Vocabulary focus words: celebration, hair-raising, cheerful, surprise, distasteful, terrified, plotting.
DM - Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Character: The Witch
Setting: The witch's castle
I wonder what gruesome guest might go to the party?
Module 2
Drawing Club - Adventure to the Past - Wacky Races
We enjoyed watching a very old cartoon called Wacky Races. We used this as a stimulus for our drawing club this week. We are developing our writing by hearing and writing initial sounds and other sounds in words. We enjoy writing bigger numbers as part of our coding too.
Vocabulary focus words: accelerate, braking, hazard, steering, chuckle, demolish, overtake, transport
DM - Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Character: A new mascot
Setting: A race vehicle
I wonder what you might get for winning the race?
Phonics
We completed Unit 1 of our phonics program, focusing on the letters 'r' and 'h' and their sound. We are using them to read and write words.
We also began our Key Word session - learning high frequency words and tricky words. Tricky words are words that cannot be sounded out with the sounds we know - we just have to learn them. The tricky words are in red.
DM - Literacy - 3-4 Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother • Write some letters accurately. Reception - Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
Drawing Club - Every Bee's Birthday
Linked to our inquiry into birthdays, we shared the book - Every Bee's Birthday. Having explored the text and its theme, we used this as inspiration for our drawing club. We are developing our use of phonics to write words using the sounds we know and some of use are beginning to write simple captions.
Vocabulary focus words: hatch, determined, antennae, disappointed, bunting, blocked, hover, merry, sneak, peer.
DM - Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Character: Beeatrix
Setting: Decorated house for the party
I wonder what the birthday cake will look like?
Party Shopping Lists
As part of our Inquiry, we looked at what we would need if we were to have a birthday, the children wrote lists on what they would have to buy to have a party.
DM- C&L Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Drawing Club - Adventure into the Past - The Trap Door
We took a journey into the past and watched an old animation called The Trapdoor. We met the character Berk.
Vocabulary focus.
stalking smuggle miniature slink
evade grasp foe dozing
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Character: Berk
I wonder what other monster will come out of the trap door?
I wonder what breakfast Berk will cook for his master next?
Drawing Club - Adventure into the Past - Mr Benn the Zookeeper
We enjoyed another trip to the past in watching Mr Benn the Zookeeper. We enjoyed the animation and used this to inspire our drawings and writing in Drawing Club.
Vocabulary focus.
liberate capture habitat tearful
protect shelter release forlorn
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Character: Mr Benn
Setting: A new zoo
I wonder what new animal they will add to the zoo?
Phonics
We have continued with Unit 2a for phonics. We learn 2 sounds a week and are developing our ability to read and write simple and more complex words using these sounds. We are being challenged to write simple captions also.
DM - Literacy - 3-4 Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother • Write some letters accurately. Reception - Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
Learning our tricky and high frequency words.
Applying our sounds in our own learning time.
Finding the given sound.
Phonics game on the interative whitebaord.
Drawing Club - Adventure into the Past - Captain Pugwash
We enjoyed another trip to the past in watching Captain Pugwash. We used this as a stimulus for Drawing Club.
Vocabulary focus.
munch hoist beware nervous
joyful lost observe careful
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Character: A monster
I wonder what the map to the treasure will look like?
I wonder what the dragon wants to eat next?
Drawing Club - The Christmas Pine
We read the story The Christmas Pine, a story about a special journey a tree made to become the star of the show in the centre of London!
Vocabulary focus.
ancient iridescent soaring remote
journeyed gape warble absent
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
The Tree
The forest
The decorations have gone! I wonder who stole them?
Drawing Club - Father Christmas Needs a Wee!
We enjoyed the story of Father Christmas Needs a Wee! We enjoyed the number element to the story.
Vocabulary focus.
ancient iridescent soaring remote
journeyed gape warble absent
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s.
Module 3
Phonics
We have learnt all of the Unit 2+ for phonics sounds. This unit helps us to read more words and will will revisit these sounds again later on in the year. We learn 2 sounds a week and are developing our ability to read and write simple and more complex words using these sounds. We are being challenged to write simple captions and sentences.
DM - Literacy - 3-4 Develop their phonological awareness, so that they can recognise words with the same initial sound, such as money and mother • Write some letters accurately. Reception - Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
What traditional stories and story characters do we know?
We explored some of the different traditional / fairy stories we know and found some we didn't know. We wrote lists of the characters we knew, using our phonics to sound out the words. We explored the different features of traditonal stories
DM - Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Drawing Club - The Magic Porridge Pot
As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'The Magic Porridge Pot' .
We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences.
Vocabulary focus.
enchanted conversation endless despair
cease covered steaming gloopy
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: The Wizard.
Setting: The Wizard's house.
The wizard is making potions. I wonder what he puts in his potion.
Drawing Club - The Enormous Turnip
As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'The Enormous Turnip' .
We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences.
Vocabulary focus.
resistance struggle famished emerging
forceful beckon colossal victorious
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Setting: The Enormous Turnip
I wonder how we could get the enormous turnip out of the ground.
Oh no! The Turnip Zombie is coming. I wonder what it looks like.
Drawing Club - The Emperor's New Clothes
As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'The Emperor's New Clothes' .
We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences.
Vocabulary focus.
grand loom fabric parade
weave vain ignorant emperor
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: The Emporer
I wonder what the Emperor thinks the cloak looks like?
The Weaver's are busy making more clothes. I wonder what they are making now.
Drawing Club - The Magic Paintbrush
As part of our inquiry into the Lunar New Year, we read the story of The Magic Paintbrush
Vocabulary focus.
squidge gleaming swiftly clamber
scowl gallop oyster mystical
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: The magic paintbrush
Someone wants to try to steal the magic paintbrush. I wonder where we could hide it.
The magic paintbrush wants us to draw a way we could escape from a villan. I wonder how we could get away quickly.
Drawing Club - Hansel and Gretel
As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'Hansel and Gretel'.
We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences using sentence stems,
Vocabulary focus.
confectionary wicked double scary
cauldron swish piercing innocent
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: The witch
Setting: The cottage
The witch is cooking something in her Cauldron. I wonder what she is making.
Drawing Club - Rumplestiltskin
As part of our Inquiry into traditional tales, we have looked at the story 'Rumpelstiltskin'. We have been focusing on writing captions and sentences using sentence stems.
Vocabulary focus.
astonished delighted miller greedy
boast servant imp cunning
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: Rumplestiltskin
I wonder where Rumplestilskin might live.
Module 4
Drawing Club - Bingle Bongle Bit Bot
We have explored a new book written by Greg Bottril. We enjoyed liking this story to our Module 3 learning about traditional characters.
Vocabulary focus.
ginormous tearful impassable constructive
gratitude obstacle pursuing topsy turvy
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: A new Bingle Bongle Bit Bot for Noodles and Titch.
The angry characters are chasing Noodles and Titch. I wonder where they can hide.
Oh no! The troll's bridge has broken! I wonder how the 3 Billy Goats Gruff can get over the water.
Drawing Club - The Odd Egg
We are developing our independence in writing our sentences in Drawing Club.
Vocabulary focus.
emerge incubate demolish armour
fracture flourish plume cherish
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: Duck and his egg
Duck finds another egg, I wonder it will look like?
Crack Crack, the egg is hatching… I wonder what the new baby creature is.
My pet
As part of our line of inquiry into animals, we talked and wrote about the pets we have at home or at family member houses. If we don't have a pet, we drew and wrote about a pet we would like to have.
DM - Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
The Bog Baby
We listened to the story of The Bog Baby. Some of us chose to write about him in our independent writing.
DM - Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Drawing Club - Adventure to the Past - Road Runner
We went back in time to watch an old cartoon called Road Runner. We thought it was very funny!
Vocabulary focus.
speedy zooming boulder accident
slinky ambush escape patient
DM - C&L - Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens.. • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Form lower-case and capital letters correctly. - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: Roadrunner
Setting: Where does the Coyote live?
I wonder what Coyote could leave out to trick the Road Runner.
Drawing Club - Yucky Worms
Linked to our inquiry into minibeasts, we read the book Yucky Worms. This book is a fiction book but also contains lots of facts about worms. We learnt a lot!
Vocabulary focus.
grind vibrations surface bristles
wriggle decompose slice horrified
DM - C&L - • Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: The worm in the soil
I wonder what other minibeasts he might find in the garden?
I wonder where the worm might go to if he went on an adventure?
Drawing Club - Mother's and Others' Day
Linked to Mother's Day, we shared the story Mother's and Others' Day. We thought about all the people we can say thanks to on Mothers Day.
Vocabulary focus. welcomed parade confused clutched
nervous surprised celebrate
DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: Who would you draw on your poster?
I wonder who else you would draw on a poster?
I wonder what Akal and his mum do after the parade?
Drawing Club - The Hairy Toe
We enjoyed listening to the story The Hairy Toe about a monster who has come to find his lost toe. We are trying really hard with our independence in writing sentences by ourselves.
Vocabulary focus. windy furry ancient fearful
undercover creep distant swirling
DM - C&L - Use a wider range of vocabulary . Literacy - Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter/s. Write short sentences with words with known letter-sound correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.
Character: The Monster
I wonder what trap the old woman could set to catch the monster?
I wonder where the monster will keep his toe once he got it back?
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