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Literacy
Literacy
Our core text for this half term is 'We are Family' by Patricia Hegarty. We will focus on families, how different they are and how similar they are. We will also be looking at roles and responsibilities in families, celebrations, festivals and foods. To build the children's oracy skills, we will have lots of discussion about where some families live and how we keep in touch with our families. Children will have lots of opportunities to talk about their families and express their opinions on how their families live. Children will also taste food from different cultures and dress up to celebrate the uniqueness of each culture represented in the classroom. Nursery children will also talk about the jobs their grown ups do.
Communication and Language
Communication and Language
As we will be learning about families, children will listen to others as they talk about their families. They will be taking turns to express their views on the differences and similarities in the number of family members, the number of pets, grandparents, celebrations and festivals. They will continue building up their vocabulary linked to our topic through both carpet sessions and free flow sessions. Children will also learn how to answer simple 'who', 'when' and where' questions. Children will also be encouraged to use learnt vocabulary and speak in full simple sentences such as, 'I have .. 'or 'In my family...' Nursery children will begin to learn about how to take turns with their talk partner.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Our core text, 'We are Family', will support children to share things they do with their families such as going on holiday or getting a new toy.
Children will be supported to use the zones of regulation to express their feelings. We will use the book 'The Colour Monster' by Anna Llenas to help the children name what they are feeling.
Physical Development
Physical Development
We will have a continued focus on gross motor skills to develop the children's movement, balancing, riding (scooters, trikes and bikes) and ball skills. A variety of games will be introduced to support children with their hopping, skipping and collaboration skills. For fine motor skills, we will be working on increasing their independence around putting on their coats themselves. We will also encourage children to use one handed tools such as scissors to cut. Children will be supervised as they use any sharp tools.
Maths
Maths
In Maths, we will focus on counting accurately from 1-5 using nursery rhymes and number blocks. We will then move onto using mathematical language to describe weight and height. We will then move onto identifying and creating repeated patterns
Expressive arts and design
Expressive arts and design
Children will be using lots of natural resources such as autumn leaves, sticks, pine cones and acorns to create art. We will use the story 'The Stickman' to support their creative skills. Children will use well known nursery rhymes to form their own lyrics using known tunes. They will learn to express themselves through art, songs and dances.
Phonics
Phonics
We will continue our phonics journey using the scheme Foundations for Phonics which is part of Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised. The children will take part in activities linked to the rhymes, which will support children's understanding to be able to respond to questions such as, "Where was the spider in Incy Wincy Spider? Environmental sounds will also be explored in small groups. Children will also be involved in games to support their blending skills.
Understanding the world
Understanding the world
Children will have a chance to talk about their families and express their opinions on how their families live. Children will also taste food from different cultures and dress up to celebrate the uniqueness of each culture represented in the classroom. Nursery children will also talk about the jobs their grown ups do.
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