Mountain 2025/26
Stream
Stream
Transdisciplinary Theme - Who We Are
Central Idea
Our Identity and well-being are shaped by how we grow, who we connect with and how we care for ourselves.
Lines of Inquiry
The roles important people play in helping us grow and stay healthy
How our bodies work and what we need to stay physically and emotionally healthy
How we express who we are through art, culture and traditions.
Key concepts
Function, Responsibility, Connection
Learner Attributes
Caring, Communicator, Inquirer
Welcome to Module 2
This term, we will be exploring British history from the 1950s and 1960s, discovering what life was like during those exciting decades. Our learning will also include investigating sound, developing our functional cooking skills, and practising sketching while studying the work of British artist Stephen Wiltshire. As we move through the term, we will celebrate seasonal themes by learning about Hanukkah, the Nativity, and all things Christmas.
Learning Objective: I will copy actions modelled by an adult, with clear intent to produce a purposeful action.
Learning Objective: I can engage in simple activities where a whole object is represented in parts.
Learning Objective: I will be supported to notice the effects of my actions.
Learning Objective: I can independently sustain attention in a stimulus or activity ,finding out more and interaction in more complex ways.
Learning Objective: I can participate in a purposeful "clever fingers" activity, demonstrating increased awareness and controll of my movements
Learning Objective: I can use controlled finger movement to manipulate materials.
Learning Objective: I can engage in play alongside a peer, sharing resources.
Learning Objective: I can remain seated while eating.
Learning Objective: I can show interest in an item during an adult lead attention gaining activity.
Learning Objective: I can begin to copy actions modelled by adults
Learning Objective: I will be supported to notice the effects of my actions.
Learning Objective: I can maintain interactions and take turns in a small group with adult support.
Learning Objective: I can recognise that a whole can be made of two parts
Learning Objective: I can continue to engage in a familiar task when an adult withdraws their support
Learning Objective: I can sustain interest in an activity, with adult support
Learning Objective : I can interact with others and explore new situations
Learning Objective: I can choose and control an object of interest
Central Idea
Our Identity and well-being are shaped by how we grow, who we connect with and how we care for ourselves.
Lines of Inquiry
The roles important people play in helping us grow and stay healthy
How our bodies work and what we need to stay physically and emotionally healthy
How we express who we are through art, culture and traditions.
Key concepts
Function, Responsibility, Connection
Learner Attributes
Caring, Communicator, Inquirer
Welcome to Module 1
This module we will spend time settling into our new routines and timetables, getting to know one another, and making the most of our new outdoor spaces. Our IB sessions will focus on exploring the world around us in simple, engaging ways. We will be learning about the different jobs people do, what animals eat, and what healthy eating looks like for humans. We will also be inspired by the artist Keith Haring and explore the celebrations of Sukkot and Harvest. We will continue to enjoy Forest School each week and will have a weekly swimming session.
Learning Objective: I can explore different textures in the Forest school area
Learning Objective: I can maintain focus and participation in an activity.
Learning Objective: I will show an interest in unfamiliar sensory items.
Learning Objective: I will develop my pre-writing skills by purposefully making marks in different ways
Learning Objective: I will explore one-to-one correspondence by matching one object to one space
Learning Objective: I will engage in learning through exploration by investigating and interacting with materials
Learning Objective: I can use a basic action to operate a simple tool
Learning Objective: I can find and explore different textures in Forest school
Learning Objective: : I will make design choices by deciding where to stick pieces on my artwork to create a picture.
Learning Objective: I can intentionally make a mark using a chosen medium.
Learning Objective: I can post an object
Learning Objective: I can take part in a rebound session, noticing how my body moves
Learning Objective: I can copy an adults actions during functional activities to support my engagement.
Learning Objective: I can demonstrate a one to one correspondence between objects and a numerical value represented by Numicon.
Learning Objective: I can sustain interest in an activity for a short period of time, with adult support.
Learning Objective: I will show an interest in a mark I have made
Learning Objective: I can build a tower and show I understand that the blocks, when put together, make a whole tower.
Learning Objective: I can demonstrate that one whole item can be made up of five smaller parts