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Welcome to Module 6
Welcome to Module 6
Welcome to Module 6! In this module, we will embark on an exciting journey to explore numbers and comparisons, African animals and their habitats, and the basics of human geography. We will learn to recognise and count numbers, understand how to compare sizes and quantities, and delve into the fascinating world of African wildlife, discovering where these animals live and how they thrive in their natural environments. Additionally, we will start to understand human geography by looking at different places where people live and recognise features of a town. Through engaging activities, stories, and hands-on learning, we will build a solid foundation in these essential concepts while celebrating the diversity and beauty of our world.
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Uses emerging conventional communication.
Greets known people and may initiate interactions and activities.
Remembers learned responses over increasing periods of time.
Responds to options and choices with actions or gestures.
Anticipates known events.
Actively explores objects and events for more extended periods.
Demonstrates preferences for products, materials and ingredients.
Uses a basic tool, with support.
uses gross motor skils
observes their own actions with interest
using Technology to support learning
can access iPads using the home button and selecting the chosen app.
explore appropriate technology from a limited selection to fulfil a familiar task.
cause and effect
independent exploration skills
agency driven learning
Maintains interactions and takes turns with some support.
Takes part in work or play involving two or three others.
displays anticipation
Recognises differences in quantity.
Uses ordinal numbers (first, second, third) when describing the position of objects, people or events.
In practical situations, responds to 'add one' to or 'take one away' from a number of objects.
Continues to rote count onwards from a given small number.
Recognises numerals from one to nine and relates them to sets of objects.
Joins in with rote counting to beyond 10.
Exploring Art and body movements to create a class project.
Welcome to Module 5
Welcome to Module 5
This Term we will be exploring Egypt during our Inquiry sessions where we will be making a sensory journey to Egypt to find out what we can see, hear, feel, smell and taste. as well as, making our own pyramids and handling egyptian artefacts. We will be getting messy in science, exploring different textures of rock and beginning to sift soil and sand and sorting what we find into categories. We will continue to work hard during our ILP focussed work sessions and are very much looking forward to the increased outside learning opportunities that the warmer weather will bring! fingers crossed!!
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Actively explores objects and events for more extended periods.
Anticipates known events.
Recognises familiar products and explores the different parts they are made from.
Watches others using a basic tool and copies the actions.
Begins to offer responses to making activities.
Recognises numerals from 1 to 5 and understand that each represents a constant number or amount.
In practical situations, responds to 'add one' to a number of objects.
Demonstrates an understanding of 'less'.
Is able to count at least 5 objects reliably.
Joins in rote counting to 10.
Module 4
Module 4
Forest Class have had a brilliant Module 4 exploring our key curriculum themes across a range of disciplines! In art we have been focussing on the sculptures of Dame Barbara Hepworth. Forest class have made their own saltdough and have been making their own sculptures and using communication sheets to describe their textures and design. In science our learning has been around exploring the different properties of magnets and what they tell us about the world around us and the forces within it. Forest class have enjoyed experiencing forecs through play and their favourite lesson was using cars to practice 'push and pull' on different textures and exploring the speed. Forest class have partcipated in their choosen clubsevery Wednesday afternoon, and students have benefitted greatly from the social interaction this provides and the agency this gives them over their inquiry learning. It has been a very busy term with lots of new learning oppurtunites and experiences and the whole of Forest wish our families a wondeful Easter Break.
Baking cheese and spring onion soda bread.
Watches others using a basic tool and copies the actions.Recognises familiar products and explores the different parts they are made from.
Sharing a story.
Responds to others in group situations.
Follows requests and instructions with three key words, signs or symbols.
During our IB Inquiry lessons Forest class have been learning about the world, and exploring countries and continents. Each week Forest class have visited a country and have stamped their passport to display the countries we have visited and cultures we have explored.
Takes part in simple musical performances.
Responds to signs given by a musical conductor.
Plays an instrument when prompted by a cue card.
Listens to, and imitates, distinctive sounds played on a particular instrument.
Picks out a specific musical instrument when asked.
Module 3
Transdisciplinary Theme: Who are we?
Central Idea: Our different experiences make us unique and special
Lines of Inquiry
The environment around me is subject to change
There are many different people in my life
External experiences make me happy or unhappy
The human body can be healthy or unhealthy
Forest Class have had a busy term learning new IEP targets . Forest class have been exploring number and using number work for their morning work activities to allow students to complete work independently. This has included recognising numbers and amounts, ordering numbers and addition sums to 10.
This term Forest class have enjoyed exploring the wider school environment within their IB Inquiry lessons and have been actively exploring man made and physical environments and materials.
To celebrate National storytelling week, we enjoyed reading 'The Three Little Pigs', students used chatting sheets and matching grids to recall key parts of the story as well as recognising the main characters. Within our extension of our IB Inquiry lessons we also made our own houses uses cardboard boxes, and utilised the outside classroom to sequence and further explore the story using sensory media.
Learning Objective: I can share resources with peers and engage in role play activities.
Learning Objective: I can actively explore a man made environment and build my own.
Module 2
Transdisciplinary Theme: Who are we?
Central Idea: Our different experiences make us unique and special
Lines of Inquiry
The environment around me is subject to change
There are many different people in my life
External experiences make me happy or unhappy
The human body can be healthy or unhealthy
Phase 2 has had a wonderful Term 2. We have all come together to share our inquiry sessions. On Wednesday afternoons, students from all cohorts meet to share a brilliant sensory experience focusing on our Transdisciplinary theme ‘Who we are’. Some of our favourite activities have been: pom pom dance classes, messy tuff trays and boom waker club. All of our students have formed meaningful friendships with others in neighbouring classes and have developed new language. We have worked on our social communication skills in addition to a whole host of personal development targets.
In classes we have thoroughly enjoyed exploring Kings and Queens throughout History. From the King of the jungle to His Royal Highness King Charles we have shared sensory sessions including crown craft and creating timelines. In Science we have explored different habitats, some familiar and some further afield. This was particularly exciting when exploring extremely slimy and tactile, stimulating ponds full of forestry and slime. In Religious Studies and PSPD we have explored a number of exciting events such as Diwali, Christmas and celebrating self differences. This term we have enjoyed collaborating together to reach our targets and expand our socialisation and awareness of others. We are particularly looking forward to our huge Christmas event where we will explore and visit different Christmas themed stations after sharing a Phase 2 Christmas dinner!
Learning Objective: I can recall key information from a familiar story.
Module 1
Transdisciplinary Theme: Who We Are
Inquiry about ourselves as individuals and as a group; exploring our physical health alongside our social, emotional and mental health; finding out about the types of relationships people have, including their friends, families and communities; sharing our culture and finding out more about other cultures; learning that all people have rights and knowing what our rights are; questioning what it means to be a person.
Forest Class has had an amazing start to the new academic year. We have made new friends and have become familiar with routines in class. Forest Class has been working extremely hard in maths, we have been exploring numbers and their value, and taken great pleasure in working in the outside classroom to practise and transfer our learning. During Science we have explored electricity and have engaged in using electrical items and switch toys. We have also been looking at familiar items and have been sorting between electrical and non electrical.
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