What we are learning:

Shapes are Everywhere!

Personal, social and emotional development focus: Valuable Individuals

Talk about feelings and differences in people's feelings.

Develop self-confidence and a sense of responsibility.

Find solutions during collaborative learning.

Broad Learning theme: Shapes 

Reading: 'Drop Everything and Read' sessions daily use stories linked to ongoing themes and children's interests.  Focus stories are detailed in the knowledge organiser.

Communication, Language and Literacy:  Promoting enjoyment of stories, characters, exploring books and making links between their own experiences and events in books.    

Maths:  Reciting number names; finger matching when counting; counting objects; making collections; grouping and sharing; recognising 2D shapes; size matching; recognising simple patterns; same; different; comparing similar and dissimilar; size comparing; 2D shape matching; pattern                                       

Physical Development:  Daily opportunities for exploration and teaching: wake-up-shake-up dancing, movement play linked to rhymes and exploration of equipment for climbing, balancing, rolling, pedalling… 

Understanding the World:  Developing awareness and understanding of the effects of the changing seasons on the natural world, and everyday materials; exploring the natural world. 

Seasonal changes in the Spring. Ongoing observation of living things in our immediate environment and developing awareness of life cycles. 

Expressive Art and Design:

The development of children’s mark-making knowledge and skills and confidence to express their ideas, feelings, experiences, underpins all art and design opportunities and teaching. 

Children’s development may involve some or all of the stages below: scribbling; controlled scribbling; lines and patterns including shapes; pictures of objects and people 

Exploration and experimentation with media, materials and methods with a focus on the arts process and self-review of work and awareness of the artwork of others. 

Developing sound awareness, creating sounds and rhythms using body percussion, playing percussion instruments, singing, chanting rhymes, listening and responding to music through song and dance, all underpin the music elements of the curriculum. 

Drama through re-enacting real experiences, events in stories and creating imaginary roles help children to make sense of their knowledge and the world.