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around the world
All around the world is our theme for the term. The children will be involved in helping to plan how they would like to explore each
theme. Their interests, needs and areas for development will direct
many aspects of teaching and learning.
EnglishWe will be exploring a range of stories
from familiar settings in the world around us. Poetry and stories with repeated
patterns will also be explored as well as some traditional stories from around the world. We will use a range of information
texts to learn about our world.
PhonicsWe will be working on learning a range of graphemes and phonemes from Phase 3
and 4 to increase our reading and spelling skills.
We will also work on our tricky word recognition.
MathematicsWe will explore number and place value –
working on recognising, ordering and using numbers to 20 and beyond. Then the
children will begin to use their knowledge of number and the number system to make
calculations using concrete objects.We will be exploring the world we live in by
weighing, measuring and learning about capacity.
2d and 3d shapes in our environment will be explored.
We will begin to work with money and familiairise themselves with the coins and
notes we use in the UK.
ScienceWe will observe the seasonal changes over the year in our local environment
and beyond!We will also explore a range of materials and their properties, including identifying
materials for a specific purpose and which materials float and which sink.
GeographyWe will be exploring the four countries that make up the UK using an atlas and
map as well as finding out about the capital cities of each. We will also explore the surrounding seas. We will introduce
the continents and oceans of our world to the children too.
HistoryWe will explore changes within living
memory, to include how we have changed since birth, celebrations we have
experienced and any other significant experiences and or events.
Art and DesignWe will explore a range of media to create
pictures and sculptures to include diva lamps, Christmas cards and Bonfire night
pictures.
Physical EducationWe will continue to work on our movement
and coordination skills through the following activities:
Throwing and catchingRunning and jumping
Team gamesDance
Multi-skillsThis will support our health and fitness, build character and help embed values
such as fairness and respect.
PSHCEWe will be following a programme to
encourage personal development and mutual understanding. We will explore our personal attributes and how these
make use unique and valued. We will also investigate various feelings and how we can be sensitive to the feelings of others.
ComputingIn computing we will be be familiarising
ourselves with a range of programmes and their functions, such as Purple Mash and
Espresso. We will create and test algorithms and debug simple programmes.
MusicWe will be enjoying, learning and singing a
range of songs from a variety of genres, including hip-hop, blues, Latin, funk baroque,
Bhangra and classical! We will explore sounds created by a variety of instruments and use these to create pulse and rhythms.
We will also be learning a variety of songs for our Christmas performance.
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