Reception

Spring 2 Review

Under the Sea

Our theme this term has been “Under the sea.” We learnt many fascinating facts about the fish, mammals and shell fish that live under the sea.  We used different medium to create our own sea creatures such as chalks, collage, paints and inks. Our topic books were “The rainbow fish” and “The shark lady”.

Pirates

“Arrrgh!” Captain Ann Bonny came to our school! She brought two treasure chests full of jewels and golden coins, she asked us to look after it and guard it whilst we trained to become her pirate crew. We learnt all about pirates, the seas they sailed, the food they ate and many pirate skills. Outside we made our own galleons out of large loose parts including planks and crates to sail the seven seas. We enjoyed the treasure trail to Cliffe Castle looking for clues that Captain Ann had left behind,  we found her treasure hidden in the sand pit where the pirate galleon was moored. We learned about how maps work and made our own treasure maps.

International Day

We learnt all about two different countries, India and England. Our parents and carers were invited to a special creative morning where we all were able to make flags hats and other activities linked to each country. We talked about the different native animals you may see which are unique to that country and compared them. The children loved learning about the different traditions and celebrations.

Spring 2 - Sail the seven seas!

Our topic this half term is; “Sail the seven seas!”

Some of the fabulous texts we will be using are;

The children will continue to develop their gross and fine motor control skills in and outside of the classroom through many different fun activities. This will support the children’s pencil control and in turn develop their writing skills.

Literacy

The children will continue to learn new sounds and tricky words in phonics, they will continue to develop their blending skills in order to independently read cvc words, simple and complex sentences and learn to answer basic and inferential questions relating to the text they have read.

The children will learn all about pirates through fictional stories along side learning information. They will use this to write stories and fact books.

Maths

The children will continue their mathematical journey this half term by recognising, comparing and exploring the composition of numbers to 10, 20 and beyond. They will learn to use different symbols in their maths work using practical objects to learn how to add and take away. The children will learn how to use numbers to practically make “number bonds” to 5, 10 and beyond.
Understanding of the world.

The children will be learning all about different environments, towns, the countryside and the seaside. The will learn to recognise different environments and will learn to say what is the same and how each environment is different. The children will look at houses, the natural environment.

Computing

The children will continue to learn how to use different ICT programs. They will learn how to use “purple mash to make drawings and write texts to go with it. They will learn how to use the different programs to learn how to make simple pirate games, write simple pirate captions and complete jigsaws.

Thematic Planning - Spring 2

Spring 1 Review - Here Comes the Bears!

Watch out there are bears about! This half term we will be learning all about bears. The fictional texts we will be using are;    

Alongside the fictional texts the children we will be using non-fiction texts to find out information;

Communication and language

The children have learnt new vocabulary around the topic of bears, they have learnt to ask questions to find out more information from the fictional and non-fiction texts using a range of question words. E.g. How, Did, Why. The children learnt how to articulate their ideas in well formed sentences and use the conjunctions “and, because” to join their ideas when speaking and within some of their writing.

The children have learnt to retell familiar stories in chronological order using different props as aids

PSED

The children learnt about keeping their bodies safe. They have learnt about healthy and unhealthy foods. They learnt about keeping safe and the rules to follow. They have continued with this theme and learnt about different people in the community whose job it is to keep everybody safe.

The imaginative role play area became a cottage café where the children could make up their own recipes, order and practice writing their orders. Their imaginations grew and they practiced using new vocabulary. They applied newly learned literacy and mathematical skills in purposeful situations.

Writing, reading and phonics

The children continued to learn individual letters and digraphs. They learnt to recognise, say and blend familiar sounds together to read and write words. The children continued to learn to write short simple sentences and extended sentences incorporating simple conjunctions with support and with increasing independence.

Maths

In maths, the children learnt about the composition of numbers 6, 7 and 8 using different resources such as dice and dominoes. They investigated capacity and mass. length, height and time in creative investigative ways. For example, making toast/ melting chocolate, using scales to make balance buns.

Spring 1 - Here Comes the Bears!

Watch out there are bears about! This half term we will be learning all about bears. The fictional texts we will be using are;    

Alongside the fictional texts the children we will be using non-fiction texts to find out information;

Communication and language

The children will learn new vocabulary around the topic of bears, they will learn to ask questions to find out more information from the fictional and non-fiction texts using a range of question words. E.g. How, Did, Why. The children will learn how to articulate their ideas in well formed sentences and use the conjunctions “and, because” to join their ideas when speaking and for some within their writing.

The children will learn to retell familiar stories in chronological order using different props as aids

PSED

The children will learn about keeping their bodies safe. They will learn about healthy and unhealthy foods. They will learn about keeping safe and the rules to follow. They will continue with this theme and will learn about different people in the community whose job it is to keep everybody safe

The imaginative role play area became a magical potion shop and laboratory, where the children could make up their own spells and mix their own magical potions.  Their imaginations grew and they practiced using new vocabulary. They applied newly learned literacy and mathematical skills in purposeful situations.

Writing, reading and phonics

The children will continue to learn individual letters and digraphs. They will learn to recognise, say and blend familiar sounds together to read and write words. The children will continue to learn to write short simple sentences and extended sentences incorporating simple conjunctions with support and with increasing independence.

Maths

In maths, the children will learn about the composition of numbers 6, 7 and 8 using different resources such as dice and dominoes. They will investigate capacity and mass. length, height and time in creative investigative ways. For example making toast/ melting chocolate, using scales to make balance buns.

Spring 1 Thematic Planning

Autumn 2 Review - A Sprinkle of Magic

This half term, we brought a bit of magic and sparkle to our Reception Classes.

The children learnt about different families, communities and traditions, whilst celebrating and valuing cultural, religious and community events and experiences.

We used books and stories to drive the theme of “A Sprinkle of Magic”

The imaginative role play area became a magical potion shop and laboratory, where the children could make up their own spells and mix their own magical potions. Their imaginations grew and they practiced using new vocabulary. They applied newly learned literacy and mathematical skills in purposeful situations.

In maths, the children explored the composition of numbers to 10 and learnt to understand one more than/one less than relationship between consecutive numbers.

The children continued with the phonics programme and learnt to blend new sounds into simple words.

We have enjoyed the trip to Bradford Cathedral. We also visited the school allotments and Woodbank Garden Centre to look at all the different Christmas lights and decorations.