Reception
Please take a look at our half termly overviews to see a snapshot of what children are learning in each curriculum area.
Autumn 1
Maths
- Counting
- Exploring the numicon shapes and number rods
- Height and length
- Shape
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Science Topic
Materials.
What shall we use to build and make?
Technology
What technology do we have at home and school and what is it used for?
RE and PSHE
New beginnings
All about me – celebrations and birthdays.
Family Diversity-
All sorts of families
PE
Getting changed
Why is exercise important
How can my body move?
English
Nursery Rhymes and rhyming
HUG by Jez Alborough
starting phonics and individual reading
Key questions for topic
Can you describe materials using your senses? Can you explain what happens to certain materials when they are heated, e.g. bread, ice, chocolate? Can you explain what happens to certain materials when they are cooled, e.g. jelly, heated chocolate?
Autumn 2
Maths
Counting a variety objects reliably from 1 to 10 and selecting the correct numeral to match
Recognising, finding and making patterns.
Finding simlarities and differences. ‘These are the same because…’ ‘These are different because… ’These are the same but different because…’
Could you ?
Create a personal timeline to show the changes in you and your family from being a baby until now?
English
Linking sounds to letters in reading and writing
Listening attentively in a range of situations
Use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.
RE and PSHE
Naming body parts
Growing and caring for ourselves
Light and Christmas
PE
On the move
How my body changes
Senses
Key questions for topic
How have you changed?
What other changes have there been in your family?
Spring 1
Maths
Count reliably with numbers from one to 20,
Place numbers 1-20 in order.
Say which number is one more or one less than a given number (to 20).
Understanding the World
Talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members
Understand growth from baby to adult.
Know about similarities and differences between types of animals.
Recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools
English
Owl Babies
Non – fiction writing about owls and other animals.
Art and Design
Structures - about the working characteristics of materials (e.g. folding paper to make it stiffer, plaiting yarn to make it stronger)- Bridge building /shelters
RE and PSHE
Going for Goals
Special places.
Gender
Key questions for topic
What is a mammal?
A bird?
What features do they share?
What is different about them?
Why?
Our Bodies
Our Senses
PE
Ball skills
Spring 2
Maths
Adding and subtracting single digit numbers.
More and less
Teen numbers
Money
RE and PSHE
The Easter Story
PE
Ball skills and yoga for story telling.
English
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Stories and songs about bears
Writing about bears
Key questions for topic
Watch this space for our new spring art project.
Could you? (art and design?)
Watch this space for our Spring challenge.
Phonics
Revision of phase 2 and phase 3 phonics.
Learning phase 3 tricky words.
Summer 1
Maths
Pattern
Measuring
Halving and doubling
Addition
Computing
I can log on to the school computer and follow a simple programme.
RE and PSHE
Special places and people.
Protective behaviours – keeping safe.
English
Nonsense poetry
The Gruffalo.
PE
Fun and games – learning to take part in a range of group games.
Key questions for topic
What will your plant need to grow?
How will you look after your plant?
What happens under the soil?
What will you notice as your plant grows?
Could you ?
Grow a plant from a seed?
