1. Activities Welsh language and /Curriculum Cymreig
Topic: Weather Area: Health and Wellbeing
Class: Orange Date: Spring 2017
Activities
Activities- children will work on their physio programmes, take part in individual therapies , and go in standers each day see weekly plans. Tacpac, massage and sensory play forms part of weekly timetable.
Week 1 Frost Jack frost by Kazuno Kohara, Jack Frost in the Garden Brenda Williams. Space blanket floorplay. Jack frost story massage. Walk around school to look at the frost.
Week 2&3- Snow Kippers Snowy Day, Penguins –nonfiction, Snowman and Robin, Snow Carol Thompson, Big Bear Little Bear, Story massage ‘Snow’. Discuss keeping warm. Physical- rolling snowballs to each other. Fine motor skils hands and fingers in snow, mouldable foam paint and othe practical experiences.
Week4&5-Rain Alfie’s Feet, Rain, The Rainy Day . Developing gross and fine moor skils when experiencing practical activities eg playing instruments, painting with paint brushes etc. Rain story massage. Incy Wincy story massage.
Week 6 The Weather Monster, Elmers weather. Valentines Day –What Colour is Love. Discuss the feeling of the weather monster- happy, sad, angry, scared. Talk about friendship and what it means and how we all look after one another and can make one another happy.
Week 7 Welsh Focus Week, Bore Da- rolling and kicking rugby and footballs.
Week8&9 Wind One Stormy Night, Blown away, Wind, Rosie’s Hat The Windy Day- children to communicate response and feelings to experiencing the wind. Using gross motor skills when moving on the swing and experiencing the wind while moving backwards and forwards. Wind story massage.
Week10&11 Sun, Sun Carol Thompson,- Sun story massage,. Fine motor skills when gluing and painting and mark-making in cards. Outside play to investigate shadows and use of large equipment.
Week11&12 Easter fine motor skills feeling eggs and rolling. Spring story massage.
Welsh language and /Curriculum Cymreig
Use Dil a Del to reinforce Welsh language in the activities covered in the topic.
Use of Ipads and Big Mac to communicate in Welsh. Any appropriate material on Ngfl site.
Community visit to Library for Rhyme Time, sing simple rhymes. Visit to Poppy Café in St Mary’s Church. Castle
Encourage puils to describe the weather each day-” Sut mae tywedd heddu?”
Encourage pupils to express feelings in response to places – happus triste.
ICT and Digital Competency
Use Ipads to record experiences and remind pupils of prior learning.
Use Big Mac to communicate ideas and feeling and also to recall good work and celebrate achievements
Switch program reinforcing personal care
Use Youtube and internet to find pictures and videos of changing seasons, growing, lifecycle of butterfly etc

2. Foundation Phase Skills
Class: Orange Date: Spring 2017
Topic: Weather Area: Health and Wellbeing
Skills
LNF Skills
Literacy -Reading
Shared attention [RfL 40]
Purposeful action on everyday environment [RfL 24]
Express preference for items not present via symbolic means [RfL 41]
Communicates ‘more’/‘no more’ through two different consistent actions [RfL 28]
show increased attention to some books, while discarding others- A Steps
Seek out ‘representational’ items, e.g. pictures, photos, tactile/flip flap books, etc A Steps
Attend with interest as an adult reads a story, look at, touch and manipulate the book at intervals. Asteps
Vocalise in response to a particular feature of a familiar story A Steps
Numeracy-Data Handling
Selects from two or more items [RfL 36]
Touch, point to or give an object to indicate an ‘answer’ in a number activity A Steps
match a very familiar object to a clear photo of an identical object BSteps
Foundation Phase Skills
To become more independent in their needs- feeding, washing hands, obtaining and replacing toys and equipment
To use a range of communication to express feelings & talk about experiences.
To make & express choices.
To be able to respond to new routines & surroundings & to cope with change
To develop curiosity and be eager and confident to explore new learning situations.
To build relationships with adults and other children- care and consideration and respect for themselves and others.
To develop concentration span.
To have opportunities to practise turn-taking and sharing
To gain a sense of belonging to class/school community.
To become aware of Wales and begin to gain a sense of belonging.
Value living things and appreciate the world around them.
Be aware that some things are special and valued
To celebrate achievement and feel good about themselves.
ICT and Digital Competency
Online behaviours- Attracts attention RfL39 A steps Observes moving animate items online
Digital wellbeing – Communicates more/ no more through two consistent actions RfL28 Looks backwards and forwards between two items RfL B Steps – show their emotions. State simple likes dislikes.
Digital Health- Express preference RfL41
Image and reputation -Express preference for items via symbolic means RfL A steps- Look at images
Plagiarism A Steps Responds differently to images of familiar people and images.
Digital rights and responsibility- RfL15 responds to personal identifier
A Steps- Identify image of themselves
Online Communities-Deliberately gains attention of another person to satisfy need RfL39
Presenting and Publishing- Shared attention RfL40
A Steps- shows preference for digital content
Sourcing/ sending- Selects from 2 or more items
A Steps Indicate a preference for digital activity
Understanding & processing- Random activities cause effect RfL19 Purposeful action on everyday env. RfL24, Intentional exploration of env. Repeats action when first attempt unsuccessful RfL 31
Problem solving- modifies action when repeating action does not work RfL 38. Tries new strategy when old ones fail RfL42
Modelling & Evaluating- Does different actions in sequence to get reward RfL35 Initiates action to achieve desired effect
Data collection A Steps-Explore& match object from choice of 2. B Steps Match identical objects or pictures