1. Spring term 2016
Miss Lewins

2. Life in Reception...

3. The SEVEN Areas of Learning
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Literacy
Mathematics
Expressive and Creative Arts
Physical Development
Understanding of the World

4. Three spring Term Topic 2016
Traditional stories (The Three Little Pigs, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
Stories chosen by the children that are linked to the topic, e.g about wolves

5. Personal, Social & Emotional Development
Self esteem – I can…
Communication – talk, talk, talk!
Perseverance – have a go…and keep trying!
Independence – coat fastening
Hygiene – germ killer
Relationships – falling out and making up

6. Communication & Language
Speaking and listening
Role play – story voices
Linking sounds to letters in the environment
Talking – my turn/your turn, popcorn
Discussing likes/dislikes – having oppinions
Identifying good/bad characters in a story
Comparing different versions of the same story

7. literacy Phonics groups Flash cards Sentence maker
Ditties/reading books
Writing for a purpose: building a sentence, real writing
Structure of stories
Pie Corbett – cold task, model text, innovation, hot task

8. Mathematical Development
Counting and ordering numbers to 20 or beyond
Time – day and date, daily calendar, yesterday, today, tomorrow
Recognising and writing numerals
Sorting materials e.g bricks, sticks, straw – block graphs
Repeating patterns
Shapes in the environment – looking at the shapes on houses
Mathematical vocabulary – more/less/fewer
Problem solving – addition/subtraction

9. EXPRESSIVE AND CREATIVE ARTS
Exploring a range of media, e.g. Tissue paper pig collage, observational paintings, clay/dough models, role play
Music to accompany stories
Making 3d models (houses)
Singing songs
Drama – acting out stories
Using instruments - Boomwhackers

10. Physical Development Dough disco Letter formation - correct
Gymnastics with Mr Hodgson
Games skills – ball control, kicking, throwing, catching
Acting out stories, dramatically indoors and out
Pencil & scissor control

11. Understanding of the World
Developing a sense of time – ordering events including story sequencing, daily routine
Materials – straw/sticks/bricks, sorting materials, identifying uses for them e.g glass, fabric
Construction & model making
Using ICT (Class 360 JIT, Word Processing)
Different types of houses and buildings

12. PHSE PHSE: Personal, Social and Health Education
Circle time – keeping safe, stranger danger
Dansi – puppet
Supports Foundation Stage Curriculum learning goals.

13. Outdoor Learning
Cooking on the camp fire – porridge – links to Goldilocks
Acting out stories – 3 Little Pigs
Numeracy trails
Sound hunts (phonics)
Walks in the local area/Berwick

14. “Am I doing better than I was before?”
Parent Support
Reading at home
Talk, talk, talk!!!
Time (story)
Positive attitude – focus on the positive aspects of school
“Am I doing better than I was before?”

15. House keeping… Labelling – everything!
Reading folders/homework folders including books and flashcards– need to be in school every day.
Reading diary – our main link with you! Please write in it each time you hear your child read
INDEPENDENCE

16. Diary Dates Burns Lunch – Friday 30th January
Celebration of Learning Assembly – Friday 12th Feb 9am (y3 cup)
Easter egg decorating comp – 18th March
Celebration of Learning Assembly – Monday 21st March 9am ‘Spring Thing’ concert
Wednesday 23rd March – 2pm Tweedmouth Church
Toy Fair – Thursday 24th March p.m.
(School closes at 2pm)

17. Any questions?
(Thank you for coming!)