1. Warden Hill Infant School Reception Autumn 2 Topic: How do we Celebrate?
Expressive Art and Design
Making Clay Divas
Creating firework pictures using a verity of mediums
Creating Christmas decorations
Understanding the World
Discussing and investigating how we celebrate and the celebrations of others
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Values:
October – thoughtfulness
November – understanding
December - love
Literacy
Creating shopping lists. Writing about birthdays, Diwali and Christmas. Sending letters. Sounding out and blending C.V.C words
Special Activities
Phonic Workshops
Christmas Concerts
Christmas Jumper Day
Christmas dinner and party
How do we Celebrate?
Communication and Language
Singing number songs and rhymes.
Discussion about how people celebrate birthdays, weddings, Diwali, Christmas and firework night
Mathematics
Investigating repeating patterns and numbers. Learning about 1 more and 1 less
Positional language
Physical Development
Fine motor skills – cutting, threading and playdough