1. Reception Curriculum Information Summer Term 2018
Dear Parents,
Our topics in the Reception classes until May half term is ‘Minibeasts’. After the half term we will start our ‘Water’ topic. Within these topics we will cover the following areas as part of the Foundation Stage Curriculum:
Communication Language and Literacy
Continued reinforcement of letter recognition and formation.
Development of reading skills through individual reading, and through regular practice with key words
Regular opportunities to practise emergent writing.
Use of a range of fiction and poetry books e.g. stories with predictable structures and patterned language, traditional stories and rhyme.
Use of non-fiction texts including recounts and information books
Shared and guided writing including writing letters, recounts, labels, captions and making books.
Say and use number names in order, in familiar contexts
Find one more or less than a number from 1-20
Order a given set of numbers
Begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting
Begin to relate addition to combining two sets of objects and to counting on
Using quantities and objects to subtract two single digit numbers and count back to find the answer
Name 2D and 3D shapes and describe their properties
Use shapes to describe and make models, pictures and patterns
Sorting coins – 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £2
Use language such as more or less, longer or shorter, heavier or lighter to make direct comparisons of two quantities
Compare two numbers. Say a number that lies between two given numbers up to 10
Count reliably up to 20.
To solve problems including doubling, halving and sharing
Know the days of the week and months of the year in order
Talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns
Mathematical Development
Understanding of the World
Find out about minibeasts and their habitats
Visit from the zoolab
Use programmes toys (beebots)
Explore sound and music
Find out about water and under the sea
Expressive Arts and Design
Collage, painting and printing using a variety of media
Making paper mache minibeasts
Observational drawings
Explore a range of musical instruments and recognise how sounds can be changed
Sing songs from memory and recognise sound patterns, beat and tempo
Imaginative role play
Physical Development
Development of fine motor skills using a range of small and large equipment.
Development of gross motor skills indoors and outdoors
Opportunity to handle tools, objects, construction and malleable materials.
Awareness of others and use of space.
Throwing and catching skills
Move confidently and with imagination to music.
Personal Social and Emotional Development
On going activities to encourage independence, concentration, confidence and social skills.
Exploring different feelings and how to express emotions
Father’s Day
There is a strong emphasis on practical activities to develop the children’s learning.