Autumn 2nd Half Term
Curriculum Overview for Foundation Stage/Ducklings Topics: Celebrations and special days, the night sky and Christmas Communication & Physical Development Physical Development Language Moving and Handling Health & Self care Talking about our news from Being able to respond to stories Developing our throwing, catching and Trying new and different foods home they have read or heard, able to kicking skills
Listening to a range of stories and non-fiction texts about celebrations, night time and Listening to their predict outcomes, retell or recall Christmas. friends during role play main events and answer Listening to the teachers and and conversations questions other pupils in assembly Understanding how and why Using new vocabulary about our questions about special topics celebrations, the differences between day and night and Christmas Following simple instructions and rules around the classroom
Talking to our friends and also listening to what they have to say too and letting friends make decisions too Turn taking and playing games together fairly Recognising how to solve problems with a friend Joining in with Anti-bullying week
Working towards achieving credits on our Carleton Code passports for examples of positive behaviour Understanding how important it is to make the right choices with our behaviour
Literacy/Reading
Enjoying reading books of different types, for e.g. stories about Christmas and non-fiction book about the moon or day and night Using the vocabulary from familiar stories to help retell them Beginning to read words and simple sentences during phonics activities and in their reading books To begin to recognise some tricky words by sight – I, no, go , to, into and the To use their knowledge of sounds to ‘sound out’ and read words, using the Phase 2 sounds
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Trying to complete challenges
around the classroom Trying out new places to learn and being able to have the confidence to ‘have a go.’
Literacy/Writing
Writing our own names Mark making with lots of different materials Writing letter and sounds that we have been learning, using cursive formation Writing through role play – in the home corner or space station Writing simple labels and captions - lists of what a fireman might need, asking an alien visitor a question To begin to use recognisable letters to communicate their writing
Understanding the World The World
Personal, Social & Emotional Development
Holding our pencils correctly Forming recognisable letters and numbers Holding and using scissors correctly
Understanding the World People & Communities
Exploring the changes to the seasons and the Exploring celebrations such as Bonfire night, world around them Remembrance Day and Christmas, who celebrates them and why. Exploring properties of some materials, for e.g magnetic materials, fabric that is best seen at To describe how their families celebrate special night occasions and recognising that not all families are the same Finding out what animals do at this time of year and what changes are happening to the plants in Technology the garden To choose how and when to use technology Day and night time animals such as the iPads or a digital camera
Expressive Arts and Design Exploring using media and materials Using different materials/media to make
firework pictures, night sky images and Christmas decorations
Changing actions and sound effects to songs
Learning the songs for our Christmas Play and accompanying with instruments
Counting forwards and backwards from 0-20 and recognising the numerals Estimating then counting groups of objects Using language such as more and fewer to compare groups of objects and numbers Putting numbers in order Finding 1 more and 1 less than a given number Simple addition by counting two groups of objects altogether
Completing simple programmes
Expressive Arts and Design Being Imaginative Role playing in the home corner for different celebrations and in getting ready for bedtime Singing, dancing and moving to new songs that they are learning Using the small world scenes to tell stories about bonfire night, night time themed stories and the Christmas story
Mathematics/Shape,Space & Measures
Mathematics/Number
Taking our coats on and off, getting dressed and undressed for PE Putting our wellies and puddle suits on Using different tools safely
To identify the names and some of the properties of common 2D and 3D shapes Using 2D and 3D shapes to build and make pictures and patterns with To describe the position of shapes in a model or picture Talking about time each day – day of week, month, season, time of day www.primarycurriculum.me.uk