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Areas being covered in Reception
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Prime Areas – lifelong skills
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PSED
Personal, Social, Emotional Development
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- Exploring different emotions and finding ways to express how we feel
- Noticing how others feel and identifying ways that we can help them
- Identifying own strengths and what makes us unique
- Learning about things that can support our health and wellbeing (exercise, toothbrushing, healthy eating and good sleep routines)
- Taking part in Mental Health Week
- Following the school ‘Golden Rules’ and explaining why they are important
- Working together as a team and reflecting on our school values and what they mean
- Talking about change and preparing for Year 1
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C&L
Communication & Language
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- Sharing favourite stories, making predictions and talking about characters and events
- Discussing the features of a non-fiction text
- Taking part in Show and Tell. Using longer sentences to explain what and how something has been made
- Asking who, what and why questions during carpet and group sessions to find out more
- Talking to the class in full sentences about Weekend News
- Learning new words to describe the weather and features of Spring and Summer
- Singing songs and chanting rhymes from around the world
- Asking; who, what, why and when questions during carpet sessions
- Joining in with story-making sessions and learning stories off by heart
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PD
Physical Development
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- Taking part in daily yoga and relaxation sessions
- Identifying how our bodies change during exercise
- Learning how exercise and mindfulness can help wellbeing
- Taking on the role of a Pirate and finding different ways to travel in and around, under and over the equipment, walking the plank!
- Taking part in team games and having good team spirit
- Finger Fun activities. For example, using sandpaper, gloop, doing cotton bud painting, bead threading and using tweezers with rice
- Outdoor physical development with streamers, construction, sand/water tray and mud kitchen
- Learning the skills required to ride a balance bike in preparation for riding a pedal bike
- Understanding how to keep safe on a bike – wearing a helmet, slowing down and using the brakes
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Specific Areas – essential skills and knowledge
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Literacy
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- Revising all letters and sounds learnt so far
- Reading simple sentences with fluency
- Reading CVCC and CCVC words confidently
- Learning new tricky words such as; said and have
- Independent reading and writing in directed and child-initiated play
- Reading and writing receipts, passports, leaflets, riddles, wanted posters and treasure hunts
- Writing sentences with capital letters, finger spaces and full stops
- Creating story maps and re-writing stories; including Jack and the Beanstalk
- Using the Internet as a research tool to find out more about our topics
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Mathematics
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- Recognising amounts without counting (subitising)
- Counting to 20 and beyond
- Recognising numerals and the numerical pattern
- Finding one more or one less than a given number
- Adding & subtracting using a range of resources, including money, magic beans and seaside shells
- Exploring the composition of 10 and learning some number facts by heart (5 + 5 = 10)
- Halving and doubling quantities, numbers and shapes during role play and adult led tasks
- Using positional language to follow and give instructions during pirate voyages, treasure hunts and map making
- Recognising coins and using money in the role play area to pay for things such as fruits, tickets
- Recognising and describing 2D/3D shapes in pictures and objects
- Using potatoes and vegetable prints to create repeating patterns
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UW
Understanding the World
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- Planting potatoes, beans and seeds
- Taking care of living things and learning about minibeasts
- Observing the life cycle of a caterpillar
- Exploring signs of Spring/Summer in Forest School
- Identifying different modes of transport and comparing them with long ago
- Creating journeys and making maps
- Finding out about other countries
- Cooking foods from around the world
- Using the class iPod, cd player and laptops to explore technology
- Learning about different celebrations and traditions
- Visiting a place of worship and finding out what happens at a Christening
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EAD
Expressive Arts & Design
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- Singing traditional songs from around the world
- Story making ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
- Making a range of props for role play, including binoculars, watches, pirate masks, eye patches, hats, belts and ships
- Creating music on the outdoor stage, exploring different instruments and the sounds that they make
- Designing leaflets/posters etc. for the role play areas (indoors and outdoors)
- Taking on the role of different people in the role play areas & singing summer songs
- Creative art activities on the ‘busy table’ (child-initiated)
- Learning about the famous artist Van Gogh and making our own version of his painting Sunflowers
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