Term: Summer 1 Date 12.05.14
We will be continuing with our topic, ‘The World Around Us’. This week we will be basing new skills around the story, ‘Handa’s Surprise’.
Your child will be taking part in the following activities within the seven areas of development (activities are subject to change, depending on the children’s interests; however, the skills remain the same):
Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
Discuss where the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’ is set. We will be locating Africa on a map. We will be encouraging the children to discuss differences between Africa and England.
Communication and Language
Sharing the story Handa’s Surprise. Where do they think the story is set? Why? Encourage children to retell the story using different props.
Physical
The children will be continuing to go out in small groups with Mr Clark. All children need a PE kit in school.
Fine manipulatives skills set up daily to improve children’s pencil control.
Literacy
The children need to be bringing in their reading books daily. We praise the children who regularly read at home to an adult and have a reward system in place.
Writing our names encouraging correct pencil grip.
We will be continuing our daily Read Write Inc sessions.
Maths
Exploring ‘Ten Town’ encouraging correct number formation.
Singing number songs.
Weighing the different fruits to find out which is heavier or lighter?
Completing addition calculation, learning to count on from a given number.
Understanding of the World
In small groups, children to touch, smell and taste fruits. Can the children name the fruits? Discuss the shape and texture of each fruit. Which fruits have rough skin, smooth skin? Guess at what colour the fruit is inside. Can the children see any seeds? Does the fruit look different if we cut it a different way? Etc….
Expressive Arts and Design
Music express
Enjoying our daily dance warm up to the ‘5 a day’ fitness programme.
Observational drawings of fruits.
Fruit printings.
Creating a large collage outside.
We will be continuing with our topic, ‘The World Around Us’. This week we will be basing new skills around the story, ‘Handa’s Surprise’.
Your child will be taking part in the following activities within the seven areas of development (activities are subject to change, depending on the children’s interests; however, the skills remain the same):
Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
Discuss where the story ‘Handa’s Surprise’ is set. We will be locating Africa on a map. We will be encouraging the children to discuss differences between Africa and England.
Communication and Language
Sharing the story Handa’s Surprise. Where do they think the story is set? Why? Encourage children to retell the story using different props.
Physical
The children will be continuing to go out in small groups with Mr Clark. All children need a PE kit in school.
Fine manipulatives skills set up daily to improve children’s pencil control.
Literacy
The children need to be bringing in their reading books daily. We praise the children who regularly read at home to an adult and have a reward system in place.
Writing our names encouraging correct pencil grip.
We will be continuing our daily Read Write Inc sessions.
Maths
Exploring ‘Ten Town’ encouraging correct number formation.
Singing number songs.
Weighing the different fruits to find out which is heavier or lighter?
Completing addition calculation, learning to count on from a given number.
Understanding of the World
In small groups, children to touch, smell and taste fruits. Can the children name the fruits? Discuss the shape and texture of each fruit. Which fruits have rough skin, smooth skin? Guess at what colour the fruit is inside. Can the children see any seeds? Does the fruit look different if we cut it a different way? Etc….
Expressive Arts and Design
Music express
Enjoying our daily dance warm up to the ‘5 a day’ fitness programme.
Observational drawings of fruits.
Fruit printings.
Creating a large collage outside.
Messages:
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Show and tell this week will be on Friday. Children may bring in something related to Handa’s Surprise or a different country to talk about.
Ways to help at home:
Sharing books to encourage story language and imagination.
Playing letters and sounds phase 2 and phase 3 games on the computer.
Homework:
Please continue to read daily with your child and sign their reading record. When your child brings home their words, please practise them as this supports their learning in school.
Many thanks to the children and parents who regularly bring in work from home that the children have done at home – it is always lovely to see children following up their learning at home.
Thank you for your continued support.
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