RECEPTION- Beech Class
Autumn 2
Topics this term:
Maths:
Number - estimating, recognising, counting, ordering, one more, one less and finding ways to make 0-10 using a variety of practical materials, beadstrings, cubes, fives frames.
Mastering Number- comparison and composition
Shape, Space and Measure: 2D shapes: naming and finding properties of pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, and octagon
Measuring items using body parts and recording the height of objects.
Talk For Writing text: The Enormous Turnip
Understanding the World: Plants
Instructions on how to grow a plant
What does a plant need in order to grow?
What are the different parts of a plant?
What are the names of common garden and wild plants?
Phonics: Unit 3, 4, and 5 (all Sounds-Write lessons with the sounds a, i, m, s, t,n, o, p, b, c, g, h, d, e, f, v, k l, r, u)
P.E: Negotiating space and obstacles safely and experimenting with different ways of moving
Fine Motor: building strength, animal positions, hand strength, and dexterity
R.E: Incarnation- Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas?
PSHE: ''Celebrating Difference'
Homework
Homework will be handed out on Friday and is to be returned by the following Wednesday. Your child will be given a Phonics and Maths task to complete. Please ensure when your child is completing their Phonics task they say the sounds as they write the whole word.
Trips this term:
TBC
P.E day
Your PE day this half term is Tuesday.
Family Learning:
TBC
Reading:
Children in Beech Class will begin to apply their phonics knowledge by using a fully matched decodable reader in a small group reading session. The children then take the same book home to ensure success is shared with the family. You will be notified when your child is ready for a reader.
Sounds~Write: A guide for parents of children in reception
Tiny Happy People: develop your child's language skills. Explore simple activities and play ideas.