Week /
Big Book
Theme: Travel / PSED
(R.E, PSHE, Circle time – Year One) / Physical Development
(P.E – Year One) / Communication
Language / Literacy / Letters & Sounds / Mathematics / Understanding
the world(Science, History, Geography, ICT –Year One) / Expressive
Arts & Design(Art, D&T, Music – Year One)
- 6/1/16 – 8/1/16
Talk for Writing: Fiction: ‘Rumplelstiltskin.’ Imitation. Focus: Character actions. / Settling back into School, following the Christmas and New Year holiday. Reinforce Class routines and class rules. Reinforce the behaviour chart.
MR/ SC&SA/MF&B
Assembly Theme:
Happy New Year! New start, looking ahead. New Year’s Resolutions/goals/targets. / Explore Weaving techniques as part of our wow starter for the story ‘Rumplestiltskin’. This activity will help to encourage the children’s fine motor skills.
P.E session with (P.E Coach) Friday: 9-9.45am: / Share Christmas and New Year holiday
News and experiences in key worker groups
(Speaking and listening)
L&A/S
Introduce ‘Travel’ topic theme. Learnrelated vocabulary/STC.
Speaking and Listening to discuss New Year resolutions, goals and targets. How can we make a new start to the year?
To develop children’s listening skills when following instructions during Literacy, creative and Physical development sessions.
To introduce the fiction text ‘Rumpelstiltskin’. To learn new story vocabulary. Use STC
(To learn key story vocabulary from the text to sign when retelling the story.) / Talk for writing:
Wow startermorning:
Introduce the new fiction text: ‘Rumplestiltskin’. Wow starter activity to introduce the story. (Explore different weaving techniques.)
Individual Reading/Guided Reading. R / Phase 2/3 Letters and Sounds. (Differentiated according to ability-Refer to separate weekly planning sheets)
Reading and spelling the tricky words. / EYFS/B1
Number-number and place value.
Counting aloud, reading and writing numerals up to 20+. Work out what is one more than/one less than a given number up to 20+
(Activities differentiated on weekly planning sheet.) / Introduce the ‘Travel’ theme. Find out about different ways that the children can travel from place to place. Name different types of transport that we can use to travel around.
Computing:
Multimedia:WALT: Draw and type a label for a picture of a toy that was a Christmas present. Use the ‘Fresco’ art programme. / Story role-play through talk for writing activities.
Explore different weaving techniques.
Music session: Thursday pm. (Refer to separate planning)
Hymn practise.
- 11/1/16 – 15/1/16
MR/ SC&SA/MF&B
Assembly Theme:
Relationships: Friends
How to be a good friend to others. How to be kind and helpful.
Draw a circle of friends. Talk about how our friends are special. / P.E Session: am
Gymnastics: Large Apparatus. WALT:
To explore gymnastic movements using large apparatus. Use large apparatus safely and sensibly. Explain why safety is an important factor when travelling across the apparatus. (Refer to separate P.E Plan- follow up Mr. Wright’s lesson from the previous Friday.)
P.E session with (P.E Coach) Friday: 9-9.45am:
Finger Gym activities.
To practice handwriting skills. / To develop children’s listening skills when following instructions during Literacy, creative and Physical development sessions.
Retell the story of Rumpelstiltskin. Use story key vocabulary/signing/STC.
Play a Character ‘Hot seating’ game: Children to ask the characters questions about their actions in the story.
Speaking and listening; describe old toys that our parents and grandparents played with as children.(History)
Learn new vocabulary related to ‘Toys’. / Talk for Writing activities based on the story of ‘Rumplestiltskin’.
Focus on describing the story character’s actions. Write lists of verbs (action words).
Play verb action games to support their descriptions of the character’s actions in the story.
To write sentences to describe the actions of the story characters using capital letters, finger spaces and a full stop.
Write a list of questions to ask the characters during ‘Hot Seating’ activity.
Make a question hand. Learn question words. Use STC.
Draw story maps to support retelling of the story.
Box up the story events.
Explore rhyming through playing with name rhymes; relate to the story; when the Miller’s daughter had to guess the name of Rumpelstiltskin!
At the end of the week start to innovate the story changing the character’s actions.
Individual Reading/Guided Reading. R / Phase 2/3 Letters and Sounds. (Differentiated according to ability-Refer to separate weekly planning sheets)
Reading and spelling the tricky words. / Maths
EYFS/B1 –Number and place value:
Find one more than/one less than a given number up to 20+.Differentiate for each group.
Begin to read numbers 1-10 in words – Match with numeral.
(Activities differentiated on weekly planning sheet.) / GEOGRAPHY:
Name countries of the United Kingdom; England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Locate these on a map of the U.K. Where do we live? How can we travel to these places/ countries? What type of transport could we use?
(Barnaby Bear visits a country of the U.K) Find out about his experiences.
Find out about Barnaby Bear’s journey to visit Wales.
COMPUTING: Technology in our Lives: WALT: Use the Infant Encyclopaedia:
Locate the countries of the U.K on a picture map on the computer.
Explore Barnaby Bear activities based on his travels to a country in the U.K. / Music session: Thursday pm. (Refer to separate planning)
Hymn practise
Story role-play through talk for writing activities
- 18/1/16 – 22/1/16
MR/ SC&SA/MF&B
Assembly Theme:
Relationships – Families
People that are important to us/ we care about. People that care about us. How do we know we are cared for? How do we care for our families?
R.E Unit 4: Where do we belong? Where do I belong? (family, local community, group, club, school) / P.E Session: am
Gymnastics: Large Apparatus. WALT:
To explore gymnastic movements using large apparatus. Use large apparatus safely and sensibly. Explain why safety is an important factor when travelling across the apparatus. (Monday)
P.E session with Matt Wright (P.E Coach) Friday:9-9.45am
Finger Gym activities.
To practice handwriting skills.
To practice handwriting skills. / Retell the story of Rumpelstiltskin. Use story key vocabulary/signing/STC
Begin to retell the innovated story; changing the character’s actions.
To develop children’s listening skills when following instructions during Literacy, creative and Physical development sessions.
Speaking and listening related to our History work based on describing characteristics of old toys and games from the past / Individual Reading/Guided Reading. R
Share a book.
Draw a story map to show the innovated story events.
Write innovated sentences to describe the innovated actions for the story characters. Remind the children to use capital letters, leave finger spaces and use a full stop at the end of a sentence.
Continue to explore rhyming of names from the previous week. Write rhyming lines; this can be followed up in Phonics activities too.
Invent own changes for character’s actions; write descriptive sentences/captions. / Phase 2/3 Letters and Sounds. (Differentiated according to ability-Refer to separate weekly planning sheets)
Reading and spelling the tricky words. / Maths
WALT: EYFS/B1 –Addition:
WALT: Add two 1 digit numbers. Record work using + and = symbols.
Work out addition facts to 10.
(Activities differentiated on weekly planning sheet.) / GEOGRAPHY: WALT:
Reinforce naming the countries of the United Kingdom; England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Locate these on a map of the U.K. Use the IWB. Continue to Focus on ScotlandTalk about what features we can see in Scotland; physical and human features. What are the weather conditions? Barnaby Bear visits Scotland.
COMPUTING: Technology in our Lives: WALT: Agree classroom rules. Explain to the children how to follow e-safety rules when using the computer. Why do we need to think about using the computers safely? / Music session: Thursday pm. (Refer to separate planning)
Hymn practise
ART & DESIGN/LITERACY:
Author Study:
WALT:Find out information based on the children’s author; ‘Julia Donaldson’,
What stories did she write? What are the special features of Julia Donaldson’s stories?
Listen for rhyming words in the stories.
Link to Art & Design: WALT: Make stickmen; draw and paint characters from the stories.
:
- 25/1/16 – 29/1/16
Instructions for making a Wedding cake. / Reinforce Class routines and class rules. Reinforce the behaviour chart.
MR/ SC&SA/MF&B
Assembly Theme:
Understanding my feelings – jealousy. What is jealousy? When do we feel jealous?
How do we manage this feeling?
R.E Unit 5: How do we celebrate our journey through life?
How do people celebrate important events in their lives? (Birthdays, naming ceremonies, marriage and coming of age.) Artefacts/symbols/ceremonies used. Christening:Possibly visit the church with the Vicar to role-play how a baby is baptised. / P.E Session: am
Gymnastics: Large Apparatus. WALT:
To explore gymnastic movements using large apparatus. Use large apparatus safely and sensibly. (Monday)
P.E session with Matt Wright (P.E Coach) Friday:9-9.45am
Finger Gym activities.
To practice handwriting skills. / To develop children’s listening skills when following instructions during Literacy, creative and Physical development sessions.
To introduce the children to new vocabulary related to the recipe for making a wedding cake.
To use instructional vocabulary e.g. First, Then, Put, Mix, Pour etc.. Use STC / Talk for writing: introduce the non-fiction text;
Instructions for making a wedding cake. (Wow starter activity)
To understand the purpose of instructions. Ask the children to think of when we use and follow instructions e.g. how to do something, make something e.g. cooking, how to play a game.
Explore practical activities where we need to follow instructions e.g. playing board games. (Have a board game session and emphasise how we are following the instructions)
Draw and label a list of ingredients for making the cake.
Individual Reading/ Guided Reading.
R / Phase 2/3 Letters and Sounds. (Differentiated according to ability-Refer to separate weekly planning sheets)
Reading and spelling the tricky words. / Maths
WALT: EYFS/B1 –Addition:
WALT: Add two 1 digit numbers. Record work using + and = symbols.
Work out addition facts to 10.
(Activities differentiated on weekly planning sheet.) / GEOGRAPHY: WALT:
Reinforce from previous week; Name countries of the United Kingdom; England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Locate these on a map of the U.K. Use the IWB. Focus on England
Talk about what features we can see in England; physical and human features. What are the weather conditions? Barnaby Bear visits London.
COMPUTING: Technology in our Lives: (Reinforce E-Safety rules from the previous week: How can we use the computer safely?)
WALT:
Work out what is an algorithm? Solve problems by giving instructions.
Use the laptops to use the J2Ecode programme.
SCIENCE: ‘Everyday Materials’. WALT: Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock.
Sort a selection of objects by the material it is made from.
Go on a material walk around the school environment to identify materials.
SCIENCE: ‘Everyday Materials’.
WALT: ‘Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials e.g. bendy, rough, smooth… Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties. / Music session: Thursday pm. (Refer to separate planning)
Hymn practise
Art & D&T: Cooking: Link to Rumplestiltskin story: Make a wedding cake. (Wow starter activity)
- 1/2/16 – 5/2/16
Instructions for making a Wedding cake.
Innovation/Invention.
(Instructions for how to make a good friend) / Reinforce Class routines and class rules. Reinforce the behaviour chart.
MR/ SC&SA/MF&B
Assembly Theme:
Feeling Proud.
Feeling proud of our friends when they have done something well. When do I feel proud of myself? What are my achievements?
R.E Unit 5: How do we celebrate our journey through life?
How do people celebrate important events in their lives? (Birthdays, naming ceremonies, marriage and coming of age.) Artefacts/symbols/ceremonies used.
Birthdays / P.E Session: am
Gymnastics: Large Apparatus. WALT:
To explore gymnastic movements using large apparatus. Use large apparatus safely and sensibly. (Monday)
P.E session with Matt Wright (P.E Coach) Friday: 9-9.45am
Finger Gym activities.
To practice handwriting skills. / To develop children’s listening skills when following instructions during Literacy, creative and Physical development sessions.
To encourage the children to use new vocabulary related to the recipe for making a wedding cake.
To use instructional vocabulary e.g. First, Then, Put, Mix, Pour etc... Use STC
To use vocabulary related to the History ‘Toys’ theme of Teddy Bears. Describe the different bears from the past and present time. / Talk for Writing:
Instructions for making a Wedding cake
Start to innovate the non-fiction text: Instructions for how to make a good friend.
Individual Reading/ Guided Reading.
R / Phase 2/3 Letters and Sounds. (Differentiated according to ability-Refer to separate weekly planning sheets)
Reading and spelling the tricky words. / Maths
WALT:
EYFS/B1 – Compare and Order numbers.
WALT: Comparing and ordering numbers up to 20 and beyond.
Say which of two numbers is larger and which is smaller using their knowledge of where numbers lie on a number line. Find numbers which lie between given numbers.
(Activities differentiated on weekly planning sheet.) / SCIENCE: ‘Everyday Materials’.
WALT:Name everyday materials- reinforce from the previous week.
Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials e.g. bendy, rough, smooth… Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties.
SCIENCE: ‘Everyday Materials’.
WALT: ‘Explore the properties of materials through investigations/experiment.
COMPUTING: Technology in our Lives: (Reinforce E-Safety rules from the previous week: How can we use the computer safely?)
WALT:
Work out what is an algorithm? Solve problems by giving instructions.
Use the laptops to use the J2Ecode programme.
Use the beebots to solve algorithms. / Music session: Thursday pm. (Refer to separate planning)
Hymn practise
- 8/2/16 – 12/2/16
Talk for Writing: Assessment writing.
MUSIC CURRICULUM DAY: 12/2/16 / Reinforce Class routines and class rules. Reinforce the behaviour chart.
MR/ SC&SA/MF&B
Assembly Theme:
Chinese New Year – Celebrations and Customs
R.E Unit 5: How do we celebrate our journey through life?
How do people celebrate important events in their lives? (Birthdays, naming ceremonies, marriage and coming of age.) Artefacts/symbols/ceremonies used.
Wedding / P.E Session: am
Gymnastics: WALT:
Explore different forms of travelling across the large apparatus.
P.E session with Matt Wright (P.E Coach) Friday:9-9.45am
Finger Gym activities.
To practice handwriting skills. / To develop children’s listening skills when following instructions during Literacy, creative and Physical development sessions
To use vocabulary related to the History ‘Toys’ theme of dolls and doll houses. Describe dolls from the past and present time. / Individual Reading/ Guided Reading.
R / Start phonics/word assessments. / ASSESSMENT WEEK
(Activities differentiated on weekly planning sheet.) / SCIENCE: ‘Everyday Materials’. WALT: ‘Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, wool, paper, fabric, cotton… What objects are made using these materials?
COMPUTING: Technology in our Lives: (Reinforce E-Safety rules from previous weeks: How can we use the computer safely?)
WALT:
Work out what is an algorithm? Solve problems by giving instructions.
Use the laptops to use the Scratch programme.
Use the beebots to solve algorithms. / Art & D&T: Investigating Materials: WALT: Investigate different materials and techniques through collage/sculpture.
Music session: Thursday pm. (Refer to separate planning)
Hymn practise
HALF-TERM HOLIDAY: 15/2/16-19/2/16