The Federation of Abbey Infant & Junior School Curriculum Map for Reception. 2019-20 - Spring term For specific class information see https://abbey-federation.secure- primarysite.net/topic/class-pages For dates see https://abbey-federation.secure-primarysite.net/diary Our topic is ͚Long ago and far away͛ with a focus on ͚In ƚhe ǁild͛ and ͚Dinosaurs͛͘ Through this topic we ǁill be bƵilding on childƌen͛Ɛ ƉƌeǀioƵƐ knoǁledge of animalƐ and dinosaurs developing specific vocabulary. We will talk about different animals and the environments that they live in. Our educational visit will be to the Safari Park to see some of the animals and models of the dinosaurs they have been learning about. Parental workshops will be focussed on writing and maths and making a jungle mask to fit in with our topic. Your children will also have the opportunity to dress up as a jungle animal, explore the jungle with a Smarty Arts Workshop and have an Easter Disco.
Communication and language Children will participate in circle time discussions, role play opportunities, ask questions about the stories we read and re-tell stories. Children will have the opportunity to share their personal interests and achievements through small group activities, which will develop their listening and questioning skills.
Phonics & early reading Children will be applying their phonics knowledge to segment and blend words (e.g. sh-i-p, t-r-ee) and will recognise more tricky words (e.g. my, we, be, you) in sentences. Children will begin to read simple short sentences by using sound talk where appropriate. Children will spell and write out CVC words and begin to include tricky words in short sentences that they can begin to read themselves.
Physical development
Personal, social and emotional development Children will be given opportunities to talk about making good choices and how they feel when they achieve their goals including steps that could take to accomplish a task. Children will demonstrate what they can do and develop their self-confidence. Circle time will allow children to talk about personal safety and making healthy choices. In P.E. children will be using story to practise large and small movements which need a stronger core. This builds on strength and skills previously developed in Nursery and the Autumn Term. This includes kneeling, balances and forward and backwards weight transference. They will be developing fine motor skills through different activities such as mark making and pencil control, cutting and painting.
Life skills, soft skills and bucket list experiences Children will continue to maintain personal hygiene and grow an awareness of personal safety and emergency services such as the police. They will also learn about road safety. Children will begin to explore cooking and using a range of apparatus. Children will develop their decision making skills by becoming aware of repercussions and alternatives; these are all things that go into making a good decision. Children will develop their creativity and problem solving by making different models and choosing from a range of resources independently. Children will achieve their bucket list experiences e͘g͘ Jungle partLJ dress up daLJ͕ edžplorer͛s daLJ͕ Let͛s do it daLJ͕ Safari park and Easter Disco.
Mathematics Children will investigate capacity, weight, height and shapes in practical, hands on experiences. This builds on the work in Nursery by extending vocabulary of space and measure. Children use this language to order and measure items. In Reception, children use everyday language about money, and practise the vocabulary in our ͚Classroom Shop͛͘
Expressive arts and design
In our music sessions the children will be finding different ways to keep a steady pulse and explore different rhythms using a variety of instruments. Children will be exploring different colours by mixing and using them for a purpose e.g. camouflage and animal prints and using junk modelling to make animals and their habitats.
Understanding the world Children will talk about talk about favourite animals and why certain animals are special to them or to their families. There will be opportunities to engage in a jungle themed role play. They will learn about the life cycles of different animals and words associated with life cycles eg, prey, consumer. Ipads will be provided so children can capture, record moments in their learning and access educational apps.
Characteristics of effective learning . Children are encouraged to use their problem solving skills and be persistent when a challenge occurs. Children learn by taking risks, engaging in new edžperiences and being ǁilling to ͚haǀe a go͛͘ Actiǀities will be planned to ensure children challenge themselves.
Literacy
Our ͚Talk for Writing͛ storLJ ͚Giraffes Can͛t Dance͛ is fun͕ memorable and exposes the children to descriptive language that can be used in their ǁriting͘ Our ͚Dinosaur Factfile͛ is informatiǀe and encourages the children to use technology to support their writing.
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