Personal, Social & Emotional Development: We will continue to learn about managing feelings and being independent in preparation for the move to Year One. We will encourage confidence, ready to try new adventures and celebrate all of our achievements. Physical Development: Sports Day is on the horizon, so children will be practicing running and moving in different ways! West Lancashire Coaches take PE once a week. Fine motor skills will continue to be stretched through play and formal teaching of pencil control for writing. Literacy: We will continue sharing traditional tales, and encourage the children to reflect on the characters and settings in stories. Phonics groups will continue and children will have increased opportunities to write independently, and apply their phonic skills.
Maths ( linked to White Rose ): Develop problem solving and critical thinking skills using stories and real life situations. E.G. Billy’s Bucket ( book ) can be used as a starting point for comparison and number stories. Consolidating counting with numbers up to 10 and beyond.
Reception - Summer 2: ‘Once Upon a Time…’ Communication & Language: Children will be encouraged to talk more confidently to audiences through the characters in traditional tales. We will also be working on extending children’s listening and concentration in preparation for Year One.
Understanding the world: We will link the children’s learning about settings in stories to observation of their own environment including nature. We will explore changes such as melting and growth. Expressive Arts: Opportunities to invent, adapt and recount the stories they have heard, create and improve their own and add props and materials to them. Create their own music and songs and have opportunities to use a variety of musical instruments.
RE: Through books and stories, we will explore some of the cultural and religious experience of members of British society.