Reception

This half term we will be exploring growth. We will look at how plants grow and discuss where our food comes from. Our focus in Talk for Writing will be the story of ‘The Enormous Turnip’.

In Maths we will focus on measurement, developing our language to describe length, weight and capacity. We will look at measurement including length, weight and capacity. We will develop our language to describe and compare measurements for example, long, short, heavy, light, empty, full.

In Communication and Language we will compare the past and the present by looking at pictures and discussing the changes that we can see. Talk about special events that have happened in our past. Discuss the future and describe our futuristic designs.

For Physical Development we will develop our ball skills by throwing and catching beanbags and different sized balls. We will learn different throws including overarm, underarm and chest pass.

For Literacy we will listen to the story ‘The Enormous Turnip’ and create actions to help us recall the story. We will focus on story language including “once upon a time”, “Next”, “Finally” “lived happily ever after”. We will then discuss ideas to create our own versions of the story.

For Understanding the World learn that plants need soil, water and warmth (sun) to be able to grow. We will talk about where food comes from such as from animals or grown on farms and look at the changes that happen in the lifecycle of an animal such as a caterpillar turning into a butterfly or a tadpole turning into a frog.

If you have any questions about the content of the Reception curriculum please contact the Reception Team Leader, Miss Irving who will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

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