Personal Social and Emotional Development Circle Time– Listening games- can you pass the bell around the circle without making a sound? Can you pass the drum around the circle and each bang the drum 2 times? | Communication and Language Focus Language: witch, broomstick, cat, spider, rocket, sparkler, whizz, bang, whoosh! Use a wider range of vocabulary Learn new vocabulary Listen to simple stories and understand what is happening with the help of the pictures Understand simple questions about ‘who’, ‘what’ ‘where’ and ‘why?’ | Physical Development Fizzy Totz & Music and Movement Gain control of their whole body through practise of large movements Fine Motor control- Placing pegs on a spider to make its legs, following firework patterns with a pencil, using a paintbrush to make splatter paint firework pictures Using different tools to make marks with paint Use one-handed tools and equipment Show a preference for a dominant hand Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pencils/pens | Literacy Focus stories: Room on the Broom, Owl Babies, Can’t you sleep Little bear? Enjoy sharing books with an adult Repeat words and phrases from familiar stories Ask questions about the book. Make comments and share their own ideas Spot and suggest rhymes Recognise words with the same initial sound | |