| Personal Social and Emotional Development Circle Time- what would you take with you on a trip to the moon? Express preferences and decisions Show ’effortful control’-waiting for their turn. Try pink milk! Does it taste different to white milk? | Communication and Language Focus language: Made up words from the focus story- Daffodil, snowdrop, primrose, tulip, lamb, calf, foal Use a wider range of vocabulary. Learn new vocabulary Answer questions about stories 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 Gain control of their whole body through practise of large movements Fine motor control- Exploring green slime Squashing playdough Spring/Easter colouring Digging in compost 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 story: The Smeds and the Smoos, The Tiny Seed, We’re Going on a Easter Egg Hunt Sharing our favourite stories 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 Environmental Print Share a selection of different logos and print- Shop names, television characters, food packets etc. Do we know what they say? Notice some print- familiar logos | |
| Expressive Arts and Design Songs & Rhymes- Spring Songs- I’m a Spring Chicken, A Tiny Seed. Enjoy and take part in action songs Remember and sing entire songs Still life painting of spring flowers Paint with increasing detail Spring Art Project- group painting of flowers using different tools-brushes, sticks, potato mashers. Explore paint using different tools and brushes. Mother’s Day creative activities Making green slime Explore different materials using touch, manipulate and play with different materials | Understanding the World Look closely at spring flowers. Plant flowers into pots Name baby animals Explore natural materials inside and outside. Explore and respond to different natural phenomena. Care for growing plants | |
