| Personal Social and Emotional Development Circle time- listening games Express preferences and decisions Show ’effortful control’-waiting for their turn | Communication and Language Focus story language: Bird names- magpie, crow, robin. starling, seagull… Dragon, Rabbit, China Use a wider range of vocabulary Learn new vocabulary Answer questions about the story 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 Pencil control- Colour in different sorts of garden birds- can you find the right colours? Using mark making tools to decorate a dragon mask Use one-handed tools and equipment Show a preference for a dominant hand Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pencils/pens Building bird’s nests with construction materials Choose the right resources to carry out their own plan | Literacy Focus stories: Robin’s Winter Song, Owl Babies 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 Make marks to represent birds they are counting Give meaning to marks | |
| Bird Watching; Chinese New Year Weeks beginning 16/1/23-23/1/23 | ||||
| Outdoor Focus: Use the binoculars to watch the birds and clipboards and observation sheets to tick off what they see Talk about what they see | Mathematics How many birds can we see on the field? Can you count the birds in your own garden or in the park? How can we record how many we have seen? Count in everyday contexts Recite numbers past 5 Say one number for each item in order Experiment with their own symbols and marks as well as numerals Copy Chinese numerals and match them to 1-5 Say one number for each item in order | |||
| Expressive Arts and Design Songs- Two Little Dickie Birds, 5 Little Ducks, The Owl Song Join in with songs Enjoy and take part in action songs Remember and sing entire songs Decorating Dragon Masks Explore colour and texture Develop their own ideas Use musical instruments to play a dragon dance Make rhythmical & repetitive sounds Listen with increased attention to sounds Play instruments with increasing control | Understanding the World Look at and identify the birds on the field and playground Explore and respond to different natural phenomena Talk about what they see Where is China on the map? Know that there are different countries in the world and talk about the differences they see in photographs |
