| Personal Social and Emotional Development Small and large group early phonics sessions – copying musical sounds and rhythm Begin to show ‘effortful control’ –waiting for their turn, for example Show more confidence in adult led activities- talking to their friends and teachers in a small group situation Exploring and tasting honey Expresses preferences. Tries new things. | Communication and Language Focus Language: Honey Bee, Bumble Bee, honey, honeycomb, hive, pollen. Platinum, Jubilee, Queen, Union Jack, throne, crown. 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 Pencil control- Draw a bee, colour a bee, how to draw a bee Use one-handed tools and equipment Show a preference for a dominant hand Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pencils/pens Making crowns & waving flags!- using fine motor skills to stick tiny jewels on our crowns Use large muscle movements to wave flags | Literacy Focus stories: The Princess & the Wizard, The Princess and the Pea 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 Phonics games- Tune in and pay attention Learning a selection of sounds written with one letter- ‘s’ & ‘a’ for example Read letters by saying the sound for them Write some letters accurately Recognise some words with the same initial sound | |
| Outdoor Focus: Mini-beast hunts and planting seeds Explore natural materials outside Talk about what they see Plant seeds and care for growing plants | Mathematics Baking Making Crown shaped biscuits– weighing ingredients, counting out spoonfulls Compare amounts- ‘more’ ‘lots’ Compare weights Begin to describe a sequence of events- ‘first’, ‘then…’ Link numerals to amounts Making bees- black/orange pattern Notice patterns Create ABAB patterns | |
| Expressive Arts and Design Finger painting bees and hives Start to make marks intentionally Explore paint using fingers Using fine paintbrushes to decorate a bee- orange and black repeating pattern Explore colour Notice patterns Making crowns and decorating them with shiny materials Use their imagination as they consider what they can do with different materials | Understanding the World Learning about bees and how we get our honey. Tasting honey. Use all their senses in hands on exploration of natural resources Explore and respond to different natural phenomena Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Learning about the Queen and sharing photographs of her throughout her life. Celebrate special times in different ways Talk about their community Comment on images of pictures from the past | |
