| Personal Social and Emotional Development Working together on a spring art project Engage with others using gestures and talk Work together with other children Circle time- looking closely at spring flowers Express preferences Show ’effortful control’-waiting for their turn | Communication and Language Focus story language: seed, daffodil, tulip, crocus, daisy, leaves Colours- indigo & violet 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- Rainbow colouring, spring flower colouring and patterns 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: A Tiny Seed, Poppy and the Blooms, Planting a Rainbow 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 | |
| Outdoor Focus: Spring walks- exploring the woods looking for signs of spring Collecting sticks to make bird’s nests Explore natural materials outside Talk about what they see Giant chalks- mark making Start to make marks intentionally | Mathematics Looking closely at natural resources- can you count the petals/leaves? How many sticks have we found? Which is the longest/shortest stick? Helpers at snack time-each table to have one child to help give out the cups and one to give out the plates, taking it in turns- how many cups/plates do you think you need? Have you got it right? Develop counting like behaviour Count in every day contexts Recite numbers past 5 Know that the last number reached when counting a small set tells you how many there are in total Compare sizes | |
| Expressive Arts and Design Spring songs Join in with songs/Enjoy and take part in action songs/Remember and sing entire songs Rainbows Using different textured resources to make a rainbow- introducing the colours indigo & violet Join different materials and explore different textures Explore colour Spring Flower Art Project Using lots of different tools to add paint to a big spring flower picture Explore paint using brushes and other tools Express ideas and feelings through making marks Create collaboratively Painting spring flowers Chose a flower to paint- what colours do we need? Explore colours and use them appropriately | Understanding the World Learning all about spring and the changes it brings. What happens when we plant a seed? Looking closely at a collection of spring flowers using all our senses and painting what we see. Looking closely at areal birds nest. What is it made of? Can we make one with sticks? Explore natural materials indoors and outdoors Use all their senses in a hands on exploration of natural materials Talk about what they see Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant | |
