| Personal Social and Emotional Development Circle time- choosing nursery rhymes to sing from picture clues Express preferences Show ’effortful control’-waiting for their turn Spring Sing Along Show more confidence in new social situations | Communication and Language Focus language: frog, tadpole, frog spawn, froglet, Looking at rhyming words in our focus story 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- Frog & Easter Egg patterns. Writing names on Mother’s Day and Easter cards Scissor control- cutting out frog life cycle pictures and shapes for their rabbit 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: The Rhyming Rabbit, We’re Going on an Egg Hunt, One Springy Day, Ten Little Tadpoles 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 Rhyme- listening to the rhymes in The Rhyming Rabbit story, ‘wonderful worm, deep in the soil, why do you wriggle and curl and coil?’ Can we think of words that rhyme with the ones in the story? Spot and suggest rhymes | |
| 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 | Mathematics Making shape rabbits– can you match and name the shapes we need to make the rabbit? Talk about and explore 2D shapes Select shapes appropriately !0 Little Tadpoles book- counting backwards from 10 We’re going on an Egg Hunt story– counting upwards from 1 to 10 and recognising numerals. Recite numbers past 5 Say one number for each item in order Easter Egg Hunt-following clues to find an egg Discuss locations using words like in front of, behind, underneath | |
| Expressive Arts and Design Spring songs, nursery rhymes and spring sing along Join in with songs/Enjoy and take part in action songs/Remember and sing entire songs Mother’s Day cards and gifts Easter cards and crafts Join different materials and explore different textures Explore colour Explore paint using brushes and other tools Explore colours and use them appropriately | Understanding the World Life cycle of a frog and planting seeds in our new outdoor planters 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 and a frog | |
