| Personal Social and Emotional Development Selection of our favourite stories to share & We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Safely explore emotions beyond their normal range through stories Circle time- Our favourite books Express preferences and decisions Show ’effortful control’-waiting for their turn World Book Day Dressing up and talking about our characters | Communication and Language Focus story language Use a wider range of vocabulary Learn new vocabulary Answer questions about our favoutite 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 & Moving in different ways in response to the Bear Hunt story Gain control of their whole body through practise of large movements Pencil control- Story colouring, cutting out pictures to decorate their pancake face 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: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt & a collection of favourite stores from home 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 | |
| World Book Day Week beginning 28/2/22 | |
| Outdoor Focus: Acting out the Bear Hunt story/hiding a teddy bear to find- where is the bear? Develop pretend play Practise large motor movements | Mathematics Where is the Bear? Sharing different pictures of a bear in lots of different places. Where is the bear?…under the tree/on top of the table etc Understand position through words alone Discuss locations, using words like in front of Compare Bears Sorting the bears for size and colour. Matching the bears and creating patterns with them. Compare sizes Notice patterns and arrange things in patterns Extend and recreate ABAB patterns | |
| Expressive Arts and Design Spring songs Join in with songs Enjoy and take part in action songs Remember and sing entire songs Snow drop finger painting Explore paint using fingers Decorating a pancake with pieces of fruit Develop their own ideas and then decide what materials to use to express them | Understanding the World Exploring different aspects of the Bear Hunt story- grass, water, mud, snow, forest, cave. How would we move through them? What sounds would we make? Respond to different natural phenomena | |
