What we get up to
We share with you a Topic Overview every few weeks, to let you know the kinds of things we are getting upto in our setting! We are not expecting you to complete the activities at home, we're just letting you know what we are teaching and covering. We know children more often than not come home and tell you they've done 'nothing' all day! So this way, you know they are busy doing lots of different activities and learning lots of new thing!
We have a 2 year rolling curriculum, to ensure that those children who are with us from 3 years old cover new and exciting Topics over their time with us.
We begin the Autumn Term by learning through an 'All About Me' and thinking about the question, 'Who am I?'
The children will talk about themselves and their family, who they live with, pets and talk about their home. We will learn through stories too!
We focus on rhymes and songs each half term! Our rhymes for Autumn 1 are;
2 Little Dicky Birds
Head Shoulders K & T
Humpty dumprty
Jack and Jill
Row row row
Tommy Thumb
Round and Round the garden
The grand old duke of York
Little bo peep
Pat-a-cake
The children will build new friendships, playing name games and enjoying activities which promote and encourage turn taking and sharing. We will practice speaking in longer utterences and talking to adults and friends with increased confidence.
In our Maths we will be thinking about recognising 'fewer' and 'more' as well as building with shapes, subitising and hearing and saying number names.
The children will have opportunities to develop Gross (big) motor skills through games and activities in the hall. They will play outside too and enjoy the climbing equipment on the playground.
We make good use of the Forest Schools Area for our learning too. We will puddlesuit up and put our wellies on to explore the school grounds to make links to our learning in the outdoor space.
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