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Personal, social and emotional developmentObjectives:To separate from main carer without support; Form good relationships with peers and adults; initiate conversations and take account of what others say; welcome and value praise; manage own feelings and behaviour; adapt to different events, social situations and changes in routine.

Activities:Circle times—develop classroom rules andawareness of boundaries‘Find a new friend week’Assemblies—singing, good work, schoolvalues, Golden BearSEAL—new beginningsTransition—developing routines e.g. bookbags, coats, self-registration, lunch timeTurn taking games—managing winning and losingHide and seek—familiarising with classroom

Classes RAC, RCO, RPH, RVC Year group: Reception Term: Autumn 1

Physical developmentObjectives:Draw lines and circles using gross motormovements; use one-handed tools; holdpencil correctly; copy own name; travelwith confidence and skill around, over andthrough balancing equipment; begin tomanage dressing

Activities:PE—Dance Write and party gamesLearning to fasten zips, buttons and velcroWhat can I do with my body? - running,hopping, skipping, crawling, jumpingName cards—writing own nameJunk modelling, cutting, play-doh, families

Communication and language developmentObjectives:Listen to others in small groups; follow

simple instructions; begin tounderstand ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions; joinin with rhymes and stories and anticipatekey events; retell events in past tense andcorrect sequence; use language to recreateroles and experiences.Phase 1 (Aspects 1- 7) (Autumn 1 & 2)

Activities:Book talk—retelling simple stories orallyRole-play—home cornerPlan, Do, Review—discussing learningShow and tell—familiar objects from homeGolden Bear assembly—retelling eventsNature WalksExploring musical instruments and their soundsSinging Rhyming & alliteration activities Understanding ‘sound talk’

Understanding the worldObjectives:Talks about significant events in their own experience; talk about similarities and differences in relation to themselves and family; knows that information can be retrieved from computers; use technology for particular purposes; Talk about why things happen and how things work;Shows care and concern for living things and the environment; different customs (Diwali)Activities:Mapping—significant places in school e.g.toilets, office, medical room, dining hall; Senses—feely

boxes, fruit tasting, sound walk, smelly socks; Significant events —birthday, holiday; ICT—role-play (mobile

phones, remote controls, cameras), use of i-pads; The World - Harvest Festival

LiteracyObjectives: listen to and join in with stories;suggest how stories might end; know thatprint carries meaning; give meaning to markmaking; write own name; understand ‘Sound Talk’

Activities:Daily phonics teaching and handwritingactivitiesRegular testing of high frequency words.Pie Corbett – The Gingerbread Man and The Little Red Hen (Learning story off by heart with actions).Reading— weekly guided groups andindividual readingBook talk— story time including ‘The Birth-day Presents’, ‘Pass the Jam Jim’ , ‘Sam I am’Writing—party invitations, birthday cards,shopping lists, labelling body parts, ownname.

MathematicsObjectives:Use number names accurately; order, countand write numbers to 5; match numbers toquantity; compare objects; solve simpleproblems; use positional language e.g. over,under; order items by height.

Activities:Role-play—place settings for a partyCooking—weighing, making face biscuits,sandwichesMeasuring—different body parts, creating aclass height chartComparing and ordering—heights, hand sizeSequencing—school day picturesProblem solving—related to birthday parties

Expressive arts and designObjectives:Sing familiar songs; use movement toexpress feelings; experiment with colourand texture; create props to support role-play; use various construction materials

Activities:Ourselves—portraits using paint and collageParty materials— decorating plates, cups,hats, balloonsMusic and movement—party games,exploring how instruments make soundsPrinting—using different parts of the bodySongs—Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes etc

Class trips/visitorsParents/carers in class painting portraitsVisit to local churchChristmas show

Home learningHigh frequency word list sent homeReading—daily reading practiseSound books— sound of the dayPhotos—significant events, home, baby