EYFS Reception Pine Autumn Curriculum Information and Home Learning Ideas 2023

EYFS Reception Pine Autumn 1, 2023 Curriculum Information and Home Learning Ideas

End of year expectations

Early Years Talking Tuesday The aim of talking Tuesday is to spend one day a week supporting your child s communication and language skills which is fundamental in enabling your child to access the EYFS curriculum.

Week 2 Theme Feelings Core Text Talking Tuesday Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6wIEp- M4tg We will be learning the names of different feelings and ways to describe those feelings. As well as listening and responding to each other and asking each other questions and responding to others wishes Home Learning Talking about feelings. What might our face expressions look like? https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school- radio/nursery-rhymes-if-youre-happy-and-you- know-it-clap-your-hands/z6rnmfr Being In My World This week we will discuss How does it feel to belong to something? How are we similar and different? Home Learning What makes you feel happy/sad/angry etc? How can we help others when they are feeling sad/angry/scared etc? For fine motor skills we will be exploring how to draw and cut straight lines. This week we will explore moving in a highway and explore making high spaces using small and large apparatus. Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday. Children should wear dark joggers or shorts, white t-shirt, trainers. Reading Phonics Writing Maths Explore words to describe different emotions in the book. For example, hot, rage for anger. Home Learning Use My little sound book to learn letter sounds. The link below can be used to watch video clips on how to say the sounds. https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/reception/ This week the children will learn to label their work with their name and describe how pictures make them feel. They will use their mark making skills to label the pictures using words like sad, happy, angry, calm. Home Learning Drawing and label a picture of the colour monster Home Learning Collect things and sorting them by colour. Subitise sets of colours and label by writing a number. Understanding of the world Expressive Arts and Design Reminders This week the children will respond to the artist Jackson Pollock and using poster paint to explore colour mixing, using a splatter technique. In music, they will use Sing-up to explore the theme I ve got a grumpy face . Book bags are to be sent into school everyday with the resources provided kept in the clear plastic wallets. All clothing to be labelled, including drink bottles NO TOYS ALLOWED Use tapestry to post home learning activities or any events that your child would like to share with their class.

Week 3 Theme All About Me Core Text Talking Tuesday Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA3NwQ_ 2NYo We will use the stem sentence I like and verbs to describe the things we like. For example, painting, riding, playing, jumping, baking, sleeping, dreaming, building etc. Being In My World This week we will be talking about How do I manage my feelings? For fine motor skills we will be exploring how to draw and cut squares. This week we will explore moving in a low way and explore making low spaces. Home Learning Talk about the things you like to do at home using the stem sentence I like https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school- radio/nursery-rhymes-this-is-the-way-we-lay-the- bricks/zvnmd6f Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday. Children should wear dark joggers or shorts, white t-shirt, trainers. Reading Phonics Writing Maths To develop comprehension skills we will be matching verb word cards to pictures. This week we are learning the letters m,a,s,d. The children will draw a picture of something they like doing in school and label it using their phonic knowledge. This week, the children will be encouraged to quantify sets of objects by subitising, rather than counting. When subitising, children can say how many there are in a small group of objects by just seeing and knowing straightaway without needing to count. Home Learning Use My little sound book to learn letter sounds. The link below can be used to watch video clips on how to say the sounds. https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/reception/ Home learning Subitise the dots on dominoe cards or picture cards. Understanding of the world Expressive Arts and Design Reminders We will be talking about what we like to play with now and what we liked to play with when we were a baby. In art and design we will be drawing self-portriat using line, shape and colour. In music, they will use Sing-up to explore the theme I ve got a grumpy face . Book bags are to be sent into school everyday with the resources provided kept in the clear plastic wallets. All clothing to be labelled, including drink bottles NO TOYS ALLOWED Use tapestry to post home learning activities or any events that your child would like to share with their class.

Week 4 Theme My interests Core Text Talking Tuesday Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfpIivqO3ic We will talk about events where we were brave and use the stem sentence I am brave when I .. Being In My World This week we will be talking about How can I work with others and understand their feelings? For fine motor skills we will be learning how to draw and cut triangles. We will talk about the words scary, rough, double, surprise. This week we will explore how to move safely using apparatus. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school- radio/nursery-rhymes-when-i-was-one/z6byt39 Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday. Children should wear dark joggers or shorts, white t-shirt, trainers. Reading Phonics Writing Maths We will be exploring the following questions: What is something you tried recently for the first time? What do you think he is thinking about doing for the first time? How do you think Jabari is feeling at the beginning of the story? What about in the middle? How about now that we are almost to the end? Have his feelings changed? How did Jabari s family support him during the story? How can we help someone take chances and try new things? This week we are learning the letters t,I,n,p The children will draw and label a picture of a time when we were brave. This week, the children will engage with activities that draw attention to the purpose of counting to find out how many objects there are. The children will also explore how all sorts of things can be counted, including sounds. Home Learning Use My little sound book to learn letter sounds. The link below can be used to watch video clips on how to say the sounds. https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/reception/ Home Learning Make a card of encouragement for a friend Home Learning https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to- count/teddy-numbers Understanding of the world Expressive Arts and Design Reminders We will Investigate Which object will make the biggest splash when dropped from the same height? In art and design we will be looking at The Blue Period by Picasso and will explore mixing cold and hot colours. In music, they will use Sing-up to explore the theme I ve got a grumpy face . Book bags are to be sent into school everyday with the resources provided kept in the clear plastic wallets. All clothing to be labelled, including drink bottles NO TOYS ALLOWED Use tapestry to post home learning activities or any events that your child would like to share with their class.

Week 5 Theme My Family Core Text Talking Tuesday Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT1Fy2kDb Ug We will use the stem sentence My . helps me.. Get dressed, eat, read, write, ride a bike etc Being In My World This week we will be talking about Why is it good to be kind and use gentle hand? For fine motor skills we will be exploring how to draw and cut curved lines. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school- radio/nursery-rhymes-i-know-an-old-lady-who- swallowed-a-fly/znwgscw This week we will explore high and low movements using apparatus. Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday. Children should wear dark joggers or shorts, white t-shirt, trainers. Reading Phonics Writing Maths We will be talking about the events in the story and finding words to describe Gran s super powers. For example, helpful, kind, funny etc. This week we are learning the letters g,o,c,k The children will draw a label a picture of someone who helps them. This week, the children will explore how numbers can be composed of 1s and, from this, begin to investigate the composition of 3 and 4. Composing and de-composing numbers involves children investigating part whole relations, e.g. seeing that 3 can be composed of 1 and 2. The children will learn from practical experience that a whole is made up of smaller parts and is, therefore, bigger than its parts. Home Learning Use My little sound book to learn letter sounds. The link below can be used to watch video clips on how to say the sounds. https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/reception/ Home Learning Draw and label your own super hero in action https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/joinin/jojo- and-gran-gran-send-your-drawings Understanding of the world Expressive Arts and Design Reminders This week we will be talking about our families and how they help us. This week the children will look at Mary Cassatt and use line to create a picture of their family. In music, they will use Sing-up to explore the theme The sorcerer s Apprentice . Book bags are to be sent into school everyday with the resources provided kept in the clear plastic wallets. All clothing to be labelled, including drink bottles NO TOYS ALLOWED Use tapestry to post home learning activities or any events that your child would like to share with their class.

Week 6 Theme Where I live? Core Text Talking Tuesday Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Fc-jaBlBo We will be using the stem sentence I live . Where I live there are . Parks, trees, shops, cars, cinemas ect. We use the key vocabulary house, flat, mum, dad, grandparents. Home Learning https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school- radio/nursery-rhymes-im-a-pirate/zmmkbdm Being In My World This week we will be talking about What are my rights when I play and learn? For fine motor skills we will be exploring how to draw and cut curved lines. This week we will explore high, low, over and under ways on the apparatus. Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday. Children should wear dark joggers or shorts, white t-shirt, trainers. Reading Phonics Writing Maths We will use the core text to talk about how the characters are feeling in the story. This week we are learning the letters u,b,f,e Draw a picture of the things you like to do in the area that you live in? This week, the children will build on their subitising skills. They will continue to use perceptual subitising instant recognition by saying the number of sounds that they can hear, such as claps or drum beats, without needing to count. They will be encouraged to look closely at small quantities and observe whether the quantity has changed or only the arrangement. Home Learning Use My little sound book to learn letter sounds. The link below can be used to watch video clips on how to say the sounds. https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/reception/ Understanding of the world Expressive Arts and Design Reminders This week we will talk about the area that we live in and compare it to Trinidad and Tobago. In music, they will use Sing-up to explore the theme The sorcerer s Apprentice . Book bags are to be sent into school everyday with the resources provided kept in the clear plastic wallets. All clothing to be labelled, including drink bottles NO TOYS ALLOWED Use tapestry to post home learning activities or any events that your child would like to share with their class. Home Learning What can you find out about life in Trinidad and Tobago?

Week 7 Theme Autumn Core Text Talking Tuesday Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndu51wy3w Fw We will use the stem sentence I can see to describe what we see in Autumn. Leaves, Conkers, Acorns, Squirrels, thank you, red, yellow, brown, crunchy, falling, windy. Being In My World This week we will be talking about What does it mean to be responsible? For fine motor skills we will be exploring how to draw and cut circles. This week we will explore high, low, over and under ways on the apparatus. Home Learning https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school- radio/nursery-rhymes-five-little- apples/zvt8gwx Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday. Children should wear dark joggers or shorts, white t-shirt, trainers. Reading Phonics Writing Maths We will be looking at Autumn pictures and describing what we see. This week we are learning the letters l,,h,r,j We will go on an Autumn walk to find out about Autumn and collect objects. We will use the objects and pictures to write an Autumn Poem. The activities this week will focus on developing this innate skill as children are encouraged to look carefully and use the language of comparison to describe sets of objects that they can see. Language is a key focus and adults will model the language of more than and fewer than to describe how many objects there are in each set. Fewer than is used rather than less than because the focus is on countable things. Home Learning Use My little sound book to learn letter sounds. The link below can be used to watch video clips on how to say the sounds. https://parkside.herts.sch.uk/reception/ Home Learning Go on an autumn walk. Draw the things that you find and describe them Understanding of the world Expressive Arts and Design Reminders This week we will be learning about the harvest festival. Home Learning In autumn, many people celebrate a good harvest with a Harvest Festival. Write a list of some of the foods that farmers grow on their land. Keep a weather chart for a week. Draw a picture to show what the weather is like each day. In art we will be creating our own leaf man using natural objects. Book bags are to be sent into school everyday with the resources provided kept in the clear plastic wallets. All clothing to be labelled, including drink bottles NO TOYS ALLOWED Use tapestry to post home learning activities or any events that your child would like to share with their class.