Mathematics

We will continue to use numbers and

counting in all areas of our nursery and
activities. We will use pennies to count out
and cpay for items in our shop. We will
continue to recognize and name numerals
in our role play and activities throughout
the term.We will explore shape through
pictures and constructions. Problem
solving will be explored throughout the
term.

Literacy

Texts this term include Katie and the Mona

Lisa, the sunflowers. Non fiction books on
Artists and their paintings.
We will look at books independently and
handle books with care.
We will use our mark making in different
ways independently and with support for
example writing labels in the shop. In the
Art Gallery we will need to write labels for
our own paintings and drawings.

Communication and Language

We
will centre
use our
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to
In our
Garden
we willtopic
use on
and Art
knowing
that information
writing
as
a
means
of
recording
can
be
retrieved
from
support our listening, understanding books
and and
and communicating and attempt
computers.
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writing
for differentskills.
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We will share stories including
including
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with
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have
a
regular words and make
questions or actions.
shop
and
here
we
can
extend
our
phonetically plausible attempts
We will enjoy listening to and
at more
complex words.
using spoken and written
language
and vocabulary.
As gardeners we will find out
and readily turn to it
We will ask Leonardo language,
questions
and be
about plants, showing an
id explorethe meanings and
sounds
of
new
words.
understanding
able to understand
of how
and answer who,
information can be found in nonwhere,
what
and
why
questions.
fiction texts to answer questions
In
letters
and
sounds
we
will explore body
about where, who, why and how
percussion and vocal sounds as well as
letters and their sounds.

Creative Development

We will use different media to create our

own art work including, pencils, crayons,
chalk, charcoal, paints and the computer.
We will create our own pictures both small
and large of Mona Lisa and of Vincent Van
Gogh paintings. We will use collage and
paint to create our large pictures.
We will make our own observational
pictures of flowers just like Van Gogh did.
Our role play areas of Art Gallery, caf and
shop will support all areas of the
curriculum and we will use our imagination
based on our own experiences.
In music we will explore dynamics loud
and quiet.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

This term we will find out about the Artists

Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh.
We will find out that Leonardo was much
more than an Artist - he was a scientist
and mathematician as well as designing
and making machines.
We will use digital cameras to record our
work and the computer to create our own
pictures something that Leonardo was
not able to do!
We will remember and talk about
significant events in their own experience
and show an interest in different
occupations and ways of life.
Physical Development

In P.E. we will use top start to explore

moving in different ways. We will learn to
move safely without bumping into others.
We will be using tools to create our flying
machines such as saws and hammers
(with adult help)
We will continue to develop our pencil
control and some of us will be able to
Write letter like shapes or letters in our
name and some that are familiar to us.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Acorn class will continue to develop our

routines during our day.
Our circle times will work on SEAD New
Beginnings. We will continue to make
relationships with other children become
confident to access our own activities take
turns and share with a little support.
We are learning to mange our feelings and
behaviour in the nursery setting.