This term our focus book will be ‘The Gruffalo’ and we will explore the topic of ‘Mini-Beasts’ through a book called ‘Yucky Worms.’
Through ‘The Gruffalo’, we will explore the character of the ‘Mouse’ and discuss the characters’ feelings and appearances. We will use freeze frames to talk about characters’ feelings and, through the use of thought bubbles, we will be writing down the thoughts of the characters at different points throughout the story.
This term the pupils will be given lots of opportunities to practice writing simple sentences about the key characters and events and will move onto writing an alternative ending or their own version of ‘The Gruffalo.’
In the outdoor area the pupils will be able to investigate mini-beasts and use non-fiction books to find out more about the mini-beasts they have found. Our focus will be on worms and how to look after a worm.
Also in our outdoor area in the mud kitchen we will be following instructions to make scrambled snake, mouse on toast and owl ice cream based on the recipes from ‘The Gruffalo.’
In Maths, we will be learning about time and using a clock to recognise ‘o’clock’ and ‘half-past’. Whilst continuing to consolidate number recognition, order and simple calculations, we will be applying our knowledge to solve simple problems including doubling, halving and sharing.
In Red Class our role play area will change into a fruit and vegetable shop. The pupils will have the opportunity to talk about healthy eating and lifestyle choices. The pupils will use money to buy fruits and vegetables and apply their maths skills to add prices together and pay for items using 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins.
In Blue Class our role play area will become a ‘fix it’ shop where the pupils will be able to use a variety of tools to fix different objects such as old computers, mobile phones, broken books and toys. We will write instructions for how to fix an item and also using money to pay the services to fix items.
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