Our Learning Adventures:

Long Ago

This half term, we will explore the fascinating topic of the past, focusing on how toys have evolved over time. We will engage in discussions about their own growth, reflecting on their experiences from birth to the present day. We will examine the developmental milestones of babies and compare these to the skills and abilities they possess now.

In addition, we are excited to celebrate Communication Week, where our theme will be ‘Chat, Play, Read’. This week will tie in our celebration of World Book Day, where we will have the opportunity to listen to live authors, sharing our love of storytelling. Through these activities, we aim to enhance communication skills and encourage a deeper understanding of both personal and historical narratives.

Focus Texts:

Phonics

We will continue to share with you via Arbour the sounds that we have been learning over the week. 

Below you will find a copy of our sound mat that we use in our Phonics lessons and during free-flow play. 

Learning Packs

The learning packs have a mix of resources that you can use to support your child with their learning at home. Here are some ideas of how to use your learning packs:

- Recognising numbers 1-10

- Sequencing the numbers (putting them in the right order) 

- Recognise the dice numbers- without counting the spots

- Hide the numbers- hide the numbers around your home and ask the children to find them. 

- Can they count how many cars they see on their way to school?

- Can you count forwards and backward to and from 20. 

- Recognise 2D shapes and fond them in the environment, did you walk past any shapes? Can you see any at home?

-Writing your name at home- starting letters at the right starting point

- Sound talk- get your c-oa-t, brush your t-ee-th, get your sh-oe-s, go to the c-a-r

- Initial sounds of objects (b-banana, c- car)

- Can they find the sound on the sound mat