Item

Examples

An item to enable them to talk about a past event in their own life.

A photo from their third birthday party.

A fridge magnet bought on a holiday.

One or two printed family photos that we can keep and display in our classroom for the year.

N/A

An item that symbolises being part of a community or a family tradition.

A pair of ballet shoes if attending a regular class.

An item used in a religious festival.

3 or 4 printed photos of themselves at different stages of their life.

1 baby photo, 1 toddler photo, 1 photo when they were 3 and a photo of their first day of school. 

1 other thing they would like to share with the class. 

If you are a bilingual family, a story book in another language. 

A favourite toy.

A special item of clothing worn for a celebration.

Vocabulary focus:

brave, shy, nervous, secret den, disappeared, sore, complete strangers, soften the edges, decision

At the end of the week, children will know:

What autism is

That everyone is different.

At the end of the week, children will be able to:

Name a range of feelings.

Explain how people were kind in the story. 

Subject 

This week’s learning objectives

Communication and language

Speaking (through All About Me box):

Use language to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events. 

Become increasingly aware of audience.

Include relevant details to engage their audience. 

Listening, attention and understanding (through All About Me box): 

Understand questions such as who; why; when; where and how.

Ask relevant questions or make relevant comments in relation to what they have heard.

Personal, Social and Emotional development 

To see themselves as a valuable individual. 

To share their interests with the class. 

Physical development 

Write Dance and finger gym- To develop the gross and fine motor skills needed for writing.

PE - To follow a path and take turns.

To get dressed and undressed independently managing zips, buttons and Velcro fastenings independently. 

Phonics

To know the phonemes (sounds): h,b,f,ff

To know the common exception words : no, I

Reading

To blend words using known phonemes in phonics lessons and when reading books. 

To say what the initial, middle and final sounds are in CVC words. 

To say how many sounds there are in a word. 

Writing

To revisit correct pencil grip through point, pinch, flip strategy.

To develop mastery in prewriting shapes to support correct letter formation

Maths

To recognise 3D shapes and to use language such as;

• solid – it has length, width and height

• face – a flat surface

• edge – where two faces meet

• vertex – a point/corner

• curved – rounded rather than straight

• flat – not curved

To describe 3D shapes

Understanding the World

History (through All About Me box):

Talk about past and present events in their own life.

Know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities, cultures and traditions.

Geography and R+WV (through All About Me box):

Talk about their immediate family and community and some of their routines, culture and celebrations.

Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.

Name the street where their home and school are.

R+WV: 

To explore how some people celebrate the Harvest Festival.

Expressive Arts and Design 

To develop their own ideas through experimentation with a diverse range of materials.

To accurately use a paint brush using an appropriate grip.