This is an overview of the curriculum and some of the activities that are taking place in your child’s class this term. We hope you find it useful.

Literacy

Traditional stories and fairy tales

Poetry with familiar, patterned and predictable language

Non - fiction

Reading Writing Comprehension

Phonics and Spelling Handwriting

Speaking and Listening

Numeracy

Number - counting on and back from any small number and in 10’s from and back to zero; number facts to 10, + and -

Subtraction involving 2,1,and 0 (zero)

Adding and Subtracting using mental strategies

Capacity 2D Shapes

Science:

Materials and Growing Plants

Design Technology

Fruit & Veg. - basic food hygiene - changes when cooked etc.

Information & Communication Technology (I.C.T.)

Using a word bank- Computer programs - Keyboard Skills

Geography

Our immediate environment - the area around the school

Our addresses

Ways of travelling to school

History:

Old Toys

Religious Education

Friendships and Easter ( purpose )

Physical Education

Gymnastics - apparatus: jumping, balancing rolling and aiming

Dance

Music

Action songs and use of musical instruments.

Art

Colour - primary, secondary, rainbows.

Observational drawings - friends.

Collage using different materials.

Simple printing - Easter activities