Term 1 

Fine motor skills

In English Lions, we have adapted well to school. We begin our day completing fine motor activities such as threading, jigsaws and creating patterns in the peg boards; these skills are essential to support us in our writing and following instructions.

Phonics

Afterwards, we complete phonics activities where we learn our new sound, review previous sounds and begin to blend them together to form words. We are doing very well saying and using cued articulation to show the sound. Additionally, we have made progress in developing our phonological awareness through listening games and understanding the meaning of the terms: syllables and rhyme.

Maths

During Maths activities, we have represented numbers to five in different ways and we are beginning to compare amounts using manipulatives. Numcion, cubes, counters and dice have all been used to help us learn to subitise and talk about what we see and how we see it. When counting, we have learnt to put the items in a line and use our pointing finger to touch each one as we count. We have enjoyed a range of Maths activities both inside and outside, which makes our Maths purposeful and helps us to develop mastery of the concepts.

English

As the day progresses, we experience a range of learning activities related to our stories: ‘We Are Going On A Bear Hunt’ and ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing.’ Some of our favourite activities so far this term include: decorating bears, acting out our stories and recreating maps of our stories out of construction materials.

Continuous provision

In EYFS we enjoy exploring outside both on the big playground and in our outside area. We play with the cars and bikes; explore the mud kitchen, sand and water tray; look for bugs in the bug hotel; play ball games and complete imaginative games with the construction toys. Through both adult-led and child initiated activities we develop skills needed for life such as: sharing, communication and learning to tidy up after ourselves.