Beech
Autumn Term: 2018-19
Topic: Around the World
English
- Texts about travel around the world: e.g. Room on the Broom
- Non-fiction books about countries of the world
- Labelling, adding captions, writing lists
- Punctuation and grammar
- Role play, re-telling of stories
- Identifying ideas in texts, looking at characters and events
- Streamed Read Write Inc. Phonics, See and Learn and class reading sessions
- Contributing to group discussions
Mathematics
- Number and place value
- Addition and subtraction
- Fractions
- Money
- Geometry – position and direction
PSHCE
- Based on values of the week and this term’s topic
- Diwali Festival, Bonfire Night, Christmas
- Friendship, anti-bullying
- Group work, circle time, free choice activities and one-to-one work
- Road safety
Topic
- Science: space, planets (the Sun, Moon and Earth), shadows
- Humanities: Geography focus – locating parts of the world
- Art/DT: cooking, Diwali art, topic-based activities covering a range of skills
- French: numbers 1-20, ages, a French-themed party
- Animal Care: weekly sessions with Kerry Attwood
- Computing: weekly sessions with Jane Walters
- Music: weekly sessions with Jane Rowlinson
- PE: weekly sessions with Tom Kophamel
- Swimming: weekly sessions with Bridget Aldridge
- Carousel activities: forest school #1 (1st half term); cookery (2nd half term)
