Reception Curriculum

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Introduce Circle Time rules and routines (using family posters)
• Exploring areas of the classroom and outdoor space in key worker groups
• Naming feelings – create ‘Colour Monster’ wall display
• Talking about the things that make us unique
• End of term conferencing / reflection – what have I enjoyed / what do I want to get better at
• Meet and greet with older children – prefects etc – point of contact during playtimes.

Speaking, Listening and Attention

• Learning rules and routines for circle times – discussing posters
• Introduce talk partners
• Recap Phase One phonics – daily listening, rhyming, alliteration, blending and segmenting activities
• Storytelling narratives using own bedrooms.
• Phase 2 phonics

Physical Development

• Learning about lunch time. How to make healthy choices.
• Sing ‘Washing hands’ song
• Daily gross motor activities (bikes, obstacle equipment etc)
• Daily fine motor activities – out for children to access independently.
• Learning how to store / transport and look after class equipment safely.
• Introduction to gymnastics.

P.E. Times:

• Little Dorrit: Tuesday
• Gargery: Thursday

Reading and Writing

• Introducing own journals to keep in tray.
• Discuss favourite books / book day / talking about favourite books.
• Daily rhymes / nursery rhymes / storytelling and reading opportunities.
• Look for print / writing in our environment – environmental print display
• Create a class book based on Brown Bear Brown Bear.
• Listening – Polar Bear Polar Bear.
• Tanka Tanka Skunk – rhythm and pattern.
• Story Scribing based on children’s bedrooms.

Mathematics

• Daily opportunities for counting / counting songs (1-5).
• Introduce Abigail text (counting).
• Introduce Maths Monkey – solving problems.
• Look for numbers in our environment – number hunts / numbers of significant importance.

Understanding the World

• Talking about what makes us special/unique (linked to daily circle times – family poster discussions)
• Talking about religious festivals throughout the year: Islamic New
• Year 12th September, Diwali 7th November, 3rd December
• Hannukah Festival of lights, December Christmas Festivals.
• Use class ICT –IWB, iPads.
• Introduce children to map of the world – where are we from? Trace where children are from and link to map for All About Me display.
• Talk about the seasons – changes in their environment.
• Talk about being an author, an illustrator an artist (link to Rosie Revere and Iggy Peck when making bedrooms).

Creative Arts

• Teach ‘Wake up song’ / daily opportunities for songs (during circle times) and nursery rhymes using feely bag (end of day sessions).
• Dough disco- making our own videos.
• Explore sound – playing and making instruments/body percussion/voice sounds (linked to Phase One phonics & Tanka Tanka Skunk).
• Exploring colour mixing using variety of media – paint, powder paint, fabric (making dream catchers).
• Exploring changes in colour – linked to Autumn.
• Explore portraits – each child to create their own.
• Focus on patterns using different colours.
• Each child to use mixed media to make own bedroom.

Reading: Please ensure your child brings their reading book everyday and you read as often as you can with them.

Assemblies and Shows:
The Christmas Nativity – 5th December