| Strand and Profile | | Profiles in Class | Ideas for home |
| Mathematics & Problem Solving | Numeracy: | Group 1 will be focussing on representing numbers 1-3. We will be learning 1-3 in practical and engaging ways. We will be learning and repeating number songs, playing interactive maths games as well as practical activities using objects.
Group 2- Will be learning 1-10 using similar methods as mentioned above.
| Enjoy number songs
Number games
Number crafts activities
Sensor activities with numbers together
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| Functional Numeracy | We will transfer skills learnt in our maths lessons in a functional way by cooking and shopping each week. | |
| Communication & Literacy | Literacy: | I Can Catch a Monster
Our topic is the story book I Can Catch a Monster by Bethan Woollvin
This is a story about bravery and kindness. We will be using our new school approach, Talk for Writing. Our focus will be on Settings. We will begin with the immersion phase and exploring the story using tactile resources and role play. We will be exploring tuff trays, treasure hunts, creating sensory Art, and story telling using our 5 sentences. We will be developing our knowledge on the settings used in the story working through to the Immitation phase creating our own writing and poems about the different settings.
| Share stories together with repeated phrases to encourage participation such as Jack and the Beanstalk and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and discuss the different characters and settings |
| Phonics: | We will continue to develop our phonics knowledge following our whole school approach using Twinkl phonics. We will be working with other pupils in Elm class learning phase 2 or 3 sounds. | |
| Library | Our focus in Library time will be on developing Library skills and independence in using the school library and reading books for pleasure.
1:1 reading
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| Expression & Creativity | Music | Students will take part in choir each week learning to sing, sign and perform with their peers. They will also be able to express their opinions about it, helping them to develop their hobbies and communication. | Explore hobbies at home – perhaps a craft or listening to different music together. |
| Developing Hobbies | Pupils will have the opportunity to take part in different leisure activies such as local walks, The Patch, Physical Development and Choir each week. | |
| Personal Development | Online Safety | We will be revisiting online safety, learning how to access the internet and be safe when online. We will be learning who are safer adults, how to respond to pop ups and keeping personal information private. | Take an interest in what your child likes to do when using technology. Give guidance and support around ways of keeping safe when accessing things they enjoy. |
| Understanding the World | TITAN/ Community | Travel Independence Training Across Norfolk
Students will be practising their independence skills by accessing the community each week. We will be going shopping to buy our snacks and cooking ingredients and local walks. We will be developing our road safety awareness, literacy and numeracy skills in practical situations.
| Go for a walk. Identify where is a safe place to cross. Point our any road signs – does your child recognise it?
Can they identify where is a safe place to cross the road?
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| The Patch | We will visit the Patch each week to explore gardening as a hobby, health and safety using different tools and carrying out different tasks to help maintain the upkeep of the garden. | Enjoy gardening together.
Visit garden centres.
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| Physical Development | Physical Development | Developing Hobbies
Students will get to experience a different style of physical education then they will then have the opportunity to express their opinions.
| Encourage independence with dressing and undressing and see if there is a physical activity that your child enjoys. |
| Independent living | Cooking and life skills | Each week we will make our snacks for class. We will follow instructions practising being as independent as possible. We will tidy away by using life skills such as washing up, sweeping up and wiping down the tables. | Encourage independence at home to complete different life skills tasks i.e. making the bed |
| Food facts and cookery | We will be looking at food groups, how to have a balanced diet and exploring healthy recipes.
We will be creating shopping lists and be encouraged to find heathier options when cooking by looking at information on packaging.
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| Budgeting | We will be learning budgeting skills by accessing the community each week. With support we will be encourageing budgeting for shopping/ snacks etc working out how much money we have and how much we can spend. | |
| Transition | We will begin thinking about transition after school. We will study the different provisions available in class. We wil use Zones of Regulation to help break down our thoughts about places. We will visit our chosen places regulary with support of social stories. | |
| Fine Motor Skills | Fine Motor Skills | Each Friday we will take part in Dough Disco copying fine motor skills, we will take part in fine motor skills like threading and stickers. | Encouarge pupils to use their fine motor skills when getting dressed ie. Fastening buttons, doing up zips, putting socks on. |
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