| Strand and Profile
| Profiles in Class | Learning at home |
| Communication and Literacy | Our Talk4Writing text this term is ‘The Pirates Next Door’ by Jonny Duddle. We will immerse ourselves in lots of exciting experiences to support our learning around this book, including some pirate adventures. We will also try to recall some parts of the story using our ‘5 sentence story’, including working on our total communication skills.
We will continue 1:1 reading and selecting books to read for pleasure in our library session. We will be looking for books on to support our work in other lessons.
We will also have our daily phonics sessions, many of which will support our sensory needs.
During our weekly trip we will be learning to develop our functional literacy skills by looking at signs that help us to keep safe and ones that give us information, e.g. roads signs, offers in the shops.
| What pirate adventures will you go on when at home? Can you make a pirate ship from any old boxes? Or maybe go on a treasure hunt? What will you see? What are the initial sounds of the objects you find? Who will join you on these adventures?
All children will take a Twinkl Phonics reading book home. Please read it together and let me know when you would like to change it for another one (it is a good idea to read it a few times to encourage confidence).
What signs do you see when you are out and about? How can this sign help us?
Can you see any sounds when you are at home or out in the community? For example on car number plates, logos, brand names.
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| Mathematics and Problem Solving | We will be working on 3D shapes. Each lesson pupils will complete a carousel of practical activities to support their learning in these areas. During our weekly trips we will be looking out for and naming any 3 shapes we see when at the playground and shops. | What 3D shapes can you see in the home? When out and about? How many spheres can you find? Who is going to look out for cubes? |
| Personal Development | We will be learning how to be safe when crossing roads and walking to our destinations. We will remind ourselves of the Green Cross Code and show that we can use this knowledge to cross the road safely. | When you are out and about, can you remember the Green Cross Code? Can you teach someone else what you have learnt? |
| Physical Development | We are going to be looking improving our health and fitness, alongside our map reading skills. During our trips on a Wednesday we will explore various play areas whilst following maps and specific clues to enable us to find the treasure. At school we will using the facilities and equipment we have around us, indoors and out to learn in this area. | Can you set up a scavenger hunt in the garden? What will your clues be? Can you draw a map of the garden and then ask a family member to follow the clues to find the treasure around the garden? |
| Understanding the World - Science | In Science we will be learning about motion and forces. Whilst on our trips to playgrounds we will look at how we can make different pieces of equipment ‘go’. At school we will build our own pirate ships and investigate how many puffs are needed to push it across the sea. We will also investigate if the material of the sail affects how many puffs are needed. | Can you make a pirate ship at home or explore boats in the bath? How many puffs do you need to move them? Are some more difficult to get moving, compared to others. |
| Understanding the World - Geography | In Geography we will be looking at ‘Climate Around The World’ This will give us the opportunity to look at the weather in different regions & see how it effects, animals, plant life & the way people live. | When at home take the opportunity to do your own research about your favourite regions. Do you prefer hot sunny climates or cold snowy climates? Where can you find these? |
| Understanding the World - RE | There will be a World Religion Day as part of our SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural) coverage | When at home or in the community look out for symbols that are related to different religions. Can you identify them? |
| Expression and Creativity - Art | In Art we will be taking inspiration from Kandinsky. We will be exploring colour and line in a variety of materials and learning to link colour with emotion. | What is your favourite colour? What colours do you notice in the home? When out and about? How do these colours make you feel? |
| Expression and Creativity - DT | In DT we will be exploring a range of food moulds such as ice cube trays, jelly moulds, latex bun cases etc. We will look at some of the materials found in these moulds. We will start to understand that making a product from a mould relies on materials changing states between liquid & solid forms (e.g. water freezing in a mould to make ice cubes). | When at home or in the community, look out for food moulds that might have been used & talk about the materials that may have been used. |
| Preparing for Adult Life
| This half term we will be going on trips to support our understanding of how to be safe when out of school. We will also be working on our English and Maths functional skills. This will include shopping for our class snacks and paying for them. We will visit playgrounds to explore different exercise equipment and improve our general fitness and learn more about how to safe when in public places. | Can you help chose some healthy snacks when shopping? Can you help pay for them? Can you visit some playgrounds and explore some different fitness equipment. Can you cross the roads safely? Can you be a good pedestrian? What rules do you need to follow to keep safe when out and about? |
| Cooking | We will have the opportunity to use the Learning Kitchen on a regular basis. It will include health, safety & hygiene found within the kitchen. Life skills will include preparing self & area for cooking as well as cleaning up & tidying away. | When at home students can practise skills such as wiping down the kitchen surfaces; washing up, drying up, putting utensils & cutlery away – all linked with increasing independence. |
| Personalised Learning Goals | In this session we will be working on our EHCP targets. Pupils will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities to support their current PLGs (Personal Learning Goals). What will you choose to do? | Look at your current PLGs (please ask Miss S-B if you would like a copy of these to be sent home). Which ones could you work on at home? Do you need any resources to support you with this? Please ask the adults in class for anything that you may need. |
| We would love to hear about anything that you have done at home and celebrate this with the class. Please email any photos to Miss S-B or pop a note in the diary.
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