Welcome to Dolphins

Teacher - Dolphins Rebecca Gabriel
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Welcome to Dolphins Class!!

 

“Welcome to Dolphins Class! We are an energetic, happy class of 11 pupils and 7 adults. We learn through play and all learning is very much interlinked. We follow the pupil’s interests and aim to prove enriching, meaningful learning experiences every day.

We spend a lot of time exploring different therapies based on our pupil’s needs, for example, speech and language therapy, hydrotherapy, sensory enrichment, physiotherapy, and PECs Club.

We have lots of fun in Dolphins Class!”

Dolphins Timetable – Autumn 2

 

Autumn Term 2 - 24/25 Topic: Autumn and Authors – Julia Donaldson
SubjectCurriculum Info/Class Ideas
LiteracyPlease read with me, sing with me, highlight and point out logos and images I see regularly. This half term we will be looking at two books by the Author Julia Donaldson. We will read The Gruffalo as this will be linked to our topic of Autumn and then we will read Stickman as we move towards Christmas. We will continue with our phonics sessions and our listening and attention activities. We will also be starting our core vocabulary curriculum, learning the first 40 words children need for communication. We will see it, sign it, say it and find it on our core communication boards, whichever is most appropriate for each individual child.
MathsWe can look at different amounts of objects together, talk to me about more, less, same and different. Have lots of fun with me using number in everyday situations, even when getting dressed!We will be using the White Rose Maths programme in maths exploring pattern, grouping and sorting, position and numerical order.
Personal developmentWhen I am showing different emotions you can help label them for me “I think you are feeling happy, I can see your smile”. We will continue our class routines, which we are really getting used to now. We will continue Attention Autism sessions as this helps us with attending to all our other learning times. We will continue to explore our emotions and what makes us happy and sad and what we can do when we feel these emotions. We will continue to play and explore alongside each other building our friendships in class.
The WorldWhen we are out and about let’s pause and look around, how have the trees changed? Are the leaves falling? Maybe we can go on an autumn walk and find conkers or acorns.We will be looking at Autumn and the weather, how has the world around us changed, what things can we find now it is Autumn. We will look at British autumnal animals such as squirrels, foxes, hedgehogs, badgers and bats. We will find out where they live and what they eat. We may even have the opportunity to go for some walks in the woods.
Expressive Arts We can listen to different music at home, what do I like, what do I not like? I might surprise you!Art – we will make some autumnal collage pictures Music – we will start our music session, tapping rhythms with our rhythm sticks. DT – we will make lots of yummy autumn things in our cooking sessions.
Physical Development I have lots of energy, but I also need to learn to rest, this can be tricky for me but music, deep pressure and gently rocking and rolling can help. We will start to learn some parachute games working as a team. We will also start to practise our ball skills in kicking, throwing and catching. We will also have lots of opportunity throughout the day to work on and develop our fine motor skills.