| Strand and Profile | Profiles in Class
| Ideas for home |
| Mathematics & Problem Solving
| Numeracy: Place Value
The lessons will vary on the ability of the pupils. Some will be working with higher numbers representing numbers to 100 and 1000; some will focus on counting forwards and backwards from 20, whilst others will be working on recognising tens and ones.
Functional Numeracy
We will transfer skills learnt in our maths lessons, to other areas of our day and other subjects, such as cooking. We will measure ingredients, use different pieces of equipment etc. This will also allow us to use other skills also. Students will also be able to explore money through fortnightly shopping trips.
| Practise counting regularly during everyday activities.
Talk about numbers in practical activities, i.e. cooking.
Play number games, i.e. bingo.
Explore money when shopping.
Use scales or count out spoonfuls when cooking.
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| Communication & Literacy | Literacy: Talk4Writing
Book of the half term: Eric by Shaun Tan
We will read the book as a class and then explore character descriptions through a variety of different activities. We will also learn some new words and crate a class dictionary with definitions that are relevant.
Phonics & Reading Comprehension
Some students will continue to learn new sounds and recap old sounds, supporting them to segment and blend words, developing their reading skills. Those students that are free readers and no longer need to do phonics will work on skills to support them to retrieve information from texts, infer and predict what will happen next and to be able to discuss and share their viewpoints of different texts.
Functional Literacy
We will use skills learnt from our phonics and reading comprehension sessions to support us in other aspects of our learning. For example, reading recipes, signs around the school or out in the community.
Library
Our focus in Library time will be on developing Library skills and independence in using the school library and reading books for pleasure.
| Do 1:1 reading at home to support segmenting and blending of words.
Read a story together – ask your child some questions afterwards. Can they retrieve the information that they need?
Read a book or watch a programme about magic. Encourage your child to use adjectives to describe what they have read or watched.
Apply reading skills to everyday tasks – reading labels in the shops.
Visit a local library.
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| Expression & Creativity | Art & Music: Pattern, Colour & Shape
We will explore different patterns in different materials. We will also try to create our own patterns using different colours and shapes.
Developing Hobbies
Students will get to experience different creative activities, such as drawing, colouring, painting etc., and will have the opportunity to express their opinions.
| Go for a walk and see what different patterns you can see in the environment.
Use crayons and paper to do different natural rubbings to see what patterns you can see.
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| Preparing for adult life | Life Skills: Cooking
Each week students will be preparing a snack or a meal as independently as possible. They will collect the things they need, follow the correct hygiene procedures before and after preparing the food and also wash up and put away the things that they have used.
Independent Living: Budgeting
We will be looking at the very basics of budgeting and what it means to budget and save money.
Community Inclusion
Students will be going on a fortnightly trip to the supermarket to buy snacks and cooking ingredients. The class will be split into two groups. The other group will go to The Patch to work on animal and plant care skills.
| Encourage your child to help make meals at home. Support them to make their own lunch.
Introducing pocket money. Encourage your child to do a job to earn some money, which they can then save in a piggy bank.
Go shopping. Support your child to create a shopping list to follow
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| Understanding the World | MFL: Spain
Spain is our topic for the whole summer term. We will be covering traditions, music, food, clothing, famous people and landmarks and will try to learn some Spanish vocabulary.
| Listen to some Spanish music.
Try some traditional foods.
Watch Dora the Explorer for some Spanish Vocabulary.
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