| Strand and Profile | Profiles in Class | Ideas for Home |
| Communication and Literacy | Our Talk4Writing text this half term continues to be Dear Zoo. In our stories session in the sensory room we will be doing a Dear Zoo story massage and will explore story sacks featuring animals and their habitats.
We will continue to have a weekly library slot. Please send in your child’s book bag on a Tuesday so that they can swap their books each week.
| You could share books and stories about animals with your child. You could visit your local library to borrow some different books to read together. |
| Mathematics and Problem Solving | In our weekly maths session we will be starting with animal number songs using props and then we will explore different activities linked to mathematical schemas.
In our cause and effect sessions we will be working on our cause and effect skills with iPads, touch screens, switch toys and cause and effect toys.
| You could sing animal number songs with your child, such as 5 Little Ducks or 5 Little Speckled Frogs.
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| Personal Development | We will be working on our social skills through a weekly ball pool session and a weekly play session in the classroom. We will end our week with some massage and relaxation in the classroom, doing some story massage and Handy Pac.
| You could expose your child to lots of language about emotions. Point out when you notice they are feeling a certain way - ‘I think you are feeling…because…’ |
| Physical Development
| In PE we are going to be exploring the playground equipment or soft play equipment, working on balance and coordination and moving like animals in different habitats.
On a Friday this half term we will be going to the hall for a dance session with Inclusive Dance Teacher, Lauren.
| You could play some songs about animals and have a dance with your child! |
| Understanding the World | In our exploration sessions we will be exploring sensory trays with things to explore linked to different habitat i.e. twigs and leaves for forest week and taste-safe fake snow for polar week. There’ll also be a selection of toy animals to explore and books in the book corner about different habitats. | Go out and explore and try making some art work using the things you find. You could collect twigs and flowers to make natural paintbrushes or make sand art at the beach by making marks in wet sand. |
| Expression and Creativity | Each week in art we will be doing art work based on different habitats, using different techniques including collage and printing, and using sand, twigs, leaves, moss...
In our weekly music lesson in the sensory room we will be creating soundscapes for the different animal habitats, one each week. We will use various instruments, BIGmacks and the Soundbeam and switches to make different sounds.
| You could have fun making some animals out of paper plates. Just search google for some great craft ideas!
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| Personalised Learning
| We will be working on our individual Personal Learning Goals throughout the day as well as having a weekly lesson to focus on working towards our PLGs. | Please let me know if you’d like me to send you a copy of your child’s current PLGs. |
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