Welcome to Shells
Teacher - Rowan
Victoria Gotts
| Autumn Term 2 24/25 | Topic: Light |
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| Session | Class Ideas |
| Communication & Literacy | We will have a weekly session to work on Communication and Speech and Language Therapy goals. This half term our sensory story in the sensory room will be The Very Lonely Firefly. We will use lots of light up sensory items to help tell the story. On a Friday we will visit the school library to enjoy a range of books and choose a new library book to take home. |
| Maths & Problem Solving | We will be focusing on patterns using lots of different resources on our light table, exploring patterns of movement and sound patterns. We will also work on our cause and effect skills with the interactive screen, switches, lights and iPads. |
| Personal Development | We will have a massage session in the sensory room each week with the sensory lights, bubble tubes and bubble wall on. We will work on our social skills in the ball pool and classroom. We will be looking at facial features and emotions using mirrors. |
| Physical Development | Some children will have physiotherapy programs to follow. Some children will have weekly hydrotherapy and/or rebound therapy. In our weekly PE session in the hall we will be doing Music and Movement linked to our topic. On a Friday afternoon this half term we will be continuing our dance sessions with Inclusive Dance Teacher, Lauren. On a Monday afternoon we will be focusing on developing our fine motor skills through lots of different activities, including using tools in sensory play, play dough and shoebox tasks. |
| Understanding the World | This half term we will be enjoying different exploration activities linked to our topic, including exploring lights in a dark den and messy play linked to fireworks, Diwali and Christmas. |
| Expression and Creativity | On a Thursday afternoon we will be exploring tools and resources to make artwork related to the topic. This will include art linked to fireworks, Diwali and (in December) Christmas. |
| Ideas for home | * You could gather some transparent, reflective, shiny or mirrored items and materials to explore with your child along with a torch. * You could make a dark den by draping thick material over a table and explore light up toys in your den. Many cause and effect toys have buttons that light up. * Explore making shadows on a wall with a torch, using your hands or favourite toys * You could go to your nearest Garden Centre to look at Christmas lights on display. Towards the end of this half term you could go out for an evening walk or drive and look at Christmas lights in your local area. |