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Teacher - Rowan
Victoria Gotts
| Summer Term 1 24/25 | Topic: Dinosaurs |
|---|---|
| Session | Class Ideas |
| Communication & Literacy | On a Thursday morning we will be doing Dinosaur Story Massage in the sensory room. We will have a weekly session to work on Communication and Speech and Language Therapy goals. 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 continuing to explore different mathematical schema such as dabbing, pointing, matching coloured dinosaur toys, connecting and stacking, ordering and sequencing different sized dinosaurs. We will also work on our cause and effect skills with the interactive screen, switches and iPads. |
| Personal Development | We will end our week with massage and relaxation. We will work on our social skills in the ball pool and classroom. |
| 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 Dinosaur gymnastics, focusing on travel, balance and space. We will be developing our fine motor skills doing dinosaur themed dough disco with playdough. |
| Understanding the World | This half term on a Monday afternoon we will be joining with Seals class to explore dinosaurs with messy play and water play, including dinosaurs in sand, gloop, natural materials, jelly and ice and water. We are also planning a trip to the dinosaur park – ROARR! |
| Expression and Creativity | In the sensory room on a Monday morning we will be joining in with a music session with songs and musical activities linked to dinosaurs. On a Thursday afternoon we will be creating art related to the topic. |
| Ideas for home | * You could share books and listen to songs about Dinosaurs * You could use drums to make different dinosaur stomp sounds – perhaps loud and slow for big dinosaurs and quiet and quick for smaller dinosaurs * If you’ve got some plastic toy dinosaurs you could explore them with some sand or a tray of cocoa powder and cornflour, make footprints or bury the toys for your child to find * You could make dinosaur eggs by wrapping small dinosaur toys in playdough and see if your child can use their fine motor skills to get the dinosaur out of the playdough |