Through our new topic, children will continue to learn a range of vocabulary.

Children will listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and group interactions.

Children will participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary. Some sessions will focus on real life situations such as recycling and how they can care for and respect the environment around them.

Children will offer explanations for why things might happen, making use of recently introduced vocabulary from stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems when appropriate.

Children will know and talk about the different factors that support their overall health and wellbeing:

- regular physical activity

- healthy eating

- toothbrushing

- sensible amounts of ‘screen time’

- having a good sleep routine

- being a safe pedestrian

Children will continue to develop the foundations of a handwriting style which is fast, accurate and efficient.

In weekly PE lessons, children will learn a range of skills in preparation for sports day next half term.

In outdoor provision, children will continue to practise and develop both fine and gross motor skills from using tweezers in the investigation area to using the various sports equipment.

Children will give focused attention to what the teacher says, responding appropriately even when engaged in activity, and show an ability to follow instructions involving several ideas or actions.

Children will be confident to try new activities and show independence, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge.

Through our new topic, children will explain the reasons for rules, know right from wrong and try to behave accordingly.

Children will continue to learn how to read and write letters/words/sentences through daily RWI and literacy lessons. We will be reading and writing about many stories linked to our new topic.

Children will write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed and spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or letters.

In daily phonics, children will say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least 10 digraphs eg sh, ch, th, ng.

Children will read words consistent with phonic knowledge by sound-blending and some children will read aloud simple sentences and books that are consistent with their phonic knowledge, including some common exception words.

In maths, children will select, rotate and manipulate shapes in order to develop spatial reasoning skills. They will also compose and decompose shapes so that they recognise a shape can have other shapes within it, just as numbers can.

Children will be able to count beyond ten, recognising many different numbers and apply their knowledge and understanding to work out additions and subtractions.

Children will be encouraged positive interactions with the outside world such as caring for their environment e.g. recycling.

Observe and interact with natural processes, such as ice melting, a sound causing a vibration, light travelling through transparent material, an object casting a shadow, a magnet attracting an object and a boat floating on water.

Children will safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. In the creative area, they will create box models – this will promote some of our topic around reusing and recycling items.  Children will then share their creations, explaining the process they have used.

Children will continue to sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs and perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others and, when appropriate, try to move in time with music.

During our visit to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, children will learn about sculptures and create their own.