Reception Round Up
Some of the things the children have been learning...
We have used Goldilocks and The Three Bears to introduce our new topic – Once Upon a Time. We have written personal responses to the story and compared size. We have started to classify materials and consider how they are used in the classroom.
We have been looking at teen numbers as a ten plus some more to reinforce place value. We have used a 100 square in our challenges and been learning to count in tens.
We have been thinking about our best friends and the things we enjoy doing together.
Some of the things the children will be learning in the weeks to come...
The next traditional tales we will be using as focus texts are Little Red Riding Hood, and The Gingerbread Man. We will be considering alternative characters and endings and decorating a gingerbread man.
In phonics we have revisited phase 3 sounds;
ai igh ee oa
How to help your child...
- Share different versions of traditional tales - ask the children to try and read a page or two and identify familiar words.
- Revise the value of ‘teen’ numbers as a ten and some more.
- Practise reading bigger numbers in the environment.
- Count in tens to 100.
- Talk about the materials that are used in our homes and their simple properties.
What’s going on next half term/ notices/information...
Children will soon be enjoying their snack outdoors at playtime. With this in mind, please consider snack size as there will be limited time.