This term's topic in Reception is Toys. Below you will find the 7 areas of Learning with the content we hope to cover. For further information on the experiences, learning opportunities and skills being developed please speak to a member of staff.
Language, Literacy and Communication Skills
• Listening to/ respond to stories, poems and rhymes rhymes – books, tapes, internet, cds. Theme related (Toys - etc)
• Listening carefully to others - Show and tell, news, talking partners, message taking, using a microphone.
• Re-telling stories, sequencing stories,
• Theme related role play using story language.
• Jolly Phonics – blending, identifying sounds in words, dictation, continuing Tricky Words, reading books, introduction of letter names, introduction of capital letters.
• Guided reading
• Letter formation, blending , identifying sounds in words and introducing tricky words.
• Mark making using variety of equipment including IWB activities, writing patterns, classroom labels, lists, writing familiar stories- emergent writing, over/under
• Imaginative writing – emergent writing, over / under writing.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
• Consider similarities and differences between toys of today and toys of the past.
• Sort toys by different criteria – materials, colour, old and new etc.
• Sequencing toys – their own toys and toys played with by parents / grandparents.
• Explore our locality using play mat and small world.
• Create simple directions and instructions on how to move around our locality.
• Woodland winter and spring walk.
• Make simple maps of journey to our local park using photos and ordinal numbers.
• Investigate floating and sinking using toy boats
Religious Education
• Festivals –Valentines Day / St Dwynwen, St David’s Day, Mother’s Day, Shrove Tuesday, Lent, Easter
Mathematical Development
• Recognise, order, compare and count numbers to 20 and beyond.
• Estimate, count and record numbers up to 20.
• Use the language of position.
• Adding 2 or 3 to a number up to 10 – finding a total by counting on when that object is hidden.
• Understanding addition as a combination of 2
• Comparing lengths of 2 / 3 objects
• Compare heavy and light objects - estimate and begin to measure weights on scales using non- standard units.
• Sort 3-d shapes – recognising properties and naming.
• Recognising hours on an analogue clock – reading / setting the time to the hour,
• Use of money in Toy Shop.
• Interpret information presented in simple graphs / diagrams.
Physical Development
• Using large equipment – bikes, scooters, trikes, climbing frames, fort
• Rolling and kicking balls.
• Throwing, passing and bouncing balls and beanbags
• Travelling taking weight from one part of the body to another
• Spatial awareness and relationships – using language of position.
• Describe how they look / feel after physical exercise.
• Scissors skills – cutting out letters, numbers, shapes, art and craftwork.
• Controlling mouse, IWB pen, Beebot, cd players etc.
• Manipulating clay / playdough
Personal and Social Development, Well being and Cultural Diversity
• Discuss and share special/favourite toys.
• Become aware that we are all good at different things.
• To set own goals/targets
• Develop concentration for longer periods of time.
• Sharing/taking turns -
• Cooperating- playing games as a team
Creative Development
• Explore and experiment with 3D images – toy junk models
• Using ICT package to draw a variety of toys
• Modelling with clay
• Make puppets for role play activities
• Observational drawings of toys
• Celebration craft – St. Davids Day, Mothers day, Easter
• Learn a variety of theme related songs
Welsh Language Development
• Communicating in Welsh through Speaking and listening, reading and writing Covering topics of:
• Greetings
• Numbers
• Toys
• Shops
• Family
