Our main theme in Acorn class is 'All About Me'. We will be learning about our body parts including knees, ankles, wrists, knuckles and elbows, along with organs, muscles and bones. We will use x-rays to find out how the insides of our bodies look. We will be discussing the amazing things our bodies can do, such as climb, dance, play sports and that when we grow we can do more things. We will be discussing the members of our families and how our families are different. We will look closely at where we live, looking at pictures and maps of our local area. We will look at the people in our community who help us, including fire fighters, doctors, police officers. We will learn about the different seasons and how our local area changes during each season.

In Literacy, we will be exploring our core text 'Owl Babies'. We will be exploring the characters, creating pictures of them and looking at their features, retelling the story with stick puppets and sequence pictures and completing story maps.

Our two core rhymes this half term are '1, 2 Buckle My Shoe' and 'Miss Polly had a Dolly'. Copies of these rhymes will be sent home for children to share with their families. We will be singing these songs during circle times.

In Phonics we will be using musical instruments to improve our listening skills, along with identifying each other's voices and listening to each other give instructions. We will be identifying initial sounds of words and read and identifying rhyming words and books.

In Maths we will be comparing amounts, using language such as 'more than', 'fewer than' and 'the same'. In our shape, space and measure learning, we will be exploring and building with shapes and objects. We will be exploring repeats in patterns. In our counting learning we will hear and say number names.

In Art we will be exploring colour through painting with primary colours and mixing secondary colours. We will also be exploring portraits and learn how to use paint to create these.

To help the children develop their personal and social skills we will be reminding the children of the school rules and ensure they understand why the rules are important. We will encourage the children to express preferences when making decisions. We will also encourage children in independent play and with other children. We will talk about and help the children to manage their emotions. The children will be encouraged to become increasingly independent as they learn how to meet their own care needs.

To help the children with their physical development we will provide push-along wheeled toys, scooters and tricycles, along with balance beams and stepping stones. The children will be supported to develop their kicking, throwing and catching skills with different resources such as, balls, hoops and bean bags, along with fitting into spaces such as tunnels and dens. The children will be encouraged to develop their large motor skills by waving streamers, using paint and chalk to make large creations. The children will also be encouraged to develop their small motor skills, by using scissors, putting coats on independently and managing buttons and zips, along with pouring drinks.