This term in Acorn class to help the children with their Personal, Social and Emotional Development, we will be continuing to remind the children of our classroom rules; walking feet, keeping our hands to ourselves, listening ears and one person talking at a time. 

Our main theme in Acorn class will be "Journeys". We will be discussing what a journey is and why we go on journeys. We will be exploring different types of transport, what transport was like in the past, modern transport and how transport is and was powered. We will look at how people travel around our local area, explore maps and discuss what the North and South pole are like and how people travel around while they are there.

In Literacy we will be exploring our core text "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen. The children will be exploring the characters and the different terrains the characters encounter, through different activities. The children will learn new vocabulary as we read and explore the story during circle times and focused activities. The children will be learning 2 core rhymes, closely linked to our core book "We're Going on a Bear Hunt"- "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around" and "10 in the Bed." These rhymes will be sent home for the children to share with their families and also to become more familiar with them.

To support the children's development of their gross motor skills we will be encouraging ball skills; throwing, catching and kicking. Alongside this they will be learning how to use push along toys, ride on scooters, pedal bikes, balance using our stepping stones, walk along balance beams as well as hopping and holding a pose of standing on one leg. We will be encouraging independence - putting on coats and fastening them, which will support the children's development of their fine motor skills. We will also be working on pencil control and using scissors correctly, safely and independently.

In Maths we will have activities that focus on counting and ordering numbers, subitising numbers 1, 2 and 3. We will also be exploring shape, space and measure and repeating patterns. 

In Phonics we will be exploring different sounds; in the environment, from our voices, from musical instruments and looking at rhyming books.

In Art we will be creating some "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" inspired makes. The children will also be looking at a piece of artwork titled "The Fighting Temeraire" by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. The children will be creating their own versions of this artwork. 

In Design Technology  we will be making models of vehicles, designing our makes and thinking about which materials to use. 



During circle times we will be singing our core rhymes and encouraging the children to perform familiar songs and rhymes in groups.

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