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Reception Term 1 Curriculum Overview

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Reception · Term 1 learning plan

1	RECEPTION TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
2	Literacy Maths Understanding the World Art
3	Communication & Language
4	-Listen to others, 1-1 and in small groups.
5	-Answer simple questions clearly.
6	-Respond to simple instructions.
7	-Speak in simple, correctly formed sentences.
8	-Re-tell a past event.
9	-Develop a range of vocabulary.
10	Reading:
11	-Listen to and join in with stories and poems.
12	-Join in with repeated refrain and anticipate key
13	events.
14	-Respond to questions about the story.
15	-Predict what might happen next.
16	-Describe story setting, events and characters.
17	-Talk about illustrations and recognise print
18	coveys meaning.
19	-Re-tell events in stories.
20	Writing:
21	-To add labels to pictures.
22	To sequence events in stories.
23	-To make simple information and story books,
24	using pictures.
25	-To be able to describe story characters.
26	-Count forwards and backwards to
27	20
28	-Recognise and order numbers to
29	20.
30	-Count out a set of up to 10
31	objects from a larger set.
32	-Form numbers to 10.
33	-Order two objects by length or
34	height.
35	-Use everyday language to talk
36	about size.
37	-Recognise common 2D shapes.
38	-Use mathematical names for 2D
39	shapes.
40	-Create a simple repeating pattern.
41	-Use everyday language to describe
42	position.
43	-Know days of the week.
44	-Sequence events in a day.
45	-Show whole, half and quarter of
46	an object.
47	-Recognise what is special about
48	each of us and that each of us is
49	unique.
50	-Identify differences and
51	similarities between ourselves.
52	-Name the parts of the body.
53	-Name the five senses and the
54	part of the body associated.
55	-Identify different types of
56	homes. To talk about their own
57	family and Recognise there are
58	different types of families.
59	-Recognise different types of
60	food and identify what we
61	should eat to stay healthy.
62	-Identify other ways to stay
63	healthy.
64	-Name animals and their baby
65	names.
66	-Use paint carefully.
67	To choose appropriate
68	colours.
69	-Use collage to make a
70	picture.
71	-Draw round a
72	template.
73	-Cut carefully.
74	-Choose colours
75	carefully.
76	-Cut and stick
77	carefully.
78	RECEPTION TERM ONE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
79	SPECIALISTS OVERVIEWS
80	WEEK MUSIC P.E. ICT
81	1 Nursery Rhymes: 1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive;
82	Games: Freeze Dance
83	Introduction to Physical Education &
84	Sports
85	Settling In, ICT Rules & Fun Activities
86	2 Nursery Rhymes: Old Macdonald Had a Farm;
87	Games: If You’re Happy and You Know It
88	Locomotor Skills Computer Parts & Safe Computer Use
89	3 Nursery Rhymes Row, Row, Row Your Boat;
90	Games: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
91	Spatial Awareness. Review + Fun Week
92	4 Nursery Rhymes: Itsy Bitsy Spider;
93	Games: Freeze Dance
94	Jumping and
95	landing
96	Mouse Awareness: Moving & Pointing
97	5 Nursery Rhymes: Mary Had a Little Lamb;
98	Games: Musical Chairs
99	Balance Mouse Basics: Pointing & Clicking
100	6 Nursery Rhymes: Mary Had a Little Lamb Games:
101	Games: Hot Potato
102	Hoping and Galloping Review + Fun Week: Mouse Games
103	7 HALF TERM
104	8 Review of Half Term Agility Skills Review + Fun Week: Mouse Skills Refresher
105	9 Nursery Rhymes: Up, Up, Up;
106	Games: Freeze Dance
107	Fine and Gross Motor Skills Mouse Control: Clicking & Dragging
108	10 Nursery Rhymes: Up, Up, Up
109	Games: Freeze Dance
110	Agility and Obstacle Movement Mouse Control: Drag-and-Drop Games
111	11 Nursery Rhymes: Farmyard Jamboree
112	Games: Hot Potato
113	TRAINING METHODS
114	Interval Training
115	Review + Fun Week: Mouse Games
116	12 Nursery Rhymes: Farmyard Jamboree;
117	Games: Musical Chairs
118	TRAINING METHOD
119	Circuit Training
120	Primary Assessments
121	13 Nursery Rhymes: Rain, Rain, Go Away
122	Games: Freeze Dance
123	Training Methods
124	Continuous Training
125	Creative Mouse Activities
126	14 Review of Term ATHLETICS
127	Sprint Start Technique
128	Creative Mouse Activities & Games
129	15 Review of Term ATHLETICS
130	Sprint Start Technique
131	Motor Skills (Mouse Control Games)

These overviews guide planned learning. Teachers may adjust the pace and activities to suit students' needs. Please contact the class teacher or subject teacher for support.