Class 1

Medium Term Plan

Spring 1

Colour

Understanding the World

C&L/PSED- circle time, paired discussions over family routines, traditions. What makes my family different? Elmer- everyone’s different.

Use of ICT Area, modelling independent access of age-appropriate software.

Discussion of animals found in the Elmer stories. Can you find out any fascinating facts about elephants?

Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Rainbow Fish circle time/speaking and listening activities. Is the Rainbow Fish a kind friend? Would you share your shiny scales with your friends?

Rainbow Fish turn-taking game. Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow- I’m precious and

special because … (describing self in positive terms). I’m special like Elmer because … (UtW:P&C-30-50m) How is Elmer helpful to his friends?

Communication and Language

Circle time/speaking and listening activities- PSED link- Rainbow Fish/end of the rainbow/Elmer.

Two-channelled attention demonstrated by increased group learning, e.g. guided writing, guided reading.

Oxford Reading Tree cards to be used to build up speaking and listening skills to support guided reading.

Physical Development

Continued use of finger gym activities to develop fine motor skills and manual dexterity throughout letters and busy learning to develop pencil grip and control.

Health and self care discussed regularly; through healthy Friday treats and snack time.

P.E on Wednesday afternoons.

Literacy

Letters and Sounds- Phase 3- consonant digraphs and vowel digraphs. Continued emphasis on blending and segmenting.

Continued weekly guided reading linked to sets of letters delivered the previous week. ORT cards to develop speaking and listening skills where appropriate.

Elmer and the Rainbow storytelling. Children to use widgit story map to support. Performing to parents during class assembly.

Weekly guided writing based on storytelling. Topic related books in book corner Writing area stocked with resources linked to topic,

word mats, post box, etc.

Mathematics

Maths area well stocked with numicon, sorting objects, number cards, number lines, measuring tools, number song props, etc.

Practise recognising and writing numbers to 5 and beyond.

Model using number lines to find one more or one less. Developing language related to adding and subtracting.

Model using maths area to initiate and solve own mathematical problems.

Encourage everyday language related to time through discussing date, months, seasons, etc. today, tomorrow, minute, hour and discuss how it can be measured.

Money in role play scenarios, introducing language, pence, pound, etc.

Elmer’s skin, repeating pattern mosaics.

Daily 100 day counting to practise reciting number.

Money used during snack time, discussing different ways that the same amount of money can be made.

Expressive Arts and Design

Continued use of Creative Area, independent junk modelling/ collage.

Rainbow themed mixing of colours and collage. Painting elephants, Elmer collage Milk bottle Elmer’s Sweet wrapper rainbow (stained glass window)

Recommended Reads Any of the Elmer series by David McKee Any of the Rainbow Fish series by Marcus

Pfister.