Together We Are Greater

conversation, story-telling and role-play, the children are provided with opportunities for the children to share ideas with support and modelling from adults; through careful questioning the children are invited to elaborate so they become able to use a rich range of vocabulary and language structures. The children are read to frequently and are actively engaged in stories, non- fiction, rhymes, and poems and are provided opportunities to use and embed unfamiliar words in a range of contexts.	adults strive to make strong, warm, and supportive relationships with all children. The environment and regular routines are designed to promote self- regulation and executive function. Alongside class rules, modelling good behaviour and reflective discussions, children develop an understanding of themselves and others to help them develop strong relationships. Independence, resilience and ‘have a go’ attitudes to learning are encouraged and celebrated during ‘Learning Choice’ times. Children are taught the importance of personal hygiene and engage in weekly sessions using SCARF which is part of the whole school approach for PSHE.	Opportunities for the development of fine- motor skills are provided during continuous provision through a range of resources, tools, and activities. All the children also take part in ‘Funky Fingers and ‘Dough Disco’ sessions to build up strength and dexterity which is important in the development of handwriting skills.	the children are provided small world resources and role play activities to encourage them to do the same. Phonics is essential in developing confident readers and writers and we have a systematic, synthetic approach based on Bug Club, taught daily in whole class or small group sessions. Writing resources are incorporated throughout our learning environment to encourage mark-making and children’s attempts are celebrated on our Writing Wall. We encourage the children to write independently following whole class or small group Literacy sessions where ideas are shared modelled and rehearsed.	describe, subitise and manipulate numbers through the resources and activities in our learning environment. We use manipulatives to build and apply understanding and teach relevant vocabulary in an active way. Math is also taught explicitly in a daily session and followed up with group work based on the Power Maths programme. We also explore shape, measure, and pattern.	seasonal changes in nature and they will be given opportunities to develop map skills. In the Spring term, the children will plant grow a variety of seeds, including their own beans and prepare a fruit salad to support an understanding of the journey of their food. Children learn about similarities and differences in cultures and customs through our diversity lessons and permanent domestic role play that evolves with festivals and celebrations. They are encouraged to tell their own stories and we use books to learn about others and to expand vocabulary.	learning. We teach various techniques and provide the children with opportunities to explore them. We look at the work of various artists and use these as a stimulus for our own art work. Examples of children’s work are celebrated on art displays. Children learn stories, songs, rhymes, and poems and are encouraged to perform these to each other or to parents.
Curriculum Goals
• ASK a relevant question • MAKE a relevant comment • CONVERSE in back-and- forth exchanges with friends and teachers • EXPRESS ideas and thoughts • USE a wide range of vocabulary	• RESPECT themselves, others and their environment • Show EMPATHY to others • To be INDEPENDENT & RESILIENT learners	• USE tools, including cutlery and scissors, confidently and effectively • HOLD a pencil effectively to form letters • MOVE their bodies in various ways • Show safe CONTROL, COORDINATION & BALANCE in PE activities	• TALK about stories • USE vocabulary from core texts • READ fluently books consistent with their phonic knowledge • WRITE simple sentences and read them back to an adult	• UNDERSTAND in depth, numbers to 10 including number bonds • RECOGNISE the pattern of the counting system • COMPARE quantities in different contexts • EXPLAIN, REASON & PROBLEM SOLVE using numbers to 10	• KNOW some similarities and differences between things in the past and now • EXPLORE the natural world around them • APPRECIATE different religious and cultural communities locally and around the world • UNDERSTAND how to read a simple map	• EXPRESS themselves through their favourite mediums • PERFORM a story, song, poem or rhyme to an audience • INVENT & ADAPT their own ideas • RETELL a story through play