Language & Literacy – During Term 1

Talking & Listening

• Listen to and follow instructions accurately.
• Speak clearly and audibly with confidence to a range of audiences.

Reading (At appropriately differentiated levels)

• Participate in guided reading sessions and develop visual, meaning and grammar reading strategies.
• Know the purpose of captions, labels and lists.
• Recognise full-stops and capital letters when reading and name them correctly.

Writing (At appropriately differentiated levels)

Sentence Construction & Punctuation:

• Use upper case letters and full stops to demarcate sentences

Phonics & Spelling [building on & extending P1 work]:

• Linking sounds to letters, sounding the letters of the alphabet.
• Hearing and saying sounds in order in words.
• Blending sounds to read and write CVC words.

Handwriting:

• Use a comfortable and efficient pencil grip.
• Write lower case letters using the correct sequence of movements.

Writing:

• Write captions for their own work.
• Write and draw labels for everyday classroom use.
• Use ICT to create signs, labels and captions.

World Around Us (Topic Work) -  Our topic is Autumn

Some of the activities we will be involved in are:

• Participate in an Autumn walk, describing experiences using their senses.
• Learn about apples, from seed to product.
• Explore changes of state within Autumn.
• Explore leaves; collect and sort according to their type.
• Learn about hedgehogs and their habitats.
• Consider appropriate clothing for Autumn.
• Express their learning about Autumn through paint, clay, sand, recycled materials and foliage.
• Move and respond to Autumnal music.