Talking and Listening

• Use spoken and written language in their play and other experiences.
• Listen with sustained concentration to other children and adults.

Reading

• Read familiar, simple stories independently.
• Know and understand the terms ‘story’, ‘character’ and ‘setting’.

Sentence Construction & Punctuation:

• Begin to use the term ‘sentence' to identify sentences in a text.
• Use upper case letters and full stops to demarcate sentences

Phonics & Spelling:

• Blending single-letter sounds to read and write CVC, VCC and CVCC words.
• Segmenting sounds in order to read new words.

Handwriting:

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

Our topic is Fairies, Frost and Father Christmas

Some of the activities we will be involved in are:

• Find out about our teeth and find out how to keep a happy, healthy smile.
• Investigate how some food and drink affects our teeth.
• Play in our dentist surgery in our classroom.
• Find out about the tooth fairy, explore fairy lands through stories and imaginative play.
• Complete practical science investigations exploring freezing and melting.
• Investigate winter weather, clothing and animal behaviour.
• We will look at Father Christmas and some of the lovely traditions we celebrate together during the festive season.