Growing
and Spring
Personal, Social
and Emotional Development
Managing Feelings and
Behaviour
Communication and
Language
Speaking
We will be encouraging the children to talk about their
interests
The children will have lots of opportunities to develop
their speaking and listening through a variety of activities
Physical
Development
Moving and Handling
Energetic play will take place daily
Opportunities will be
provided for children to practice manipulative skills
Literacy
Reading
We will focus on meaningful print eg children's names
We will be looking at Traditional stories and discussing the
characters with the children
Mathematics
Numbers
We will learn numbers by singing counting songs
We will encourage children to count the things they see and
do eg jumps
Understanding the
World
Technology
We will be encouraging children to acquire basic skills when
operating ICT equipment
We will encourage
children to speculate on the reasons why things happen or how they work
Expressive arts
and design
Exploring and Using
Media and Materials
Children will be encouraged to experiment with blocks,
colours and marks
Children will experience different painting techniques eg
marble, printing, finger
How can you help your
child?
Continue to talk to your child about what happens at
Pre-school, ask them questions and encourage them to ask you questions.
Count objects on the way to school eg "How many red
cars can you see?"
Sing songs the children are learning at Pre-school
Remember: staff
are always available for a chat or advice about your child.
