We will be learning: To recognise Set 2 double and triple letter sounds, such as ay, ee, igh, ow, oo, ar, or, air. All of these ‘special friends’ have more than one letter but only make one sound. They are very useful to know when blending sounds to read more complex words such as chair, high and play. We will enjoy listening to a range of stories attentively and write for pleasure using phonetic sounds (Fred fingers) with increasing accuracy. 

You could support your child by:  Sharing home reading with them every day, supporting them as much as necessary for them to increase confidence and fluency. Help them to break down unfamiliar words to sound them out. Help with words that can’t be sounded out phonetically, e.g. the, I, we. Read other fiction and non-fiction books for pleasure. Encourage your child to write as part of their play. Encourage development of finger skills by playing with Lego and play-doh. Practise writing letter shapes in mud and glitter.

We will be learning: To count, compare and understand the composition of numbers past ten, with a focus on the composition and ordering of teen numbers. We will begin to explore ordinal numbers (first, second, third) and spatial awareness.

You could support your child by: Looking for teen numbers e.g. on houses as you are out and about. Say ‘1 group of 10 and 3 more’ when thinking about 13. Use shapes to make pictures and patterns e.g. tangrams.

Look at a calendar each day and say the day, e.g. ‘It’s the fifteenth of June.’

We will be learning: To talk about how things change over time as a lot of traditional tales are set in the past. We’ll be exploring world geography via our transport theme.

You could support your child by: Talking with elderly friends and relatives about how things have changed since they were children. Looking at maps and talking about holidays and journeys they have been on, discussing the modes of transport they used.

We will be learning: To explore art from different countries and cultures, using different mixed media to recreate them and make our own. We will be building and joining materials to create models and inventions. We will join in with songs and create our own. 

You could support your child by: Encouraging fine motor skills such as using scissors, drawing and colouring in. Upcycle boxes and bottles with creative junk modelling. Sing traditional and modern songs together.

 PSED

We will be learning:  To respect the changes they see in themselves and others. Talk about how they feel when changes happen e.g. their feelings about transitioning to Year 1. We will be focussing on looking forward to change as a positive experience.

You could support your child by:  discussing how they feel about starting in Year 1. Reassure them that they will be with their friends and they will have exciting new things to look forward to, e.g. swimming.

 PHYSICAL

We will be learning:  We will continue to develop our gross and fine motor skills in our weekly PE and Forest School sessions. We will focus on dance and athletics ready for sports day. The children should come to school in their school uniform on PE days and will get changed in school.  On Forest School days they should come in dressed in their kit but spare clothes, especially socks, are very useful..

You could support your child by:  Playing on the equipment in the park, riding bikes and scooters and playing throwing, catching and kicking ball games. Small construction toys, such as Lego are great for fine motor skills.