Language & Literacy – During Term 2

Talking and Listening

• Listen to and follow instructions accurately

• Speaking clearly and confidently to the class

• Share news with the class

Writing

• Develop and use a comfortable and efficient pencil grip
• Form letters from the correct starting points
• Writing name with growing independence.
• Form simple sentences relating to topic work

Sentence Construction & Punctuation:

• Use the term ‘sentence’ appropriately to identify sentences in a text, i.e. those demarcated by capital letters and full-stops.
• Use features of punctuation to read in a phrased and fluent manner.

Phonics & Spelling:

• Hear, read and spell initial, final and medial letter sounds in words.
• Understand one letter to one sound correspondence with cvc e.g. bat and cvcc e.g. went

Writing:

• Write lower and upper case letters using the correct sequence of movements, ensuring the correct letter orientation. Begin to write on lined paper.

• Use phonological and graphic knowledge and sight vocabulary when spelling during writing tasks.

World Around Us -

Our topic from January to March will be ‘China.’  

The children will explore the topic of China: Chinese culture and traditions including food, weather, clothing, famous landmarks, famous figures, inventions, ancient Chinese myths and legends and animals.

We will also explore ‘push and pull’ forces within their topic work, specifically related to how The Great Wall of China was built. Pupils will create their Chinese landmarks from junk-art materials.

The children will use a variety of musical instruments to recreate the Chinese music, Chinese opera and Dragon Dance. Pupils will compare and contrast local and Chinese cultures and traditions. To conclude their WAU topic, pupils will celebrate Chinese New Year.

ICT -

Explore: Participate in individual and shared ICT experiences using websites such as www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies and Active Inspire and C2K programmes.

Express: Participate in creating a picture on Active Primary.   Discuss what is happening in the picture and record using the sound control and recorder buttons. Listen to recordings.

Exchange: Discuss how we communicate with people across the world through the use of phone (calls and messages)

Evaluate: Talk about their work. E.g. talk to the teacher about the picture they created on Active Inspire.

Exhibit: Print the picture created on Active Primary.