Language & Literacy – In this half term we will: Talking and Listening

· Convey simple information showing awareness of what the listener needs to know.

· Listen to and follow instructions accurately. Sentence Construction & Punctuation:

· Understand the concept of a sentence and apply this understanding in reading and writing.

· Understand the concept of question and exclamation marks and apply this understanding in reading and writing. Reading

· Know the terms: ‘title’, ‘cover page’ and ‘blurb’ and use to predict.

· Understand basic story elements and make comparisons, e.g. beginnings and endings, characters, incidents and settings in different stories.

· Understand that non-fiction books on similar themes can give different information and present similar information in different ways. Phonics & Spelling:

· Segmenting and blending sounds to read and write words using one sound but different spellings e.g. all the different ways to spend the /k/ sound:- <c> cat , <ck> sock and <k> milk. Handwriting:

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

· Tall letters, small letters and ‘tails’ hanging below the line letters. Writing:

· Demonstrate an awareness of key features of narrative in writing, e.g. significant incidents and simple settings.

· Create short, simple texts on paper and on screen which combine words with images (and sounds).

World Around Us (Topic Work) -  A Pirate Adventure

Geography

• To use language to identify position relative to other objects or places (P)
• To follow and to give simple directions to places in the immediate environment (P)
• To recognise different viewpoints e.g. from above, below, the side (P)

History

• To recognise and record the sequence of events in simple stories and in personal history e.g. photos and artefacts (COT)
• To find out about their own and other people’s history (COT)
• To use simple vocabulary in relation to the passage of time e.g. before/after (COT)

Science and Technology

• To identify push and pull (M&E)
• That pushes and pulls, including air and water, can make things move (M&E)
• That sounds come from a wide variety of sources and that people and other animals hear sounds with ears (P, M&E)
• That we can make sounds in a variety of ways and these sounds can be loud or quiet (M&E)

Using ICT

• Express: Use Word to write sentences about a given topic. Use shift key to use an upper case letter.  Use full stops.   Change font colour and insert pictures.  Use digital camera to take photos as part of the topic.  View the photos on screen and talk about them. 
• Explore: Programme Bee-Bot to move to a given point using a series of commands.
• Evaluate: Talk about ICT work to a teacher.
• Exhibit: Save work. Children can print work using the print icon.