Our topic this half term is ‘Bears and Teddies.’ Our book focuses will be ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ and ‘Paddington Bear’. The children will learn new topical vocabulary, which will include the appropriate Makaton signs. The children will have regular opportunities to participate in attention circles and will play turn taking games with their peers. The attention circles will be sensory based and linked to our topic and other areas of learning.

We will continue with our senses topic in science. All the children previously enjoyed the different activities, and we have lots more smells, textures and sounds to explore. Each week we will focus on something new, and they will get time to participate in different activities.

The children will go to the library each week to look at different books. We will look at the story sack of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’. We will continue to complete different fine moto activities to help strengthen their hands and finger muscles. They will all be given the opportunities to explore mark making and tracing shapes and letters.

In Maths, we will continue to listen to number songs and learn to recognise different numbers. We will also look at size and complete activities to help support our understanding of this.

We will continue to follow the ‘Charanga’ Music Scheme, which the children all enjoy. We will play different wooden instruments, symbols and drums. We will explore the contrast between the different sounds, and the children will all get to take turns to have a solo during each lesson.

Caterpillar Class will be cooking. They will be encouraged to use different utensils and will explore different foods to touch and eat. They will be making cheese straws, Valentines biscuits and trifle.

On a Thursday, some of our pupils will be going horse riding and the others will visit a play park as part of their physical activity. On our community visits we will be heading to local woodlands, garden centres, supermarkets and parks. The children will be encouraged to push the trolley round the supermarket and scan the items that we are buying. At the woodlands and parks they will be encouraged to move in different ways.

It’s going to be a lovely half term!

Lauren & The Caterpillar Class Team