Summer 2
Our topic this half-term is:
Dinosaurs!
Our key questions are:
- What did dinosaurs look like?
- What did dinosaurs eat?
- Where did dinosaurs live?
- Why are there no dinosaurs now?
You can help by:
- Sharing books at home – information books as well as stories
- Talking about the key features of different dinosaurs
- Learning tricky dinosaur names along with your child
- Identifying some of the foods you eat as plant-based or meat-based
Summer 1
Our topic this half-term is "Building Barwick". We will be doing lots of building and thinking about the different buildings we see in our village. We have a 'Healthy-Eating Cafe' in our role-play area and we are enjoying the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Our key questions are:
- What buildings do we see in our village?
- What is this building used for?
- Can we talk about the different parts of a building?
- Can we build a…?
You can help by:
- Talking about the buildings you see when travelling to/from school
- Visiting different types of buildings e.g. homes, shops, cafés, churches, castles etc.
- Taking photographs of buildings – please upload to Tapestry!
- Construction activities and den-building – e.g. using blocks, sticks, cardboard boxes, any household/garden items
Spring 2
Our topic this half-term is:
“I’m a celebrity!”
Our key questions are:
- What do you look like when you are happy? What makes you happy?
- What did you look like as a baby?
- Who is in your family?
- How can you help your body stay fit and healthy?
You can help by:
- Looking at family photographs together
- Bringing a baby photo into school for our ‘Celebrity’ portrait gallery
- Sharing rhymes, songs or games that name parts of the body
- Exploring physical skills e.g. climbing, jumping, running, throwing or catching
- Talking about healthy food choices
Spring 1
Our topic this half-term is:
Opposites
Our key questions are:
- What is the same?
- What is different?
- Why do these things belong together?
- What is the opposite of…?
You can help by:
- Describing things you see and hear.
- Commenting on opposites in the world around you, or in stories.
- Playing odd-one-out, sorting or matching games.
- Playing preposition games involving on/off, in/out etc.
Autumn 2
Our topic this half-term is:
Once upon a time…
Our key questions are:
- What is happening in the picture?
- What do you think will happen next?
- Why do you think that?
- What is the character like?
- How do you know?
You can help by:
- Sharing traditional tales at home
- Encouraging your child to anticipate and join in with repeated phrases
- Talking about pictures in books
- Talking about what happened in the story and wondering what might happen next
Autumn 1
Our topic this half-term is:
Autumn
Our key questions are:
- What can we see in Autumn?
- What can we hear in Autumn?
- What can we smell in Autumn?
- What can we feel in Autumn?
- What can we taste in Autumn?
You can help by:
- Talking about the things you see and hear when walking to Nursery.
- Playing outside with your child.
- Enjoying seasonal foods together.
- Collecting leaves, conkers, acorns or other signs of Autumn.