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.