Reception Medium Term Plan Spring 1
Reception Medium Term Plan Spring 1
Develop confidence,
competence, precision and
accuracy when engaging in
activities that involve a
ball.
Develop the foundations of
a handwriting style which
is fast, accurate and
efficient.
Reading Read individual letters by saying the *Children have daily small I can read some letter groups
sounds for them.
Read a few common exception words group letters and sounds that each represent one
matched to the school’s phonic sessions. sound and say sounds for
programme.
Blend sounds into words, so that they *Home reading books are them.
can read short words made up of know linked to phonics level,
letter – sound correspondence.
children can change books I can read the tricky words
daily that I am taught.
Read some letter groups *We use high quality texts
that each represent one to support each topic. I can read simple phrases
sound and say sounds for These texts are available for and sentences made up of
them. children to access and words with known letter-
revisit in our reading area. sound correspondences and,
Read simple phrases and *The children have a daily where necessary, a few
sentences made up of literacy session exception words.
words with known letter- *The children have daily
sound correspondences guided reading sessions I can re-read books to build
and, where necessary, a *Lowest 20% have individual up confidence in word
few exception words. daily reading as well as reading, fluency and
pupil premium children. understanding and
Re-read books to build up *Tricky words introduced are enjoyment.
their confidence in word shared with parents for
reading, their fluency and home learning.
their understanding and
enjoyment.
Writing Spell words by identifying the sounds *Children say their sentence I can write a simple caption
and then writing the sound with
letter/s. out loud and then segment using the phonics that I
each word. know.
Form lower-case and *Children are taught to use
capital letters correctly. a capital letter to begin a I can write a simple sentence
sentence and a full stop at using the phonics that I
the end. know.
*Children are encouraged to
use finger spaces. I can write most lower case
*Children are taught to write and capital letters correctly
some letter sounds from from memory.
memory including capitals.
*Children write captions and
extended captions.
* Children write simple
sentences.
*Children write simple
factual sentences.
Children write a simple
recount.
Mathemati Compare numbers. *Children will experience I understand what the
cs daily counting to 30 via numeral zero represents.
Explore the composition of registration.
numbers to 10. *Daily seasons and days of I can compare numbers to 5.
the week.
Compose and decompose *Sequencing of the school I can make 4 and 5 in
shapes so that children day. different ways.
recognise a shape can *Daily Maths session
have other shapes within I can make 6, 7 and 8 in
it, just as numbers can. Number different ways.
*Introducing zero
Compare mass and *Comparing numbers I can combine 2 groups and
capacity. to 5 find out how many
*Composition of numbers to altogether.
5
*Composition of 6,7, I can compare objects and
and 8. say which is heavier and
*Doubles to 8 lighter.
*Combining two amounts.
I can compare capacity.
Measure, shape and
spatial thinking
*Mass and capacity
Understand People, Culture and *Children look at images I can comment on images of
ing the Communities of pirates in the past and pirates in the past.
world Comment on images of familiar
situations in the past.
comment on the
Understand that some places are pictures. Children I can use vocabulary related
special to members of their compare pictures of to pirates.
community.
Compare and contrast characters from pirate ships and modern
stories, including figures from the past. day boats. I know where I live.
* Children identify
Recognise that people England and The United I know that not all places in
have different beliefs and Kingdom on a map and a the world are the same.
celebrate special times in globe.
different ways. *Children identify the I can find Great Britain on a
Recognise some Arctic, China and globe and a world map.
similarities and differences Australia on a world map
between life in this country I can find the Arctic, China
and a globe.
and life in and Australia on a globe and
* Children celebrate
other countries. a world map.
Chinese New Year and
compare to other
Recognise some I can describe some of my
Celebrations and
environments that are own traditions.
traditions.
different to the one in
which they live. * Children compare our
I know some of the festivals
own country to the
that are celebrated around
Draw information from a Arctic, China and
the world.
simple map. Australia. Children
comment on similarities
I understand that people
and differences.
have different beliefs and
*Children compare the celebrate in different ways.
environment in the
Arctic and Australia to I know some animals that
our country. come from different parts of
the world.
Expressive Explore, use and refine a variety of *Children can create or I can independently access
artistic effects to express their ideas
Arts and and feelings. make anything linked to our all areas.
Design Listen attentively, move to and talk topic.
about music, expressing their feelings
and responses. *Children are encouraged to I can talk about and describe
Return to and build on their previous make build landmarks in our the work that I produce.
learning, refining ideas and developing
their ability to represent them.
construction area.
Sing in a group or on their own, *Children are encouraged to I can work with friends when
increasingly matching the pitch and make their own props for creating.
following the melody. role play e.g. pirate hats,
Develop storylines in their pretend
play. maps, swords, telescopes. I can talk about movement
Explore and engage in music making *Children are encouraged to that I like.
and dance, performing solo or in
groups. critique each other’s
movement in dance and I can sing to self and make
Create collaboratively gymnastics. up songs.
sharing ideas, resources *We have daily song/nursery
and skills. rhyme time. I can tap out simple rhythms.
*We have a weekly
Watch and talk about charanga music lesson -
dance and performance Everyone
art, expressing their *We have an outdoor music
feelings and responses. area