Beanstalk & Sunflower topic planner for The Summer Term (first half): ‘Ahoy me hearties’’ Literacy Maths Our school values for the first half of the term is –Tolerance. Story telling and role-play. Daily sharing of stories and poems. Writing name, labels, captions, lists, sentences and stories. Reading books including stories, non-fiction and poetry. Daily phonics: Phase 3 sounds. Counting in 1s, 2s and 10s. Number recognition and ordering. 1 more than and 1 less than. Addition and subtraction by counting on and back. Naming and talking about the properties of 2-d and 3-d shapes. Size, length, weight, capacity and time. Personal, Social and Emotional Communication and Language Physical Development Following rules and routines. Developing listening skills and concentration. Relationships- Talking about our friends and families, our feelings and things that are important to us. Changes - Moving into the next year group. Listening to others and talking in sentences when answering. Talking about events in the past, present and future. Sharing news and retelling stories. Answering ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions P4C (Philosophy for children) Self-care skills: independent dressing. Keeping safe inside the classroom and outside. Moving in different ways. Fine motor skills: handwriting, painting, making and cutting. Throwing and catching skills, moving in different ways, moving to music. Understanding the World Growing plants and learning to look after them. Learning about the lifecycles of plants, and creatures. Learning about Pirates. Welly walks. Using computer programmes, ipads and technological toys. Expressive Arts and Design Story-telling through drama. Acting out stories created by ourselves and others. Dancing in response to music. Designing our own treasure maps. Constructing with a purpose, eg a pirate ship. Experimenting with media, textures and colour. Singing songs and nursery rhymes.