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English 14 ideas
  • Forming lettersForming lower-case and capital letters correctly, starting in the right place and moving in the right direction, so that letters are recognisable
  • New words every dayLearning new words from stories, information books and rhymes, what they mean, and using them in play, role-play and talk about different things
  • Two letters, one soundReading letter groups that make one sound, such as sh, ch, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa and oo, saying their sounds and blending them in words, working toward…
  • Tricky wordsReading a few common exception words, such as the, I, to, no and go, spotting the tricky part that doesn't sound out
  • Reading simple sentencesReading aloud short phrases and simple sentences made of words with known letter sounds and a few tricky words, such as I can see a big red bus
  • Spelling by soundsSpelling simple words by saying them slowly, hearing each sound, and choosing a letter or letters for each sound, such as s-u-n, m-a-p and sh-o-p, ac…
  • Story time: listen and join inListening carefully to a story, joining in with repeated words and actions, and answering and asking questions about what happened and why
  • Retelling stories you knowRetelling a well-known story in order, some in the story's own words and some in your own, using new words from it, and saying what will happen next…
  • Finding out from information booksListening to and talking about information books about animals, places and how things work, learning new facts and the words that go with them
  • Rhymes, songs and poemsListening carefully to rhymes, songs and poems, hearing words that rhyme and sound alike, and learning some by heart to join in
  • Writing a sentenceSaying a phrase or sentence aloud, then writing it with words made of known sounds, a capital letter and a full stop, and re-reading it to check it m…
  • Good listeningListening carefully and knowing why it matters, following what has been said, and asking a question to find out more or to check you understand
  • Talking in full sentencesSaying ideas and feelings in full sentences in talk, describing what happened, is happening or will happen, joining ideas with words like and, becaus…
  • Explaining whyUsing talk to work out problems and explain how things work and why things might happen, using new words from stories and information books; the game…
Maths 13 ideas
  • Counting objects, actions and soundsCounting objects, claps, jumps and sounds one at a time, saying one number for each thing, and knowing that the last number you say tells you how man…
  • Counting to 20 and beyondCounting aloud past 10 and on beyond 20 (exploring up to about 30), hearing the pattern that repeats in each ten (twenty-one, twenty-two...), saying…
  • More, fewer or the same?Comparing two groups of up to 10, including groups that look different (big things spread out, small things close together), saying which has more, f…
  • Numbers and how manyMatching numerals 0 to 10 with the right amount in tens frames, pebbles, dots and pictures, and seeing that the same amount can be arranged in differ…
  • One more, one lessFinding one more and one less for numbers 0 to 10 by adding or taking away one object, and seeing that each counting number is one more than the last
  • Subitising to 5Seeing how many there are without counting, for up to 5 things, with dot patterns, dice, fingers and tens frames, then checking by counting
  • Doubles, odds, evens and sharingSpotting and showing patterns in numbers up to 10 with objects and pictures: doubles as a pattern (3 and 3 make 6), odd and even numbers by pairing o…
  • Making numbers to 10Exploring how each number to 10 is made of smaller parts, such as 5 is 4 and 1 or 3 and 2, by building and splitting groups of objects, fingers, tens…
  • Number bonds to 5 and 10Quickly remembering number bonds up to 5 (including the take-away facts, such as 5 take away 2 is 3), some bonds to 10 and double facts, without coun…
  • Shapes: turn, fit and buildTurning and fitting shapes to make pictures and puzzles, and finding smaller shapes inside bigger shapes, such as two matching right-angled triangles…
  • Where is it? Position wordsDescribing where things are and how they move with words such as in front of, behind, on top of, under, next to, between, forwards and backwards, and…
  • Longer, heavier, holds moreComparing lengths, weights and how much containers hold by direct comparison, without units, using words such as longer, shorter, heavier, lighter, f…
  • Repeating patternsContinuing, copying and making repeating patterns with colours, shapes, sounds and actions, such as red, blue, red, blue, and spotting the part that…
Healthy Me 2 ideas
  • Handwashing and germsHow germs spread and how washing hands stops them
  • Safety at homeSpotting hazards at home and how to avoid them
Feelings & Friendships 1 idea
  • Naming feelingsRecognising and naming emotions in ourselves and others

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