Skills Topic

1. Personal, Social and Emotional Development*To participate in tidy up time*To begin to take cares of some personal hygiene needs such as washing hands*Take care of toileting needs most of the time*Select resources with help and to take turns with equipment *To work alongside others *To begin to play with others*To initiate play*show confidence in asking adults for help*Playing and exploring the home corner*To participate in simple games*To participate in circle time situations Physical Development*Dress with help *Puts their own coat on * To practise holding their pencils correctly to make marks*To move in a variety of ways *Catch a large ball*To manipulate play dough *Trunk development and use large body movements to make marks*Climbing skills*To be able to draw large lines and circles *To use hole punchers and tweezers *Practising threading and holding scissors Reading and Writing*To listen and join in with stories and rhymes*Join in with repeated refrains *Handle books appropriately and carefully*To begin to discuss the marks that they make*Making marks in role play situations*Mark making through tactile situations*Free drawing and talking about the marks them make*Playing with the puppet show*Accessing the listening station Communication and Language*To respond to a simple question *For children to use talk within their play*To listen to a story*Follow directions and instructions *To develop their understanding regarding the use of objects (e.g. scissors are for cutting) *To use simple sentences*Playing simple games.*Using the guided reading cards Skills Topic Expressive Arts and Design *To build stories around small world play*Using a paintbrush and other tools*Move to music*Tap sticks*To join in ring games*To explore various construction materials*Playing with and making up stories with small world equipment*Work on the easel *Hall time *Ring game sessions *Construction equipment *Dough, tools and scissors *Collaging*Making models *A range of activities using paint Understanding of the World*Knows how to operate simple equipment *To understand that if they press a button something will happen *Talk about their family * To explore the environment and talk about the things they see/hear *Play and exploration in the sand and water *Small world play *Cooking*Exploring the topic table/table of interest*Using defunct technology- telephones etc. *Technology in the house/shop* Using the listening station , laptops, programmable toys and interactive books *circle time/news sessions Mathematics*To recite numbers to 5 *To realise that anything can be counted e.g. steps, claps etc. *Join in with number rhymes and listen to these on the listening station*sorting by colour and shape*Matching numbers and shapes *Playing with shapes and making an arrangement *Tap-a-shape*Puzzles *Shape cutters in the dough*Number sponges *Shape/ number boats in the water*Capacity water toys