This term, our children will investigate the world around them through interactive, multi-sensory experiences. From exploring nature and history to discovering technology and creative arts, they will build key skills through storytelling, hands-on activities, and play-based learning.

Exploring Time: Learning Through History

🕰️ Children will develop an understanding of time by following daily routines and using a calendar. 📅 They will learn to name the days of the week and identify the current year. 📖 Through storytelling and discussions, children will begin to explore the past and how it relates to their own experiences.

Science Explorations: Investigating Nature

🦆 Children will observe and describe animals such as goldfish, ducks, frogs, and ladybirds, recognising similarities and differences between them. 🌿 They will learn about seasonal changes and how they affect the natural world around them. 🌞 Through hands-on activities, children will explore how the sun provides natural light. 🧪 They will be encouraged to ask questions, make observations, and use scientific vocabulary to describe their discoveries.

Discovering Our World: Geography

🍂 Children will learn to recognise the changing seasons and describe the differences between them. 🌍 They will observe and discuss natural patterns in weather and landscapes, deepening their understanding of the environment.

Digital Adventures: Computing

💻 Children will develop early computing skills by completing simple programs using Purple Mash. 🔍 They will learn how to retrieve information from technological devices and the internet with adult support. 🎨 Using digital tools, children will create content such as drawings, videos, and interactive stories, developing their creative and technological abilities.

Cultural Awareness: Religious Education

🤝 Children will be encouraged to ask questions about different ways of life and make comparisons to their own experiences. 💬 Through thoughtful discussions, they will develop respect and understanding of different cultures, beliefs, and traditions.

Creative Explorations: Art, Design Technology  and Music

🎨 Art: Children will experiment with colour, shape, and texture using a variety of materials and techniques. They will explore the works of artists such as Tracey McGuinness and Jackson Pollock to inspire their own creations. ✂️ Design Technology (DT): They will develop problem-solving skills by designing and making products, selecting appropriate materials, and justifying their choices. Cooking activities will introduce simple recipes and the importance of healthy eating. 🎵 Music: Through rhythm, movement, and song, children will express themselves creatively and build confidence in musical exploration.

Authentic Outcome: A Celebration of Learning!

📖 Children will create a Very Hungry Caterpillar fruit collage to decorate the school allotment, showcasing their artistic skills. 🛍️ They will take part in a Farmers' Market, where they will sell homegrown sunflowers and promote healthy eating within the school community. 👨‍🍳 Families will be invited to join a parent bake-off, providing opportunities to discuss the importance of nutrition and sustainability. 🎉 The term will conclude with the grand opening of the school allotment, celebrating children's learning, their contributions to sustainability, and the power of community engagement. 🌻✨

English 

A high-quality text drives each of our enquiries and the texts are used to give knowledge and purpose to the enquiry. High quality texts can only be accessed through knowledge of vocabulary in different tiers. Explicit teaching of new vocabulary and using the classroom environment to showcase key vocabulary helps us to infuse rich and sophisticated vocabulary from EYFS to Year 6. Reading is interwoven into all aspects of the enquiry to encourage reading and language development and promote reading for pleasure.

Key Texts

Phonics

At Leamington Primary School we follow the Little Wandle programme for phonics in EYFS and KS1. We understand the impact of teaching good phonics enables children to become fluent readers in KS1, so they are able to continue to access learning in KS2. 

All phonics lessons throughout the school follow the same structure of 'revisit/review, teach, practice and apply'. Children are encouraged to use the correct vocabulary, please see the glossary below for the words that are used when teaching phonics.

In Foundation 2, children are taught phonics daily in a 20 minute whole class session. There are phonics resources and enhanced activities available for the children to access both inside the classroom and in the outdoor provision. All children in Foundation 2 will have completed Phases 2, 3 and 4 by the end of the year so they are ready to start Year 1. The links below provide appropriate resources for phonics.

Maths

In maths we follow the Power Maths programme to support children’s learning and to build a deep understanding of maths concepts. Power Maths is a curriculum mastery programme designed to spark curiosity and excitement and nurture confidence in maths. It is built around a child‑centred lesson design that models and embeds a growth mindset approach to maths.

This term we are covering the following:

• Recognise and create simple and complex patterns.
• Add and subtract by counting on and back.
• Count up to and beyond 20, understanding number sequences.
• Explore numerical patterns, including doubling, halving, sharing, and identifying odds and evens.

Children also focus on measurement skills:

• Comparing length, height, distance, weight, volume, and capacity using everyday language and problem-solving tasks.