Potter Class : Long Term Plan 2022-2023 – Sandhurst Primary School

Subject	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
EYFS Top/potter-class-term-2/ics	This project teaches children about the environments that they share with others, including their homes, school and places in the local community.	This interest-led project teaches children about the technology that is part of their daily lives and how machines help us. The project gives children the opportunity to build and create marvellous machines.	This project teaches children about how they have grown and changed since they were babies and how life in the past was different from today.	This project teaches children about food and farming and explores themes, including where food comes from, what plants and animals need to grow and survive and what constitutes a healthy lifestyle.	This project teaches children about the animals that live around the world, how to look after animals and the importance of caring for our local and global environments.	This project teaches children about the plants and animals that live at the seaside. It also explores holidays in the past and the importance of keeping safe in the Sun.
Prime Areas of Learning
Communication and Language	Sit on the carpet Be familiar with class rules and begin to follow them. Follow simple instructions. Begin to answer how and why questions. Hold a conversation with familiar adults and children. Use appropriate language in the role play area. Listen to others retell a simple story. Begin to follow 2-part instructions. Retell an event. Listen to stories with increasing attention.		Talk about likes and dislikes. Join in with repeated refrains. Answer how and why questions Follow a simple recipe with support. Use talk to connect ideas and in role play. Give attention to what others say and respond appropriately. Build up a vocabulary of animal names. Use talk to organise, sequence and clarify their ideas. Introduce a story line into their play. Follow a story without pictures or props and make predictions.		Be able to speak confidently in talk partners, small groups and in larger groups. Use sentences and phrases when talking to friends and staff. Answer how and why questions confidently. Use past, present and future forms accurately. Explain their ideas to others and retell well known stories. Respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions.
Physical Development	Play stopping and starting games. Travel using different parts of their body. Move freely in a variety of ways and negotiate space during PE and outside. To become independent in managing their own needs- dress, undress, use cutlery. Copy letters from their name. Develop their pencil grip and control. Learn how to shape different materials. Develop their skills in using small apparatus.		Gymnastics Continue to develop pencil grip and control. Experiment with different ways of moving, adjusting speed and direction. Play sending and receiving games with bats, balls and bean bags. Children will learn how to transport materials safely. Use simple tools and show an understanding about a healthy lifestyle. Children will form recognisable letters whilst developing their pencil control. They will develop their balance and coordination skills. Children will continue developing their independence in managing their own hygiene and personal needs. Use scissors to cut out spots and stripes.		Children will form recognisable letters whilst developing their pencil control. Children will be given the opportunity to work as part of a team in their P.E lessons. Children will discuss and learn about sun safety. Children will take part in the EYFS Sports Day and work in mixed teams. Children will have opportunities to manage their own needs as they arise. Use a range of tools effectively and with good control. Be confident to take risks.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development	Self Confidence and self-awareness. Managing feelings and Behaviour. Making Relationships. Making new friends, explore feelings and emotions. Understanding rules and routines.		Self Confidence and self-awareness. Managing feelings and Behaviour. Making Relationships. Continue to develop their confidence when speaking in familiar groups. Share own experiences Talk about what they like and dislike. Suggest ideas of how to solve conflict Working independently and collaboratively. Plan own activities and select resources. Turn taking in games		Maintaining attention and concentration Self Confidence and self-awareness. Managing feelings and Behaviour. Making Relationships. Organise their own activities. Begin considering each other’s ideas and needs.
Specific Areas of Learning
Maths	White Rose Maths Getting to know you Just Like me It’s me 1 2 3! Light and Dark		White Rose Maths Alive in 5 Growing 6 7 8 Building 9 and 10		White Rose Maths To 20 and Beyond First Then Now Find My Pattern On The Move
	We have divided the Reception Year into 10 phases. Each phase roughly lasts three weeks, allowing time for flexibility and consolidation. Each phase has a number focus and suggested links to measure, shape and spatial thinking.
Literacy	Phonic Sounds: RWI Set 1 whole class Reading: Initial sounds, oral blending, CVC sounds, reciting known stories, listening to stories with attention and recall. Writing: Dominant hand, tripod grip, mark making, giving meaning to marks and labelling.		Phonic Sounds: RWI differentiated groups Reading: Rhyming strings, common theme in traditional tales, identifying characters and settings. Story structure-beginning, middle, end. Innovating and retelling stories to an audience, non-fiction books. Writing: writing some of the tricky words such as I, me, my, like, to, the. Writing CVC words. Label using CVC, CVCC, CCVC words. Create own story maps, writing captions and labels, writing simple sentences.		Phonic Sounds: RWI differentiated groups Reading: Non-fiction texts, Internal blending, Naming letters of the alphabet. Distinguishing capital letters and lower-case letters. Reading simple sentences with fluency. Reading CVCC and CCVC words confidently. Writing: Wrote recipes and lists. Writing for a purpose in role play using phonetically plausible attempts at words. Story writing, writing sentences using a range of tricky words that are spelt correctly. Beginning to use full stops, capital letters and finger spaces.
Understanding the World	As well as well as our overarching topics we will explore… All about me (Linked to whole school topic) Harvest Fireworks Halloween The five senses Seasons Christmas Homes (both in UK and around the world)		As well as well as our overarching topics we will explore… Seasons Easter (Compare other religious celebrations) Plants and Gardening Comparing past and present Traditional tales Healthy food and lifestyle		As well as well as our overarching topics we will explore… Seasons Town and Country Animals/Life cycles Schools from around the world Sports day Summer fairs and traditions Holidays
Expressive Art and Design	Painting 3D modelling (different types of houses) messy play collage cutting drama role play threading moving to music (explore music from different cultures) following music patterns with instruments, singing songs linked to topics. making instruments build models using construction equipment.		Painting (mixing colours) 3D modelling (Hospitals past and present) messy play collage cutting (cutting and tying bandages linked to people who help us) drama role play threading moving to music (explore music from different cultures) following music patterns with instruments, singing songs linked to topics (Easter service songs) making instruments Build models using construction equipment.		Painting (exploring different paints and brush techniques) 3D modelling (using clay to build castles) messy play collage cutting drama role play threading moving to music following music patterns with instruments, singing songs linked to topics. making instruments Build models using construction equipment. (royal palaces from around the world)

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