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Curriculum
FS1 Autumn 2015
Project
During this term the children have been working towards answering the Essential Question of Where could a pirate hide treasure?
This has included:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development |
Discussing the right and wrong choices of pirates Working as part of a group to solve problems Adjusting our behaviour to different situations when on the school trip Making new friends in the pirate ship in the classroom
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Physical Development |
Moving like pirates when scrubbing the decks and climbing the rigging Holding pencils correctly when drawing maps Making our own treasure island outside, climbing under, over and through things |
Communication and Language |
Following instructions to find treasure Learning new pirate vocabulary, using this in our role play Listening carefully to stories and responding with relevant comments, questions and actions Speaking in full sentences about a pirate image
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Literacy |
Showing an interest in pirate stories, such as Pirates Love Underpants and Pirate Small in Big Trouble Reading stories and talking about settings and characters in limited detail Holding books the correct way up, turning pages correctly and taking note of illustrations Playing rhyming games, including Kim’s Game with rhyming objects
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Mathematics |
Counting with gems to 10 and beyond with the help of Numicon Finding and counting treasure in the sand Using 2d shapes to make treasure island maps Making pirate necklaces with repeating patterns Comparing which pirate had more or less gems
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Understanding the World |
Baking pirate cookies Playing Swashbuckle Treasure game on the interactive whiteboard Using the small world pirates to create pirate stories |
Expressive Arts and Design |
Creating our own treasure chest and treasure bottles Critiquing our own pirate paintings Making pirate coins with Numicon and glitter Learning a range of pirate songs Playing in the large pirate ship and the galley kitchen Exploring the sounds of musical instruments |
Experiences to enhance the learning have been
Visiting the sandpit in Cleethorpes, making various pirate crafts and going on lots of pirate adventures in and around school.
The final project included a treasure hunt around school and an opportunity to look at all your child’s learning.
In addition to the projects running your child has also been taught ‘stand-alone’ lessons including: maths skills, guided reading, and Letters and Sounds.