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What we're discovering and exploring this half-term

OUR THEMES THIS HALF TERM
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People who help us

Intent:Finding out about the different occupations that help us.
Exploring the reasons we may need help.
Knowing the importance of keeping safe, and who to trust in an emergency.
Exploring different modes of transportation used by people who help us.
Helping children make connections between themselves and the outside world, their local community and their home.

Implementation:

Using pictures, videos, songs, music and stories of people who help us to prompt discussion. 
Sharing our real experiences of people who help us during group time activities.
Creating and playing with occupation related small worlds and themed role play.  
Meeting people in our community who undertake relevant occupations.
Creative activities to embed learning and understanding.
Exploring the different modes of transport for people who help us.
Impact: Understand there are different occupations of people who help us. 
Know how to get help, the emergency number 999 and when it is used.
Know the importance of staying safe in our daily activities.
Identify different types of transport used by people who help us.
Develop greater confidence and reassurance to support real life experiences, for example medical or dental appointments.

THEMES
LETTERS/COLOURS
LETTERS, COLOURS,FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
Please can you help support your child by bringing in items beginning with the same sound of the week and/or of the same colour of the week.  The children will have the opportunity to share and discuss the items they have 'discovered' with you at home during group times with their friends. e.g For sounds of a tractor 't' or an apple for 'a'.  
Please don't forget to label them with your name. 
Festivals and celebrations show examples of our medium term curriculum planning.

Week Beginning Monday 28th April 

Nursery'l'

Preschool 'r'

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blue

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triangle

Week Beginning Monday 5th May

Nursery 'a'

Preschool 'r'

yellow

star

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Week Beginning Monday 12th May

Nursery 't'

Preschool 'l'

green

diamond​​

Week Beginning Monday 19th May

Nursery 'p'

Preschool 'l'

red

rectangle

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