Please note that in early years, many topics originate from the child’s interest and needs. Therefore, we must have room for flexibility and adaptability. This approach allows us to tailor our educational activities to better engage the children, fostering a more effective and responsive learning environment.
Topics
- Holidays/ spending time with family
- Chinese New Year-The year of the Snake
- All about patterns
- Elmer/The Tiger Who Came to Tea
- Tigers
Communication & Language
- What did you do during the holidays?How did you spend your time ? Show and tell about the pictures from the Special Book
- Why is Elmer Colorful? What is the moral of the story? How does Elmer feel about being different? What is the character description of Elmer?
Literacy
- Phonics: Revision phase 1 and some letters from phase 2, moving on to phase 3
- Books related to topics, fiction/non fiction
Mathematics
- All numbers revision 1-10
- All shapes revision
- Long/short
- Tall/short
- Patterns
Physical Development
- Ball Skills: controlling a ball using their hands & feet
- Fundamental movement skills
- Manipulative – Rolling, Throwing, Catching
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- See themselves as a valuable individual.
- Chinese culture
- Being different is valuable and worth celebrating.
Understanding the World
- Patterns are everywhere.Can you find some patterns in the environment?
- Pattern exists not only in materials and objects but also in our everyday actions, can you think of something that happens repeatedly?
- All about tigers
- Camouflage
- Goulandris Natural History Museum
Expressive, Arts and Design
- Creating our patterned art, making patterned objects
- The year of the snake art
- Drama- pretend play- Chinese customs
- Tiger Art