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Autumn 1 Marvellous Me

Our topic this half term is 'Marvellous me!'

Within this topic we will enquire into: 

  • My new class/new beginnings
  • Learning King Eds rules and routines!
  • Feelings/emotions
  • My family
  • Five senses

Our key questions are:

  • What is your name?
  • What could you do with your body?
  • How do you feel today?
  • Who do you like to be with?
  • What do you like to do?

Root knowledge:

  • To know how to say and hear your name when someone calls you
  • To know that you can move your body in different ways
  • To know different feelings
  • To know who your family is
  • To know the five senses and how to use them

Our key texts are:

  • You’re fabulous as you are – Sophie Beer
  • The family book – Todd Parr
  • My body, your body (senses) – John Wood

Our core rhymes are:

  • If you’re happy and you know it
  • Open shut them
  • Miss Polly had a dolly

We will learn the following Makaton signs:

  • Hello
  • Good morning
  • Good afternoon
  • Please
  • Thank you
  • Good bye