This half-term we are exploring and learning about all things in space! 

Each week we will answer questions of the week. 

Week 1 – How many stars are there? Can you see a star in the daytime?

Week 2 – Do stars make patterns and what are their names?

Week 3 – How can we help Beegu?

Week 4 – Who has been to see the stars?

Week 5 – What planets surround our stars?

Week 6 – Would you like to go to see the stars? 

Our new key text is Beegu

As communicators we will learning to... 

• Name the planets in our solar system. 
• Ask questions about space and what we want to learn about it.
• Give reasons for wanting to/not wanting to go to space. 

As explorers we will be learning to... 

• Name basic constellations. 
• Understand what gravity is. 
• Understand the features of different planets.
• Who went to the moon and who has been into space.

As artists we will be learning to... 

• Create space themed art work.
• Combine a range of media to create different artistic effects e.g. making shaving foam, ink marbled planets.
• Act out our new key text Beegu through drama and freeze frames.
• Move like planets, astronauts and shooting stars.
• Create junk model rockets, aliens and planets.

As mathematicians we will be learning to... 

• Recognise 2D shapes and their properties. 
• Recognise that shapes have other shapes within them.
• Create patterns.
• Subitise numbers (recognise without counting) 

As readers we will be learning to... 

• Blend CVC words. 
• Recognise red words - I, the, no, go, to. 
• Read simple captions and match to pictures. 
• Discuss our key text in detail, make predictions and sequence key events.

As writers we will be learning to... 

• Write simple captions.
• Spell red words in phonics - I, the, no, go, to. 
• Create story maps of the story Beegu.
• Write key features of a letter. 
• Hold a pencil correctly.