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RECEPTION

SUMMER TERM 1, 2026

In science this half term the children’s learning will centre around minibeasts, and we will be spending lots of time in our beautiful Wild Garden. We will be using non-fiction books to find out facts and information about minibeasts particularly butterflies. We are especially looking forward to our caterpillars arriving so that we can find out about the lifecycle of a butterfly first hand. In the Wild Garden we will be searching for minibeasts and naming and drawing them carefully. Throughout summer, we will be observing the weather and seasonal changes and will be particularly looking at shadows at different times of the day.

In English lessons this half term, the children in Reception will be using the focus text ‘Hairy Maclary’ and will be using our role play veterinary surgery to retell and create our own stories. Oi Frog’ is another of our key texts for this half term where we will be focusing on rhyming words. Our maths lessons will be focusing on numbers to 20, counting on and back and discovering numerical patterns.

India is the focus for our geography work this half term and we will be comparing life in India to life in Appleton using texts including ‘Monsoon Afternoon’ and ‘Where Three Oceans Meet’. We will also be using maps, atlases and non-fiction books to discover more about India.

Sculpture is our focus in art for this term and we will be learning how to use clay to make our own sculptures. As we walk around school, we will be spotting the sculptures in the grounds like the sleeping giant and our metal flower.

SUMMER TERM 2, 2026

Our main focus in science this half term is plants with a particular focus on what they need to help them grow. We will be planting and growing our own sunflowers as well as observing and drawing them carefully.

In DT we will be exploring mechanisms and making lift the flap books.

In History we will be learning about transport in the past and will be comparing our bikes to bicycles from long ago.

‘The Naughty Bus’ and ‘Izzy Gizmo’ are our key texts for this half term. We will be focusing on writing labels, letters, captions and sentences and developing independence when writing. As mathematicians we will be exploring shape, measure and time.

During this half term we will also be getting ready for Sports day and enjoying meeting our new teacher on changeover day.