EY2 Term 3: Make a Difference

Communication and Language

Theme This half term we will Listen to the stories of the
The theme for term 3 is Make a Difference. This theme people who made a difference in their lives.
will allow us to share stories of people the children know This will prompt questions such as: How did
and how they have made a difference. This will include they do it? Who inspiried them? Why did they
factual stories as well as looking at fictional characters do it. The children will be beginning to not only
like Moana, whom the children are familiar with, and answer how and why questions, but to pose
discovering how they made a difference in their story. We them themselves. The children will also be
will be using a beautiful book called Giant Steps to looking at the familiar character - Moana. What
Change the World to provide a stimulus for the children difference did she make and why did she do it?
by inspiring them to make a difference in their own
environments.
Preserving Thainess is embedded in our learning and
therefore we would like to take the children to visit a local PSED (Physical Social and Emotional Development)
orphanage. This will inspire them to think of ideas of how This term’s theme is a perfect opportunity to
even small things can make a big difference to the people look at people around us who are inspiring
around us. and encouraging us to be the best version of
ourselves. We will be using the inspiration
from our book to explore the following
Expressive Arts and Design questions: Who are we proud of? Who are the
The theme for this half term will really give focus to the use people who are proud of us? *s it okay to
of instruments and making music. The children will take need help? How can we try new
their inspiration from Moana and learn the song 'I Am opportunities?
Moana.' Moana is part of a tribe who live on an island. The We will also be taking opportunities to learn
children will be learning a tribal song using their voices and from superheroes and looking at what makes
drums. a superhero.

Understanding the World
The children will be looking
at the similarities and
differences between those
people who have made a
difference. What do they
have in common? . What is
different about them?
Literacy
We will be using our book to
inspire our writing. The
children will work towards
writing their own book about
how they will make a
difference in their own lives,
driven by the choices they
make. This will be a teaching
opportunity to review use of
the future tense in their
spoken and written language.
Guided reading will continue
into the new term. In phonics,
some children will move on
to learning their ‘special
friends,’ whilst others will be
consolidating this learning by
putting it into their writing.
Physical Development
In sport, the children will be
learning about net and wall
ball skills. This will involve
the practising of their
increasing control of an
object through pushing,
throwing and catching.
We also want the children
to make links with taking
steps by learning how to
Languages step over and under a
Mandarin variety of equipment.
We will learn about good In the classroom we will
manners and polite greetings in continue to differentiate the
fine motor skills activities to
Mandarin as well as healthy diet
develop the children’s
such as foods and drinks. writing and the appropriate
Thai levels.
EY2 สําหรับวิ ชาภาษาไทย เด็กๆเรี ยนรู้ฝึก และเขียน
พยัญชนะ สระอา อี อู อือ เอ แอ โอ อํา ไอ ใอ เอา เอีย
Mathematics
เอือ เออ อัว อ่ านประสมจากพยั ญชนะและสระ มีการ At the start of the new term we will be
ต้งั คําถาม-คําตอบจากในนิทาน ฝึ กอ่ าน ฟัง เล่ าเรื อง teaching length and height - we want
จากนิทาน รวมถึงคําศัพท์ พืนฐาาน การนําไป ใช้ใน to develop the children’s
ชีวิต ประจํ าวั น และวั นสําคัญต่ าง ๆ ได้แก่ วั น independence so they can lead
วิ สาขบูชา investigations about who has the
biggest step. This will include making
predictions and evaluating outcomes.
We will be making similar
investigations - Who can lift their knee
the highest? Is it the tallest person?
The outcome of these will be recorded
and therefore the children will also
learn about recording statistics.