Rising 3’s Focus Areas for Winter Term 1 Week commencing 5th January 2026
Topic: Amazing Animals
Personal Social and Emotional Development: Understanding behaviours have
consequences eg. not sharing makes our friends sad
Communication and Language: Use vocabulary to share feelings
Physical Development: Use gross motor skills and spatial awareness to pedal
and move bikes
Literacy: Use mark making equipment making marks on different surfaces eg.
chalkboard, paper, in mud, water and brush
Maths: Investigate size and amount
Understanding the World: Investigate cause and effect toys
Expressive Art and Design: Use instruments to create sounds

Rising 4’s Focus Areas for Winter Term 1 Week commencing 5th January 2026
Topic: Amazing Animals
Personal Social and Emotional Development: Having a go at tricky tasks to
develop a ‘have a go’ attitude
Communication and Language: Tune into different sounds
Phonics: Alliteration and Voice Sounds
Book of the Half Term: Handa’s Surprise
Physical Development: Practising and refining scissor skills
PE: Dance and Games - moving in different ways
Maths: Exploring size,measure and capacity
Literacy: Use words to create their own story
Understanding the World: Draw information from a simple map
Expressive Art and Design: Move in response to music/ a story