Children attend the ARP from Key Stage One (years 1 and 2). Therefore the ARP curriculum incorporates both topics from across these year groups as well as incorporating skills from EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage), where appropriate.

Welcome to the ARP- Hazel Class

Spring Term 1 2026

This half term we will begin by reading The Disgusting Sandwich by Gareth Edwards. We will listen for patterns in the text and sequence pictures to retell the story. We will make our own disgusting sandwiches and write a list of the ingredients that we used. We will then read The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and use this text to explore settings and listen for rhyme. We will read a non-fiction text about snails and identify some of the features. We will finish by reading Mr Wolf’s Pancakes by Jan Fearnley and will follow instructions to make our own pancakes.

In phonics we will use Little Wandle to continue working on our Phase 3 sounds. We will practise our blending and segmenting- saying m-ee-t and then blending it to make ‘meet’ or saying ‘rain’ then segmenting it to say r-ai-n. This will help us to read and spell words using these sounds.

In mathematics we will be counting to 20 and reading and writing the numbers. We will represent the numbers in different ways using objects and pictures. We will add and subtract within 20 and write number sentences using +, - and =. We will use Numicon, counters, Base 10, ten frames and number tracks to help us with our counting and calculating. 

At home, please encourage your child to practise counting to 20. Don’t forget to tell them to go backwards too– and to try starting from different numbers! The children will have a Little Wandle book to read to you at home every week, as well as a library book to share with you.

Mrs Tweddle