Once Upon a Time

This term, our project will explore a range of much‑loved Traditional Tales. We’ll be helping the children develop a real love of stories by giving them lots of chances to listen to, retell, and act out familiar tales in fun and imaginative ways.

Throughout the term, the children will enjoy listening and moving to magical, atmospheric music and talking about how it makes them feel. They’ll also get creative by making masks, puppets, and even their own fairy doors, inspired by different artists and storytellers.

Supporting Learning at Home

Children can enjoy this topic at home by sharing lots of traditional tales together and talking about the characters and what happens in the story. Encourage your child to retell the tale in their own words or act it out with toys to build language and sequencing skills. Simple crafts like making a mask or puppet from cardboard help develop creativity and fine‑motor skills. You can also listen to different types of music and chat about how it makes them feel, supporting their imagination and emotional vocabulary.

This term in maths, children are learning to work with numbers to 10, compare amounts, explore full and empty, and spot 3‑D shapes. You can help at home by counting everyday objects together, talking about which group has more or fewer, and letting your child play with safe containers in the bath or kitchen to explore capacity. Look for numbers on doors or signs, build numbers with toys, and name shapes you see in packaging like boxes or tubes. Keeping maths fun and part of daily life helps your child grow in confidence.