Reception Autumn 2 worksheets: Celebrations
A 45-page workbook that covers the whole term, so you can teach everything your child learns in Reception in Autumn 2 at home. Autumn 2 is about celebrations: Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, birthdays and weddings. Children learn more sounds, including 2 letters that make 1 sound (sh, ch, th), read and write simple words, work with numbers to 10, and practise kindness, colour mixing, cutting and pencil control.
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- Follow the 6-week planEach week lists the sounds, the maths focus, the rhyme and the sheets to do.
- 20 minutes a daySounds, a story, a little counting and writing, and one sheet. The teaching notes tell you what to say.
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What’s inside
- A teaching guide: daily routine, 6-week plan and end-of-term checklist
- Phonics: j v w x, y z zz qu, ch sh th ng nk, ai ee igh oa, oo ar or ur
- Letter and number writing in UK school handwriting
- 3 stories printed in full, and a rhyme to learn each week
- 41 sheets across all 7 areas of the EYFS
- Teaching notes on every sheet
Books for this term
- The Story of Rama and Sita
- The Christmas Story
- Splash!
- The Elves and the Shoemaker
Stories in the workbook are traditional tales retold in our own words, or our own. The other books work from any edition, including a library copy.
The 6-week plan
| Week | Phonics sounds | Maths | Rhyme to learn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | j v w x | The number 5, and zero | Five Bright Diyas |
| 2 | y z zz qu | Heavier, lighter, full and empty | Hickory Dickory Dock |
| 3 | ch sh th ng nk | Numbers 6, 7 and 8 | Eight Little Candles |
| 4 | ai ee igh oa | Long, short, tall and short | Snowflakes Falling |
| 5 | oo ar or ur | Numbers 9 and 10 | Jingle Bells (chorus) |
| 6 | Revise all; tricky words he, she, we, me, be, was | Shapes, and counting to 10 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas |
All 41 worksheets in this workbook
Literacy
- Sounds: j v w x
- Writing letters: j v w x
- Sounds: y z qu
- Writing letters: y z q
- Sounds: ch sh th ng
- Sounds: ai ee igh oa
- Sounds: oo ar or ur
- Read and match: digraph words
- Write the word
- Tricky words: he she we me be was
- Read it myself
- Story: Rama and Sita
- Story: The Elves and the Shoemaker
- Story: The First Christmas
- Rama and Sita
- The Christmas Story
- Splash!
- The Elves and the Shoemaker
- More celebration stories
Maths
- Writing numbers: 6 7 8 9 10
- Counting to 6
- The fiveness of 5
- Making 3
- Matching sets
- Whole and parts
- Counting candles
Expressive Arts and Design
- Rhymes to learn: weeks 1 to 3
- Rhymes to learn: weeks 4 to 6
- Mixing colours
- Make a celebration card
PSED
- A good friend
- Being kind
- Good at, getting better
Understanding the World
- Celebrations we know
- My family's celebration
- Weather week
- Autumn into winter
Computing
- Parts of a computer
- Staying safe online
Physical Development
- Pencil paths
- Snip and cut
Questions
What does the Reception Autumn 2 workbook cover?
Everything most UK schools teach in Reception in Autumn 2 for the topic “Celebrations”: phonics (j v w x, y z zz qu, ch sh th ng nk, ai ee igh oa, oo ar or ur), letter and number writing, reading words and sentences, stories and rhymes, maths, and sheets for all 7 areas of the EYFS. A 6-week plan shows what to do each week.
Does it follow the EYFS?
Yes. Every sheet names the EYFS area and early learning goal it works towards, and the end-of-term checklist lists them all, so you can see what your child can do.
Do I need to be a teacher to use it?
No. Every sheet has short teaching notes for the grown-up: the key words to use, how to teach it, what to ask, and what to do if it's tricky. About 20 minutes a day is enough.
Do I need to buy the books?
No. The stories are printed in the workbook. The book sheets (The Story of Rama and Sita, The Christmas Story, Splash!, The Elves and the Shoemaker) work with any edition, so a library copy is fine.
Which handwriting style does it use?
The letter shapes taught in English primary schools, written unjoined as Reception children learn them, on 4-line handwriting guides.
How do I get it?
Pay £4.99 by card or PayPal and the PDF downloads straight away. Print it at home on A4, or on US Letter.
£4.99 45-page PDF workbook · instant download · print at home on A4
Pay by debit card, credit card or PayPal. Your download appears straight after paying.
No PayPal account needed. Your download starts straight away. By buying, you agree to this and give up the 14-day right to cancel. Faulty or missing files are always replaced or refunded. Refunds
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