Reception Whatever Next

Date: 14th Apr 2026 @ 9:32pm

This week the children have throughly enjoyed reading the much‑loved story Whatever Next! by Jill Murphy. The book sparked great excitement and provided a rich focus for developing early reading, speaking and writing skills. After sharing the story together, children used a range of props to retell the story in their own words. This supported their understanding of the text, encouraged imaginative play and helped them recall key details with confidence. They then worked on sequencing the main events, carefully ordering what happened first, next and last. Tje children extended their learning,at the writing area by labelling pictures linked to the story and began to write simple sentences about the characters and events. This helped them practise phonics, develop sentence structure and build confidence as early writers.