Power, Confidence & Refinement
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Theme
Power, Confidence & Refinement
Big Idea
I am powerful. I can do hard things well. I know how to play and how to be a good friend. I can count all the way to ten.
Parent Focus
Power and confidence are the Month 9 themes because they represent the integration of everything — physical, cognitive, emotional, and social — that the preced…
Key Vocabulary
Your Month at a Glance
Week 1
Letter W, indoor games, and power sensory
Child produces /w/ sound.
Week 2
Three final letters, outdoor games, and number 10
Child produces at least 2 of X/Y/Z.
Week 3
All 26 letters previewed, all games together, and good habits review
Child identifies W and at least 2 of X/Y/Z.
Week 4
Month consolidation — numbers 1–10 and all 26 letters previewed
Child identifies W/X/Y/Z.
Your Complete Classroom Toolkit
Monthly progression, weekly guides, daily lessons, materials, assessments, and parent communication — organised in one place so your team can teach with clarity and confidence.
Monthly Teaching Plan
A complete month of thoughtfully sequenced learning with clear developmental goals.
Weekly Teaching Guides
Step-by-step weekly plans with learning objectives, outcomes and classroom focus.
Daily Lesson Plans
Ready-to-teach activities that require minimal preparation while maximising learning.
Materials & Classroom Preparation
Everything required for the month organised in one place, including teaching aids, printables and classroom setup.
Assessment & Progress Tracking
Simple observation opportunities and developmental milestones to monitor every child's progress.
Parent Communication
Monthly summaries, home connections and parent-friendly updates ready to share.
International Curriculum Alignment
Built using principles from EYFS, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, HighScope, NCF 2022 and Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
Teacher Support
Planning guidance, preparation notes and classroom tips designed to reduce teacher workload and increase confidence.
Everything has been thoughtfully planned — from long-term curriculum progression to daily classroom activities, assessments, materials and parent communication — so your team can spend less time planning and more time teaching.
What Makes Pebble Different?
Play-Based Learning
Every activity has a developmental purpose.
Minimal Preparation
Designed for busy classrooms with practical, low-preparation activities.
Whole Child Development
Supports cognitive, language, physical, social-emotional and creative growth together.
Teacher First
Built to reduce planning time while improving teaching quality and classroom consistency.
What Your Child Will Learn This Month
Literacy
- Letters W, X, Y, Z — the final four letter sounds, completing the alphabet. Indoor games vocabulary: ludo, carrom, chess, puzzles, snakes and ladders, building blocks. Outdoor games vocabulary: cricket, football, skipping, hopscotch, hide and seek, tag.
- Child produces at least 2 of 4 letter sounds W/X/Y/Z when shown. Child names at least 3 indoor games and 3 outdoor games. Child connects a letter sound to a game name spontaneously.
Numeracy
- Numbers 9 and 10 — completing the first decade of numerals. Ten as a landmark number — two hands, ten fingers, ten numerals learned across the year.
- Child recognises written numerals 9 and 10. Child counts reliably to 10 with touch-counting. Child connects 10 to ten fingers and the end of the first decade.
Fine Motor
- Bean sorting with precision focus — smallest beans, longest duration. Detailed brush painting — finer brushes, more controlled strokes. Peg pounding with precision — aim-and-strike accuracy at its highest point. Best-loved fine motor activity — child-chosen from the full year's repertoire.
- Child sorts small beans with pincer precision for 10+ sustained minutes. Child paints using a fine brush with controlled detailed strokes. Child pounds pegs with deliberate precision aim-and-strike. Child sustains their chosen fine motor activity independently for 12+ minutes.
Gross Motor
- Squat and stand while holding an object — functional floor-to-standing with payload. Tunnel crawl with carry to basket — full locomotor delivery sequence. Chair Push Heavy Work 4 — the heaviest push challenge of the year. Best-loved PT movement — child-selected from the year's repertoire.
- Child squats and stands while holding an object without losing grip or balance. Child crawls through tunnel with object and delivers it to a basket. Child pushes the heaviest resistance yet through Heavy Work 4.
Sensory
- Phase 9 — Power, Confidence and Engagement. Week 1: Tear, press and stick; newspaper roll and crush. Week 2: Scrub the floor path; wall push presses. Week 3: Push, stop and park; obstacle course carry and place. Week 4: Fix-it station; build and knock slow.
- Child completes all Phase 9 power-engagement activities with confidence and full-body involvement. Child shows pride in the physical power of their sensory engagement.
Creative
- Child produces at least 2 of 4 letter sounds W, X, Y, Z when shown
- Child names at least 3 indoor games and 3 outdoor games correctly
- Child connects a letter sound to a game name spontaneously
- Child recognises written numerals 9 and 10 and matches each to the correct quantity
Well-being
- Apology practice — saying sorry sincerely with eye contact. Compliment time — giving genuine kind words to peers. Review of good habits — what good habits have we built this year? Independence celebration — what can I do now that I could not do in June?
- Child offers a sincere apology with eye contact when prompted. Child gives a genuine unprompted compliment to a peer. Child names at least 2 good habits they have developed this year.
General Awareness
- Sports and games — what games do children play? Indoor games versus outdoor games. Rules, turns, winning and losing gracefully. Teamwork and play together.
- Child names at least 3 indoor games and 3 outdoor games. Child demonstrates or describes how to play one game. Child understands that games have rules.
Science
- Child produces at least 2 of 4 letter sounds W, X, Y, Z when shown
- Child names at least 3 indoor games and 3 outdoor games correctly
- Child connects a letter sound to a game name spontaneously
- Child recognises written numerals 9 and 10 and matches each to the correct quantity
Music
- Seven Days in a Week — connecting to Month 8 numeracy. January February — months of the year. Mr Sun — outdoor weather celebration connecting to seasons. Thank You Rhyme — gratitude song connecting to the SE apology and compliment strand.
- Child participates in at least 2 of 4 February songs through action or vocalisation. Child anticipates a familiar song by Week 2.
Practical Life
- Child produces at least 2 of 4 letter sounds W, X, Y, Z when shown
- Child names at least 3 indoor games and 3 outdoor games correctly
- Child connects a letter sound to a game name spontaneously
- Child recognises written numerals 9 and 10 and matches each to the correct quantity
For Families
Conversation starters
- Play a game together this week — any board game, card game, or outdoor game
- Count to 10 with your child every day — fingers are the perfect counting tool
- When your child makes a mistake: model a sincere apology — I am sorry, I will be more careful
- Ask about: Child produces at least 2 of 4 letter sounds W, X, Y, Z when shown
Home activity
Best-loved game: ask your child what their favourite game at school is.
Weekly reminder
This month unfolds over four weeks — Week 1: Letter W, indoor games, and power sensory · Week 2: Three final letters, outdoor games, and number 10 · Week 3: All 26 letters previewed, all games together, and good habits review · Week 4: Month consolidation — numbers 1–10 and all 26 letters previewed. Open each week below for day-by-day plans.
Weekly Planner
Letter W, indoor games, and power sensory
Letter W, indoor games, and power sensory
Letter W introduced with watermelon anchor — cross-month connection to August.
Three final letters, outdoor games, and number 10
Three final letters, outdoor games, and number 10
Letters X, Y, Z introduced together.
All 26 letters previewed, all games together, and good habits review
All 26 letters previewed, all games together, and good habits review
W/X/Y/Z consolidated in random order.
Month consolidation — numbers 1–10 and all 26 letters previewed
Month consolidation — numbers 1–10 and all 26 letters previewed
W/X/Y/Z final consolidation.