Strength, Control & Endurance
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Theme
Strength, Control & Endurance
Big Idea
My hands and body are getting stronger. I can do hard things for longer. I know the animals of the land and the water.
Parent Focus
Strength and endurance are the physical themes because Month 6 is the midpoint of the year — the moment when the physical foundations laid in Months 1 through…
Key Vocabulary
Your Month at a Glance
Week 1
Letter J, land animals, and alerting sensory with control
Child produces /j/ sound.
Week 2
Letter K, water animals, and numbers 1 and 2
Child produces /k/ sound.
Week 3
Letters L and M, all animals together, and number 3
Child produces /l/ and /m/ sounds.
Week 4
Month consolidation — letters, animals, and numbers 1, 2, 3
Child identifies J/K/L/M in random order.
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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 J, K, L, M — sound-first introduction. Land animals: lion, elephant, giraffe, dog. Water animals: fish, frog, duck, crab. Animal-letter connections: J for jaguar, K for kangaroo, L for lion, M for monkey.
- Child produces /j/ /k/ /l/ /m/ sounds when shown the letter. Child names at least 3 land animals and 3 water animals. Child connects a letter sound to an animal name spontaneously.
Numeracy
- Numbers 1, 2, and 3 — first written numeral recognition and quantity matching. Moving from one-and-many to specific number names and symbols. Touch-counting with one-to-one correspondence.
- Child recognises written numerals 1, 2, and 3. Child counts out the correct number of objects with touch-counting. Child matches numeral to quantity.
Fine Motor
- Clay rolling with palms — bilateral with wrist involvement (progression from Month 2). Free painting with thick brushes — wrist flexibility and multiple stroke directions. Tracing thick lines — directional control. Larger dot sticker pasting — confident pincer repeat.
- Child rolls clay bilaterally using both palms with wrist movement. Child paints in multiple stroke directions with wrist-led strokes. Child traces thick guidelines with directional intent. Child peels and presses large dot stickers with confident pincer grip.
Gross Motor
- Bear walk — 3–4 steps with shoulder stability and core engagement. Chair push Heavy Work 2 — greater distance than Month 4. Step down and small jump — Jump 2 sequence. Crawling under low obstacles — body height awareness.
- Child bear walks 3–4 deliberate steps with knees off the floor. Child pushes chair the full extended distance without stopping. Child steps down from a platform and immediately jumps. Child crawls under a low obstacle reducing body height.
Sensory
- Phase 6 — Alerting Input with Control. Week 1: Crunch and crumble paper and dry leaves, bubble wrap squeeze and pop. Week 2: Resistance scooping large grains, thick dough pinch and divide. Week 3: Peg pounding slow and rhythmic, hammer tees into foam. Week 4: Familiar sensory choice two options, independent repeat with sand timer.
- Child manages alerting sensory input (crunching, popping, pounding) while remaining regulated. Child completes a self-chosen sensory activity independently with a sand timer by Week 4.
Creative
- Child produces the sound of at least 2 of 4 letters J, K, L, M when shown
- Child names at least 3 land animals and 3 water animals correctly
- Child connects a letter sound to an animal name spontaneously
- Child recognises written numerals 1, 2, and 3 and matches each to the correct quantity
Well-being
- Gratitude circle — sharing one thing to be thankful for. Kind words practice — using words that make others feel good. Helping friends — noticing and offering help. Group play cooperation — building something together.
- Child shares something they are grateful for verbally or gesturally. Child uses a kind word toward a peer unprompted at least once. Child participates in a cooperative group task without constant adult direction.
General Awareness
- Animal kingdom — land animals (lion, elephant, giraffe, dog) and water animals (fish, frog, duck, crab). Habitat awareness: where animals live and why. Supported by (Land & water animals — habitat sort: lion, elephant, giraffe, dog / fish, frog, duck, crab), (Animal consolidation — both-habitat sheet; frog and duck “can live in both” highlight), and (Animal month review — review sort sheet for all 8 animals; name and sort).
- Child names at least 3 land animals and identifies their land habitat. Child names at least 3 water animals and identifies their water habitat. Child sorts animal cards into land and water categories.
Science
- Child produces the sound of at least 2 of 4 letters J, K, L, M when shown
- Child names at least 3 land animals and 3 water animals correctly
- Child connects a letter sound to an animal name spontaneously
- Child recognises written numerals 1, 2, and 3 and matches each to the correct quantity
Music
- Four Kannada songs: Ootakke Baaro Thimma (Week 1), Male Banthu Male (Week 2 — rain song), Beke Beke Tharakaari (Week 3 — vegetables song connecting to August), Ondhu Eradu (Week 4 — counting song connecting to numerals 1/2/3).
- Child participates in at least 2 of the 4 Kannada songs through action or vocalisation. Child shows anticipation of a familiar Kannada song by Week 3.
Practical Life
- Child produces the sound of at least 2 of 4 letters J, K, L, M when shown
- Child names at least 3 land animals and 3 water animals correctly
- Child connects a letter sound to an animal name spontaneously
- Child recognises written numerals 1, 2, and 3 and matches each to the correct quantity
For Families
Conversation starters
- Name animals in any picture book, documentary, or zoo visit using our month's vocabulary
- Play the letter-animal game: J is for jaguar! K is for kangaroo! L is for lion! M is for monkey!
- Write the numerals 1, 2, and 3 on sticky notes and ask your child to put them on matching groups of objects
- Ask about: Child produces the sound of at least 2 of 4 letters J, K, L, M when shown
Home activity
Animal habitat sort: gather 8 pictures of animals (cut from magazines or printed) — mix land and water animals.
Weekly reminder
This month unfolds over four weeks — Week 1: Letter J, land animals, and alerting sensory with control · Week 2: Letter K, water animals, and numbers 1 and 2 · Week 3: Letters L and M, all animals together, and number 3 · Week 4: Month consolidation — letters, animals, and numbers 1, 2, 3. Open each week below for day-by-day plans.
Weekly Planner
Letter J, land animals, and alerting sensory with control
Letter J, land animals, and alerting sensory with control
Letter J introduced with jaguar anchor.
Letter K, water animals, and numbers 1 and 2
Letter K, water animals, and numbers 1 and 2
Letter K introduced with kangaroo anchor.
Letters L and M, all animals together, and number 3
Letters L and M, all animals together, and number 3
Letters L and M introduced together.
Month consolidation — letters, animals, and numbers 1, 2, 3
Month consolidation — letters, animals, and numbers 1, 2, 3
J/K/L/M consolidation in random order.