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Term |
Autumn 1 |
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Spring 1 |
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Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Literature Core Texts (set by the Inspiration Trust) |
The Three Little Pigs |
Little Red Riding Hood |
The Three Billy Goats Gruff |
Dr Seuss 1 Fish, 2 Fish |
The Hare and the Tortoise |
The Owl and the Pussy Cat |
Literature Set Texts (set by the school) |
Goldilocks Oxford Reading Tree Picture books (Biff, Chip and Kipper) |
The Elves and the Shoemaker The Gruffalo On the Way Home |
Cinderella The Gruffalo’s Child Owl Babies |
Little Red Hen The Very Hungry Caterpillar Dr Seuss - Cat in the Hat |
The Town and the Country Mouse Handa’s Surprise Farmyard Hullabaloo & Rumble in the Jungle (poetry) |
The Gingerbread Man The Little Mermaid Mr Gumpy’s Outing |
Phonics is taught using the Read Write Inc scheme. |
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Maths (Maths Mastery units) |
Early Mathematical Experiences Pattern & Early Number |
Numbers within 6 Addition & Subtraction within 6 Measures Shape & Sorting Calendar & Time |
Numbers within 10 Addition & Subtraction within 10 Numbers within 15 |
Grouping and Sharing Numbers within 20 Doubling and Halving |
Shape and Pattern Addition and Subtraction within 20 Money Measures |
Depth of Numbers within 20 Numbers beyond 20 |
Knowledge & Understanding of the World |
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Topics (Based on Oak Academy units) |
All About Me |
Celebrations |
People Who Help Us |
Growing |
Habitats |
Under the Sea |
People and Communities (History, Geography, RE) |
Why and how we celebrate Bonfire Night, birthdays, Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas. |
Jobs at home, in school and in the community. Chinese New Year (12/2/21) |
Mothers’ Day (14/3/21) Why and how we celebrate Easter. (4/4/21) |
Different habitats - the town and the countryside, Gorleston and Kenya. |
Living in a seaside town Gorleston in the past |
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Understanding the World (Science) |
Face & body parts Similarities and differences between ourselves Features of autumn Parts of a tree |
Changes since birth (Link with Birth of Jesus) |
Features of winter - light and dark Freezing water and melting Ice |
Planting sunflower seeds, conditions for plant growth, parts of a flower. Changes since birth and how they will change as they get older. |
Similarities & differences between humans & other animals. |
Floating and Sinking Similarities and differences between humans & other animals and creatures that live under the sea. |
Technology |
Simple City Poisson Rouge (Red Fish) |
Early Essentials Drawing Program |
Remote Control Cars and Beebots |
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Creative Development
Art & D&T |
Pencil and collage self-portraits Painting autumn trees Mixing yellow and red paint to make orange All about me: Subject Matter: Texture |
Fireworks pictures Mehndi patterns Adding white to paint to lighten a colour Xmas cards and decorations People that help us: Subject Matter: Shape |
Chinese dragons Chinese lanterns (joining, folding and pleating) Architecture: Subject Matter: Line |
Mothers’ Day cards Easter cards with moving parts (split pins) Observational drawings of flowers in pastels and paint Subject Matter: Tone |
Observational drawings of animals in pencils and paint Model making with reclaimed materials Growing Subject Matter: Colour |
Under the sea collage work Minibeast Subject Matter: Pattern |
Music |
Nursery Rhymes Exploring the pulse (beat) and repeating patterns. |
Christmas Songs |
Out and About (Oak Academy unit) |
Songs for Mothers’ Day Performance Growth (Oak Academy unit) |
Exploring Dynamics (soft and loud) and tempo (fast and slow) Carnival of the Animals |
Making sound effects End of year performance |
Physical Develpment |
Games, exploring the wheeled vehicles and the pirate ship. |
Travelling in different ways & on different body parts Dance |
Gymnastics Floor Work (Rolls) |
Gymnastics Bench Work |
Ball Skills |
Team Games Preparation for Sports Day |
PSHE (JIGSAW scheme) |
Being Me in My World |
Celebrating Differences |
Dreams and Goals |
Healthy Me |
Relationships |
Changing Me |
Cultural CapitalCultural Capital in the 7 areas of the Early Years Curriculum.
Ongoing in reception, reinforced daily or frequently as part of routines, direct teaching and continuous provision. Personal, Social and Emotional DevelopmentThe development of social skills, emotional literacy and manners. Communication and LanguageListening and responding to others appropriately, speaking clearly in extended sentences and in more descriptive detail, vocabulary development, answering a range of questions with understanding. Physical Development, Health and Self CareWhat we need to do to be fit and healthy and become more independent and successful in our personal care and lifestyle choices. (eg, making healthy choices at snack and lunch times and how to keep themselves safe.) EnglishBuilding on existing knowledge of nursery rhymes and traditional tales. MathematicsDays of the week, months of the year, shapes, language of time, measurement, direction and position. Knowledge and Understanding of the World. WorldWeather and seasonal changes, materials and their properties, pets, farm and wild animals, features of different environments. Technology - the development of mouse control and keyboard skills and understanding of the uses of technology. People and CommunitiesDeveloping an understanding of similarities and differences between ourselves and others (eg, different faiths). Creative DevelopmentListening to a wide range of music (including classical), the names of some instruments in the orchestra and how they are played, colour names, mixing primary colours to make secondary colours. |