Handa’s Surprise

Oliver’s Vegetables

Starting School

The Christmas Story

Imelda the Independent Iguana

Speaking & Listening

• Takes turns in conversation
• Listens and responds to others
• Raises hand to speak

Imaginative & Role Play

• Uses language with puppets/toys
• Uses role play language

Rhymes, Poems & Songs

• Recites rhymes, poems, and songs (Clumsy Clementina, Big Red Combine Harvester, Autumn)

Speaking & Listening

• Takes turns in conversation
• Listens to others
• Explains ideas/feelings
• Raises hand to speak

Imaginative & Role Play

• Re-enacts scenes with puppets/toys
• Uses organised language in role play

Rhymes, Poems & Songs

• Recites nursery rhymes
• Recites poems and songs (Puddles, Umbrellas and Rain, Autumn leaves are falling down)

• Circle games (farmers in his den, dusty bluebells)
• Scooters – riding in a straight line
• Playdough manipulation – Squash, squeeze, pinch, roll, pat
• Pencil control – pinching a pencil correctly
• Cutting skills – Cutting in a straight line
• Parachute games
• Spatial awareness
• The Solent programme – improving core body strength for writing.

• Circle games (farmers in his den, dusty bluebells)
• Scooters – riding in a straight line
• Playdough manipulation – Squash, squeeze, pinch, roll, pat
• Pencil control – pinching a pencil correctly
• Cutting skills – Cutting in a straight line
• Parachute games
• Spatial awareness
• Ball skills – passing, kicking, rolling and bouncing
• The Solent programme – improving core body strength for writing.

Getting to Know Others

• Introduce myself and learn about my classmates.

Personal Interests

• Share likes, dislikes, and strengths.
• Reflect on how I have grown and changed.

School & Values

• Talk about school life and British Values.
• Contribute ideas for our Class Charter.

Practical Skills

• Fasten my coat independently.
• Take my shoes and socks off and put them back on the correct feet.

My Happy Mind - Meet Your Brain 

• Learn about my brain and how to look after my mind.

Friendship & Emotions

• Develop friendship skills.
• Talk about feelings.

Personal Expression

• Explain likes and dislikes.
• Share ideas with their class.

Rights Respecting

• Discuss rights and the Class Charter.

Practical Skills

• Fasten winter coat.
• Understand the need for good hygiene.

• Take my shoes and socks off and put them back on the correct feet.

My Happy Mind – Celebrate

• Reading character names & key words
• Enjoying stories & shared reading
• Sand & playdough letter shapes
• Step 1 phonics including environmental sounds and blending skills

• Key words
• Step 2 sounds – including learning all single sounds
• Blending & segmenting step 2 sounds to build & recognise words
• Early letter formation & recognition
• Making predictions for stories
• Enjoying reading

• Number rhymes
• 1:1 object correspondence
• Counting forwards and backwards to 10
• Number sets – to 5
• Number play
• Recognising more & Fewer than
• Number recognition to 5.
• Sand & playdough Number writing
• Subitising to 5.

• Number rhymes
• 1:1 object correspondence
• Counting forwards and backwards to 10
• Number sets – to 10
• Number play
• Recognising more & Fewer than
• Number recognition to 10.
• Sand & playdough Number writing
• Subitising to 7.
• Ordering numbers to 10.
• Number bonds to 1, 2 and 3.

Understanding the World 

(Science, Geography, Computing, R.E, History) 

Personal Growth

• Compare myself as a baby with now.
• Talk about home and family.

Health & Wellbeing

• Discuss healthy eating and taste different fruits.
• Explain how senses keep us informed.

Community & Celebrations

• Talk about Harvest.
• Participate in a Harvest service with the Reverend Nicola.

Outdoor Learning & Nature

• Enjoy Welly walks around the school.
• Observe a tree and describe seasonal changes.

Computing

• Role-playing with phones and tills. Enjoy exploring Bee-Bots.

Animals & Environment

• Describe animal habitats around the school.
• Observe and discuss environmental changes.

Health & Nutrition

• Explain how to be healthy.

Plants & Growth

• Observe changes in our tree.

Religious Education

• Learn the Christmas Story

Computing

• Role-playing with phones and tills. Enjoy exploring Bee-Bots.
• Using Oxford Owl for home learning - reading

Expressive Arts and Design 

(Art & DT) 

Art & Creativity

• Observe myself and paint a self-portrait.
• Explore pattern, colour, and texture using paint, pencils, playdough, and objects.
• Paint fruit and vegetables.
• Enjoy craft, construction, cutting, sticking, and joining.
• Print using objects.

Music & Performance

• Sing songs, including Autumn leaves are changing colour.
• Explore and play musical instruments.
• Learn how to keep a steady beat.

Roleplay & Imagination

• Share ideas for roleplay and enjoy participating.

Art & Craft

• Create a fireworks painting using printing and embellishing techniques.
• Paint and draw Autumn leaves and animals.
• Cut, join, and build at the craft table.
• Choose and explain resources for Christmas decorations.
• Print a Christmas card using objects.

Music & Performance

• Talk about choice of musical instruments.
• Sing songs and perform with friends.
• Learn about pitch and tempo.

Roleplay & Imagination

• Share ideas for roleplay and enjoy participating.
• Create your own stories and role play them – Helicopter stories

Hair Love

The Hospital Dog

A Superhero Like You

Firefighter

The Detective Dog

Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site

The Day the Crayons went back to School

The Little Red Hen 

Oliver’s Vegetables – Vivian French 

The Tiny Seed – Eric Carle 

Planting a Rainbow – Lois Ehlert 

Rosie’s Walk – Pat Hutchins 

How to catch the Easter Bunny – Adam Wallace 

Speaking & Listening

• Takes turns and listens
• Asks questions
• Names and explains feelings
• Raises hand to speak

Imaginative & Role Play

• Re-enacts scenes with puppets/toys
• Uses topic-related language

Rhymes, Poems & Stories

• Recites stories and rhymes
• Recites poems (Miss Polly Has a Dolly, I’m a Firefighter, I’m a Policeman)

Speaking & Listening 

• Takes turns in conversation 
• Listens and responds to others 
• Raises hand to speak 
• Begin to express ideas clearly 

 Imaginative & Role Play 

• Uses language with puppets/toys 
• Uses role play language 
• Creating stories 

 Rhymes, Poems & Songs 

• Recites rhymes, poems, and songs – including Daffodils rhyme and the growing plants song

• Circle games
• Scooters – Changing direction
• Dance – Down in the jungle/at the circus
• Playdough manipulation – Squash, squeeze, pinch, roll, pat
• Pencil control – pinching a pencil correctly
• Cutting skills – Cutting in a straight line
• Parachute games
• Ball skills – Throwing & catching with a partner

• Circle games  
• Scooters – changing direction 
• Cutting skills – Cutting in a straight line 
• Parachute games 
• Team games
• Gymnastic unit – creating different body shapes and improving balance. 

Friendship Skills

• Describe qualities of a good friend.

Personal Growth

• Set goals and explain how to achieve them.
• Name and discuss feelings.

Rights Respecting

• Discuss rights and the Class Charter.

Health & Hygiene

• Explain the need for good hygiene.

My Happy Mind – Appreciate

• Learn about the importance of gratitude.

Personal Interests 

• Share likes, dislikes, and strengths. 

 School & Values 

• Talk about school life and British Values - Rule of Law

Practical Skills 

• Fasten my coat independently. 
• Take my shoes and socks off and put them back on the correct feet. 

My Happy Mind -  Relate module 

• The importance of listening to others and taking turns in conversations.
• Talking about our likes and dislikes.

• Key words
• Step 3 sounds – including starting to learn digraphs and trigraphs
• Blending & segmenting step 2 & 3 sounds to build & recognise words
• Letter formation
• Writing labels
• Enjoying reading

• Key words
• Enjoying stories & reading 
• Step 3 phonics sounds including – ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear
• Blending and segmenting skills 
• Forming the letter families correctly 
• Writing simple sentences 

• Digit addition within 10
• Counting forwards & backwards to 20.
• Number play
• Recognising more & Fewer than
• Number recognition to 20.
• Number writing
• Subitising to 10.
• Ordering numbers to 20.
• Number bonds to 1,2 and 3.

• Digit addition and subtraction within 10 
• Counting forwards & backwards to 20 
• Number play 
• Number recognition to 20. 
• Number writing 
• Ordering numbers to 20. 
• Number bonds to 5. 
• Odd and even numbers 
• Recognising doubles. 

Understanding the World 

(Science, Geography, Computing, R.E, History) 

Community & Family

• Identify people who help us in the community.
• Explain how my family helps me.

Nature & Environment

• Enjoy Welly walks to observe our tree and seasonal changes.
• Discuss the importance of water.

Cultural Celebrations

• Talk about Chinese New Year.
• Explore Chinese New Year through craft and role play.

Computing

• Log on to a school computer.
• Explore how to use Bee-Bots for simple routes using themed mats.

Nature & Environment 

• Enjoy Welly walks to observe our tree and Spring changes. 
• Explore Spring flowers and what they need to grow. 
• Explore all Spring changes. 

 Cultural Celebrations 

• Talk about Chinese New Year. 
• Explore Chinese New Year through craft and role play. 
• Talk about Easter and how we celebrate. 

Computing 

• Logging into Chrome books and explore Paint. 
• Explore how to use Bee-Bots for simple routes using themed mats. 

Expressive Arts and Design 

(Art & DT) 

Art & Creativity

• Explore pattern and colour using paint, pencils, playdough, toys, and objects.
• Explore cutting, sticking, and joining.
• Make a peg person.

Music & Performance

• Explore musical instruments.
• Sing songs with friends.
• Learn about long and short sounds.

Roleplay & Imagination

• Share ideas for roleplay and enjoy participating.
• Create your own stories and role play them – Helicopter stories

Art & Creativity 

• Explore cutting, sticking, and joining.
• Exploring the work of an artist. 
• Exploring making collages. 

 Music & Performance 

• Explore a range of musical instruments. 
• Learn about high and low pitch.
• Begin to perform in front of others  

 Roleplay & Imagination 

• Share ideas for roleplay and begin to create their own stories.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Where Bear?

Brave Bears Don’t Get Scared

A Bad Day for Bear

Frank and Bert

This is not a Polar Bear

Whatever Next

 We’re going on a bear hunt!

Speaking & Listening 

• Listen to and talk about stories to help them understand them better.
• Listen to and talk about non‑fiction books to learn new knowledge and vocabulary.
• Explain why things might happen, using new words they have learned.
• Express their ideas and feelings in full sentences, using past, present, and future tenses and joining their ideas with conjunctions. 

Rhymes, Poems & Songs 

• Recites rhymes, poems, and songs – including Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Physical Development (P.E) 

• Yoga – exploring shapes and balances.
• Team work – working together in simple team challenges and races.

Personal Interests 

• Setting and working towards a simple goal

 School & Values 

• Talk about school life and British Values. 

Practical Skills 

• Take my shoes and socks off and put them back on the correct feet. 
• Cutting up food independently.

My Happy Mind - Relate module 

• The importance of being a good friend.
• Being caring and kind.
• Working together as a team.
• Active listening.

• Reading key words. 
• Enjoying stories & reading.
• Step 4 phonics sounds including blends – st, nd, mp, ft, nt, sk,
• Blending and segmenting skills.
• Forming all the letter families correctly. 
• Writing simple sentences – including capital letters and full stops.

• Digit addition and subtraction within 10. 
• Counting beyond 20. 
• Number play. 
• Number recognition to 20. 
• Number writing - 0 to 9.
• Ordering numbers to 20. 
• Number bonds to 10.
• Recognising odd and even numbers. 
• Recognising doubles and halves.

Understanding the World 

(Science, Geography, Computing, R.E, History) 

Nature & Environment 

• Enjoy Welly walks  to observe our tree and Spring changes. 
• Explore simple life cycles.
• Similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments.

 Computing 

• Logging into school computers.
• Using the Paint programme.
• Explore how to use Bee-Bots for simple routes using themed mats.

Expressive Arts and Design 

(Art & DT) 

Art & Creativity 

• Explore textures.
• Exploring the work of an artist – Gunta Stolz
• Exploring textiles and weaving.  

 Music & Performance 

• Explore a range of musical instruments. 
• Learn about long and short sounds.
• Begin to perform in front of others.
• Respond to pieces of music.

  Roleplay & Imagination 

• Share ideas for roleplay and begin to create their own stories.