Early Years Curriculum

Overview

Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances. A secure, safe and happy childhood is important in its own right. Good parenting and high quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets out the standards that all early years’ providers must meet to ensure that children not only learn and develop well, but are also kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning and gives children a broad range of knowledge and skills which provide the right foundations for future progress – throughout school and life.

Topic Maps 2018/19

	Autumn 1 Topic – All about me	Autumn 2 Topic – Christmas and Celebrations
Communication and Language	Encouraging conversation with others Use of social conventions Making needs known/ taking messages to others Following simple instructions and rules of the school Cross curricular circle times	Children are given the opportunity to respond to others Circle times continued
Physical Development	Learning to change and dress independently Write Dance / parachute and circle games Using malleable materials Tracing plus other fine motor skills, threading, peg boards and scissor skill activities Using the apparatus safely and carefully	Dance and building up upper body strength in preparation for Kinetic Letters and fine motor control Scissor skills and activities
PSED	SEAL – New Beginnings – My new class and me – celebrations about each child Role play – The Home. We explore a different yet familiar event each week – baking day, wash day, a birthday party Learning the names of others through circle time activities Building relationships through play and in activities where turn taking and sharing are necessary Introduce Class rules and routines of the school day British Values – the rule of law /class rules	Sharing things that are special to me Role play – A church / Grandma’s cottage / The Post Office/ Toy shop Stranger danger – keeping, ourselves safe as the nights get longer SEAL – Good to be me People who help us
Literacy	Reading – Introduce reading books initially without text. When the children are ready, we introduce words. Keywords (these are checked weekly). Phonics – teach letter sounds and begin simple word building, starting with Phase 2 and listening skills Rhyming activities Writing – Opportunities for emergent writing in role play Daily name card practise Writing opportunities linked to phonics News writing Zig Zag books Kinetic letters – letters that snuggle	Reading – Key vocabulary and simple sentences Pie Corbett Traditional Tales and Phonics – Letter sounds continued – reading / writing and links with other areas of the curriculum Retelling and sequencing stories through use of puppets and role play Rhyming strings Writing – Writing captions and simple sentences using sounds knowledge. Opportunity for free emergent writing. Reading simple captions and sentences
Maths	Learning about the value of each number, what it looks like in many different ways Number – Sorting, matching, working with numbers to 10 and counting and making sets of objects reliably Sing mathematical songs More/ less ordering Introduce Numicon Shape, space, measures – Exploring shape – 2D and 3D naming and using language to describe properties Making pictures, sorting and constructing. Symmetry.	Number – Work with numbers to 10, 1 more / less money Shape, space and, measures – Length and weight – Ordering sizes and learning comparative language Pattern – recognising and making simple repeating patterns Positional and directional language. Introduce bee bots for directional language. Simple routes – giving and following instructions.
Understanding the World	RE – Who am I and where do I belong? UW – Naming and labelling body parts. Healthy Eating. Body songs. Baking. Looking at similarities, differences and changes. Autumn walk ICT – Learn pads linked to weekly planning and topics Letters to familiarise with key board Circle times about families / interests WOW books History – past and present events in their own lives	RE – Why do we have Celebrations? UW – Sorting to specified and own criteria. Looking at Witley and what makes a village. Comparing with other places in the area. ICT – Learn pads, Bee Bots and technology in and around the home The Post Office – Trip to local Post Office to post Christmas cards
Expressive Arts and Design	Free creative table Self-portrait, construction and model making Music – Music Express and Charanga Jolly Phonics songs – All About Me songs Role play / free painting and materials table	Observational drawing Art and craft around Christmas and celebrations Firework picture and collage Role play Puppet theatre Free creative table

	Spring 1 Topic – Healthy Living – food and eating	Spring 2 Topic – Healthy Living – growing and changing.
Communication and Language	Encouraging conversation with others Use of social conventions Making needs known/ taking messages to others Extend vocabulary	As Spring 1
Physical Development	Write dance Val Sabin -Dance Elmer lacing cards. Ongoing fine motor skills – Tracing, letter formation, cutting skills	Write Dance – Gym Ongoing – tracing/ cutting / fine motor activities Model making with recyclable materials
PSED	People who help us Role Play – Week 1 / 2 Colour Lab and Dark Tent SEAL – Going for Goals Talk about New Year resolutions (goals for the year) Talk about achievements the children have made over their first term at school Road safety British values – Democracy. Children to join school council.	Growing and changing RE – What makes something special? Role play – The hospital. The train/ boat / plane. The garden centre. The vets. Science lab Keeping safe by the road Following rules Healthy eating – planting and growing Looking after our pets British values – Mutual respect
Literacy	Elmer Stories. Noah’s Ark. Colour poems. Split for phonics groups. Writing Chinese New Year story Sequencing stories Weekend news	Books Jaspers Beanstalk / Handa’s Surprise / Oliver’s Fruit Salad /The Giants Stew Writing News writing / creative stories Dictated sentences Labelling Phonics groups
Maths	Number 1 more / less working with number tracks Weigh / vocabulary (direct comparison) Number formation Numicon Addition / vocabulary / ordinal numbers / missing numbers Shape, space and measures Shape names/ sorting shape pictures Patterns in the environment / repeating patterns Subtraction	Shape, space and measures Length – ordering 3 or more objects / vocabulary 2D/3D shape Weight / vocabulary Problem solving / sharing Simple data handling / tally charts Money Number Doubling Time Addition / subtraction
Understanding the World	RE – What makes a place special? Developing language to describe materials Sorting according to given and own criteria UW Chinese New Year People who help us The weather / testing materials for water resistance Light and dark Visits from emergency services personnel ICT – Drawing program / phonics resources	RE – What makes our world wonderful? SEAL – Good to be me Looking at and making own maps Easter UW Journeys – near and far Space Transport – compare past and present transport Growing seeds. Keeping a seed diary. Observations similarities / differences. Spring walk – What happens to flowers / trees/ ponds / animals in Spring? Investigate seeds Animals and their young. Farm to visit school. ICT – Drawing program and Bee Bots
Expressive Arts and Design	Surrey Arts Music – Everyone Fluorescent colours Colour mixing, making shades Colour books People who help us and emergency vehicles painting Chinese New Year craft Music – Music express	Observational drawing Art and craft around Christmas and celebrations Firework picture and collage Role play Puppet theatre Free creative table

	Summer 1 Topic – Animals and mini beasts	Summer 2 Topic – Healthy Living – growing and changing
Communication and Language	Talk partners news / guess what’s in the box? Questions – Why and how? Pie Corbett – Going on a Bear Hunt / Thre Little Pigs – Hot seating / drama	Talk partners / guess what’s in the box? Questions – Why and how? Explanations
Physical Development	Ongoing fine motor skill activities Outdoor games / dance – The Bear Hunt	Ongoing fine motor skill activities Outdoor games/ ball skills – aiming, throwing /catching Pirate week – work outs – polar/ desert/ rainforest / underwater
PSED	My special people Role play – The vets / mini beast world/ pet shop/ Percy the Park Keeper RE– What makes our world wonderful? Safety in the kitchen SEAL– Fair and unfair British Values – Individual liberty	Being involved / moving on Role play – travel agents / aeroplane / beach shop / lighthouse SEAL – changes RE – What makes a place special? Keeping healthy British Values – Tolerance
Literacy	Books – Snail and the Whale, Aaargh Spider, Yucky Worms, Animal tracks Three Little Pigs – Recite in the style of Pie Corbett Writing. Writing with word banks / targets Writing familiar stories and traditional tales Dictated sentences Superhero / creative Writing Writing a letter	Rhyme Books – 123 Off to the Sea. Who Sank the Boat? Writing Labelling News writing Non fiction writing
Maths	Number Number tracks Addition and subtraction Number formation Shape, space and measures 3D Shapes –build / sort / investigate Capacity – problem solving and ordering containers. Doubling / halving sharing. Real life problems.	Number. Ordering numbers / ordinal numbers /sharing missing numbers. Shape, space and measures Capacity / addition / subtraction / problem solving Positional language – Counting in 2s and 10s. Repeating patterns – continue a pattern. Weight – problem solving length 2D / 3D Shapes – properties vocabulary Time
Understanding the World	RE – Is the World a fair place? Creation Houses around the world and animal homes / climates Sorting animals according to home climate Texture – sorting Local walk – observe local house – look for similarities / differences. Minibeasts – butterfly life cycle. Watch caterpillars change into butterflies. Local visit for mini beast hunt ICT – Drawing program / Bee Bots History – Past and present events in their own lives and those of their family	RE – What can we learn from stories? Noah’s Ark. Water and holes and floating and sinking Blowing bubbles investigation / dissolving investigation The seaside – make a boat that will float ICT – Create a picture using picture banks
Expressive arts and design	Music Express Create a textured house (model making). Make 3 Little Pigs Home. Textured sewing Texture – combining to create pictures Minibeast sculpture Painting pictures of homes	Music Express – Reflect, rewind and replay Design a shoe box home Bubble pictures Reflection pictures – symmetry

Early Years Curriculum

Overview

Topic Maps 2018/19

Early Years Foundation Stage

Autumn 1

Topic – All about me

Autumn 2

Topic – Christmas and Celebrations

Communicationand Language

PhysicalDevelopment

PSED

Literacy

Maths

Understandingthe World

ExpressiveArts and Design

Spring 1

Topic – Healthy Living – food and eating

Spring 2

Topic – Healthy Living – growing and changing.

Communicationand Language

PhysicalDevelopment

PSED

Literacy

Maths

Understandingthe World

ExpressiveArts and Design

Summer 1

Topic – Animals and mini beasts

Summer 2

Topic – Healthy Living – growing and changing

Communicationand Language

PhysicalDevelopment

PSED

Literacy

Maths

Understandingthe World

Expressivearts and design

Communication
and Language

Physical
Development

Understanding
the World

Expressive
Arts and Design

Communication
and Language

Physical
Development

Understanding
the World

Expressive
Arts and Design

Communication
and Language

Physical
Development

Understanding
the World

Expressive
arts and design