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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage
        Curriculum 2020-2021

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Contents
Introduction                                       Page 3
Characteristics of Effective Learning              Page 4
EYFS Topic Themes                                  Page 4
Autumn Term Planning                               Page 5
Spring Term Planning                               Page 8
Summer Term Planning                               Page 11
Early Learning Goals                               Page 14
Long Term Planning Template                        Page 15
Weekly Planning Template                           Page 16
Continuous Provision Planning                      Page 18

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Introduction
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. (DfE, 2017)

According to the 2017 EYFS Framework, four guiding principles should shape practice in Early Years:
      Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured
      Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships
      Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and
       there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents and/or carers
      Children develop and learn in different ways (the characteristics of effective teaching and learning) and at different
       rates. Our continuous provision should meet the needs of all children in early years setting, including children with special
       educational needs and disabilities.

The Viridis EYFS curriculum supports practitioners in providing:
      Quality and consistency across the setting, so that every child makes good progress and no child gets left behind
      A secure foundation through learning and development opportunities which are planned around the needs and interests of
       each individual child and are assessed and reviewed regularly
      Partnership working between practitioners and with parents and/or carers
      Equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and supported

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Characteristics of Effective Learning
           Playing and Exploring                                         Active Learning                                   Creating and Thinking Critically
                ‘engagement’                                               ‘motivation’                                               ‘thinking’
Finding out and exploring                              Being involved and concentrating                               Having their own ideas
   Showing curiosity about objects, events and           Maintaining focus on their activity for a period of time      Thinking of ideas
    people                                                Showing high levels of energy, fascination                    Finding ways to solve problems
   Using senses to explore the world around them         Not easily distracted                                         Finding new ways to do things
   Engaging in open-ended activity                       Paying attention to details
   Showing particular interests
Playing with what they know                            Keeping on trying                                              Making links
   Pretending objects are things from their             Persisting with activity when challenges occur                Making links and noticing patterns in their
    experience                                           Showing a belief that more effort or a different               experience
   Representing their experiences in play                approach will pay off                                         Making predictions
   Taking on a role in their play                       Bouncing back after difficulties                              Testing their ideas
   Acting out experiences with other people                                                                            Developing ideas of grouping, sequences, cause
                                                                                                                         and effect
Being willing to ‘have a go’                           Enjoying achieving what they set out to do                     Choosing ways to do things
   Initiating activities                                 Showing satisfaction in meeting their own goals              Planning, making decisions about how to
   Seeking challenge                                     Being proud of how they accomplished something –              approach a task, solve a problem and reach a
   Showing a ‘can do’ attitude                            not just the end result                                       goal
   Taking a risk, engaging in new experiences, and       Enjoying meeting challenges for their own sake rather        Checking how well their activities are going
    learning by trial and error                            than external rewards or praise                              Changing strategy as needed
                                                                                                                        Reviewing how well the approach worked

                                                                   EYFS Topic Themes

                           Autumn 1                   Autumn 2                 Spring 1                   Spring 2              Summer 1               Summer 2

     Year A              ‘Me & My World’          ‘My Home, Your             ‘Let’s Work’            ‘Out of this World’        ‘On the Farm’               ‘Capes and
                            Ourselves                 Home’                People Who Help                 Space                  Animals                     Crowns’
                                                 Homes Around the                 Us                                                                       Superheroes
                                                       World

     Year B               ‘Wonderful Me’        ‘Deserts & Icebergs’        ‘Planes, Trains &          ‘Once Upon A            ‘From Seeds &                 ‘Splash’
                           All About Me            Hot and Cold               Automobiles’                  Time’                  Eggs’                      Water
                                                   Environments                 Transport             Traditional Tales           New Life

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Autumn Term
                                                                                             Autumn 1
                                         Year A                                                                                                  Year B
                                     ‘Me & My World’                                                                                        ‘Wonderful Me’
                                        Ourselves                                                                                            All About Me
                 Nursery                                                Reception                                      Nursery                                               Reception
           Suggested Core Texts:                                  Suggested Core Texts:                          Suggested Core Texts:                                Suggested Core Texts:
           Biscuit bear by Mini Grey                         It’s Ok to be Different by Todd Parr        I Will Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child                 Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival
           So Much by Trish Cooke                              Things I Like by Anthony Browne                 Oh No George! By Chris Haughton                       Stanley’s Stick by John Helgley
      Everywhere Bear by Julia Donaldson                 Mungo Money goes to School by Lydia Monks         Our Very Own Dog by Amanda McCardie                   The Girl with the Parrot by Daisy Hurst
      I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen                The Boy Who Hated Toothbrushes by Zehra Hicks           Daisy Eat Your Peas! By Kes Gray                     My Friend Bear by Jez Alborough
      The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg                    Happy Birthday Maisy by Lucy Cousins                 Kippers Birthday by Mick Inkpen                  It’s My Birthday by Helen Oxenbury
                                   Festivals/Special Occasions:                                                                         Festivals/Special Occasions:
                                         Eid ul-Adha (Islam)                                                                                  Eid ul-Adha (Islam)
                                Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur (Judaism)                                                                 Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur (Judaism)
                                         Harvest (multi-faith)                                                                                Harvest (multi-faith)
                                         Trips/Experiences:                                                                                   Trips/Experiences:
                                         The Science Museum                                                                                    The Science Museum
                                              Local Walk                                                                                            Local Walk
                                          Jewish Synagogue                                                                                      Jewish Synagogue

                                                                                             Autumn 2
                               Year A                                                                                                 Year B
                        ‘My Home, Your Home’                                                                                   ‘Deserts & Icebergs’
                       Homes Around the World                                                                              Hot and Cold Environments
                 Nursery                  Reception                                                                    Nursery                    Reception
           Suggested Core Texts:                                  Suggested Core Texts:                          Suggested Core Texts:                                Suggested Core Texts:
    On the Construction Site – by Carron Brown              Let's Build A House by Mick Manning        Laila and the Secret of the Rain by David Conway           Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
All Kinds of Homes: a Lift-the-Flap Book by Thando          The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman             One Day on Our Blue Planet by Ella Bailey                 Blue penguin by Petr Horacek
            Maclaren and Emma Damon                     How Does my Home Work? by Chris Butterworth           The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins                   Anna Hibiscus Song by Atinuke
    A New Home for a Pirate by Ronda Armitage               Come Home with Us by Annie Kubler                     Masai and I by Virginia Kroll               Augustus and his Smile by Catherine Rayner
          Moving Molly by Shirley Hughes                     This is Our House by Michael Rosen                    Letters to Africa by UCLan                       Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
       Home (Around the World) by Kate Petty                         Home by Alex T Smith                         Poles Apart by Jeanne Willis                     Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
                                   Festivals/Special Occasions:                                                                         Festivals/Special Occasions:
                                       Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes                                                                             Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes
                                           Diwali (Hinduism)                                                                                    Diwali (Hinduism)
                                         Hanukkah (Judaism)                                                                                   Hanukkah (Judaism)
                                    Advent & Christmas (Christianity)                                                                    Advent & Christmas (Christianity)
                                         Trips/Experiences:                                                                                   Trips/Experiences:
                   The Museum of the Home (formerly known as the Geffrye Museum)                                                                London Aquarium
                                  Hindu Temple & Christian Church                                                                        Hindu Temple & Christian Church

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Autumn Term – Nursery (30-50 months)

                       Personal, Social and Emotional Development                                           Physical Development                                                               Communication & Language
  Making Relationships            Self-Confidence & Self-      Managing Feelings &              Moving & Handling           Health & Self-Care                  Listening and Attention            Understanding                           Speaking
                                         Awareness                  behaviour
    Can play in a group,             Can select and use        Aware of own                   Moves freely and with          Can tell adults when               Listens to others one         Understands use of                 Beginning to use
     extending and                     activities and             feelings, and knows             pleasure and                    hungry or tired or                  to one or in small             objects (e.g. “What                 more complex
     elaborating play                  resources with help.       that some actions               confidence in a range           when they want to                   groups, when                   do we use to cut                    sentences to link
     ideas, e.g. building             Welcomes and               and words can hurt              of ways, such as                rest or play.                       conversation interests         things?’)                           thoughts (e.g. using
     up a role-play activity           values praise for          others’ feelings.               slithering, shuffling,         Observes the effects                them.                                                              and, because).
     with other children.              what they have done.                                       rolling, crawling,              of activity on their                                                                                  Can retell a simple
                                                                                                  walking, running,               bodies.                                                                                                past event in correct
                                                                                                  jumping, skipping,                                                                                                                     order (e.g. went down
                                                                                                  sliding and hopping.                                                                                                                   slide, hurt finger).
                                                                                                 Mounts stairs, steps                                                                                                                  Uses talk to connect
                                                                                                  or climbing                                                                                                                            ideas, explain what is
                                                                                                  equipment using                                                                                                                        happening and
                                                                                                  alternate feet.                                                                                                                        anticipate what might
                                                                                                 Walks downstairs,                                                                                                                      happen next, recall
                                                                                                  two feet to each step                                                                                                                  and relive past
                                                                                                  while carrying a small                                                                                                                 experiences.
                                                                                                  object.
                                                                                                 Runs skilfully and
                                                                                                  negotiates space
                                                                                                  successfully,
                                                                                                  adjusting speed or
                                                                                                  direction to avoid
                                                                                                  obstacles.

                    Literacy                                           Mathematics                                                  Understanding the World                                                   Expressive Arts and Design
       Reading                    Writing                   Numbers                   Shape, Space &                People and                  The World                       Technology               Exploring and using             Being Imaginative
                                                                                          Measure                  Communities                                                                           media and materials
     Enjoys rhyming            Sometimes gives          Uses some                   Shows an interest          Shows interest in          Comments and                    Knows how to               Enjoys joining in             Developing
      and rhythmic               meaning to marks          number names                 in shape and                the lives of                asks questions                   operate simple              with dancing and               preferences for
      activities.                as they draw and          and number                   space by playing            people who are              about aspects of                 equipment e.g.              ring games.                    forms of
     Shows                      paint.                    language                     with shapes or              familiar to them.           their familiar                   turns on CD                Sings a few                    expression.
      awareness of              Ascribes                  spontaneously.               making                                                  world such as the                player and uses             familiar songs.               Uses movement
      rhyme and                  meanings to              Uses some                    arrangements                                            place where they                 remote control.            Beginning to                   to express
      alliteration.              marks that they           number names                 with objects.                                           live or the natural                                          move                           feelings.
     Recognises                 see in different          accurately in play.         Shows awareness                                         world.                                                       rhythmically.                 Creates
      rhythm in spoken           places.                  Recites numbers              of similarities of                                                                                                  Imitates                       movement in
      words.                                               in order to 10.              shapes in the                                                                                                        movement in                    response to
     Listens to and                                      Knows that                   environment.                                                                                                         response to                    music.
      joins in with                                        numbers identify                                                                                                                                  music.
      stories and                                          how many objects
      poems, one-to-                                       are in a set.
      one and also in
      small groups.
     Joins in with
      repeated refrains
      and anticipates
      key events and
      phrases in
      rhymes and
      stories.

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Autumn Term – Reception (40-60 months)

               Personal, Social and Emotional Development                                                        Physical Development                                                       Communication & Language
    Making Relationships            Self-Confidence & Self-        Managing Feelings &              Moving & Handling                Health & Self-Care              Listening and Attention            Understanding                       Speaking
                                           Awareness                    behaviour
      Initiates                        Confident to speak to      Understands that own             Experiments with               Eats a healthy range             Maintains attention,          Responds to                      Extends vocabulary,
       conversations,                    others about own            actions affect other              different ways of               of foodstuffs and                 concentrates and sits          instructions involving            especially by
       attends to and takes              needs, wants,               people, for example,              moving.                         understands need for              quietly during                 a two-part sequence.              grouping and naming,
       account of what                   interests and               becomes upset or                 Jumps off an object             variety in food.                  appropriate activity.         Understands humour,               exploring the
       others say.                       opinions.                   tries to comfort                  and lands                      Usually dry and clean                                            e.g. nonsense                     meaning and sounds
                                                                     another child when                appropriately.                  during the day.                                                  rhymes, jokes.                    of new words.
                                                                     they realise they have           Negotiates space
                                                                     upset them.                       successfully when
                                                                                                       playing racing and
                                                                                                       chasing games with
                                                                                                       other children,
                                                                                                       adjusting speed or
                                                                                                       changing direction to
                                                                                                       avoid obstacles.
                                                                                                      Travels with
                                                                                                       confidence and skill
                                                                                                       around, under, over
                                                                                                       and through
                                                                                                       balancing and
                                                                                                       climbing equipment.

                      Literacy                                              Mathematics                                                     Understanding the World                                            Expressive Arts and Design
        Reading                       Writing                    Numbers                  Shape, Space &                People and                   The World                    Technology              Exploring and using             Being Imaginative
                                                                                              Measure                  Communities                                                                        media and materials
      Continues a                 Gives meaning to            Recognise some            Beginning to use           Enjoys joining in          Looks closely at              Completes a               Begins to build a             Create simple
       rhyming string.              marks they make              numerals of                mathematical                with family                 similarities,                  simple program             repertoire of                  representations of
      Hears and says               as they draw,                personal                   names for ‘solid’           customs and                 differences,                   on a computer.             songs and                      events, people
       the initial sound in         write and paint.             significance.              3D shapes and               routines.                   patterns and                  Uses ICT                   dances.                        and objects.
       words.                      Begins to break             Recognises                 ‘flat’ 2D shapes,                                       change.                        hardware to               Explores the                  Initiates new
      Can segment the              the flow of speech           numerals 1 to 5.           and mathematical                                                                       interact with age-         different sounds               combinations of
       sounds in simple             into words.                 Counts up to               terms to describe                                                                      appropriate                of instruments.                movement and
       words and blend             Continues a                  three or four              shapes.                                                                                computer                  Explores what                  gesture in order to
       them together                rhyming string.              objects by saying         Selects a                                                                              software.                  happens when                   express and
       and knows which                                           one number name            particular named                                                                                                  they mix colours.              respond to
       letters represent                                         for each item.             shape.                                                                                                                                           feelings, ideas
       some of them.                                            Counts actions or         Can describe their                                                                                                                               and experiences.
                                                                 objects which              relative position
                                                                 cannot be moved.           such as ‘behind’
                                                                Counts objects to          or ‘next to’.
                                                                 10, and beginning
                                                                 to count beyond
                                                                 10.
                                                                Counts out up to
                                                                 six objects from a
                                                                 larger group.

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Spring Term
                                                                                                  Spring 1
                             Year A                                                                                                       Year B
                          ‘Let’s Work’                                                                                       ‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’
                       People Who Help Us                                                                                               Transport
               Nursery                   Reception                                                                        Nursery                    Reception
         Suggested Core Texts:                                   Suggested Core Texts:                              Suggested Core Texts:                              Suggested Core Texts:
     People Who Help Us by John Wood                           Dear Teacher by Amy Husband                        The Train Ride by June Crebbin                 The Naughty Bus by Jan and Jerry Oke
       Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell                                 The Little Red Hen                          Duck in a Truck by Jez Alborough                    On Sudden Hill by Linda Sarah
       Emergency! By Margaret Mayo                            Dinosaur Police by Sarah McIntyre               Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham              Oi Get Off Our Train by John Burningham
       A selection of information texts                         Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore                  The Magic Train Ride by Sally Crabtree                On My way Home by Jill Murphy
      Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson                         Cops and Robbers by Alan Ahlberg                     Rosie’s Walk by pat Hutchins                 We All Going Traveling by Sheena Roberts
                                                                                                                                                                 The Hundred Decker Bus by Mike Smith
                                 Festivals/Special Occasions:                                                                             Festivals/Special Occasions:
                                        Chinese New Year                                                                                         Chinese New Year
                                       Bodhi Day (Buddhism)                                                                                     Bodhi Day (Buddhism)
                                       Trips/Experiences:                                                                                       Trips/Experiences:
                                        Shoreditch Fire Station                                                                               London Transport Museum
                                    Visiting GP Practice, Vets etc.                                                                             The Science Museum
                                           Buddhist Temple                                                                                        Buddhist Temple

                                                                                                  Spring 2
                                        Year A                                                                                          Year B
                                  ‘Out of this World’                                                                             ‘Once Upon A Time’
                                        Space                                                                                      Traditional Times
               Nursery                                                Reception                                           Nursery                    Reception
         Suggested Core Texts:                                   Suggested Core Texts:                              Suggested Core Texts:                              Suggested Core Texts:
Emily Brown and the Thing by Cressida Cowel                     Whatever Next by Jill Murphy                  The Pea and the Princess by Mini Grey                  No Dinner by Jessica Souhami
         Toys in Space by Mini Grey                         How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers                   The Gingerbread Man etc.                     The Gigantic Turnip by Aleksei Tolstoy
Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets by Jeanne Willis              The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers              How Anansi Got His Stories by Trish Cooke          The leopard’s Drum by Jessica Souhami
 Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman                 The Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram                     LadyBird Favourite Stories               The Old Woman and The Red Pumpkin by Betsy
Here Come the Aliens! By Colin McNaughton                        Beegu by Alexis Deacon                                                                                          Bang

                                 Festivals/Special Occasions:                                                                             Festivals/Special Occasions:
                             Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day (Christianity)                                                                Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day (Christianity)
                                     Lent & Easter (Christianity)                                                                             Lent & Easter (Christianity)
                                Holi “Festival of Colours” (Hinduism)                                                                    Holi “Festival of Colours” (Hinduism)
                                       Trips/Experiences:                                                                                       Trips/Experiences:
                                  London Planetarium, Greenwich                                                                                 Discovery in Stratford
                                       The Science Museum                                                                                  Castle Trip e.g. Tower of London
                                  Hindu Temple & Christian Church                                                                          Hindu Temple & Christian Church

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Spring Term – Nursery (30-50 months)

                Personal, Social and Emotional Development                                                          Physical Development                                                         Communication & Language
    Making Relationships                Self-Confidence & Self-        Managing Feelings &              Moving & Handling               Health & Self-Care              Listening and Attention             Understanding                        Speaking
                                               Awareness                   behaviour
      Initiates play, offering             Enjoys responsibility      Begins to accept the             Can stand                      Understands that                Listens to stories with        Shows understanding               Questions why things
       cues to peers to join                 of carrying out small       needs of others and               momentarily on one              equipment and tools              increasing attention            of prepositions such               happen and gives
       them.                                 tasks.                      can take turns and                foot when shown.                have to be used                  and recall.                     as ‘under’, ‘on top’,              explanations. Asks
      Keeps play going by                  Is more outgoing            share resources,                 Can catch a large               safely. Gains more              Joins in with repeated          ‘behind’ by carrying               e.g. who, what, when,
       responding to what                    towards unfamiliar          sometimes with                    ball.                           bowel and bladder                refrains and                    out an action or                   how.
       others are saying or                  people and more             support from others.             Draws lines and                 control and can                  anticipates key                 selecting correct                 Uses a range of
       doing.                                confident in new                                              circles using gross             attend to toileting              events and phrases              picture.                           tenses (e.g. play,
                                             social situations.                                            motor movements.                needs most of the                in rhymes and                                                      playing, will play,
                                                                                                          Uses one-handed                 time themselves.                 stories.                                                           played).
                                                                                                           tools and equipment,                                                                                                               Uses intonation,
                                                                                                           e.g. makes snips in                                                                                                                 rhythm and phrasing
                                                                                                           paper with child                                                                                                                    to make the meaning
                                                                                                           scissors.                                                                                                                           clear to others.

                       Literacy                                                 Mathematics                                                  Understanding the World                                               Expressive Arts and Design
        Reading                            Writing                   Numbers                  Shape, Space &                People and                  The World                     Technology              Exploring and using              Being Imaginative
                                                                                                  Measure                  Communities                                                                        media and materials
      Beginning to be                  Sometimes gives            Beginning to              Uses positional            Remembers and              Can talk about                Shows an interest         Taps out simple                Sings to self and
       aware of the way                  meaning to marks            represent                  language.                   talks about                 some of the                    in technological           repeated rhythms.               makes up simple
       stories are                       as they draw and            numbers using             Shows interest in           significant events          things they have               toys with knobs or        Explores and                    songs.
       structured.                       paint.                      fingers, marks on          shape by                    in their own                observed such as               pulleys, or real           learns how                     Makes up
      Suggests how the                 Ascribes                    paper or pictures.         sustained                   experience.                 plants, animals,               objects such as            sounds can be                   rhythms.
       story might end.                  meanings to                Sometimes                  construction               Recognises and              natural and found              cameras or                 changed.                       Notices what
      Listens to stories                marks that they             matches numeral            activity or by              describes special           objects.                       mobile phones.            Explores colour                 adults do,
       with increasing                   see in different            and quantity               talking about               times or events            Talks about why                                           and how colours                 imitating what is
       attention and                     places.                     correctly.                 shapes or                   for family or               things happen                                             can be changed.                 observed and
       recall.                                                      Shows curiosity            arrangements.               friends.                    and how things                                           Understands that                then doing it
      Describes main                                                about numbers by                                                                   work.                                                     they can use lines              spontaneously
       story settings,                                               offering                                                                                                                                     to enclose a                    when the adult is
       events and                                                    comments or                                                                                                                                  space, and then                 not there.
       principal                                                     asking questions.                                                                                                                            begin to use
       characters.                                                  Compares two                                                                                                                                 these shapes to
      Shows interest in                                             groups of objects,                                                                                                                           represent objects.
       illustrations and                                             saying when they
       print in books and                                            have the same
       print in the                                                  number.
       environment.

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Viridis Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum 2020-2021 - Hoxton Garden Primary School
Spring Term – Reception (40-60 months)

               Personal, Social and Emotional Development                                                       Physical Development                                                        Communication & Language
    Making Relationships            Self-Confidence & Self-        Managing Feelings &              Moving & Handling                Health & Self-Care              Listening and Attention            Understanding                       Speaking
                                           Awareness                    behaviour
      Initiates                        Confident to speak to      Understands that own            Shows increasing                Shows some                       Maintains attention,          Able to follow a story           Uses language to
       conversations,                    others about own            actions affect other             control over an object           understanding that                concentrates and sits          without pictures or               imagine and recreate
       attends to and takes              needs, wants,               people, for example,             in pushing, patting,             good practices with               quietly during                 props.                            roles and
       account of what                   interests and               becomes upset or                 throwing, catching or            regard to exercise,               appropriate activity.                                            experiences in play
       others say.                       opinions.                   tries to comfort                 kicking it.                      eating, sleeping and                                                                               situations.
      Explains own                     Can describe self in        another child when              Uses simple tools to             hygiene can                                                                                       Links statements and
       knowledge and                     positive terms and          they realise they have           effect changes to                contribute to good                                                                                 sticks to a main
       understanding, and                talk about abilities.       upset them.                      materials.                       health.                                                                                            theme or intention.
       asks appropriate                                             Aware of the                    Handles tools,                  Shows understanding
       questions of others.                                          boundaries set, and              objects, construction            of the need for safety
                                                                     of behavioural                   and malleable                    when tackling new
                                                                     expectations in the              materials safely and             challenges, and
                                                                     setting.                         with increasing                  considers and
                                                                                                      control.                         manages some risks.
                                                                                                     Shows a preference
                                                                                                      for a dominant hand.

                      Literacy                                              Mathematics                                                     Understanding the World                                            Expressive Arts and Design
        Reading                        Writing                   Numbers                  Shape, Space &                People and                   The World                    Technology              Exploring and using             Being Imaginative
                                                                                             Measure                   Communities                                                                        media and materials
      Links sounds to              Hears and says             Selects the               Orders two or              Enjoys joining in           Looks closely at             Completes a               Experiments to                Chooses
       letters, naming               the initial sound in        correct numeral to         three items by              with family                  similarities,                 simple program             create different               particular colours
       and sounding the              words.                      represent 1 to 5,          length or height.           customs and                  differences,                  on a computer.             textures.                      to use for a
       letters of the               Can segment the             then 1 to 10              Orders two items            routines.                    patterns and                 Uses ICT                  Understands that               purpose.
       alphabet.                     sounds in simple            objects.                   by weight or                                             change.                       hardware to                different media               Introduces a
      Uses vocabulary               words and blend            Counts an                  capacity.                                                                              interact with age-         can be combined                storyline or
       and forms of                  them together.              irregular                 Uses familiar                                                                          appropriate                to create new                  narrative into their
       speech that are              Links sounds to             arrangement of             objects and                                                                            computer                   effects.                       play.
       increasingly                  letters, naming             up to ten objects.         common shapes                                                                          software.                 Manipulates
       influenced by their           and sounding the           Estimates how              to create and                                                                                                     materials to
       experiences of                letters of the              many objects they          recreate patterns                                                                                                 achieve a planned
       books.                        alphabet.                   can see and                and build models.                                                                                                 effect.
                                                                 checks by
                                                                 counting them.
                                                                Uses the
                                                                 language of
                                                                 ‘more’ and ‘fewer’
                                                                 to compare two
                                                                 sets of objects.
                                                                Finds the total
                                                                 number of items
                                                                 in two groups by
                                                                 counting all of
                                                                 them.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              10
Summer Term
                                                                                          Summer 1
                                        Year A                                                                                  Year B
                                     ‘On the Farm’                                                                       ‘From Seeds & Eggs’
                                       Animals                                                                                 New Life
              Nursery                                            Reception                                       Nursery                   Reception
       Suggested Core Texts:                                  Suggested Core Texts:                        Suggested Core Texts:                               Suggested Core Texts:
       A Brave Bear by Sean Taylor                                 Noah’s Ark text                   Jaspers’ Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth                    Jack and The Beanstalk text
 A New House for Mouse by Petr Horacek                      Farm Animals information texts                Aaah Spider by Lydia Monks                      Oliver’s’ Vegetables by Vivian French
  Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray             Noris the Bear who Shared by Catherine Rayner        Lucky Worms by Vivian French                     The Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis
       Owl Babies by Martin waddell                We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen           The Big Baby by Jeanne Willis                  The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson                  Farmer Duck by Jez Alborough                   Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown                       Mad About Minibeasts by Giles Andrae

                              Festivals/Special Occasions:                                                                        Festivals/Special Occasions:
                                       Ramadan (Islam)                                                                                    Ramadan (Islam)
                                Vesak ‘Buddha Day’ (Buddhism)                                                                      Vesak ‘Buddha Day’ (Buddhism)
                                     Trips/Experiences:                                                                                 Trips/Experiences:
                               Hackney City Farm/Brookes Farm                                                                      Hackney City Farm/Brookes Farm
                                      The Animal Man                                                                                      The Animal Man
                                 Mosque & Buddhist Temple                                                                           Chicks/Caterpillars-Butterflies
                                                                                                                                     Mosque & Buddhist Temple

                                                                                          Summer 2
                            Year A                                                                                                             Year B
                      ‘Capes and Crowns’                                                                                                      ‘Splash’
                         Superheroes                                                                                                           Water
              Nursery                   Reception                                                                Nursery                                              Reception
       Suggested Core Texts:                                  Suggested Core Texts:                        Suggested Core Texts:                               Suggested Core Texts:
         Super Daisy by Kes Gray                              Traction Man by Mini Grey                     Billy’s Bucket by Key Gray                     Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt
         Gorilla by Anthony Brown                             SuperTato by Sue Hendra                     Hooray Fish by Lucy Cousins                      Splash Anna Hibiscus! By Antinuke
       Super Duck by Jez Alborough                      Captain Blownaparts by Helga Hopkins       How to Find a Fruit Bat by Michelle Robinson               Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek
           Max by Bob Graham                               SuperWorm by Julia Donaldson                 The Storm Whale by Benji Davies                    Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies
                                                                                                         Captain Duck by Jez Alborough                 The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
                                                                                                            Mr Seahorse by Eric Carle                     The Rianbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
                              Festivals/Special Occasions:                                                                        Festivals/Special Occasions:
                                     Eid al-Fitr (Islam)                                                                                 Eid al-Fitr (Islam)
                                       Fathers’ Day                                                                                        Fathers’ Day
                              Summer Solstice/Midsummers Day                                                                      Summer Solstice/Midsummers Day
                                     Trips/Experiences:                                                                                 Trips/Experiences:
                                     Discovery in Stratford                                                                                 Seaside Trip
                                           Mosque                                                                                         London Aquarium
                                                                                                                                         Thames/Canal Walk

                                                                                                                                                                                                    11
Summer Term – Nursery (30-50 months)

               Personal, Social and Emotional Development                                                            Physical Development                                                           Communication & Language
    Making Relationships             Self-Confidence & Self-          Managing Feelings &               Moving & Handling                Health & Self-Care               Listening and Attention               Understanding                        Speaking
                                            Awareness                      behaviour
      Keeps play going by               Confident to talk to         Can usually tolerate              Holds pencil between           Can usually manage                Focusing attention –             Responds to simple                Uses vocabulary
       responding to what                 other children when           delay when needs                   thumb and two                   washing and drying                 still listen or do, but           instructions, e.g. to              focused on objects
       others are saying or               playing, and will             are not immediately                fingers, no longer              hands.                             can shift own                     get or put away an                 and people that are of
       doing.                             communicate freely            met, and understands               using whole-hand               Dresses with help,                 attention.                        object.                            particular importance
      Demonstrates friendly              about own home and            wishes may not                     grasp.                          e.g. puts arms into               Is able to follow                Beginning to                       to them.
       behaviour, initiating              community.                    always be met.                    Holds pencil near               open-fronted coat or               directions (if not                understand ‘why’ and              Builds up vocabulary
       conversations and                 Shows confidence in          Can usually adapt                  point between first             shirt when held up,                intently focused on               ‘how’ questions.                   that reflects the
                                          asking adults for help.       behaviour to different             two fingers and                 pulls up own                       own choice of                                                        breadth of their
                                                                        events, social                     thumb and uses it               trousers, and pulls up             activity).                                                           experiences.
                                                                        situations and                     with good control.              zipper once it is                                                                                      Uses talk in
                                                                        changes in routine.               Can copy some                   fastened at the                                                                                         pretending that
                                                                                                           letters, e.g. letters           bottom.                                                                                                 objects stand for
                                                                                                           from their name.                                                                                                                        something else in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   play, e,g, ‘This box is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   my castle.’

                      Literacy                                                 Mathematics                                                    Understanding the World                                                  Expressive Arts and Design
        Reading                         Writing                     Numbers                  Shape, Space &                 People and                    The World                      Technology               Exploring and using              Being Imaginative
                                                                                                 Measure                   Communities                                                                            media and materials
      Recognises                    Sometimes gives              Shows an interest         Shows interest in           Shows interest in           Developing an                   Shows skill in             Beginning to be                Engages in
       familiar words and             meaning to marks              in number                  shapes in the                different                    understanding of                 making toys work            interested in and               imaginative role-
       signs such as own              as they draw and              problems.                  environment.                 occupations and              growth, decay                    by pressing parts           describe the                    play based on
       name and                       paint.                       Separates a               Uses shapes                  ways of life.                and changes over                 or lifting flaps to         texture of things.              own first-hand
       advertising logos.            Ascribes                      group of three or          appropriately for           Knows some of                time.                            achieve effects            Uses various                    experiences.
      Looks at books                 meanings to                   four objects in            tasks.                       the things that             Shows care and                   such as sound,              construction                   Builds stories
       independently.                 marks that they               different ways,           Beginning to talk            make them                    concern for living               movements or                materials.                      around toys, e.g.
      Handles books                  see in different              beginning to               about the shapes             unique, and can              things and the                   new images.                Beginning to                    farm animals
       carefully.                     places.                       recognise that the         of everyday                  talk about some              environment.                    Knows that                  construct,                      needing rescue
      Knows                                                        total is still the         objects, e.g.                of the similarities                                           information can             stacking blocks                 from an armchair
       information can                                              same.                      ‘round’ and ‘tall’.          and differences in                                            be retrieved from           vertically and                  ‘cliff’.
       be relayed in the                                           Shows an interest                                       relation to friends                                           computers                   horizontally,                  Uses available
       form of print.                                               in numerals in the                                      or family.                                                                                making                          resources to
      Holds books the                                              environment.                                                                                                                                      enclosures and                  create props to
       correct way up                                              Shows an interest                                                                                                                                 creating spaces.                support role-play.
       and turns pages.                                             in representing                                                                                                                                  Joins construction             Captures
      Knows that print                                             numbers.                                                                                                                                          pieces together to              experiences and
       carries meaning                                             Realises not only                                                                                                                                 build and                       responses with a
       and, in English, is                                          objects, but                                                                                                                                      balance.                        range of media,
       read from left to                                            anything can be                                                                                                                                  Realises tools                  such as music,
       right and top to                                             counted, including                                                                                                                                can be used for a               dance and paint
       bottom.                                                      steps, claps or                                                                                                                                   purpose.                        and other
                                                                    jumps.                                                                                                                                                                            materials or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      words.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       12
Summer Term – Reception (40-60 months)

            Personal, Social and Emotional Development                                                                 Physical Development                                                       Communication & Language
Making Relationships                 Self-Confidence &               Managing Feelings &                  Moving & Handling                 Health & Self-Care                Listening and                  Understanding                          Speaking
                                      Self-Awareness                     behaviour                                                                                              Attention
   Initiates                           Confident to speak to          Understands that own               Begins to use                    Shows understanding           Maintains attention,           Listens and responds                Uses talk to organise,
    conversations,                       others about own                actions affect other                anticlockwise                     of how to transport            concentrates and sits           to ideas expressed by                sequence and clarify
    attends to and takes                 needs, wants,                   people, for example,                movement and                      and store equipment            quietly during                  others in                            thinking, ideas,
    account of what                      interests and                   becomes upset or                    retrace vertical lines.           safely.                        appropriate activity.           conversation or                      feelings and events.
    others say.                          opinions.                       tries to comfort                   Begins to form                   Practices some                Two-channelled                  discussion.                         Introduces a storyline
   Explains own                        Can describe self in            another child when                  recognisable letters.             appropriate safety             attention – can listen                                               or narrative into their
    knowledge and                        positive terms and              they realise they have             Uses a pencil and                 measures without               and do for short span.                                               play.
    understanding, and                   talk about abilities.           upset them.                         holds it effectively to           direct supervision.
    asks appropriate                                                    Aware of the                        form recognisable
    questions of others.                                                 boundaries set, and                 letters, most of which
   Takes steps to                                                       of behavioural                      are correctly formed.
    resolve conflicts with                                               expectations in the
    other children, e.g.                                                 setting.
    finding a                                                           Beginning to be able
    compromise.                                                          to negotiate and
                                                                         solve problems
                                                                         without aggression,
                                                                         e.g. when someone
                                                                         has taken their toy.

                   Literacy                                                  Mathematics                                                            Understanding the World                                          Expressive Arts and Design
    Reading                           Writing                    Numbers                    Shape, Space &                     People and                  The World                   Technology                  Exploring and                  Being Imaginative
                                                                                               Measure                        Communities                                                                         using media and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      materials
   Begins to read                  Uses some                  Says the number                 Uses everyday                Enjoys joining in         Looks closely at            Completes a                 Constructs with a               Plays alongside
    words and simple                 clearly identifiable        that is one more                 language related              with family                similarities,                simple program               purpose in mind,                 other children
    sentences.                       letters to                  than a given                     to time.                      customs and                differences,                 on a computer.               using a variety of               who are engaged
   Enjoys an                        communicate                 number.                         Beginning to use              routines.                  patterns and                Uses ICT                     resources.                       in the same
    increasing range                 meaning,                   Finds one more or                everyday                                                 change.                      hardware to                 Uses simple tools                theme.
    of books.                        representing                one less from a                  language related                                                                      interact with age-           and techniques                  Plays
   Knows that                       some sounds                 group of up to five              to money.                                                                             appropriate                  competently and                  cooperatively as
    information can                  correctly and in            objects, then ten               Orders and                                                                            computer                     appropriately.                   part of a group to
    be retrieved from                sequence.                   objects.                         sequences                                                                             software.                   Selects                          develop and act
    books and                       Writes own name            In practical                     familiar events.                                                                                                   appropriate                      out a narrative.
    computers.                       and other things            activities and                  Measures short                                                                                                     resources and
                                     such as labels              discussion,                      periods of time in                                                                                                 adapts work
                                     and captions.               beginning to use                 simple ways.                                                                                                       where necessary.
                                    Attempts to write           the vocabulary                                                                                                                                     Selects tools and
                                     short sentences in          involved in adding                                                                                                                                  techniques
                                     meaningful                  and subtracting.                                                                                                                                    needed to shape,
                                     contexts.                  Records, using                                                                                                                                      assemble and join
                                                                 marks that they                                                                                                                                     materials they are
                                                                 can interpret and                                                                                                                                   using.
                                                                 explain.
                                                                Begins to identify
                                                                 own mathematical
                                                                 problems based
                                                                 on own interests
                                                                 and fascinations.

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End of Reception - Early Learning Gaols

             Personal, Social and Emotional Development                                               Physical Development                                               Communication & Language
Making Relationships             Self-Confidence &          Managing Feelings &           Moving & Handling            Health & Self-Care              Listening and               Understanding                   Speaking
                                   Self-Awareness                  behaviour                                                                              Attention
Early Learning Goal           Early Learning Goal          Early Learning Goal          Early Learning Goal         Early Learning Goal          Early Learning Goal          Early Learning Goal           Early Learning Goal
Children play co-             Children are confident       Children talk about how      Children show good          Children know the            Children listen              Children follow               Children express
operatively, taking turns     to try new activities, and   they and others show         control and co-             importance for good          attentively in a range of    instructions involving        themselves effectively,
with others. They take        say why they like some       feelings, talk about their   ordination in large and     health of physical           situations. They listen to   several ideas or actions.     showing awareness of
account of one                activities more than         own and others’              small movements.            exercise, and a healthy      stories, accurately          They answer ‘how’ and         listeners’ needs. They
another’s ideas about         others. They are             behaviour, and its           They move confidently       diet, and talk about         anticipating key events      ‘why’ questions about         use past, present and
how to organise their         confident to speak in a      consequences, and            in a range of ways,         ways to keep healthy         and respond to what          their experiences and in      future forms accurately
activity. They show           familiar group, will talk    know that some               safely negotiating          and safe. They manage        they hear with relevant      response to stories or        when talking about
sensitivity to others’        about their ideas, and       behaviour is                 space. They handle          their own basic hygiene      comments, questions or       events.                       events that have
needs and feelings, and       will choose the              unacceptable. They           equipment and tools         and personal needs           actions. They give their                                   happened or are to
form positive                 resources they need for      work as part of a group      effectively, including      successfully, including      attention to what others                                   happen in the future.
relationships with adults     their chosen activities.     or class, and                pencils for writing.        dressing and going to        say and respond                                            They develop their own
and other children.           They say when they do        understand and follow                                    the toilet independently.    appropriately, while                                       narratives and
                              or don’t need help.          the rules. They adjust                                                                engaged in another                                         explanations by
                                                           their behaviour to                                                                    activity.                                                  connecting ideas or
                                                           different situations, and                                                                                                                        events.
                                                           take changes of routine
                                                           in their stride.

                   Literacy                                          Mathematics                                             Understanding the World                                      Expressive Arts and Design
      Reading                     Writing                  Numbers               Shape, Space &             People and                The World                Technology              Exploring and            Being Imaginative
                                                                                    Measure                Communities                                                                using media and
                                                                                                                                                                                          materials
Early Learning Goal         Early Learning Goal      Early Learning Goal       Early Learning Goal      Early Learning Goal      Early Learning Goal       Early Learning Goal      Early Learning Goal        Early Learning Goal
Children read and           Children use their       Children count            Children use             Children talk about      Children know about       Children recognise       Children sing songs,       Children use what
understand simple           phonic knowledge to      reliably with numbers     everyday language        past and present         similarities and          that a range of          make music and             they have learnt
sentences. They use         write words in ways      from one to 20, place     to talk about size,      events in their own      differences in relation   technology is used in    dance, and                 about media and
phonic knowledge to         which match their        them in order and         weight, capacity,        lives and in the lives   to places, objects,       places such as           experiment with            materials in original
decode regular              spoken sounds. They      say which number is       position, distance,      of family members.       materials and living      homes and schools.       ways of changing           ways, thinking about
words and read them         also write some          one more or one less      time and money to        They know that other     things. They talk         They select and use      them. They safely          uses and purposes.
aloud accurately.           irregular common         than a given number.      compare quantities       children don’t always    about the features of     technology for           use and explore a          They represent their
They also read some         words. They write        Using quantities and      and objects and to       enjoy the same           their own immediate       particular purposes.     variety of materials,      own ideas, thoughts
common irregular            simple sentences         objects, they add         solve problems. They     things, and are          environment and                                    tools and techniques,      and feelings through
words. They                 which can be read by     and subtract two          recognise, create        sensitive to this.       how environments                                   experimenting with         design and
demonstrate                 themselves and           single-digit numbers      and describe             They know about          might vary from one                                colour, design,            technology, art,
understanding when          others. Some words       and count on or back      patterns. They           similarities and         another. They make                                 texture, form and          music, dance, role
talking with others         are spelt correctly      to find the answer.       explore                  differences between      observations of                                    function.                  play and stories.
about what they have        and others are           They solve                characteristics of       themselves and           animals and plants
read.                       phonetically             problems, including       everyday objects and     others, and among        and explain why
                            plausible.               doubling, halving and     shapes and use           families,                some things occur,
                                                     sharing.                  mathematical             communities and          and talk about
                                                                               language to describe     traditions.              changes.
                                                                               them.

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Viridis EYFS Medium term Plan          Year Group:         Term:           Topic:

                  Core text     PSED   CLL           PD    Lit     Maths   UW       EAD

Week 1                          LI:    LI:           LI:   LI:     LI:     LI:      LI:
w/b

Week 2                          LI:    LI:           LI:   LI:     LI:     LI:      LI:
w/b

Week 3                          LI:    LI:           LI:   LI:     LI:     LI:      LI:
w/b

Week 4                          LI:    LI:           LI:   LI:     LI:     LI:      LI:
w/b

Week 5                          LI:    LI:           LI:   LI:     LI:     LI:      LI:
w/b

Week 6                          LI:    LI:           LI:   LI:     LI:     LI:      LI:
w/b

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Class Weekly Planning                           Topic:                  Teacher:                    w/c:                              Book:

     PLG targets

Key questions/ Assessment opportunities/ Teacher modelling/ TP talk/ EXT / Adult Deployment NEO Teacher
LI: (should be in simple child speak)
                                        Maths                             Literacy                      Adult focus Maths    Adult focus Literacy     Guided Reading      PSED,PD,CL,UW or
                                                                                                                                                    group and 1:1/Home       EAD (PM)
                                                                                                                                                         Readers
    Monday        Mathematics                            Literacy/CLL                           LI: To                      LI: To                  Guided Reading       PSED
                  OMS:                                   LI: I can                              Steps to Success:           Success Criteria:       Group:               LI: To
                  LI: I can                                                                     Activity:                   Activity:               Home Readers:

    Tuesday       Mathematics                            Literacy/CLL                           LI: To                      LI: To                  Guided Reading       Understanding of
                  OMS:                                   LI: I can                              Steps to Success:           Success Criteria:       Group:               the World
                  LI: I can                                                                     Activity:                   Activity:               Home Readers         LI: To

    Wednesda      Mathematics                            Literacy/CLL                           LI: To                      LI: To                  Guided Reading       Physical
    y             OMS:                                   LI: I can                              Steps to Success:           Success Criteria:       Group:               Development
                  LI: I can                                                                     Activity:                   Activity:               Home Readers         LI: To
                                                                                                                                                                         .

    Thursday      Mathematics                            Literacy/CLL                           LI: To                      LI: To                  Guided Reading       EAD
                  OMS:                                   LI: I can                              Steps to Success:           Success Criteria:       Group:               LI: To
                  LI: I can                                                                     Activity:                   Activity:               Home Readers

    Friday        Mathematics                            Literacy/CLL                           LI: To                      LI: To                  Guided Reading       CL
                  OMS:                                   LI: I can                              Steps to Success:           Success Criteria:       Group:               LI: To
                  LI: I can                                                                     Activity:                   Activity:               Home Readers

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Class Weekly Planning                                Topic:                           Teacher:                                    w/c:                    Book:

    Learning       Areas for Learning                          Monday/Tuesday                            Wednesday/Thursday                                        Friday
     Areas
                                         Indoor                       Outdoor           Indoor                    Outdoor                 Indoor                       Outdoor

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
Personal, Social         Role-play       Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
 and Emotional                           Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:
 Development

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
                    Small World Play     Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
                                         Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
    Physical       Malleable/manipulat   Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
  Development              ive           Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
    Literacy         Graphic/Writing     Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
                         Area            Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
  Mathematics          Maths Area        Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
                                         Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
                      Construction       Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
                                         Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
 Understanding        Sand/Water         Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
   the world                             Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
                     Discovery Area      Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
                                         Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

                                         LI:                          LI:               LI:                       LI:                     LI:                          LI:
Expressive Arts & Creative Workshop      Activity:                    Activity:         Activity:                 Activity:               Activity:                    Activity:
     Design                              Key Questions:               Key Questions:    Key Questions:            Key Questions:          Key Questions:               Key Questions:

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Development Matters                                                                                                                   Look, Listen & Note
   Holds pencil near point between first two fingers and thumb and uses it with                                                             Which materials/tools do the children use to make marks?

    good control. (PD 30-50)
    Draws lines and circles using gross motor movements. (PD 30-50)
                                                                                          Writing and Fine                                   Which hand do they use?
                                                                                                                                            Can they colour in a picture? Thread beads?

    Sometimes gives meaning to marks as they draw and paint. (30-50)
    Ascribes meanings to marks that they see in different places. (30-50)                   Motor Area                                       Do they look at what they are doing? Do they enjoy
   Can copy some letters, e.g. letters from their name. (PD 30-50)                      Adults support and challenge children’s              making marks outside?
   Gives meaning to marks they make as they draw, write and paint. (L 40-60+)         learning and thinking through observation,            Can they access resources independently and put them
   Hears and says the initial sound in words. (L 40-60+)                                                                                     away?
                                                                                       participation, hand over hand help and role
   Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together. (L 40-60+)
                                                                                                        modelling.                           Are they more successful on a flat surface e.g. table or on
   Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet. (L 40-
    60+)                                                                                                                                      a vertical surface e.g. easel/wall?
   Uses some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing                                                              Do they imitate adults/peers in their mark making?
    some sounds correctly and in sequence. (L 40-60+)                                                                                        Can they write their name independently?
   Writes own name and other things such as labels, captions. (L 40-60+)                                                                    Do they recognise any sounds and link them to marks
   Attempts to write short sentences in meaningful contexts. (L 40-60+)
                                                                                                                                              made?
   Maintains attention, concentrates and sits quietly during appropriate activity.
    (CL 40-60+)                                                                                                                              Can they read their own mark making to you?
   Shows a preference for a dominant hand. (PD 40-60+)                                                                                      Can they trace over a picture/word?
   Begins to form recognisable letters. (PD 40-60+)                                                                                         Can they form the O shape in an anti-clockwise direction?
   Uses a pencil and holds it effectively to form recognisable letters, most of
    which are correctly formed. (PD 40-60+)
                     Permanent Resources                                                                                                                      Effective Practice
   Word board of theme words/name cards                                                                                                 Adults to introduce vocabulary (use of words,
   Pencils, pens, wax crayons, chalk, highlighters, (assorted                                                                           symbols and signs):
    colours/types/thickness), sharpeners, clipboards                                                                                         Pencil, crayon, pen, chalk, brush, draw, colour, write, paper,
   Hole puncher, staplers, scissors , glue, sellotape, stencils, rulers,                                                                     letter sounds(phonics),
    paper clips                                                                                                                          Adults to ask simple questions to extend learning:
   Assorted paper, card, envelopes, postcards, gift tags, parcel                                                                            Can you colour this picture?
    labels, writing books/pads – lists, gummed labels/post-it-pads                                                                           Which felt pen/crayon/chalk do you want?
   Phonic resources to help with linking letters to sounds and                                                                              Can you make marks in the mud/jelly/slime etc.? Up and down?
                                                                                                                                              Round and round?
    recalling tricky words etc.
                                                                                                                                             Can you make marks with this spray?
   Class lists/message board/books depicting mark making ideas                                                                              How will we know this is yours?
    about the theme/story books                                                                                                              What colour do you want to use?
   Letters/numbers                                                                                                                          Can you make a label? Sticker? Book?
   Telephone/newspapers/comics/magazines                                                                                                    Can you thread the beads to make a necklace or pattern?
   Post box                                                                                                                                 Can you thread this picture?

                                                                                 Characteristics of Effective Learning
                A Unique Child                                       Positive Relationships                               Enabling Environments                              Learning & Development
Every child is a competent learner from birth      Children learn to be strong and independent from a base    The environment plays a key role in supporting and      Children develop and learn in different
who can be resilient, capable, confident and       of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a    extending children’s development and learning.        ways and at different rates and all areas of
                 self-assured.                                             key person.                                                                                Learning and Development are equally
                                                                                                                                                                          important and inter-connected.

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Development Matters                                                                                                                   Look, Listen & Note
   Able to follow a story without pictures or props. (CL 40-60+)                                                                            Can they hold a book correctly – right way up and round?
   Listens and responds to ideas expressed by others in conversation or
    discussion. (CL 40-60+)
                                                                                       Reading Area/Book                                     Do they take care of the books and resources?
                                                                                                                                            Do they turn the pages?
    Uses language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences in play
    situations. (CL 40-60+)                                                                 Corner                                           How do they respond to sensory aspects of stories and
   Introduces a storyline or narrative into their play. (CL 40-60+)                   Adults support and challenge children’s                rhymes?
   Continues a rhyming string. (L 40-60+)                                                                                                   Do they respond to puppets?
   Hears and says the initial sound in words. (L 40-60+)                                   learning and thinking through
                                                                                        observation, participation, hand over                Can they make a choice between two books?
   Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together and knows
                                                                                                                                             Can they look at/point to named pictures of familiar
    which letters represent some of them. (L 40-60+)                                        hand help and role modelling.
   Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet. (L 40-                                                          objects/people?
    60+)                                                                                                                                     Which books do they respond best to?
   Begins to read words and simple sentences. (L 40-60+)                                                                                    Can they turn the pages?
   Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their
                                                                                                                                             Can they describe what they like?
    experiences of books. (L 40-60+)
   Enjoys an increasing range of books. (L 40-60+)                                                                                          Can they re-tell a familiar tale in their own words?
   Knows that information can be retrieved from books and computers. (L 40-
    60+)
   Gives meaning to marks they make as they draw, write and paint. (L 40-60+)
   Looks closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change. (UTW 40-60+)

                     Permanent Resources                                                                                                                      Effective Practice
   Open shelves and storage boxes, bean bags and large cushions,                                                                        Adults to introduce vocabulary (use of words,
    soft toys and puppets.                                                                                                               symbols and signs):
   Wide range of books - picture, fiction and rhyme, sound books, lift                                                                      Book, page comic, picture, puppet, rhyme, story,
    the flap books, non-fiction, multicultural/different needs, sensory,                                                                      information, word, sentence, sound.
    comics and catalogues, big books, homemade/photo books,                                                                                  Character names in stories.
    books linked to themes or topics of interest, dual language books,                                                                       Settings e.g. castle, farm, park, school.
    instruction leaflets, recipe cards/books, atlas, road/street maps,                                                                       Model reading and share books with children.
    pictures and postcards                                                                                                               Adults to ask simple questions to extend learning:
   Display relating to current interests/themes, children’s favourites
                                                                                                                                             Do you like this book?
    books.
                                                                                                                                             Which is your favourite story?
   CD’s and tapes of rhymes, stories, songs and spoken words,
                                                                                                                                             Can you find…..?
    posters, story or rhyme sacks or boxes.
                                                                                                                                             Can you turn the page?
   Objects and games to support phonological awareness.
                                                                                                                                             Which story puppet do you like best?
                                                                                                                                             Can you find the word that rhymes with…?

                                                                                 Characteristics of Effective Learning
                A Unique Child                                       Positive Relationships                               Enabling Environments                            Learning & Development
Every child is a competent learner from birth      Children learn to be strong and independent from a base    The environment plays a key role in supporting and    Children develop and learn in different
who can be resilient, capable, confident and       of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a    extending children’s development and learning.      ways and at different rates and all areas of
                 self-assured.                                             key person.                                                                              Learning and Development are equally
                                                                                                                                                                        important and inter-connected.

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Development Matters                                                                                                                  Look, Listen & Note
   Listens to others one to one or in small groups, when conversation interests                                                            Does the child play with or alongside others?


    them. (CL 30-50)
    Engages in imaginative role-play based on own first-hand experiences. (EAD
                                                                                           Role-play Area                                   Can they follow a make-believe game and join in imaginative
                                                                                                                                             play?
    30-50)                                                                            Adults support and challenge children’s               Do they initiate ideas or follow others?
   Builds stories around toys, e.g. farm animals needing rescue from an armchair          learning and thinking through                    Can they dress/undress themselves in role play clothes?
    ‘cliff’. (EAD 30-50)                                                               observation, participation, hand over                Do they join in/show familiarity with home routines e.g. putting
   Uses available resources to create props to support role-play. (EAD 30-50)
                                                                                           hand help and role modelling.                     seat belt on before blast off?
   Captures experiences and responses with a range of media, such as music,
    dance and paint and other materials or words. (EAD 30-50)                                                                               Do they attempt to write information about the planets they have
   Uses language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences in play                                                                      visited or a description?
    situations. ((CL 40-60+)                                                                                                                Can they count out how many space biscuits etc?
   Uses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and                                                               Do they talk their ideas through as they engage in play? Can they
    events. (CL 40-60+)                                                                                                                      talk about their own experiences of travel?
   Introduces a storyline or narrative into their play. (CL 40-60+)                                                                        Can they draw and write about the space mission?
   Create simple representations of events, people and objects. (EAD 40-60+)                                                               Can they talk about their likes and dislikes in the role play area?
   Introduces a storyline or narrative into their play. (EAD 40-60+)
   Plays alongside other children who are engaged in the same theme. (EAD 40-
    60+)
   Plays cooperatively as part of a group to develop and act out a narrative. (EAD
    40-60+)

                     Permanent Resources                                                                                                                     Effective Practice
   Dividers, role play furniture, chairs, tables etc.                                                                                  Adults to introduce vocabulary (use of words,
   E.g. Resources for Space topic: space material, bubble                                                                              symbols and signs):
    wrap table, cardboard box rocket, big earth, planets, space                                                                          E.g. Vocab for Space topic: space, astronauts,
    food, astronaut costumes, star trek costumes, instruments,                                                                             earth, planets, space station, space ships, rocket,
    space rockets, aliens, flying space ships, sand tray, moon                                                                             landing, blast off, outer space, mission, stars, moon,
    rockets, small space figures, metal detector, writing sheets,                                                                          sun, count down , gravity, adventure.
    colouring sheets, blast off numbers,                                                                                                Adults to ask simple questions to extend learning:
                                                                                                                                         Which planet are we visiting?
                                                                                                                                         Where are you going in your rocket?
                                                                                                                                         What have you found on the planet?
                                                                                                                                         Who is the captain of the rocket?
                                                                                                                                         What equipment do we need to explore?

                                                                                Characteristics of Effective Learning
                A Unique Child                                       Positive Relationships                               Enabling Environments                                Learning & Development
Every child is a competent learner from birth      Children learn to be strong and independent from a base    The environment plays a key role in supporting and        Children develop and learn in different
who can be resilient, capable, confident and       of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a    extending children’s development and learning.          ways and at different rates and all areas
                 self-assured.                                             key person.                                                                                    of Learning and Development are
                                                                                                                                                                       equally important and inter-connected.

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Permanent Resources                                                                                                                                        Look, Listen & Note
   Transportable maths box, multilink, cubes, counting bears/figures,                                                                                            Do children use number names correctly?
    sorting equipment, number lines, tracks and squares, washing line,
    plastic/magnetic numbers, peg boards, abacus, clocks, calculators,
                                                                                                        Maths Area                                           
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                   Can children sort objects and the categorise them?
                                                                                                                                                                   Are children counting correctly?
    sand timers, scales, shapes (2D and 3D), beads, cotton reels,                             Adults support and challenge children’s                             Are children recognising and creating patterns?
    threading, measuring containers, real coins.                                                   learning and thinking through                                  Do children add and take away correctly?
   Number and information books, number rhymes and songs                                      observation, participation, hand over
    (CD/tape).                                                                                                                                                    Can children identify more/less?
                                                                                                   hand help and role modelling.                                  Do children use mathematical language?
   Catalogues, calendars, diaries, telephone directories, notepads and
    pens, clip boards.                                                                                                                                            Are children playing games well together, sharing and
   Maths Games – track, dice, matching, sorting, colour, shape, size,                                                                                             agreeing rules?
    dominoes, card games, jigsaws.

                           Effective Practice                                                                                                                                       Effective Practice
Adults to introduce vocabulary (use of words, symbols and                                                                                                   Adults to ask simple questions to extend learning:
signs):                                                                                                                                                          How much more do you have?
   More, less, bigger, smaller, Longer, taller, shorter, Higher, lower, full,                                                                                   How many bears are there?
    empty, heavy, light, too much, little, same, different, balance, measure,                                                                                    Which one is the heaviest/lightest?
    weigh, add, take away, all together, names of numbers, shapes, days,                                                                                         Who is taller/shorter?
    months of year, coins, round, flat, straight, curvy.                                                                                                         Can you make a pattern?
                                                                                                                                                                 Which number is missing?
                                                                                                                                                                 What 2D/3D shape is this?
                                                                                                                                                                 Which shape has more sides?
                                                                                                                                                                 How many more/less? How many do we have altogether?

                                                                                                    Development Matters
   Recognise some numerals of personal significance. (M 40-60+)                                                                Records, using marks that they can interpret and explain. (M 40-60+)
   Recognises numerals 1 to 5. (M 40-60+)                                                                                      Begins to identify own mathematical problems based on own interests and fascinations. (M 40-60+)
   Counts up to three or four objects by saying one number name for each item. (M 40-60+)                                      Beginning to use mathematical names for ‘solid’ 3D shapes and ‘flat’ 2D shapes, and mathematical terms to
   Counts actions or objects which cannot be moved. (M 40-60+)                                                                  describe shapes. (M 40-60+)
   Counts objects to 10, and beginning to count beyond 10. (M 40-60+)                                                          Selects a particular named shape. (M 40-60+)
   Counts out up to six objects from a larger group. (M 40-60+)                                                                Can describe their relative position such as ‘behind’ or ‘next to’. (M 40-60+)
   Selects the correct numeral to represent 1 to 5, then 1 to 10 objects. (M 40-60+)                                           Orders two or three items by length or height. (M 40-60+)
   Counts an irregular arrangement of up to ten objects. (M 40-60+)                                                            Orders two items by weight or capacity. (M 40-60+)
   Uses the language of ‘more’ and ‘fewer’ to compare two sets of objects. (M 40-60+)                                          Uses familiar objects and common shapes to create and recreate patterns and build models. (M 40-60+)
   Finds the total number of items in two groups by counting all of them. (M 40-60+)                                           Uses everyday language related to time. (M 40-60+)
   Says the number that is one more than a given number. (M 40-60+)                                                            Beginning to use everyday language related to money. (M 40-60+)
   Finds one more or one less from a group of up to five objects, then ten objects. (M 40-60+)                                 Measures short periods of time in simple ways. (M 40-60+)
   In practical activities and discussion, beginning to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting. (M 40-60+)
                                                                                      Characteristics of Effective Learning
                A Unique Child                                           Positive Relationships                                          Enabling Environments                                     Learning & Development
Every child is a competent learner from birth          Children learn to be strong and independent from a base               The environment plays a key role in supporting and           Children develop and learn in different ways
who can be resilient, capable, confident and           of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a               extending children’s development and learning.                 and at different rates and all areas of
                 self-assured.                                                 key person.                                                                                                  Learning and Development are equally
                                                                                                                                                                                                 important and inter-connected.

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