Topics Personal, Social & Communication, Problem Solving Knowledge & Physical Creative
Emotional Language & Literacy Reasoning and Understanding of the Development Development
Development Numeracy World
Let’s SEAL Unit 1- New National Literacy Strategy See National Beginning to investigate Leap into Life PE
celebrate. Beginnings Letters and Sounds – Numeracy Strategy programme
Belonging phase 1 – Also - Introduction to ICT-beginning –holiday/seaside
Self-awareness rhymes/sound Looking at patterns to use the mouse & keyboard Outdoor play- paintings.
Term 1 Understanding my discrimination – bead threading and familiarisation with bikes, balls,
feelings Focus on Literacy unit 1: and patterns on fish programs hoops, coits, Fish paintings
New School Managing my feelings Harry and the dinosaurs bean bags etc.
Understanding the go to school. Tuff spot- different Designing Christmas
Holidays feelings of others environments-, under the sea Large apparatus cards for PTFA packs
Social Skills Please & Thank you, unit etc. in the hall
Understanding rights 4: Who lives here? Unit 5: Small world-dolls house & play Familiar songs &
and responsibilities Can do mobile rhymes
Circle Time-getting to Speech & Drama-familiar
know each other’s poems & rhymes
names, what do we Role play – My Home.
look like? What do we The Rainbow Fish Bulb /pansies planting
like? Lucy and Tom go to the Outdoor gardening Junk modelling
seaside – Shirley Hughes
RE topics – see
separate RE plans Commotion in the Ocean
Our Class Letters and Sounds – See National Visit from Vale Vets Leap into Life PE Role play -Vets
Saint- SEAL New phase 2 Numeracy Strategy programme
St. Francis Beginnings ctd Also - Using the ‘Tuff spot’ to make Painting / drawing
Pets Focus on Literacy Data handling- homes for animals animals.
Pets and Vets What pets do we Outdoor Classroom-what lives Outdoor play-
have –making a in the pond? bikes, balls, Making pet carriers.
Stories linked to topic pictogram The Country Code Caring for hoops, coits,
animals bean bags etc. Making animal biscuits
Patterns and Do we have any pets? How
repeated patterns – can we care for them? Large apparatus St. Francis’ Prayer
pet blankets in the hall Service – role play the
Unusual pets – snakes and story of St. Francis.
lizards land snails.
WOW experience – St. Francis’ Day Assembly
Topics Personal, Social & Communication, Problem Solving Knowledge & Physical Creative
Emotional Language & Literacy Reasoning and Understanding of the Development Development
Development Numeracy World
Let’s SEAL Unit 2 Getting National Literacy Strategy See National Role Play:
on and Falling Out Jolly Phonics Numeracy Strategy Fireworks safety Leap into Life PE Cave
Celebrate Making fireworks
Friendship Letter and sounds phase Marshmallows kebabs programme
Working Together 1&2 Also : ICT – Fireworks Pictures Splatter pictures
Term 2 / 3 Home – getting house
Managing Feelings – Symmetry with ready for Diwali /
anger Linked stories e.g. rangoli patterns. Sources of light – investigating Christmas
Fireworks Resolving conflict Can’t you sleep little bear candles Indian dance – link with RE invitations
Diwali Understanding my ? Repeated patterns Investigating Bubbles Stable – Role play the
Christmas feelings No room on the broom with Christmas Flitter Jars Firework dances Christmas Story
(Chinese Diwali stories. wrapping paper Santa’s workshop
New Year) All about India- (Mrs Lucas) Chinese Restaurant
Feb. 3-5th Chinese New Year Story of Diwali – Role play the
Stories story Junk modelling fireworks.
Chalking / splatter paints
Speech & Drama The Christmas Story – link with for firework painting.
RE Mixing paint /using
different brushes?
Shiny things and mirrors
Rangoli patterns
Chinese New Year -i-board Mendhi patterns on cut out
Cooking noodles using hands.
chopsticks Thumb pots using air dry
Story of Chinese New Year clay for diwali
Learning songs for
Christmas
Christmas wrapping paper
Decorating a Christmas
biscuit
Making a Christmas card
Making Christmas
decorations
Chinese calligraphy
brushes
WOW experience –Christmas Play Paper lanterns,
pergodas
Making a chinese
dragon/boat
Chinese dragon dance
Topics Personal, Social & Communication, Problem Solving Knowledge & Physical Creative
Emotional Language & Literacy Reasoning and Understanding of the Development Development
Development Numeracy World
Through SEAL Unit 4 Going for Letter and sounds phase See National Weather – Introduce the Role play area –
the Goals 2 Numeracy Strategy topic ‘weather’ Leap into Life PE weather station
Knowing Myself What different types of programme Role play clothes –
Window Setting a realistic goal Speech & Drama- weather do we know ? for dressing up in
Planning to reach a Owl babies Go on a weather walk. different types of
Term 3 goal Weather walks in the weather – sun hats /
Weather Persistence outdoor classroom. Asks sunglasses /
Birds Evaluation and review questions about why things umbrellas, wellies
happen and why things etc…
work Bird hide – looking at
different birds,
Working with ice-balloons dressing up as birds
and blocks of ice
Looking at books
Keeping a weather chart about weather.
Pin wheels /kites to
investigate wind Collaborative work –
bird collage, peacock
Looking at rain and wind
gauges. Observing and
painting favourite bird
Investigating temperature
with colour changing ducks
Take part in the Great Bird
watch
*CHINESE
NEW YEAR Making chocolate nests
Making fat balls
Topics Personal, Social & Communication, Problem Solving Knowledge & Physical Creative
Emotional Language & Literacy Reasoning and Understanding of the Development Development
Development Numeracy World
Through SEAL Unit 5 Good to LETTERS & SOUNDS See National Planting & caring for seeds- Leap into Life PE Role play area-
be me Numeracy Strategy sunflower seeds for Mothers’ programme garden centre/flower
the Day & broad beans
Knowing myself Related Stories e.g. shop
Window Understanding my Seeds Move Around Design and make an Easter
Garden
feelings Focus on Literacy Unit Naming parts of a plant
Making a card for
Term 4 Managing my feelings 12: Grandad’s Garden, Nature walk In and out the Mothers’ Day
Standing up for myself Unit 13: The Enormous ‘Tuff spot’-making Dusty Bluebells
Minibeasts Turnip environments for plants- game Looking at and
Garden alphabet miniature gardens/jungle etc. Awareness of painting flowers –
Jessie’s Flower Outdoor classroom-looking at space- 5 Little mixing own paints
Titch the pond, how has it changed Leaves game
Jack and the Beanstalk over the year? Dance Make clay bugs.
Classic life cycles e.g. butterfly
The trouble with dad – Think about how Decorate a cake in
and frog and more unusual
Babette Cole lifecycles different mini the shape of a mini
beasts move and beast
make up own
Making a wormery dance Make an Easter Card
Visiting the school wormery. Make a seed packet
Investigate minibeasts with
intel microscope.
Food from plants-
Our outdoor garden
WOW experience – Art Exhibition
Topics Personal, Social & Communication, Problem Solving Knowledge & Physical Creative
Long ago Emotional Language & Literacy Reasoning and Understanding of the Development Development
and Far Development Numeracy World
away
SEAL Unit 6 Letters and sounds See National Different types of houses Introduction to Role Play
Term 5/6 Relationships phases 2&3 Numeracy Strategy Looking at homes from the simple team games
Understanding my past- (old kitchens /
feelings Related stories about - bathrooms/toys ). (Magic Princess and An house in the past
Managing my feelings Knights Princesses, Grandad Video) Knights outdoor
Understanding the dragons and castles All about castles – circle games A castle
feelings of others Can you make a castle
Making choices with all the castle features Painting dragons.
e.g. drawbridge, dungeon
etc…
Making shields and
Looking at different types of coat of arms.
transport. How has Making crowns and
transport changed? tiaras.
How do people travel in
different countries? In Designing and
snow? In water? Etc. making vehicles with
junk modelling
Road safety
Railway Safety
Water Safety
Travelling across the ‘tuff
spot’
WOW experience –End of Year Graduation
RE Here I am Topics Other Celebrations
Route
Autumn Babies Mission Statement
Initiation Feast of Saint Francis
Gifts Visit of Pope Benedict
Harvest Festival
Nativity Story
Spring Ash Wednesday and Lent
Mother’s Day
Easter Story
Summer Pentecost
Church Visit
Mary our Mother and May Procession
Please note This is a basic plan and is subject to change depending on ideas brought forward by the children and other external
stimuli.
SEAL Unit 3 Say no to Bullying is a short unit and will be covered some time in the year when appropriate.