Reception Annual Curriculum Overview 2022-2023

Understan ding the World	History * Talking about members of immediate family and community. * Using artefacts to explain similarities and differences. * Commenting on images of familiar situations in the past. Geography * Recognising some similarities and d if f e re n c e s b e t w e e n li f e in this country and lif e in o t h e r c o u n t ri e s . * Recognising some environments that are different to the one in which they live (naming places of local significance, exploring new vocabulary, talking about the s i m il ar i t ie s a n d d i f fe r e n c e s o f th e s e p l a ces) * Un d e r s ta n d i n g t h e e f f e c t o f c h a n g i n g seasons on the natural world around them. Science * Using observations to describe hu mans (and other animals) * Identifying different types of exercise * Talking about contrasting environments RE * Understanding that some places are special to members of their community. * * Making connections between families Naming and describing people who are familiar to them. * Diwali (Hinduism) * St. Andrews Day * Christmas	History * Comparing and contrasting characters from stories, including figures from the past. * Organising events using basic chronology, recognising things that happened before they were born. Science * Observing and interacting with natural processes (fossils) * Learning vocabulary linked to materials. R E * Recognising that people have different b e li e f s a n d c e l e b r a t e sp e c i a l ti m e s i n d i ff e r ent ways.	Geography * Drawing information from a simple map. * Exploring the natural world around them. Science * Describing what is seen, heard and felt whilst outside. * Understanding changes in weather and s e a s o n s . * C o m m e n t in g o n w h a t i s n o t i ce d o n a m a p . * Using new vocabulary. Science * Using new vocabulary linked to forces. RE * Showing respect a n d s e n s it i v i ty t o w a r d s o th e rs a n d t h e i r n e e d s .	History *Talking about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society. *Knowing some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. (Comparing charcaters from stories including figures from the past) *Understanding the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling. Geography *To describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, nonfiction texts and maps. *Explaining some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and (when appropriate) maps. * Understanding changes in weather and seasons. *Using key vocabulary such as local road names, towns and villages. *Drawing a simple map. S cience *Exploring the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. *Knowing some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. *Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter. RE

NB: Topics and plans may change due to the needs and interests of the children in line with the EYFS Principles.