EYFS Curriculum Map Reception 2017 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Theme Autumn Traditional tales Space Ourselves Animals Seaside Curriculum enrichment. Visit to Walsall Arboretum Nativity play Think tank Visitors into school E.G Police, Grandparents Living Eggs Visit farm / Zoo Sports Books linked to theme Percy Park keeper The leaf Man Prickly Hedgehog Little red Hen Rosie’s Walk. Nativity The Enormous Turnip. Jaspers Beanstalk Stone soup Laura’s Star Q Pootles 5 Aliens love Under pants Whatever next. Funnybones Titch Marvelous me My Grandpa is wonderful Dear Zoo A squash and a squeeze. Rumble in the Jungle The Gruffalo. Hare and tortoise. Traction man on the beach. The snail and the whale. The language of story Sequencing events. Beginning middle end. Joining in with refrains. Use of materials. Researching. Use of how, why and where questions. Attention to other responses and opinions. Rhyme and alliteration. Responding appropriately in a variety of different situations with relevant comments and questions. Communication and language Confidence to talk in a group. Follow Listening attentively to stories. Use past and How to ask and answer questions. Partner talk. Talk about events, families and experience in Follow complex instructions. Develop their Express themselves effectively to an audience.
instructions. present when referring to events and stories. Listening to each other’s responses. their lives. own narratives. Literacy Fiction and non-fiction materials. Start to use Phonic knowledge in their writing. The Alphabet Capital and lower-case letters. Types of characters in a story. Phonemes on Space topic. Labelling. Space themed class book. Writing simple sentences. Have confidence in reading aloud. Understanding of what they are reading and writing. Write simple sentences independently. They use punctuation in their writing. Use of reading and writing skills to express themselves. Personal and social development Festivals Harvest Confident in trying new activities Be willing to ask for help when required. Working together in a group. Follow classroom rules. Feelings New relationships. Take account of each other’s ideas. Able to talk in front of a group about themselves and others. They take changes in routine and behavior in their stride. Transition to year one. Assemblies. Taking account of other children’s ideas. They organize themselves and activities. Physical development Manage own hygiene. Safety in school. Gymnastics Spatial awareness. Team games (Tug of war) Parachute Fine motor skills. Finger Gym Disco Dough Handle tools Importance of good healthy lifestyle. Exercise Use tools effectively including pencils for writing. Control and co-ordination in using outdoor small and large
Funky fingers effectively Dance Gymnastics equipment Mathematics Number Counting Number recognition. Knowing and using number facts. Positional language Ordinal numbers. Larger numbers Calculating Addition and Subtraction Doubles and halves. Estimating numbers One more one less. Shape, Space and Measures. Autumn shapes 2D 3D Measuring linked to cooking. Measuring Handling data Understanding properties of Shape Time Distance Problem solving Pattern Mathematical language. Shape and size. Properties of shapes.