Reception
Please see the tables below for an outline of this year's curriculum for Reception. For further information, Home Learning and a copy of the Knowledge Organiser, please access your child's Teams account.
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| TERM | AUTUMN 1 | AUTUMN 2 |
| Communication and Language | Commenting on their interest and asking questions Engaging with adult through storytelling and role play Nursery rhymes and song | Nativity re-enactment Topic vocabulary Expressing our feelings and emotions Reciting poetry |
| Quality Text | We're Going on a Bear Hunt; In Every House, on Every Street; Mr. Gumpy's Outing; Leaf Man | What Do Machines Do all Day?; Machine Poems; Car, Car, Truck, Jeep; Mrs. Armitage, Queen of the Road; No-Bot, the Robot with No Bottom |
| Literacy | Comprehension; Word reading; Writing (Early mark making) Introduce phonemes | Comprehension; Word reading; Handwriting Phonics Little Wandle Term 2 Phase 2 - decoding |
| Religious Education (RE) | God's World Respond to things God created; Helping God to care for the world; | Gods Family Gods gifts to us Helping others God's greatest gift - Birth of Jesus |
| Physical Education | Gross motor skills; Fine motor skills; cutting and making marks in the sand | Gross motor skills; Climbing, balance and core strength |
| Mathematics | Patterns number 5 | Cardinality of numbers to 10 Ordering numbers to 10 Subitising Number bonds to 5 |
| Understanding the World | People culture and communities; The natural world An autumn walk | People culture and communities Vehicles and transport, emergency services Festivals, Diwali and fireworks |
| Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PHSE) | Being me in my world Identifying feelings and emotions Class rules and routines Kind hands | Celebrating differences Everyone is different What am I good at Families |
| Expressive Art and Design | Painting our faces 3D art, making mini - me Placing and arranging art materials Voice songs | Exploring colour through festivals of light Collage DT - 3D models of fire Engines Nativity performance |
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| TERM | SPRING 1 | SPRING 2 |
| Communication and Language | Stories and rhymes Topic vocabulary Asking questions Talking about families | Spring vocabulary Traditional tales and story re-enactment Reciting poetry |
| Quality Text | The Tiger who came to Tea; Rosie's Hat; Peepo; Once There Were Giants; Major Glad, Major Dizzy; Coming to England | The Gigantic Turnip; Jack and the Beanstalk; Jaspers Beanstalk; Little Red Hen - Lesley; Rosie's Walk - Pat Hutchins; |
| Literacy | Comprehension; Word reading; | Comprehension; Word reading; |
| Religious Education (RE) | Getting To know Jesus; Think of ways to show love for Jesus Think of ways to show love for people who are ill The wedding at Cana | Sorrow and Joy; How to be kind to each other How to say sorry To understand forgiveness To share what we have |
| Physical Education | Gross motor skills; Dance - Magic Toys dance | Gross Motor skills; Games, gymnastics |
| Mathematics | Subitising Number bonds to 7, 8, 9, 10 | Subitising Cardinality and Ordering numbers to 20 More and less Number facts, doubling Money, Time - O'clock |
| Understanding the World | Past and present; People, culture and communities; The natural world | Past and present; People, culture and communities; The natural world Planting seeds |
| Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PHSE) | Dreams and goals Persevere to tackle challenges Never giving up Setting a goal to work towards Obstacles and support - encouraging each other to achieve our goals Aspirations, what do I want to do in the future? | Healthy me Healthy bodies need exercise I know which foods are healthy and making healthy choices Understanding why we need to sleep Keeping clean and handwashing Stranger Danger |
| Expressive Art and Design | Creating with materials; Being imaginative and expressive Music sessions | Creating with materials; Being imaginative and expressive Observational drawings of blossom and seeds Music sessions |
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| TERM | SUMMER 1 | SUMMMER 2 |
| Communication and Language | Minibeast and animal kingdom vocabulary Performing a prayer service. | Coast and marine life vocabulary Talking about holidays and journeys Transition feelings Reciting poetry |
| Quality Text | Dear Zoo; A first book of Animals; Monkey Puzzle; Little Red and The very Hungry Lion; Hello Hello; Handa's Hen | Who's Hiding at the Seaside?; Somebody swallowed Stanley; Lucy and Tom at the Seaside; Tiddler ; Clem and Crab; The Night Pirates |
| Literacy | Comprehension; Word reading; | Comprehension; Word reading; |
| Religious Education (RE) | New Life Easter Joy and new life Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene The special gift of joy and peace The Ascension | The church Visit the church Learn that the church is a holy place What will you find in the church? Exploring the beliefs of others |
| Physical Education | Gross motor skills; - Athletics Fine motor skills - handling tools | Gross motor skills; Dance - on the beach, Sports day. |
| Mathematics | Reviewing numbers Addition, number bonds, problem solving Subtraction. | Writing numbers reviewing numbers to 20 Number bonds using the part, part, whole model |
| Understanding the World | Past and present; People culture and communities; The natural word. Understanding animals and their young Understanding what animals need to survive Endangered animals and habitats | Past and present; People culture and communities; The natural word Animal life and plant life at the beach Oceans and marine life Maps and mapping |
| Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PHSE) | Relationships Friends and communities | Changing me Me, My body, My health; Life cycles and growing up |
| Expressive Art and Design | Creating with materials; Being imaginative and expressive Looking at the art style of Axel Scheffler Ink and wash Music sessions | Creating with materials; Being imaginative and expressive Music sessions |