Curriculum Map
Area of learning Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
Personal, Social and Emotional Settling in and making friends Being a good friend Being a good friend
Development Following routines and rules Following routines and rules Being independent
Becoming independent Being independent Getting ready for Reception
Physical Development Mark making, malleable & messy Mark making, malleable & messy Mark making, malleable & messy
play play play
Exploring ways of moving and Exploring ways of moving and Exploring ways of moving and
using apparatus using apparatus using apparatus
Encouraging independence in Encouraging independence in Encouraging independence in
self care and dressing routines. self care and dressing routines. self care and dressing routines.
Communication and Language Naming objects and actions Naming objects and actions and Naming objects and actions and
Talking together in small groups using descriptive language using descriptive language
Listening to stories with rhyme Understanding questions Understanding questions
and alliteration Talking together in small and Talking together in small and
Recognising repetitive phrases in larger groups larger groups
books Listening to stories with rhyme Listening to stories with rhyme
and alliteration and alliteration
Joining in with repetitive phrases Joining in with repetitive phrases
in books in books
Literacy Phonics - Letters and Sounds Phonics letters and sounds Phonics - Letters and Sounds
aspect 1 - 6 aspect 1 - 6 Phase 1 to 7 introduction to
Phonics: Environmental and Environmental and instrumental aspect 7 if suitable
instrumental sounds, Voice and sounds, Voice and Rhythm and rhyme, Alliteration,
Body sounds, Rhythm and rhyme Body sounds, Rhythm and rhyme Oral segmenting
and Alliteration and Alliteration and blending
Listening to and joining in with Listening to and joining in with Listening to and joining in with
stories stories stories
Giving meaning to marks Talking about and acting out Talking about and acting out
stories stories
Mark making for different Mark making for different
purposes purposes
Mathematics Counting and number songs Counting and number songs Addition and subtraction through
Comparing quantities Addition and subtraction through songs
Using and describing shapes songs Recognising and representing
Representing numbers numbers
Using and describing shapes Number problems
Using, describing and naming
shapes
Understanding the World: News and events in their own News and events in their own News and events in their own
People and Communities lives and of family lives and of family lives and of family
members members members
Festivals – Halloween, Diwali, Festivals – Chinese New Year, Festivals – Father’s day, Eid
Bonfire Night, Christmas Holi, Easter,
Mother’s day
Understanding the World: Seasonal changes – Summer- Seasonal Changes – Winter- Seasonal Changes – Spring-
The World Autumn-Winter Spring Summer
Noticing the world around us Noticing the world around us. Noticing the world around us.
Observing growth and change
with hatching eggs
Understanding the World: Use of Busy things for challenges Use of Busy things for challenges Use of Busy things for challenges
Technology and pre programming skills. and pre programming skills. and pre programming skills.
Development of mouse control. Development of mouse control. Development of mouse control.
Use of a range of technological Use of a range of technological Use of a range of technological
equipment such as light and equipment such as light and equipment such as light and
sound toys, cameras, walkie sound toys, cameras, walkie sound toys, cameras, walkie
talkies, bee-bots, microphones, talkies, bee-bots, microphones, talkies, bee-bots, microphones,
CD CD CD
players, etc. players, etc. players, etc.
Expressive Arts and Design Use of a range of media and Use of a wide range of media and Use of a wide range of media and
techniques. techniques. techniques.
Role play resources related to Role play resources related to Role play resources related to
the ideas and experiences of the the ideas and experiences of the the ideas and experiences of the
children. children. children and to expand their
Singing, playing instruments, Singing, playing instruments, experience of the world.
dancing and moving to music. dancing and moving to music. Singing, playing instruments,
learn a dance routine and move
to music.
Our twenty books for children to become familiar with throughout the year:
Gingerbread Man , 3 Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 3 Billy goats, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Hen,
Shark in the park, Shark in the dark, Supertato, Supertato veggies Assemble, The Gruffalo
The Gruffalos Child, Stick man, Very Hungry Caterpillar, Going on a Bear Hunt, The smartest giant in town , Squash and a Squeeze , Billy’s
Bucket, Elmer.
This list is not exclusive and we will provide children with lots of opportunities to experience lots of different texts and of course we will
explore children’s interests in books that they bring to our attention.
In Nursery we do not follow specific topics. Through observation of the children we find out about their interests and plan activities and
experiences accordingly. We look at the changing world around us and also follow current national and international events, for example,
The World Cup, The Olympics, local events, festivals, etc. Our learning intentions match the needs of the children; the activities to meet
those learning intentions match the interests.
