Cycle A 2016-2017 |
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Term |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic Title |
All About Me |
Festivals, Light and Colour |
Once Upon a Time |
Down in the Jungle |
Get Set Grow |
Pirates (and Seaside) |
Topic Descriptor |
A topic focused on learning about ourselves, our bodies, food, hygiene, feelings and emotions. |
A celebration of Diwali (Oct 30th), Bonfire Night, and Christmas, including a Christmas production. |
A literacy and imaginative based topic focusing on traditional tales, characters, setting and role play. |
A topic focusing on wild animals and their habitats. |
A discovery and investigative topic focusing on growing and food produce. |
An imaginative based topic exploring characters in modern tales. |
Possible Key Texts and others |
Funny Bones Kippers Birthday Handa’s Surprise Eat Well I’m Special, I’m Me Guess How Much I Love You Roald Dahl Text (100th Birthday) |
The Night Before Christmas The Christmas Bear Father Christmas Needs a Wee The Jolly Christmas Postman |
Cinderella Goldilocks and the 3 Bears 3 Billy Goats Gruff The Gingerbread Man Little Red Riding Hood The 3 Little Pigs |
Elmer Rumble in the Jungle Giraffes Can’t Dance Monkey Puzzle Dear Zoo The Tiger who came for Tea Little Monkey The Selfish Crocodile |
Jack and the Beanstalk Oliver’s Vegetables Sam Plants a Seed Ten Seeds
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Pirate Pete Pirate School Pirates in Pyjamas Where the Wild Things Are We’re going on a Bear Hunt The Singing Mermaid |
Possible Trips |
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park |
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Events/Special days |
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National Nursery Rhyme Day Bonfire Night Diwali Party Christmas Production |
Character dress up day Pancake Day |
Easter Bonnet Parade |
Plant a seed/ grow at school/ take it home to grow |
Pirate Dress up Day Seaside Day |
Cycle B 2017-2018 |
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Term |
Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
Topic Title |
Superhero’s |
Festivals, Light and Colour |
Tell me a Tale (Julia Donaldson) |
Down on the Farm |
Mini-Beasts |
Under the Sea |
Topic Descriptor |
A self-celebrating topic learning all about ourselves. |
A celebration of Diwali (Oct 30th), Bonfire Night, and Christmas, including a Christmas production. |
A literacy based topic focusing on our class author Julia Donaldson. |
A topic learning all about farm and other British animals. |
A discovery topic, searching for and looking at mini-beasts, insects, habitats and life cycles. |
A topic featuring creatures from under the sea. |
Possible Key Texts and others |
Super Daisy Nat Fantastic Superhero ABC Super Kid How to be a superhero Max Midnight superhero |
The Night Before Christmas The Christmas Bear Father Christmas Needs a Wee The Jolly Christmas Postman |
Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child Charlie Cooks Favourite Book A Squash and A Squeeze Room on the Broom The Smartest Giant in Town Stickman
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Farmer Duck The Little Red Hen Owl Babies The Scarecrows Wedding Old Macdonald had a Farm The Noisey Noisey Farm
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar What the Ladybird Heard Superworm Mad about Minibeasts There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly |
Rainbow Fish Tiddler The Snail and the Whale Sharing a Shell Barry the fish with Fingers The Fish who Could Wish Smiley Shark |
Possible Trips |
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Farm |
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Aquarium |
Events/ special days |
Make Your Own Superhero Outfit dress up day |
National Nursery Rhyme Day Bonfire Night Diwali Party Christmas Production |
Character dress up day Pancake Day |
Easter Bonnet Parade |
Ugly Bug Ball |
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