Nursery 2020-2021

Nursery Long Term Overview

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2

Books The Hungry Caterpillar The very busy Spider / Papa please get me the The Mixed up chameleon Slowly Slowly said the Everybody Cooks Rice
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Anansi the Spider moon Baby Goes To Market Sloth The grouchy ladybird
What if we were all the same? Polar Bear Polar Bear what We’re going on a Lion Hunt The bad tempered ladybird Bumble Bear Mister Seahorse
Kipper’s Birthday do you see? The skin you live in Jack and the Beanstalk Tiger Child Shark in the Park
Goldilocks All are Welcome Panda bear Panda Bear The Easter Story Monkey Puzzle Cinderella
Owl Babies The Christmas story what do you see? Tom Thumb Henny Penny
Bear Hunt The 12 days of Christmas The very lonely firefly The Hare and the tortoise Handa’s Hen
Gingerbread Man The three Billy Goats Gruff I once was a monkey Clever Anansi, Boastful The Mouse and the Lion
The ugly duckling bullfrog
The tiny seed
Each Peach Pear Plum
Handa’s Surprise

Personal, Social and Expresses own preferences Can select and use Beginning to accept the Aware of own feelings Seeks out others to Confident to Ask for
Emotional and interests. Separates activities and resources needs of others and can and knows that some share experiences. help. Washing hands.
Development from main carer with with help. take turns and share actions and words can Keeps play going by Sharing/taking turns
support. resources with support hurt others. Interested responding to what
in others play. others are saying or
doing.
Communication and Developing understanding Uses gestures and some Beginning to use more Can re-tell a simple past Builds up vocabulary Listens with
Language of simple concepts talk. complex sentences to event in correct order. that reflects breadth of increasing attention
Beginning to link thoughts. Able to follow direction. their experiences. and recall. Can join in
understand more Learning new words Responds to with rhymes,
complex sentences. rapidly. instructions. rhythms and refrains.
Physical Development Yoga Bugs Yoga Bugs Yoga Bugs Yoga Bugs Yoga Bugs Yoga Bugs
Shows control in holding Can usually manage Can tell adults when Understands that Begin to develop To use space safely
and using jugs to pour, washing and drying hungry or tired. equipment and tools correct pencil grip. and recognise
books and mark making hands. Uses one handed tools have to be used safely. Draws lines and circles. directions and travel
tools. Able to run in a range of and equipment. Negotiates space Observes the effects of with control in a
Beginning to use three ways, such as slithering, successfully, adjusting activity on their bodies variety of ways. Able
fingers to hold writing shuffling, rolling, speed or direction to to manage basic
tools. crawling, walking, avoid obstacles. hygiene and personal
jumping, skipping, needs. Shows
sliding and hopping. preference for a
dominant hand.
Understanding the Weekly baking Weekly Baking Weekly Baking Weekly Baking Weekly Baking Weekly Baking
world Enjoys playing with small Seeks to acquire basic Can talk about things Comments and asks Talk about why things Knows what makes
world models such as farm, skills in turning on and they have observed e.g. questions about aspects happen. them unique and
garage, train track. operating equipment. chances to ice of their familiar world Recognises and talks about
Can talk about some of the Notices features of the Shows and interest in such as where they live. describes special times similarities between
things they have observed. environment. the lives of people who Shows interest in or events for family and families and friends.
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Beginning to have friends Learns that they have are familiar to them. different occupations friends.
similarities and and ways of life. Exploring senses-
differences to others. healthy living focus
Create sounds by banging, Taps out a repeated Enjoys joining in with Engages in role play Joins construction Using a range of
Expressive art and shaking, tapping or rhythm. ring games and dancing. based on own first hand pieces together. media to make
design blowing. Creates movement to Notices what adults do, experiences. Developing preferences drawings, paintings
Beginning to make believe music. imitating what is Uses various for forms of expression. and models. Join in
by pretending. Experiments Realises tools can be observed. construction materials. with simple songs,
with colour used for a purpose. controlled
movements and use
percussion. Sinking
and floating
Literacy Has some favourite stories, Holds books up the Shows an awareness of Looks at books Know information can Phonics, Early book
rhymes, songs, poems or correct way. alliteration independently. be relayed in the form skills Uses some
jingles. Enjoys rhyming and Ascribes meanings to Handles books with of print. clearly identifiable
Distinguishes between the rhythmic actives. marks that they see in care. Gives meanings to Recognises familiar letters to
different marks they make. Sometimes gives different places. marks they make words and signs communicate
meanings to marks they meaning.
draw and paint.
Uses some number names Shows awareness of Shows an interest in Beginning to talk about Uses shape Beginning to use
Maths accurately in play. shapes in the shape and space by shapes of everyday appropriately for tasks. mathematical names
Shows an interest in shape, environment. Begins to playing with shapes or objects. Uses positional for 3d shapes and 2d
space by playing with use language size. Uses making arrangements. Understand some talk language. shapes
shapes or making some number names Recognises some about immediate past Knows that numbers Careful counting
arrangements. and number language in numerals of personal and future e.g. before identify how many Beginning to be able
play. significance. Recites numbers to 10. objects in a set. to carefully count
objects.
Trips special visitors Walk around the school Farm nativity Theatre visit Shop or allotment visit for School trip – Tropical Plan our Summer Party
grounds the vegetables for the Butterfly House
Spot light on the staff – samosas
introducing SLT as mystery
readers