Long Term Plan: Topic Coverage Foundation Stage Overview 16 -17
NB: Foundation Stage have a loose topic overview for each of the half terms, this is extremely flexible depending on the
children’s development, needs and interests. Continuous provision plans for each area detail how we adapt/change areas
following observed interests, and weekly/daily planning shows how we plan for groups of/individual children’s next steps.
*SEAL – Social, Emotional aspects of Learning
RE – follow school RE scheme, The Way, The Truth and The Life
Term
Loose Topic
Autumn
1
All About Me
FS1
RE
God’s World
SEAL
New
Beginnings
Focus Areas
1. Welcome to our
new Nursery
2. Rules and Routines
3. All about me
4. All about me
5. What can my body
do?
6. What can my body
do?
7. Food – likes and
dislikes
Communities
(Local, Wider,
Global)
Family pictures on
tree
Technology
Using ipads to
take
photographs
Harvest Festival and
songs
Mouse control
Theme days/
trips/
Partnership with
parents
Monthly colour
display – last
Wednesday of
each month,
come dressed in
that colour.
Curriculum Meeting
/Tapestry
September pink
Wishing Stars
Harvest Singing
for parents?
Autumn
1
Special
People
FS2
RE
God’s World
Autumn
2
FS1
SEAL
New
Beginnings
Looking for
shapes in
Nurseryrhyme Land
Christmas
SEAL
Getting on
and Falling
out/Say no to
Bullying
1. Rules & Routines
2. Expectations and
Boundaries
3. What is special
about me?
Likes/dislikes
4. Harvest
5. Families
6. Occupations
1. One World
Week
2. Circles
3. Squares
4. Triangles
5. Oblongs
6. Stars/
7. Christmas
activities
Church, harvest
festival.
Giving to charity.
Looking at children
in school around the
world
Ch taking
photos to make
class behaviour
book
Theme day –
come dressed as
a special person;
mum/dad/nurse/
doctor
E-Safety.
Child/Parent Voice
sheet
Visits from people
of different
professions
One World Week
Where do you come
from?
Talk about festivals
during half-term
Signs of
Autumn/walk around
school grounds
Curriculum
Meeting/Tapestry
( all FS)
Shape games on October – brown
computer/
November –
mouse control
black/white
December –
silver/gold
Festive
fundraiser
Christmas
Nativity/carols
in the
playground/
Christmas
events (school)
Child/Parent Voice
sheet at end of
half-term.
Developing
Speaking and
Listening meeting for
parents ( FS1 only)
Drop-in sessions
for parents
Start sending home
library books, on
Wednesdays.
RE
God’s Family
Autumn
2
Festivals
FS2
RE
God’s Family
Autumn
1 Bonfire Night
2. Remembrance day
3. Diwali ( Sikh/Hindu
- Nov)
4 Hanukkah ( 9-16
dec)
5. Advent
6. Christmas
SEAL
Getting on
St Andrews Day (
and Falling
rd
out/Say no to 23 Nov)
Bullying
Walk in local area
Invitation to
members of
community to come
share experiences
about different
festivals
Singing in community
E-Safety
Safe use of
ovens/cooking
Autumnal Walk
to Gipton Woods
Christmas
Nativity/carols
in the
playground/singi
ng for parents
Festive
fundraiser
Phonics information
meeting meeting (
Fs2 only)
Child/parent Voice
sheet at end of ½
term.
Invitation to
different festive
events
Formal Parents Eve
Term
Loose Topic
Spring 1
Making new
friends
FS1
Transport
RE
Getting to
know Jesus
SEAL
Going For
Goals
Focus Areas
1. Welcome
back/reminder
of routines
2. Making friends
with new
children
3. Land
4. Sea
5. Air
6. Magic carpet
Communities
(Local, Wider,
Global)
Food – how does it
get to us?
Map of the world
Where will we go?
Technology
Theme
days/trips
Using the
January – blue
internet to find
out information
Partnership with
Parents
Maths meeting ( all
FS)
Reading Café
Child/Parent Voice
sheet at end of
half-term.
Drop-in sessions
for parents
Wishing
Stars/family
photographs on
tree (for new
children)
Spring 1
FS2
Food,
Glorious Food! 1. Where does our
food come from?
Farm
2. Our likes and
dislikes
3. food groups
RE
4. Looking after my
Getting to
teeth/body
Know Jesus
Books: Oliver’s
Vegetables,. Little
SEAL
Red Hen, Handa’s
Going For
Surprise
Goals
Chinese New Year (
starts 8th Feb)/
mothers day/St
Patricks Day
Pancake Day
Weddings
Food from around
the world, including
chinese food
tasting/dancing.
Food
Pancake Day
blenders/smoot (Feb 9th)
hie makers;
milkshakes.
Visit to the
supermarket in
Church; Ash
Kitchen
groups
Wednesday and Lent equipment and
what it is used
for.
British Values and
Watching
Heritage
virtual tour of
(Farming, culture)
church on IWB
and clips of
Weddings
Maths meeting ( all
FS)
Parents invited to
watch story telling
sessions.
Start reading
café?
Child/parent Voice
sheet at end of ½
term.
Spring 2
FS1
Down on the
farm/Growing
up
RE
Sorrow and
Joy
Spring 2
SEAL
Good to be
Me
Step into
Storyland
FS2
RE
Sorrow and
Joy
SEAL
Good to be
Me
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Animal/noises
Animals/homes
Animals/babies
Animals/food
People and
Babies
1. Traditional
Tales ( The
Gingerbread
Man, Jack and
the Beanstalk,
Goldilocks and
the 3 Bears)
2. Children’s own
favourite
stories
3. Julia Donaldson
books/rhymes
Farm food – where
does it come from?
E.g. Cows/milk
Dress the
‘Teddy’
computer
program
February – grey
March – green
Child/Parent Voice
sheet at end of
half-term.
Dress up as
favourite animal
from books
Church; Easter
Services
St George’s Day (
23RD April, English
Culture and
Heritage)
•Bee bots
(mapping)making story
maps
Use
microphones/ta
lking postcards
to record the
stories
Animals to come
into Nursery?
Babies as well?
Theme day;
dress as your
favourite
character from
a book.( Links
World Book Day)
Walk to the
woods: story
focus
Visit to St
Augustine’s
Church
Child/parent Voice
sheet at end of ½
term.
Stay and Play
sessions; Easter
Focus
Term
Summer
1
Loose Topic
Traditional
stories
FS1
RE
New Life
SEAL
Relationships
Focus
1. The Little Red
Hen
2. The Little Red
Hen
3. The Three
Little Pigs
4. The Three
Little Pigs
5. The Three Billy
Goats Gruff
6. The Three Billy
Goats Gruff
Communities
(Local, Wider,
Global)
Invite parents and
grandparents in to
read stories to
children
Technology
Record/film
the children
retelling the
stories
Theme
days/Events
Partnership with
parents
Easter activities
with FS2
Child/Parent Voice
sheet at end of
half-term.
May – purple
June – red
Dress up as one
of the
characters from
the books we
have covered
Summer
1
Animals
FS2
RE
New Life
SEAL
Relationships
1.Own likes and
dislikes
2.Pets
3.Jungle Animals
4.Animals from the
Arctic
5.Insects
6. New life ( links
Jesus, animals,
plants)
Learning about
different
environments around
the world
7 June (Tuesday) to
5 July (Tuesday)
RAMADAN Muslim
Recordable
microphones/b
eebot
Transition
Animal Intuition
/Pets at home to
visit
Easter
Activities with
FS1/Easter
Bonnet parade
Trip to St.
Leonards Farm
Park
FESTIVAL /
DUANWUJIE /
TUAN YANG
CHIEH Chinese
Child/parent Voice
sheet at end of ½
term.
Stay and Play
sessions
Reading Café
Formal parents
meetings
Summer
2
Mini-beasts
and their
habitats
FS1
Look at me,
now!
RE
The Church
SEAL
Changes
1. Spiders and
Insects from around
flies
the world
2. Slugs and snails
3. Bees and wasps
4. Ladybirds and
beetles
5. Caterpillars
and butterflies
6. Look how we
have grown!
7. Look how we
have grown!
Using kitchen
to make
biscuits,
smoothies, and
ice-lollies
July – orange
Link with
Skelton Grange?
Dress up as a
mini-beast
Drop in session for
parents
Visits into FS2
Nursery reports
Summer
2
Treasure
Island
FS2
RE
The Church
SEAL
Changes
1. Pirates and
Princesses!
2. Shipwrecks
3. Far away at sea
4. Adventure stories
Events in the school
Parish/Learning
about Mini
Vinnies/Parishioners
etc
7 July (Thursday)
EID-ULFITR/FEAST OF
FAST BREAKING
Muslim
9 June DRAGON
BOAT festival (
Chinese)
Make films and
videos related
to topic –
children have
to write the
endings
Sports Day.
School reports.
Visit to local
mosque and St
Augustine’s
Catholic Church
Child/parent Voice
sheet at end of ½
term.
webcam
Theme day:
Pirates ahoy!
Stay and Play
sessions
Reading Café
Parents invitations
to sports
day/Assembly