Oak Wood Primary
School
spring Term 2016
Cross-curricular Topic Plan:
Nursery Rhymes, Songs and Stories
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This term we will
Class Teacher:
Zoe
EYFS Practitioners:
Dawn
Lindsay
Sue
Shani
Steph
Nat
Vicky
Number of children:
10
This term we are learning about nursery
rhymes, songs and stories. I have attached a
few examples of the rhymes and songs we
will be learning about!
Topic Overview
A broad overview of the topic linked to the Early Years
Foundation Stage, these may be changed or adapted to
suit the needs and individual interests of the children in
our class.
By the end of this topic the children will have found out
about:
 Nursery rhymes and number songs
 Changing weather
 Helping hands and friendship
 Recognising emotions
 Their personal targets set in annual review
meetings
Key events:
 Chinese new year, Easter, Valentines day,
Mothers day, Internet safety day, pancake day
 Book week: Julia Donaldson Theme
How you can help!
We value the knowledge and understanding you have of your child and
would really appreciate it if you would share this with us, so that
together we can plan activities to meet your child’s needs. This will
help us plan for their future learning and development.
Is there anything happening in your child’s life, e.g. visits, holidays, new pets,
family celebrations? Is there anything you would like to tell us about your child?
Is there a particular skill or piece of knowledge they have learnt/ shown
recently? We would love to capture these moments in your child’s learning journal
so please share with us through the home school diary!
Learning through play is an important part of the school day. Below are some examples of how the things we are learning this term
can be shared at home, if you have any other ideas you would like to share with us, or other parents, please let us know through the
home school diary (don’t forget that you can send in your ‘wow’ moments in to include in your child’s learning jourey)
Communication and Language
Literacy
Sharing a book – interactive sound
books, pop up or lift the flap books,
finding things in the pictures,
repetitive rhymes and stories
finding letters/numbers and signs to
read –symbols around the house,road
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Talk about people who can help us in the community
Road safety songs
Talk about feelings – we are using the film ‘inside
out’ to learn about feelings.
Play turn taking games
‘Washy Washy clean’ hand washing song in youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxlQn7KaCNU
singing songs – nursery rhymes,
movement songs – see attached sheet
for some ideas
 Practice using cutlery in
playdoh together
 Play parks
 Play centres
 Swimming
 Riding bikes
 Cooking together, mixing,
signs, number plates and letters when
you’re out and about
Physical Development
squeezing, rolling and using
Things you can share at
cutlery to enjoy what you
home
made!
mark making – chalk, paint, pencils,
sand, icing, the list is endless!
Understanding of the World
 Talk about the weather
 Tablet games – if you’re child
enjoys playing on the tablet, there
are lots of apps with nursery
rhymes and interactive songs on
Expressive Arts and Design
 Making playdoh – see attached
 Making sensory bottles – see
attached
 Messy play – cornflour, paint, bubble
wrap
 Listening to music
 Playing instruments
Mathematics
Water play – bath times with water toys,
filling and pouring containers
number songs and rhymes – see sheet
attached for some ideas
Inset puzzles and shape sorting toys
Money – counting out money in the shop
together