Personal, Social and Emotional Development
 . Be now fully aware of the boundaries set in the
classroom and in school.
 Describe their work positively, taking pride in
what they’ve done- choosing a piece of work for
Learning Journeys.
 Exploring the concept of sharing. Being a
‘Shareonyx’.
 Working with others, including during
Welly Time activities.
Physical Development
Fine motor- Continuous opportunities for finger
ofdrawing, pin boards,
exercises i.e threading, lego,
cutting.
Health and self care- Importance of washing
hands. Tidying away in the classroom. Safe use of
scissors. Rules and safety during Welly Time
activities. Holding a pencil with a tripod grip.
PE- Derby County FC.
Basic skills.
Autumn
Weeks 1 and 2
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Knowledge and Understanding (People and
communites/ The world).
Autumn. Exploring autumn natural materials
and autumn colours. Make hedgehogs.
Making observations- Observing signs of
autumn including using natural materials.
Please feel free to send in any acorns or
conkers which you find on walks.
RE- Special stories (Diwali).
ICT– Using a computer with a mouse.
Navigate simple computer programs such as
how to choose/change a game.
Literacy
Phonics- Phase 2 Letters and Sounds. Recognise
sounds.
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2.html
Reading– Learn that information can be found in
books and use nonfiction books for autumn.
‘Sound talk’ words (break them down into individual
sounds).
Writing- Hear and write first sounds. If confident
listen for the last sounds of words.
 Trace/copy names using cursive font. .
Practice writing the sounds we have learnt in glitter, sand
etc.
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With support. Write labels i.e labelling their lego
model, the characters in Percy Park Keeper.
Mathematics
Number. Counting up and back to 10.
Counting out 1-10 objects from a larger group.
Counting accurately by moving objects to 10.
Understanding the concept of more or less by
comparing 2 groups.
 Shape, Space and Measure –. Length/Height
– Comparing sizes and lengths. Position and
Direction - Hiding and finding. Locating things
in the classroom and using directional language.
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Communication and Language
 Respond to instructions in the classroom.
 Listen to and show an interest in autumn themed
stories
Percy the park keeper – After the Storm.
Percy Parkeeper- The Hedgehog.
Percy Parkeeper- The lost acorns.
We’re going on a leaf hunt.
Autumn nonfiction information books.
 Use language to imagine and recreate roles- role
play (home corner, autumn shed linked to autumn
and Percy Park Keeper).
 Use talk to sequence events i.e weekend activities,
bonfire night and clarify thinking, ideas and feelings.
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Expressive arts and design (EAD)
 Bodies –. Explore autumn colours through
art including using natural materials,
colours mixing and collage.
Foundation Stage Medium Term Planning Autumn Term 2
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
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 Develop awareness of others feelings - happy sad, scared
and how their actions might affect others.
 Learn the importance of speaking and listening to others –
e.g during show and tell, as children share their family
experience of bonfire night or any other recent event or
festival.
 Through circle time stories, understand what is right and
wrong and why i.e being honest, sharing, saying sorry.
Mathematics
Physical Development
Number
 Recognising/ordering numbers to 10 and if
secure, to 20 including Numicon shapes.
Fine motor- Constructing spaceships. Dough
Disco and Squiggle While you Wiggle. Creating
repeating patterns using beads etc. Forming
recognisable letters using a pencil.
Health and self care- Importance of sleep,
bedtime routines brushing teeth etc. Holding a
pencil with a tripod grip
PE- Derby County FC.
Basic skills.
 Recognising and ordering numbers and Numicon
shapes to 10.
 Finding one more than a number to 10.
 Adding 2 small groups of objects by counting how many
altogether.
 Shape, Space, Measure – Use vocabulary related
to time of the day. Patterns to make Christmas
crafts/ wrapping paper. Size- fitting presents in
boxes. Wrapping. Exploring parcels as 3D shapes.
Using money in role play.
Night time/Space
Knowledge and Understanding (People
and communites/ The world).
 Weather Chart Making observations.
 Keeping Clean and Healthy – Bedtime
routines including brushing teeth,
importance of sleep.
 Make observation of the world around
them animals- nocturnal animals, the
moon, sun and stars, exploring
lights/torches in dark spaces.
 Explore patterns outside and make
observations of changes- Welly
Activity.
 RE- What times are special and
why? Christmas and Hanukkah
 Interact with computer software.
Communication and Language
Literacy
Phonics- Continue with phase 2 sounds.
Reading Development –
Sound out CVC words using sounds that have been
taught. Hear first and last sounds, and some middle.
Recognise some high frequency words i.e the and.
Listen to stories with increasing attention.
Use vocabulary influenced by books that have been
read to them.
Writing- Copy/trace/Write names. Hear and write
the first and last sound in words, progressing to
writing CVC words (i.e cat, pin, man, top)
Write lists and labels. i.e labelling the parts of an
owl, writing a Christmas list.
Begin to write some high frequency words- I ,a,
and, the.
 Follow a story without pictures or prompts.
 Listen to stories and begin to respond with relevant
comments, questions and actions. Story examples- Can't You
Sleep, Little Bear? , The star that fell, Bringing down the
moon, Whatever Next, Aliens love underpants, Wake up
Lydia Lou,
 Use language to imagine and recreate roles- role play (Home
corner with winter/nighttime additions. Autumn explorers
shed.
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Expressive arts and design
Bonfire music-listen and respond. Create bonfire
sounds using instruments. Move with some rhythm to
music.
Exploring Colour– firework pictures.
Designing and making – Rocket construction, joining
things together, Nighttime pictures.
Role Play – Dark tent, Winter house, grotto.
 Junk modelling space rockets, space themed creations.