Curriculum Theme Plan
Literacy
Reading
 Read a variety of stories to the class,
focusing on tradition tales and fairy
stories.
 RWI groups
 Encourage children to use the book
corner independently
 Core text: Red riding hood, Elves and
the shoemaker, Gingerbread man,
Three little pigs, Goldilocks and the
three bears
 Children to use phonic knowledge to
start to read cvc words.
Theme: In the Dark Dark Wood
Writing
 Writing our name
 Explore the writing area and all mark
making activites.
 Letter formation
 CVC words
 Writing stories
 Funky fingers
 Write dance
 News writing
Communication
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Year Group: Reception
 Building/strengthening control over an object iby
pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it.
 Gymnastics: using equipment safely, jumping off
equipment and landing appropriately.
 Experimenting with dance and moving our bodies to
music
 Fine motor table
and Language
Role play in home corner linked to traditional tales.
Singing
Story time
discussion of story
sitting quietly, maintaining attention
Retell key events
Small world – dolls house, boats, farm.
Circle times – talking about feelings and how
characters/people feel.
Create our own stories/books in the book corner.
Phonics
Understanding the World
Home
Festivals
 Share cultures and backgrounds as the children
talk about their home lives. Discuss traditions
and festivals celebrated.
 Firework Night 5th November
 Remembrance Day 8th November
 Diwali 11th November
 6th-14th December Hanukkah
 25th December Christmas
Key Words
 RWI groups
 Speed sounds
 Practice blending
 Reading sounds and words in the
environment
 Going on a nature walk
 Children to give input on
outdoor area
 Building the three little pigs
houses and testing
 Sensory trays
 Talk about special times and
events
 iPads and Laptops
 Mixing ingredients and
looking at change.
 Talking to others during play and to
resolve problems together
 Confident to speak to others about own
needs, wants, interests and opinions.
 Aware of the boundaries set, and of
behavioural expectations in the setting.
 Circle time talking about feelings
 Hot seating
 Chesterfield Value:
 Playdough/Salt dough props
 Junk modelling
 Decorating gingerbread men
 Making shoes
 Retelling the stories in home
corner
 Puppet theatre
 Making porridge
 Making masks and finger
puppets
Shape, space and measure
 Positional language
 Continuing and creating
patterns using colour, shape
 Using everyday language
related to time
 Sequence familiar e.g. school
day, days of the week, months
of the year
Term: Autumn 2
Personal, Social and Emotional
Development
Expressive Arts and Development
Mathematics
Number
 Using number names and
language in play.
 Counting games and number
songs.
 Exploring numbers –
representing using mark
making, fingers and pictures.
 Identify numbers to 10.
 Finding 1 more and 1 less from
a group of objects.
 Simple adding and subtraction
using practical activities
Class: Tulip
Physical
Learning
 Encourage children to talk about what they have
learnt at school daily.
 Share stories and activities with their families.
 Encourage children to read at home.
 Practice sounds and blending
 Number recognition/formation
 Sharing their favourite stories.
 Take a book home
 Once upon a time
 Story
 Saying Hello and Good Morning in a
range of languages
 Beginning, Middle, End