BCPS NURSERY CURRICULUM 2015-16
Half-term 1 Sept-Oct Weeks 1-7
Adult-led Focus Activities
Context
Name games
Settling in
Recognising and writing
their initial and name
All About Me
Development Matters
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Creating self portraits –
using PurpleMash and art
materials
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Demonstrates friendly behaviour,
initiating conversations and forming
good relationships with peers and
familiar adults. (30-50)
Learns that they have similarities and
differences that connect them to, and
distinguish them from, others. (22-36)
Knows some of the things that make
them unique, and can talk about some
of the similarities and differences in
relation to friends or family. (30-50)
Beginning to use three fingers (tripod
grip) to hold writing tools (22-36)
Holds pencil between thumb and two
fingers, no longer using whole-hand
grasp. (30-50)
Holds pencil near point between first
two fingers and thumb and uses it
with good control. (30-50)
Can copy some letters, e.g. letters
from their name. (30-50)
Recognises familiar words and signs
such as own name and advertising
logos.
Sometimes gives meaning to marks as
they draw and paint (30-50)
Writes own name and other things
such as labels, captions. (40-60)
EYFS Areas of
Learning
Personal, Social and
Emotional
Development –
Making Relationships
Understanding the
World – People and
Communities
Physical Development
– Moving and
Handling
Literacy - Reading
Literacy - Writing
Week
1
Supporting Activities
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Sand trays for sensory
writing
Home-based role-play
Happyland small world
Books about Ourselves,
our senses, children from
different cultures
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Identifying different
sounds through listening
activities:
Letters and Sounds
Phase 1
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Singing songs at different
volumes;
Sound Walk;
Using drumsticks to
create different sounds;
Sound Lotto;
Sound Socks;
‘Mrs Brown’s Box’
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Number activities:
Reciting numbers
Recognising numerals
Counting out quantities of
objects
Matching quantities to
numerals
Mathematics
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To use his/her voice to sing at
different volumes (Aspect 1)
To perform a song with actions
(Aspect 3)
To perform actions to nursery rhymes
(Aspect 4)
To listen and identify outdoor sounds
(Aspect 1)
To listen and identify indoor sounds
(Aspect 1)
To use drumsticks to make different
sounds (Aspect 1)
To guess what is inside the container
by the sound it makes (Aspect 1)
To identify the sounds on a sounds
lotto game (Aspect 1)
To identify sounds made behind a
screen (Aspect 1)
Selects a small number of objects
from a group when asked (22-36)
Recites some number names in
sequence (22-36)
Recites numbers in order to 10. (3050)
Knows that numbers identify how
many objects are in a set. (30-50)
Sometimes matches numeral and
quantity correctly. (30-50)
Recognise some numerals of personal
significance. (40-60)
Recognises numerals 1 to 5. (40-60)
Counts up to three or four objects by
saying one number name for each
item. (40-60)
Letters and Sounds –
Phase 1
1-5
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Mathematics Number
1-6
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Nursery rhymes at song
time
Listening to stories
Number line
Counting objects
matched to numbered
plates/bowls
Building towers
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Circle time discussions
about families
Scanning QR codes to find
out about the staff’s
families
Settling in
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All About Me – My
Family
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Learning sounds m, a, s,
d, t
Letters and Sounds
Phase 2 / Read,
Write Inc Set 1
sounds
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Counts objects to 10, and beginning to
count beyond 10. (40-60)
Counts out up to six objects from a
larger group. (40-60)
Selects the correct numeral to
represent 1 to 5, then 1 to 10 objects.
(40-60)
Confident to talk to other children
when playing, and will communicate
freely about own home and
community. (30-50)
Confident to speak to others about
own needs, wants, interests and
opinions (40-60)
Has a sense of own immediate family
and relations. (22-36)
Shows interest in the lives of people
who are familiar to them. (30-50)
Knows some of the things that make
them unique, and can talk about some
of the similarities and differences in
relation to friends or family. (30-50)
Seeks to acquire basic skills in turning
on and operating some ICT
equipment. (22-36)
Knows how to operate simple
equipment (30-50)
Uses ICT hardware to interact with
age-appropriate computer software.
(40-60)
Links sounds to letters, naming and
sounding the letters of the alphabet.
(40-60)
Personal, Social and
Emotional
Development – Selfconfidence and selfawareness
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Home-based role-play
Happyland small world
2-7
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Espresso: Scrap’s Phonics
Ipad Blackboard – for
practising writing
Understanding the
World – People and
Communities
Understanding the
World - Technology
Literacy – Reading
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Exploring the school
environment
Taking photographs of
school staff and areas
around the school to
create a presentation
2D Shapes: Identifying;
naming; recognising in
the school environment
Settling in
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All About Me – My
School
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Mathematics
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Beginning to use three fingers (tripod
grip) to hold writing tools (22-36)
Holds pencil between thumb and two
fingers, no longer using whole-hand
grasp. (30-50)
Holds pencil near point between first
two fingers and thumb and uses it
with good control. (30-50)
Can copy some letters, e.g. letters
from their name. (30-50)
Shows an interest in technological
toys with knobs or pulleys, or real
objects such as cameras or mobile
phones. (30-50)
Uses ICT hardware to interact with
age-appropriate computer software.
(40-60)
Notices simple shapes and patterns in
pictures. (22-36)
Beginning to categorise objects
according to properties such as shape
or size. (22-36)
Shows an interest in shape and space
by playing with shapes or making
arrangements with objects. (30-50)
Shows awareness of similarities of
shapes in the environment (30-50)
Shows interest in shape by sustained
construction activity or by talking
about shapes or arrangements. (3050)
Shows interest in shapes in the
environment. (30-50)
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Physical Development
– Moving and
Handling
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PurpleMash 2Paint – for
practising writing
Sensory materials for
writing
Understanding the
World - Technology
3
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Visiting the library
School staff visiting
Nursery to read favourite
stories
Mathematics – Shape
and Space
3-4
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Junk modelling – space
rockets – introducing 3D
shapes cylinder and cone
Space rockets pictures
using 2D shapes
Construction area:
Wooden blocks
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Reading ‘Whatever Next’
by Jill Murphy
Light and Dark
topic
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Re-enacting the story and
filming using IPads
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Writing speech bubbles
for the characters
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Reading ‘Owl Babies’ by
Martin Waddell and ‘The
Light and Dark
topic
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Uses shapes appropriately for tasks.
(30-50)
Beginning to talk about the shapes of
everyday objects, e.g. ‘round’ and
‘tall’. (30-50)
Beginning to use mathematical names
for ‘solid’ 3D shapes and ‘flat’ 2D
shapes, and mathematical terms to
describe shapes. (40-60)
Selects a particular named shape. (4060)
Repeats words or phrases from
familiar stories. (22-36)
Listens to and joins in with stories and
poems, one-to-one and also in small
groups. (30-50)
Listens to stories with increasing
attention and recall. (30-50)
Describes main story settings, events
and principal characters (30-50)
Beginning to use three fingers (tripod
grip) to hold writing tools (22-36)
Holds pencil between thumb and two
fingers, no longer using whole-hand
grasp. (30-50)
Holds pencil near point between first
two fingers and thumb and uses it
with good control. (30-50)
Can copy some letters, e.g. letters
from their name. (30-50)
Beginning to use three fingers (tripod
grip) to hold writing tools (22-36)
Literacy - Reading
4
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‘Whatever Next’ role-play
Small world play based
on story
5
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Espresso: Rat a Tat Tat
story: ‘Owl Babies’
Ordering items by size
Physical Development
– Moving and handling
Physical Development
– Moving and handling
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Owl Who Was Afraid of
the Dark’ by Jill Murphy
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Writing speech bubbles
for the owls
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Creating salt dough owls
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Reading ‘Day Monkey
Night Monkey’ by Julia
Donaldson
Researching nocturnal
animals
Making pumpkin soup
Reading ‘Room on the
Broom’ by Julia
Donaldson – identifying
rhyming words
Light and Dark
topic
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Halloween
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Alliterative ‘Silly Soup’
L&S activity
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Holds pencil between thumb and two
fingers, no longer using whole-hand
grasp. (30-50)
Holds pencil near point between first
two fingers and thumb and uses it
with good control. (30-50)
Can copy some letters, e.g. letters
from their name. (30-50)
Begins to use the language of size.
(22-36)
Uses positional language. (30-50)
Can describe their relative position
such as ‘behind’ or ‘next to’. (40-60)
Orders two or three items by length or
height. (40-60)
Knows that information can be
retrieved from computers. (30-50)
Knows that information can be
retrieved from books and computers
(40-60)
Is able to continue a rhyming string
(Aspect 4)
To select a set of objects for
alliterative ‘Silly Soup’ (Aspect 5)
Talks about why things happen and
how things work. (30-50)
Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic
activities. (30-50)
Shows awareness of rhyme and
alliteration (30-50)
Continues a rhyming string. (40-60)
Hears and says the initial sound in
words (40-60)
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Using prepositional
language to discuss
where the owls are
Small world play: Owls
Mathematics – Shape
and Space
Understanding the
World – Technology
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Investigating torches and
‘glow in the dark’
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Reading ‘Pumpkin Soup’
by Helen Cooper
Drama based on
‘Pumpkin Soup’
Gardening in the
allotment harvesting the
pumpkins
Role-play: Witch’s kitchen
Finger gym: Sorting seeds
Small world: ‘Room on
the Broom’
Literacy - Reading
Letters and Sounds –
Phase 1
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Understanding the
World – The World
Literacy - Reading
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