HORNDALE INFANT AND NURSERY
NURSERY MEDIUM TERM PLAN
Topic: Autumn and Ourselves
Term: Autumn 1 2015
Literacy
Phase 1 phonics
Write name
Emergent writing with various materials
Copy writing
Letter formation
Drama
Speaking and listening – circle and snack time
ICT
Rhymes
History
News/events
Halloween
Geography
Where am I from?
Talk about community/environment they are from,
school, home etc)
Where do I live?
How do we travel to school?
What do I see on the way to school?
Autumn walk
ICT
Internet cbeebies our world – healthy eating
programmes
Experiment with digital camera
Remote control cars
Tape recorder
Listening station
Colour magic
Educationcity
Numeracy
Birthdays
Sorting
Matching
Shapes
Colours
Height
Numbers to 5/10
Science
Label parts of the body
How does the body change?
Growing up
Features of face – self-portrait
How to keep healthy and safe
Caring for things – e.g. pets
Investigate Autumn resources
Changes in seasons
PSHCE
DT
Rules of nursery and consequences
How would we play sensibly in nursery?
How can we make sure we are always good?
How might we make people feel if we are unkind?
My likes and dislikes
“Inside-Out” – everyone says something nice about
individual
Music
Design own toy (puppet, moving toy or junk model)
Make models using playdough / clay
Make biscuits, jelly etc (cooking)
Make paper plate faces
Junk modelling of people/ cars
Rhyming songs
Autumn songs
Experiment with musical instruments
Changing the sound – instruments and voices
Sing action songs relating to body parts e.g. “heads,
shoulders, knees and toes”, “1 finger, 1 thumb”, “Tommy
Thumb”, “Clap your hands and wiggle your fingers”, “If
you’re happy and you know it clap your hands”
How do we transport ourselves in different ways?
Animal dances listening to ‘Giraffes can’t dance’
Develop balancing skills ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’
Develop fine/gross motor skills
Action songs/rhymes
Healthy eating and brushing teeth
How does your body feel (before, during and after
exercise)
What can my body do?
Outdoor play
Art
RE
How do you feel in your new school?
What can we do for other people? Link to bible
Favourite things
Bible stories
Sharing news about homes and cultures
Discussions about others cultures and the differences in
our lives
PE
Experiment with clay
Draw around each other and decorate
Hand/foot/finger prints
Paint/draw portraits and self-portraits
Invisible writing
Autumn crafts
Collage pictures with natural resources