Outline Curriculum Framework Early Years (EY)

Reception
Autumn

Spring

Summer

Lets Begin...

Lets Pretend...

Lets Explore

Topic theme

All about Me

Where we live

5th - September 21st

October (7 weeks)

31st October 16th

December (7 weeks)

Imagination Fairy
Tales
rd

th

3 Jan 17 February
(6 weeks)

Celebrations

Chinese new year 27th

Jan 2nd Feb
Shrove Tuesday 28th
February

Phase 1 Aspect 1 , 2 and 3

General sound discrimination Environmental
sounds and musical sounds and body purcussion.
Phase 2 Begin to learn letter sounds.
Oral blending for reading.
Oral segmenting for writing.

Phase 2 Begin to learn

letter sounds. Oral
blending for reading.
Oral segmenting for
writing.

In the garden

Around the world

24th April 26th May

(5 weeks)

5th June 25th July

(7 weeks 2 days)

Easter 16th April

Holi 24th March

Ramadan begins 29th

May

Eid ul Fitr - 26th-28th June

Phase 3 Begin to learn

digraphs.
Oral blending for reading.
Oral segmenting for writing.
Reading and writing using
digraphs

Phase 4 Begin initial and

end blends

Water Day
Sports Day

Experimenting with
magnets
Why things happen how
things work.

Butterflies
Rodley Nature Reserve
(Tadpoles)
Jerusalem Farm
Growing
Environments
Life Cycles
Changes over time

Season - Spring

Season - Spring/Summer

Literacy Key text

Eid 12th/13th September

Book Week/Nursery Rhyme week
Diwali 30th October
Bonfire Night 5th November
Christmas last week

Imagination People and

places
th
27 February 7th April
(6 weeks)

Phonics
Visit
Extra
curricular

UW2: The
World

Eid celebration Eid party tasting foods.

Making Divali lights - Rangolli
Bonfire night sparklers and making bonfire buns
Christmas Week
Changing materials
Light and dark- linked to
baking
festival of light and
bonfire night.
Season Autumn
Season
Autumn/Winter

UW1: People and

Communities

Me and my family
Senses
Where do we live?
Our local Area
Road Safety
Stranger Danger

Phase 3 Begin to learn

digraphs.
Oral blending for reading.
Oral segmenting for
writing.
Reading and writing using
digraphs
Chinese new year food and decoration.
Holi celebration powder paint parade outside.

Water Science
capacity
Season Winter/Spring

Phase 5 begin to learn

alternative spellings

Habitats
Natural World
Maps
Season Summer

If I could be..Interested In the lives of others

Imaginary play
Different occupations

Similarities and Differences.

Family Customs and routines

Focus questions
Additional
support

How could you find out?

What do you think? And do you think everyone else would think the same?
Can you tell me more about that?
How can you make/build this?
How could you find out?
What do you think? And do you think everyone else would think the same?
What do you think is happening?
I don't know, what do you think?
Why do you think that happened?
Tell me why?
Intervention phonics for the higher ability children.
Intervention phonics for the higher ability children.
Intervention phonics for the higher ability children.
Sensory room for children needing extra
Sensory room for children needing extra personal/ social
Sensory room for children needing extra personal/social
personal/social interaction.
interaction.
interaction.

UW3:
Technology

Continuous provision in the ICT area.

Talking postcards in the areas to explain activities.
Technological toys- toys with push and pull
Technological Devices - Ipads/ ipod
Photographs and videos- use media to enhance learning