Level 1: Discover with Dex syllabus

Aims Vocabulary Active Concepts Values Sounds Nursery

structures rhymes
Hello Dex
• To identify characters’ names, colours and Dex, Charlie, Hello, - - - -
numbers Meg, Buddy, (Dex).
• To identify and respond to greetings blue, brown, It’s (blue).
• To listen to and join in with songs green, It’s (one).
orange, Goodbye,
red, yellow, (Dex).
one, two,
three, four,
five, six
Unit 1: Discover my classroom
• To identify and respond to classroom table, chair, Have you happy, Classroom /b/ If You’re
vocabulary book, sticker, got a sad, behaviour book, Happy,
• To listen to and join in with the My crayon, (chair)? surprised Buddy, Happy,
Classroom song pencil Yes, I have. brown, Happy
• To listen and respond to the story Have You PLUS: blue
Got A Sticker? door,
• To identify and respond to the concepts window, bin,
happy, sad and surprised peg
• To listen to and join in with the How Are You
Today? song
• To identify and recognise the sound b
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to classroom behaviour
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme If You’re Happy, Happy, Happy
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school or at
home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra classroom
vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the My
Classroom PLUS song
Unit 2: Discover toys
• To identify and respond to toys vocabulary doll, car, Do you like angry, Co- /c/ Teddy
• To listen to and join in with the Come And scooter, (blocks)? calm, operating crayon, Bear,
Play song blocks, ball, Yes, I do. scared car, calm, Teddy
• To listen and respond to the story Let’s Play computer computer Bear
Together! game game
• To identify and respond to the concepts PLUS:
angry, calm and scared puzzle,
• To listen to and join in with the My Feelings robot, train,
song hoop
• To identify and recognise the sound c
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to co-operating
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school or at
home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra toys
vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the Come And
Play PLUS song

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 Aims Vocabulary Active Concepts Values Sounds Nursery
structures rhymes
Unit 3: Discover my body
• To identify and respond to body head, arms, Can you big, small Being /h/ Head,
vocabulary tummy, legs, touch your active head, Shoulders,
• To listen to and join in with the hands, feet (head)? hands, Knees
Let’s Move! song PLUS: Yes, I can. happy And Toes
• To listen and respond to the story fingers,
Can You Skip? toes, chest,
• To identify and respond to the bottom
concepts big and small
• To listen to and join in with the
Big Or Small? song
• To identify and recognise the
sound h
• To identify and respond to
expressions related to being active
• To listen to and join in with the
nursery rhyme Head, Shoulders,
Knees And Toes
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at
school or at home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra
body vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the
Let’s Move! PLUS song
Unit 4: Discover clothes
• To identify and respond to clothes hat, trousers, Look! I’m circle, Being /t/ Boys
vocabulary t-shirt, shoes, wearing triangle, independent triangle, And Girls
• To listen to and join in with the socks, coat (trousers square table, Come
Let’s Get Ready! song PLUS: and a tummy, Out To
• To listen and respond to the story jumper, T-shirt). trousers Play
What Am I? boots,
• To identify and respond to the gloves, scarf
concepts circle, triangle and
square
• To listen to and join in with the
Shapes song
• To identify and recognise the
sound t
• To identify and respond to
expressions related to being
independent
• To listen to and join in with the
nursery rhyme Boys And Girls
Come Out To Play
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at
school or at home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra
clothes vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the
Let’s Get Ready! PLUS song

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 Level 1: Discover with Dex syllabus
Aims Vocabulary Active Concepts Values Sounds Nursery
structures rhymes
Unit 5: Discover my family
• To identify and respond to family mummy, Hello, tidy, messy Being /g/ Diddle,
vocabulary daddy, (Mummy). helpful grandad, Diddle,
• To listen to and join in with the My brother, Can I help? granny, Dumpling
Family song sister, Yes, you green
• To listen and respond to the story Let’s grandad, can.
Tidy Up! granny
• To identify and respond to the PLUS: auntie,
concepts tidy and messy uncle,
• To listen to and join in with the Let’s cousin, baby
Tidy Up! song
• To identify and recognise the sound g
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to being helpful
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school
or at home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra family
vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the My
Family PLUS song

Unit 6: Discover food

• To identify and respond to food soup, meat, Do you hot, cold Healthy /m/ Pat A
vocabulary vegetables, want eating meat, Cake
• To listen to and join in with the potatoes, ice (soup)? mummy,
Yummy In My Tummy song cream, water Yes, please. Meg
• To listen and respond to the story I’m PLUS: beans,
Hungry! carrots,
• To identify and respond to the tomatoes,
concepts hot and cold peppers
• To listen to and join in with the Hot
And Cold song
• To identify and recognise the sound m
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to healthy eating
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme Pat A Cake
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school
or at home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra food
vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the
Yummy In My Tummy PLUS song

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 Aims Vocabulary Active Concepts Values Sounds Nursery
structures rhymes
PLUS Unit 7: Discover farm animals
• To identify and respond to farm animals sheep, There is quiet, Looking /d/ Baa Baa
vocabulary cow, goat, (one goat). noisy after duck, doll, Black
• To listen to and join in with the On The Farm chicken, There are animals daddy Sheep
song duck, chick, (five chicks).
• To listen and respond to the story Where’s lamb,
The Missing Chick? duckling,
• To identify and respond to the concepts quiet calf, kid
and noisy
• To listen to and join in with the Noisy Farm,
Quiet Farm song
• To identify and recognise the sound d
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to looking after animals
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school or at
home
• To identify and respond to extra farm
animals vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the On The Farm
PLUS song
PLUS Unit 8: Discover transport
• To identify and respond to transport car, bus, I like the fast, slow Taking /p/ The
vocabulary train, boat, (plane). part plane, Wheels
• To listen to and join in with the Off We Go! plane, bike, potatoes, On The
song rocket, pencil Bus
• To listen and respond to the story Let’s Race! tractor, hot
• To identify and respond to the concepts fast air balloon,
and slow lorry
• To listen to and join in with the Fast And
Slow song
• To identify and recognise the sound p
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to taking part
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme The Wheels On The Bus
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school or at
home
• To identify and respond to extra transport
vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the Off We Go!
PLUS song

Project 1: Discover Maths: Measuring

Project 2: Discover Art: Patterns
Project 3: Discover Science: Sounds

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 Level 2: Discover with Dex syllabus
Aims Vocabulary Active Concepts Values Sounds Nursery
structures rhymes
Hello Dex
• To identify colours and numbers black, blue, Hello, (Dex). - - - -
• To identify and respond to greetings brown, It’s (green).
• To listen to and join in with songs green, It’s (seven).
orange, Goodbye,
pink, purple, (Dex).
red, white,
yellow, one,
two, three,
four, five, six,
seven,
eight, nine,
ten
Unit 1: Discover school
• To identify and respond to school classroom, Is Dex in the in, on, under Playing /p/ This Is
vocabulary dining room, (gym)? together playground, The Way
• To listen to and join in with the In My playground, Yes, he is! pencil, We Wash
School song toilet, gym, plane, Our
• To listen and respond to the story Where’s library, potatoes Hands
Dex? PLUS:
• To identify and respond to the concepts children,
in, on and under teacher,
• To listen to and join in with the Pencils cook, head
Everywhere song teacher
• To identify and recognise the sound p
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to playing together
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme This Is The Way We Wash Our
Hands
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school or
at home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra school
vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the In My
School PLUS song
Unit 2: Discover my body
• To identify and respond to body elbow, Does your rectangle, Going to /f/ One
vocabulary knee, head, (tummy) oval, the doctor four, five, Finger,
• To listen to and join in with the Let’s tummy, back, hurt? diamond fast, fruit One
March! song shoulder Yes, it does. Thumb
• To listen and respond to the story Ouch, It PLUS:
Hurts! heart, lungs,
• To identify and respond to the concepts bones, brain
rectangle, oval and diamond
• To listen to and join in with The Shapes
song
• To identify and recognise the sound f
• To identify and respond to expressions
related to going to the doctor
• To listen to and join in with the nursery
rhyme One Finger, One Thumb
• To participate in a role play
• To review what they have learnt
• To reflect on their own progress
• To use the Pupil’s Digital Kit at school or
at home
PLUS:
• To identify and respond to extra body
vocabulary
• To listen to and join in with the Let’s
March! PLUS song

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