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What am I going to learn in EYFS?

Summer

 

EYFS 

 

Summer 1

 

Summer 2

 

Literacy 

Jackie Rutter

Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne Katie & the Sunflowers by James Mayhew

Phonics

Kerensa Healy

Sounds Write Sounds Write

Mathematics

Jessica Seville

Mastering 

Number Programme 

Weeks  

28 - 31

 

Space

Measure

Exploring patterns

Shape

Festivals and Celebrations 

(RE) 

Ellen Stratton

Buddha Day

Eid ul Fitr

Ramadan

Eid Al Adha

Dharma Day

Understanding The World (UTW)

Theme 

UTW: People & Communities / The Natural World (Geography) 

Sarah Macmillan

Kings and Queens

The Monarchy; Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Family, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle. Countries around the world that have Queen Elizabeth as their monarch including; Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Australia and more. The Union Flag of The United Kingdom, flags from countries the children have connections to.

Stories from the Past

Locate the places that feature in the key stories chosen for this topic. Oral storytelling as part of culture; how we pass on stories within our families and communities. Ask an elderly relative to come in and tell the children a story.

 

UTW: Past and Present (History)

Sarah Macmillan 

The Story of King John and the Magna Carta (Teachers to tell story based on historical events) Locally significant areas in the past e.g. a local historical building Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in Westminster Abbey.

Stories from Ancient Greece; Prometheus stealing fire from the Gods, Theseus and his battle with the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, Athena and Arachne, King Midas and the Golden Touch Stories from different cultures; Anansi the Spider from the Ashanti in West Africa. Aesop’s Fables The Legend of St George and the Dragon.

UTW: The Natural World

(Science)

Laura Warren 

Seasons of the Year: Summer.

Signs of summer; flowers, warmer days, light evenings, butterflies, bees, birds. Design a garden for the Queen; what could we grow? What would we include? Sketch some ideas and write about the design.

Seasons of the Year: Summer.

How we stay safe in the sun; sunscreen, hats, sunglasses. Safety around water. Changing state of matter; Why do our ice lollies melt?

Expressive Arts and Design (EAD): Art 

Samantha Blayney 

Kandinsky

Van Gogh Sun flowers

Expressive Arts and Design (EAD): Design and Technology

Claire Gosling

Healthy eating: fruit kebabs, fruit and vegetable printing, paper mâché fruit

Make a shield