Brownlow Primary School – Curriculum Map
Year Group EYFS Academic Year 2016-2017
Teachers Sarah Child, Amy Hanrahan
and Sarah Evans
Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Topic Favourite Stories
(Harvest)
Celebrations and Festivals
(Birthdays/Diwali/ Bonfire Night/
Christmas)
People Who Help Us
(Chinese New Year)
Down at the Bottom of the
Garden (Easter)
Journeys/Fantasy Pirates and
Holidays
Linked Books
Fiction: Traditional and Fairy stories/ Stories with predictable and repetitive
patterns eg: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread
Man, The Three Little Pigs, : We’re Going on A Bear Hunt, Non Fiction: Signs, labels and
captions linked to role-play area/Names
Fiction: Stories about Birthdays: The Toys Party, Happy Birthday Winnie,
Poetry: Poems on a theme about Celebrations/Festivals
In the Dark, Dark…., Feisty Fingers, 10 Fat sausages, Burgers in a Bun,
Espresso Fireworks photo book, Diwali, Halloween, Christmas Story, Non Fiction – Invitations, birthday
cards Fiction: Stories and poems from
Around the World, Handa’s Surprise, Christmas stories, plays & poems
Non Fiction: Information texts – Espresso Fire-fighters Clip
Fire-fighters Book, All about Me, Special Clothes,
Helpers, Stories about People Who Help Us –
This is the bear, Postman Pat, Espresso,
Funny Bones, The Skeleton Dance,
Stories about Growing: The Enormous Turnip, The Tiny Seed Fiction: Stories about Animals that
they see in a garden eg:, The Hungry Caterpillar, Superworm,
Dear Zoo Non Fiction: Seasons,
Instructions for planting seeds Books about Animals – Minibeast,
Poetry: Poems about animals, minibeast -, The Creepy Crawly
Song, The Minibeast Feast,
Fiction: Stories about Journeys The Train Ride, Who sank the Boat?
Noah’s Ark, Instructions for getting dressed/a
picnic/build a boat Stories about Fantasy characters:,
Brown Brown Bear, The Gruffalo, Not Now Bernard, Aliens Love
Underpants There’s No Such Thing as Monsters – Steve Smallman
Poetry: Nursery Rhymes – Doctor Foster Fiction:: Stories about familiar Settings
eg:beach, Lucy and Tom at the Seaside Shirley Hughes – Espresso Sharing a
Shell, Non Fiction: Recounts – a recent journey/holiday – news, postcards
Journey’s Now and Then Instructions – how to get to a place/pack a suitcase/how to make a sandcastle/get
dressed
Communication
and Language
Through general daily
communication with peers,
Literacy and role play work
Through general daily
communication with peers,
Literacy and role play work
Through general daily
communication with peers,
Literacy and role play work
Through general daily
communication with peers,
Literacy and role play work
Through general daily
communication with peers,
Literacy and role play work
Through general daily
communication with peers,
Literacy and role play work
Physical
Development
Games/Gymnastics
Adventure Playground
Trikes and Bikes
Games/Gymnastics
Adventure Playground
Trikes and Bikes
Games/Gymnastics
Adventure Playground
Trikes and Bikes
Games/Gymnastics
Adventure Playground
Trikes and Bikes
Games/Gymnastics
Adventure Playground
Trikes and Bikes
Games–Sports Day /Gymnastics
Adventure Playground
Trikes and Bikes
Maths
Counting and recognition of
numbers
Comparing and ordering
numbers
Addition and Subtraction
Shape and Space
Data Handling, Measures
Counting and ordering
numbers
Addition and Subtraction
Grouping
Position and Movement
Measures, Time
Number and Counting
Addition and Subtraction
Grouping, Shape and Space
Data Handling, Measures
Position and Movement
Time
Number and Counting
Comparing and ordering
numbers
Addition & Subtraction
Grouping, Shape and Space
Position and Movement
Measures, Time
Number and Counting
Addition & Subtraction
Grouping
Shape & Space
Data Handling, Measures
Number and Counting
Addition & Subtraction
Grouping
Position and Movement
Measures, Time
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People
What is your favourite book?
Compare books
What makes it special?
Harvest –Taught through a
range of stories eg:The Little
Red Hen
Compare how people
celebrate their birthday/
Christmas, Celebration of
Diwali, Christmas
RE: Why do we have friends?
What do you want to be when
you grow up?
RE: What makes someone
special?
Differences between
ourselves
Compare pets they have
and those others have
Celebration of Mother’s Day,
Easter
RE: Why are their plants and
animals in the world?
Compare journeys they have
been on
RE: When did it all begin?
Noah’s Ark Story
Compare their holiday
destinations with those of their
peers
RE: Why do we need to be
responsible?
The
World
Change in Materials eg:
bread Making
Place – Explore different
places in the stories
Exploration – Day and Night
Animals we see in the say and
at night
Time- Guy Fawkes story,
Exploration – The Body
Body Parts – the skeleton
Time- Timeline as a baby,
toddler, teenager, grown up
Espresso News - Baby Pictures
Clip
Jobs: What do you want to be
when you grow up?
Exploration -
Animals/Habitats – where do
animals live? What sounds
do they make?
Place – Animal Homes eg:
zoo/farm/woodland
Exploration - Growing Plants
growing seeds, beans
Seasons
Exploration – Materials
Floating and Sinking
Waterproof or not
Place – Environments – how
are they different?
General transport – car, train,
bus, aeroplane, boat
Exploration – Moving Objects-
Place - The local area – my
journey to school –
maps/transport
Visit to Stonehurst Farm –
Around the Farm Map
Time - History – old/new vehicles
Emergency Vehicles/services
Technology
Use of age appropriate
software on computer
Programmable toys
Cd Player
Smartboard
Use of age appropriate
software on computer
Programmable toys
Cd Player
Smartboard
Use of age appropriate
software on computer
Programmable toys
Cd Player
Smartboard
Use of age appropriate
software on computer
Programmable toys
Cd Player
Smartboard
Use of age appropriate
software on computer
Programmable toys
Cd Player
Smartboard
Use of age appropriate
software on computer
Programmable toys
Cd Player
Smartboard
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Exploring
and Using
media and
materials
Art :Linked to Favourite
stories, making gingerbread
biscuits, making bread
Focus colour, shape,
pattern
Free painting, collage,
printing, modelling, pattern
making
Music: Listen to traditional
stories on CD
Music Express: The Three
Bears Rap p22, Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear p78, Hello, p8,
Make a face p13
Charanga Music – Nursery
rhymes
Dance - PenPals for
handwriting
Art:Linked to Celebrations
Diwali/Birthday Party- Food
Preparation
Decorations for Party
Christmas – Food
preparation
Christmas Cards
Focus Colour/Shape
Seasons Pictures
Free painting, collage,
printing, modelling, pattern
making
Music: Create own birthday
party songs
Music Express: Happy New
Year p18, Kings Birthday
Music p66, A cake for tea p
76, Clock goes tick tock p
70 Ghost Dance 65, Hairy
Scary Castle 64,
Charanga Music - Christmas
Dance – Val Sabin Stars,
Autumn Leaves, Hickory
Dickory Dock, The Shaking
Puppet
Art: Linked to People who help
us theme, designing uniform
for fireman, Making
Emergency Vehicles
Linked to ourselves – Portraits
of ourselves and friends
Focus Colour/Shape
Free painting, collage,
printing, modelling, pattern
making
Designing a superhero outfit
Music: Chinese New Year Song
(Jan 28th)
Music Express: Happy New
Year p.18, The worlds at work
pg 54, Foxy comes to town
p55, Don’t drop litter p.44,
Supermarket song p.40, My
turn, your turn p10
Dance – Val Sabin, Mr Jelly
and Mr Strong, Wriggling
William, Follow my Feet,
Art: Linked to animal theme
Focus 3D Work eg: pet carrier
Free painting, collage,
printing, modelling, pattern
making
Mother’s Day Card/Easter
Card
Music Express: Caterpillar
p.56, Farm time p48, Winter p
60, Storm p 62,
Charanga Music – Minibeast,
Animals
Dance – Val Sabin The
Hungry Caterpillar, Dinosaurs,
Rabbits, The Angry Elephant.
Art: Represent weather
through different textures,
colours, shapes, patterns,
Focus colour/pattern/shape
Free painting, collage,
printing, modelling, pattern
making
Music: creating sounds linked
to different weather
Music Express: Hello Mr Sun,
Noah p 20, My Machine p46,
I hear the band, What can
you see? Brown Bear Snoring
p58
Charanga Music- Journeys
Dance – Val Sabin Blowing
Bubbles, Icicles and Water
Art: Linked to journeys they
have taken, pictures of places
visited
Linked to Landscapes
Focus Colour/Shape/Patterns
Free painting, collage, printing,
modelling, pattern making
Music Express: Seaside p.68,
seaside sounds p68Popcorn p
30
Charanga Music – Oceans,
Seas and Rivers, Animal Boing
Dance – Val Sabin The Scarf,
Painting,
Being
Imaginative
Role Play
Role Play linked to Fairy
Story eg: The Giants
Kitchen, Grannies house,
Three bears cottage
Birthday Party, Toy shop,
Santa’s Workshop/Stable
scene
Doctors Surgery, Optitions,
Café/Restaurant/Pizza House
Fantasy Place: Castle, Palace,
Space Rocket
Vet and Pet Corner, Animal
Hospital, Hide
Pirate ship, boat
Beach Buddies, Airline, Travel
agent, Bus, train, aeroplane,
Pirate ship
Multic Music from other cultures
Celebrations from different
cultures
Eg: Halloween, Diwali(Nov
11th), gunpowder plot
Stories from other cultures
Diwali/Divas
Music from other cultures
Portraits including different
races
Music from other cultures
Homes in different cultures
Music from other cultures
Dance from other cultures
Music from other cultures
Transport in different cultures
Music from other cultures
Phonics and spellings to be taught in differentiated groups.