CURRICULUM MAP 2014-15
TEAM EARLY YEARS YEAR A
Area of Learning / TERM 1What’s in a colour?
Rainbow / TERM 2
Bang! / TERM 3
Senses / TERM 4
Life / TERM 5
Wonderful World / TERM 6
Opportunities / Visits by parents who go fishing!
Performance – end term / Silver street woods
Storybox theatre / Science Dome / Farm Trip / Sainsburys trip/grocers
Literacy / Phase 1 /2 (R)
Speaking and listening
Following instructions
Talking together/pairs / Word level
Labels
Lists / Phase 3 (R)
Word/caption level
Spelling tricky words / Caption level
Non-fiction focus / Phase 4 (R)
Sentence level
Postcards
Recipes / Instructions
Stories
Letters
Story Making / The Rainbow Fish / Goldilocks / The enormous turnip
Write Dance / The Rainbow / Volcano / Cats / Tree / Mandala
Maths / Number songs
Colour patterns
2D shapes
Puzzles
Matching/sorting / Number/CalculationSpeed/distance
Positional language
Estimating / Number/Calculation
Animal patterns
Size, shape, symmetry
Comparisons
Data handling Length/height / Number/Calculation
3D Construction
Weight/capacity
Matching/sorting
Data handling
Estimating / Number/Calculation Time
Building models
2D/3D shape
Size, shape, symmetry / Review Terms 1-5
Understanding the World / Welly walking
All about me boxes (Rec)
Greenie rules
Routines and expectations
Construct an Ark
Fishing! (involving dad’s)
Oil/water colour exploration / Welly walking
Seasons
Bonfires
Experimenting
Keeping safe / Multisensory exploration / Planting seeds
Bug hunting
Life cycles
Habitats / Other countries/
cultures/languages
Growing food
Where food comes from
Mask making
Water exploration
Keeping safe
Technology / Splosh!
Telephones/ keyboards / Bee bots / lego remote
SMSC/R.E. / Noah’s Ark
Harvest (Oct) / Divali (Oct)
Halloween (Oct)
Eid (Nov)
Hannukah (Dec)
Christmas (Dec) / Chinese New Year (Feb)
Pancake day (Feb)
St. David’s day (Mar)
? Holika (Mar)
Mothers day (Mar)
Easter (Apr) / Sacred animals / Families
Relationships
Ramadan (July)
Stories from around the world
Physical / Fine motor activities
Gross motor- dance/gym / Fine motor activities Firework dances / Fine motor activities / Fine motor activities
Construction / Fine motor activities World dance / Fine motor activities Sports day games
Expressive Arts and Design / Painting
Musical exploration
Songs & rhymes
Colour matching
Colour/fish songs
Making rainbow puddles
Ribbon (fish) dancing
Making fish scales
Creating rainbows (bubbles, paint, foam) / Printing & collage
Clay Diva lamps
Harvest/Christmas performance
Singing & movement to music / Sensory experiences / Observational drawings / Construction
ELLI skill / Independent frog / Busy bee / Curious cat / Resilient tortoise / Wise old owl / Changing chameleon
PSHE / Medicines and Drugs / Growing and Changing / Keeping Safe
SEAL / New beginnings / Getting on and falling out / Going for goals / Good to be me / Relationships / Changes
Question focus / Why / What / How / Which / What if
CURRICULUM MAP 2014 – 2015
TEAM EARLY YEARS YEAR B
Area of Learning / TERM 1What’s in a colour?
Kaleidoscope / TERM 2
Whoosh! / TERM 3
Roar! / TERM 4
Help! / TERM 5
Home / TERM 6
Opportunities / Storybox theatre / Zoo trip / Science Dome / Emergency services, chemist, vet, library / Church visit
Literacy / Phase 1 /2 (R)
Speaking and listening
Following instructions
Talking together/pairs / Word level
Labels/ Lists
Non-fiction focus / Phase 3 (R)
Word/caption level
Spelling tricky words
Hot seating, story sacs / Caption level
Non-fiction focus / Phase 4 (R)
Sentence level
Postcards
Recipes / Instructions
Stories
Letters
Story Making / Elmer the Elephant / Whoosh! / Where the Wild Things Are / The little red hen / Handa’s surprise
Write Dance / Circles / The train / rockets / Krongeli animal song / Robot / Cowboys and Indians
PSRN / Number/Calculation
Colour patterns
2D shapes
Puzzles
Matching/sorting / Number/CalculationSpeed/distance
Positional language
Estimating / Number/Calculation
Animal patterns
Size and shape
Symmetry
Comparing Length/height / Number/Calculation
3D Construction
Weight/capacity
Matching/sorting / Number/Calculation Time
Building models
2D/3D shape
Pattern/shape
Matching / sorting / Review Terms 1-5
KUW / Greenie rules
Routines and expectations / Racing, competition, speed
Construction/tools
Medicines/drugs / Festivals
Animal hunting
Den building
Keeping ourselves safe / 3D modelling
Occupations / Houses around the world
Construction
Now and then
Family tree
Animal homes
ICT / Colour Magic!
Telephones/keyboards / Robots and remotes / Bee bots / lego remote / Albert’s house
R.E
Festivals / Joseph & his dreamcoat / Harvest (Oct)
Divali (Oct)
Halloween (Oct)
Eid (Nov)
Hannukah (Dec)
Christmas (Dec) / Chinese New Year (Feb)
Pancake day (Feb)
St. David’s day (Mar)
? Holika (Mar)
Mothers day (Mar)
Easter (Apr) / Different cultures
Special buildings
Stories from around the world
Myths and legends
PD / Fine motor activities Ribbon dance / Fine motor activities / Fine motor activities Dragon dancing / Fine motor activities Tools and joining / Fine motor activities / Fine motor activities Sports day games
CD / Ribbon dance
Colour mixing / Rhythm
Body percussion
Performance / Puppets and masks
Carnival of the animals
Rhythmical dance / Role play & drama
Sound – sirens / World music
Tribal patterns
Textiles
ELLI skill / Independent frog / Busy bee / Curious cat / Resilient tortoise / Wise old owl / Changing chameleon
PSHE / Medicines and Drugs / Keeping Safe / Growing and Changing
SEAL / New beginnings / Getting on and falling out / Going for goals / Good to be me / Relationships / Changes
Question focus