Foundation Stage Topic Starting Points – September 2017

Nursery are on a 2 year cycle, Reception are on a one year cycle

These are starting points which are then developed and enhanced according to the children’s interests and stages of development according to the ‘Early Outcomes & Development Matters’ documents.

Autumn Term / Spring Term / Summer Term
1 / 2 / 1 / 2 / 1 / 2
The School’s Christian Values:
2017-18 / Perseverance / Generosity / Creativity / Forgiveness and
Reconciliation / Justice / Responsibility
Topic starting points
Nursery A
(current cycle) / My World / Autumn /Christmas
What do I know about my world?
How does my world change in Autumn?
Why is Christmas a special time of year? Focus on nativity fromMary’s perspective / Movement & Transport/ winter/spring
How can we get there? Amelia Earheart – first female pilot
Where might we go on a …?
What should we wear in the winter?
Why is spring a special time of year? / Animals (wild & domestic) / summer
How are lions and tigers different?
What should I wear in the summer?
How can I stay safe in the sun?
Topicstarting points
Nursery B / Nursery Rhymes/ Autumn /Christmas
Can I sing a Nursery Rhyme or song?
How does my world change in Autumn?
Why is Christmas a special time of year? / People who help us/ winter/spring
If I am poorly who can help me?
What should we wear in the winter?
Why is spring a special time of year? / Under the sea / holidays / summer
Who lives under the sea?
Where shall we go on our holidays
What should I wear in the summer?
How can I stay safe in the sun?
RE
(Nursery & Reception) / Me, Other and the World Around me / Jesus / Special Places, times and objects
  • I am special
  • Harvest
/
  • Special people
  • Christmas
  • (angels – messengers)
/
  • Stories Jesus heard
  • Stories Jesus told
/ Easter /
  • I am special
  • Harvest
/
  • Special people
  • Christmas

Reception /Nursery / Non – Christian festivals
Judaism – Shabbat (R)
Hindu – Diwali (N) / Non – Christian Celebrations
Chinese New Year / Non-Christian Faith places of worship (Mosque) (R))
Non-Christian Prayers in other faiths
Judaism – Coming home: The Mezuzah case (R) Islam (N)
Topicstarting points
Reception / Are wethe same as my friends? / What is in the box? Toys / What can an astronaut see out of their window? – Peggy Whitson & Helen Sharman / Once upon a time…
Fairy tales / Has a butterfly always been a butterfly? Beatrix Potter - scientist / Where can I go with this ticket?Revisit Amelia Earheart
Educational visits
Nursery / Visit to church / Stockley Farm Christmas / Underwater Street / Picnic in the park
Educational visits
Reception / Visit to the church / Warrington Museum visitor (toys) / Pantomime
Visit to the park / church / Walton Gardens / park
Visit to church
Joint Learning days (Nursery & Reception) / Super Heroes / Easter Theme / Spring / God’s wonderful world (senses-food / water / creatures)
SEAL Reception / Nursery / New beginnings / Say no to bullying / Good to be me / Getting on & falling out / Relationships / Changes
Going for Goals
Nursery
PSHCE Matrix /
  • Drugs Education – Healthy Lifestyles – Keeping Safe - What’s safe?
  • Body awareness -Parts of the body
/
  • Healthy Lifestyles – Keeping safe -Illness – Who looks after us?
  • Healthy Lifestyles –Keeping clean, cough & sneezes
/
  • Healthy Lifestyles – Making choices -eating – Which foods are good for us & which foods are treats?
  • Community & Local environment - Where I live, Looking after places

Reception
PSHCE Matrix /
  • Healthy Lifestyles - Making choices about healthy eating,
  • Healthy Lifestyles – keeping clean -, soap, cleaning teeth, cough & sneezes (Health professionals and people who help us)
  • Body awareness - Growing
  • Community & Local Environment – Looking after places – classroom rules and responsibilities
/ •Drug Education - Healthy Lifestyles - keeping safe – rules for medicines, what are they? When do we need them?
•Healthy Lifestyles – keeping clean -, soap, cleaning teeth, cough & sneezes (Health professionals and people who help us) /
  • Healthy Lifestyles – Keeping safe – Road safety, safety in the home/ school
  • Healthy Lifestyles - Making choices about healthy eating,
  • Community & Local Environment - Where others live – different homes around the world

Physical Development
Real PE – Reception / Real PE:
  • Unit 1. – I’m riding on my bike
  • Unit 1 Pirate Adventure
/ Real PE:
  • Unit 2 – Social Skills – Moon Adventure
  • Unit 2 – social Skills – Cheeky Monkeys
/ Real PE:
  • Unit 4 - Creative Skills – clowns naughty Ball
  • Unit 4 – Creative Skills - Off to the seaside

Nursery - Cultural pathway links / Alan Menken (composer) tidy up and role play music from familiar Disney films- Little Mermaid, Aladdin- friend like me (relating to children’s interests), Mick Inkpen (author) story times and linked to children’s interests and starting points- Kippers Birthday- linked to celebrations, Threadbear, Kippers Toybox, Jaspers Beanstalk- linked to growing plants, Alma Woodsey Thomas(artist)- linked to schemas, physical development and colours and patterns
Reception - Cultural pathway links / Elton John – I’m still standing, Step into Christmas (tidy up music)
Van Gogh – portraits – colour mixing
Nick Butterworth – My Grandpa is amazing, my grandma is wonderful, my mum is fantastic, my dad is brilliant, Q Pootle 5 – Pootle all the way , (linked to starting points) / Elton John - Rocket man (tidy up music)
Van Gogh - Sunflowers / Iris – observational paintings
Nick Butterworth – Q Pottle 5 in space, Percy the Park Keeper , Jasper the Beanstalk , (linked to starting points) / Elton John –Lion King Music, Crocodile rock (tidy up music)
Van Gogh-The yellow house/ The church / The Night Café – different buildings
Nick Butterworth – Tiger in the snow, sports Day, (linked to starting points)
Role Play- Nursery
Cycle 1 & 2 / House/ own interest / Animals (Christmas theme) / Pantomime – Cinderella, Elsa / Transport / Vets– visit from female vet / Holiday / beach / ice- cream shop
Role Play- Nursery / Home corner throughout the year
Role Play
Reception / House / Toy Shop / Santa’s Toy Workshop / Space station – linked to female astronauts / Fairy-tale Castle – linked to Queen Elizabeth / Rescue centre/ pet shop / Airport / travel agents