Reception Long Term Plan
Curriculum area
Topic/focus
books for topic
Autumn 1
Traditional Tales
Fiction texts:
Charlie and Lola- starting
school
Hansel and Gretel
The Three Little Pigs
Little Red Riding Hood
The Gingerbread Man
The Three Billy Goats
Gruff
Troll
The Ugly duckling
Jack and the Beanstalk
Snow White
Goldilocks
Pinocchio
Trips
PSED
Communication
and Language
Non-fiction texts:
Seasons
Weather
Autumn walk around the
school grounds
School rules, routines
and expectations
Managing feelings and
behaviour
Role play areas:
Fairy tale castles
The three little pigs
construction site
Autumn 2
Look at Me!
(Ourselves)
Fiction texts:
Funny Bones
Owl Babies
The owl who was
afraid of the dark
Kipper’s Birthday
All the colours of
the Earth
The Christmas Story
Non-fiction texts:
Our bodies
Religious places of
worship
People around the
world
Whole school Theatre
Good to be me
Self-confidence and
awareness
Role play areas:
Houses
Christmas Grotto
Spring 1
Superheroes and real
life superheroes
(People who help us)
Fiction texts:
Thomas the tank
engine
Fireman Sam
Postman Pat
The Jolly postman
Vicky the vet
Peppa pig: dentist trip
Topsy and Tim meet
the police
Michael recycle
Fred the firefighter
Non-fiction texts:
Various people who
help us texts
Easter stories
Visits from people
who help us
Friendships
Making relationships
Role play areas:
Fire station
Police station
Spring 2
Journeys and
adventures
Fiction texts:
Whatever next!
The Little Blue Car
Mr Gumpys Motorcar
Whatever next?
Oi, get off my train!
The train ride
Don’t let the pigeon
drive the bus!
Mr. Gumpy’s Outing
Once upon a tide
Busy boats
Non - fiction books on
modes of transport
and different
countries
Summer 1
Animals, Creepy
crawlies and
growing
Fiction texts:
Oliver’s Vegetables
Oliver’s Fruit Salad
The Bad Tempered
Ladybird
The Hungry
Caterpillar
Jasper’s Beanstalk
The Bugliest Bug
Katie and the
sunflowers
Anansi the spider
Handa’s surprise
Summer 2
Splish splash
(Water)
Fiction texts:
Dear Greenpeace
The Lighthouse Keeper’s
lunch
Tiddler
Barry the fish with
fingers
At the beach
Sharing a shell
The snail on the whale
Rainbow fish
The pirates next door
The pirate cruncher
Class three all at sea
Non-fiction texts on
Minibeasts,
lifecycles, food, etc.
Farm visit
Non-fiction texts on
rockpools, sea
creatures, beaches, etc.
Going for Goals
Relationships
Changes- transition to
Year 1
Role play areas:
Space station
Train
Role play areas:
Safari/Jungle
Farm and
Investigation Lab
Role play areas:
Under the sea
Lighthouse
Physical
Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Expressive Arts
and Design
Music
Gym
Changing, PE safety,
rules and routines
Phonics
Fine motor
Write dance
Writing name and initial
sounds
Reading- with pictures
and phonic knowledge
Gym
Different ways of
moving
Phonics
Fine motor
Write dance
Writing name and
initial sounds
Reading- with
pictures and phonic
knowledge
Dance
Making movements to
music
Phonics
Fine motor
Write dance
Writing simple CVC
words
Reading- using phonic
knowledge to decode
words
Dance
Putting different
moves together
Phonics
Fine motor
Write dance
Writing simple CVC
words
Reading- using phonic
knowledge to decode
words
Number songs, rhymes
Counting to 5 and above
Measures
Counting to 5 and
above
Recognising and
recreating patterns
Ordering and
sequencing
sorting/matching
More than/ less
Data handling
Shape
Measures
Understanding
number
Addition
Shape
Length and Mass
Money
Number recognition
and writing numerals
Understanding
number
Addition
Subtraction
Shape
Time
Data handling
Ordinal numbers
Positional language
Fairytale songs and
nursery rhymes: There
was a princess long ago,
etc.
Free choice of
instruments.
Christmas songs:
When santa got
stuck up the
chimney, etc.
Learning about
creating simple
rhythmns
Spring, Easter and
people who help us
songs: London’s
burning, etc.
Music for pleasure moving in time to the
music and combining
different moves to
make a dance.
Travelling songs: she’ll
be coming round the
mountain, etc.
Music from around
the world.
Games
Ball games
Games
Team games
Phonics
Fine motor
Write dance
Writing some
common irregular
words and simple
sentences
Reading- using a
variety of strategies
Butterfly and
ladybird symmetry
Number bonds
Using money
Shape
Estimating
Patterns
Doubling, halving
and sharing
Phonics
Fine motor
Write dance
Writing some common
irregular words and
simple sentences
Reading- using a variety
of strategies
Growing and
minibeast songs:
There’s a tiny
caterpillar on a leaf,
etc.
Changing the sound
of instruments
Seaside and underwater
songs: beneath the sea,
etc.
Making music together.
Measures – Capacity
Count to 20
Order to 20
Addition
Subtraction
Doubling, halving and
sharing
Size, weight, capacity,
positional language
Patterns
Time
Drama
Fairy tale role play
Family and
traditions role play
People who help us
and superhero role
play
Art
Andy Goldsworthy
transitional art and
photography.
Portraits and self
portraits – various
artists. The National
Portrait Gallery.
Collages and using
different and
reclaimed materials.
DT
Painting Autumn leaves
thinking about colours to
use.
Winter pictures
Painting and drawing
fairy tale characters.
Den/cave/bridge/castle
building for fairy tale
characters out of various
construction materials.
Christmas cards and
presents
Make Autumn leaves by
folding coloured paper.
Mixing colours
Valentines cards and
presents
Vehicle and journey
role play – trains, cars,
buses, space station,
etc.
Easter cards – finger
painting
Mother’s Day and
Spring – still life
flowers. Watercolours.
Georgia O’Keefe and
Van Gogh
Farm, growing and
mini beast role play
Seaside and underwater
animal role play
Looking at detail and
things close up for
minibeast drawing
and paintings.
Jackson Pollock – flick
painting
Bubble painting
Make and design a
whacky vehicle.
Designing and
making musical
instruments
Making colourful
jellyfish from paper
plates and fish from
milk containers.
Easter cards and
presents
Making enclosures
for the farm animals
Gardening
Making gingerbread
people and porridge.
Understanding
the world
RE
(People and
Communities)
History
(People and
Communities)
Why Should we care for
the world around us?
What makes a place
special?
Festivals and
celebrations:
Rosh Hashanah (Jewish
New Year) – optional
Al-Hijra (Islamic New
Year) – optional
Halloween – optional
Diwali - optional
Festivals and
celebrations:
Christmas
Diwali - optional
Al-Hijra (Islamic
New Year) –
optional
Guy Fawkes’ Day optional
Remembrance
Sunday - optional
Castles
Life for families in
the past/ family
tree.
People who help us
Why are stories
special?
Festivals and
celebrations:
Chinese New Year
Valentines Day
Grace Darling and the
RNLI
Touch on the Great
Fire of London and the
song ‘London’s
Burning’
What makes
something special?
Why do we have
celebrations?
What makes us special?
Festivals and
celebrations:
St David’s Day
St Patrick’s Day
Shrove Tuesday
Ash Wednesday
Easter
Mother’s Day
Holi – (optional)
Naw-Ruz (Persian,
Zoroastrian/Baha’I
New Year) - optional
Vehicle and transport
history
Festivals and
celebrations:
St Georges Day
Festivals and
celebrations:
Ramadan - optional
Dinosaurs and
fossils. How the
world grows and
evolves. Extinct
animals like the
Dodo.
History of the seaside
Geography
(The world)
Science
(The world)
Weather and seasons –
Autumn.
Our locality –
Clarendon school.
Fairy tale/castle small
world models.
Weather and
seasons – Winter
Our locality –
Ashford
How we are all
different and the
same (cover
different languages,
nationalities,
religions, skin
colour and
disabilities)
Materials for building –
How our body
bricks, straw and sticks (3 works
pigs)
Ice – freezing and
Bridges
melting
Weather and seasons
– Winter
China and Chinese
New Year
The country which we
live in – England and
Great Britain
Weather and seasons
– Spring
The country which we
live in – Wales,
Ireland, Scotland and
Great Britain
Weather and
seasons – Spring
The World – globes,
atlases and maps
Weather and seasons –
Summer
Water – oceans, rivers,
seas, lakes, ponds, etc.
Different countries and
holiday destinations,
food, clothes, etc.
The seaside
Animals – pets and
vets.
Looking at how
vehicles work – cars,
hot air balloons, etc.
Different animal
habitats
Floating and sinking
Forces – pushes and
pulls (vehicles and
magnets)
ICT
(Technology)
Basic skills of how to look
after and use the ICT
equipment to help with
our learning: camera,
computer, IWB,
interactive toys, CD
player, microphone,
sound buttons.
The internet and esafety.
Telephones and
technology in the
home (eg
microwaves,
kettles, irons, etc)
and local area (eg
traffic lights, etc)
Simple programs on
the computer. How to
use and complete
them.
Space, the planets,
moon, stars, day and
night.
Using computer
software
independently.
Remote controlled
vehicles.
Lifecycle of various
animals.
Selecting and using
technology for
particular purposes
Selecting and using a
wider range of
technology for
particular purposes