Pear Tree Mead Primary and Nursery School
Curriculum
Reception
Term
Main Theme
End Product
working
towards
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
(8 weeks)
(7 weeks)
(6 weeks)
(5 weeks)
(6 weeks)
(8 weeks)
Animals Around the World
Once Upon a Time
In the Garden
Animal show
Exhibition of work
Storytelling week
(dressing up day)
Pear Tree Mead In Bloom
Competition
Ugly Bug Ball
Communication
and Language –
Listening and
Attention
Circle time
Carpet rules
Whole class phonics
Set Talk partners.
Longer carpet sessions
Group phonics
Complete more structured whole
class sessions
Pair up talk partners to make
expert groups
Communication
and Language Understanding
Show and tell
Class bear
Show and tell
Class bear
Communication
and Language Speaking
Phonics taught from the beginning
for the whole class.
Chatterboxes
Encourage asking talk partners
questions.
Christmas production.
Physical
Development Moving and
Handling
EYO linked to each session (EAD
also)
Pencil grip – model
Play dough tools and techniques
Teach how to use their name
books
How to use the computer mouse
pad
Touch – snow
Simple puzzles
Computer table
Light table
Dressing and undressing.
Using water- keeping clean,
washing hands.
Show and tell – developing
answering and asking questions in
full sentences
Class bear
Positional language
Talk Partners - To regularly
interact through talk partners
Show and tell and concentrate on
children asking questions about
this
Begin to discuss problems and
questions in a group
Phonics taught in groups. TA to
take a group.
Low level gym equipment
Fine motor skills – pencil,
tweezers,threading. Plastercine.
Jelly baff,
Harder puzzles , Allotments,
Bubble making
Touch -porridge
Swimming
Physical
Development –
Health and SelfCare
Personal Social
and Emotional
Development –
Making friends and sharing.
What makes me different?
How to be a good friend.
Introduce expert groups
Show and tell
Use of speech bubble targets
High level gym equipment
Scissor skills
Clay tools and techniques.
Gardening and soil-maintenance
Interlocking puzzles 20+ pieces.
Touch – soil, pasta
Games- Sport Day.
Swimming
Begin Healthy Eating discussions
Independent snack
Healthy eating
Cooking
Handling gym equipment safely
Talk Partners
Canopy use – developing
independence
To use KS1 playground for break
times and when ready for
lunchtimes
Making
Relationships
How do we work as a team?
Personal Social
and Emotional
Development –
Self-confidence
and Selfawareness
Teach children how to use the
class resources
Group snack
Independent learning in the
outside area
Early years assembly
Personal Social
and Emotional
Development –
Managing
Feelings and
Behaviour
Routines
Rules and expectations
Sitting in spaces and carpet
expectations
Lining up
Sharing
Terrific
Teach working independently
Selecting resources for a reason
Full name writing
Board games – lotto, snap, pairs
Using the outside canopies
independently
Early years assembly
White boards
Observation times in timetable
Terrific
Independent structured work
Board games independently –
lotto, snap, pairs
To attend celebration assembly if
possible
Early years assembly
Terrific
Head teacher awards
Literacy Reading
Whole class phonics.
Independent reading
Guided reading in set groups that
reflect the topic taught if possible
Phonics taught in groups and
changed when necessary
Literacy –
Writing
Elmer, Sharing a Shell, My Friend
Bob, The Tiger that came to tea,
Tinga Tales
The Gingerbread Man, Jack and
the Beanstalk, Goldilocks
Eric Carle books
Handwriting following the letter
sounds taught in phonics (during
phonics session).
News Writing (start in September)
Handwriting following Pen Pals
Begin independent writing in
groups
Begin to get the children writing
their own sentences in learning
journeys.
Child initiated writing
News writing
Mathematics –
Numbers
Numbers- number ordering (Basic
Calculating),
Outdoor maths cards.
Continue with Numbers
(Intervention groups), Calculatingmore and less, beginning of
adding and taking away. Beginning
of problem solving.
Time- days of the week, months of
the year. Basics of money,
doubling and halving
Mathematics –
Shape, Space
and Measure
Understanding
the World –
People and
Communities
Basics of SSM- 2D shapes,
patterns, basics of heavy/lighter,
basics of capacity half, full, empty,
everyday positioning.
Diwali – Hindu
Christmas- Christianity
Harvest
Noah’s Ark
Understanding
the World –
The World
Animals around the world
Light and dark
Floating and sinking
3D shapes and properties,
patterns, use of language,
ordering, differences in weight.
Outdoor maths cards.
Places of worship
Chinese New Year
Easter
Jobs- Your Family
Visiting the community
Begin to use Allotments
Harlow- Local visits
Myself and my world
Handwriting following the rest of
pen pals then teach all capital
letters
Child initiated writing
News writing
Calculating- adding and taking
away.
Problem solving- including Timehours, money, doubling and
halving.
Basics of counting in 2s.
Next Steps.
Filling in the gaps.
Outdoor maths cards.
Different cultures within class
Mini Beasts
Life cycles
Habitats
Understanding
the World Technology
Expressive Arts
and Design –
Exploring
Media and
Materials
Expressive Arts
and Design –
Being
Imaginative
Role play
School visits
Computer tables
Storyphones
Bee bots
Torches
Number turtles
Talking post cards
Bug club
Use of Role Play
Dance
Literacy
Songs
Dictaphones
Walkie talkies
Cars
Busy things
Tuff cams
Microscopes
Use of Role Play
Imagination during Gym
Percussion
Use of Role Play
Ready mix paint
Scissor control, one hand,
snipping, in a line, shapes
How to apply glue
Sponge painting
Hand painting and finger painting
Simple collage
Rubbings
Colour mixing
Glitter technique (Christmas)
Tracing and stencilling
Portraits
Use of masking and cello tape and
junk modelling
Home corner
Vets and pet
shop
Animal show
Colouring pictures in the lines
Painting with water colours
Scissor skills
Paint effects e.g. rags and rollers
and other texture pads
Junk modelling (I)
Plastercine
Rubbings (I)
Tracing and stencilling (I)
Portraits
Acrylic paints
Powder paints
Charcoal, chalk, oil pastels
Paint effects – rags, rollers,
marbling
Collage – cutting the correct
shapes and sizes
Splatter/bubble painting (DISPLAY)
Portraits
Castle
Puppet theatre
Florist
Tye Green
Library
Visit to the
bakery
Tye Green
Library
Fruit and veg
stall
Thorndon Park
Community
Cohesion
Church visit
Library visit
Post box
Bush Fair bakery visit
Outdoor
learning
Introduce children to the different
outdoor areas of the school.
Use of woodland area
Use of adventure playground
Use of outdoor classroom
Gardening
Use of woodland area
Use of adventure playground
Use of outdoor classroom
Gardening
Home visits
Sharing class
info
Phonics – word
session
Phonics – skills
session
Parental
involvement
Use of the
library
Displays
Small groups to
explore
Phonics –
phoneme
session
Exhibiton
Story sessions
Animal books
Elmer
World Map of Animals
Portraits
Wow tree
Learning journals
Good News
Storytelling –
writing a story
for a book
Fiction and
non-fiction
texts
Gingerbread Man
Portraits
Wow tree
Learning journals
Good News
Thorndon Park visit
Gardening day
Choosing
reading books
Minibeast display
Portraits
Wow tree
Learning journals
Good News