Curriculum ladder
Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Week 1
(4 days)
4/1/16
Review of
routines rules
Physical
Development
Pencil control
Plastercine
Rules
Introduce who
helps me?
Season winter
Discussion
about Christmas
– what did they
enjoy? Did they
have a favourite
memory or
favourite
present ?
New year
promises
Who helps you?
represent
individual/schoo
l- outside
school/
Scampton – the
world
Circle time talk
about listening
to each other
and make
appropriate
comments.
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- To
experiment with
different ways of
moving. To be able
to find a space in
the hall. To be able
to listen carefully to
instructions.
Fri PE – Throwing
and catching.
Communication
and language
Literacy
Mathematics
Use talk to express
who helps me?
Respond with
relevant comments
and questions- What
do they know? What
do they want to
know?
Use phonic
knowledge to write
new year promise.
Counting objects to
10, and beginning
to count beyond
ten.
Counts actions or
objects which
cannot be moved.
Child led planning.ideas for who they
want to learn about
and ideas for role
play used to plan rest
of terms focus.
Holiday news.
Thank you letter
Write key words/
items linked with
winter.
Recap previously
learn
phonemes/graphem
es
SATPINCOK
CK
Learn new
phoneme/
grapheme - E
Number recognition
– play number
recognition game
on education city
and matching card
game- picture and
number.
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
Season- winter- link
to children’s own
experiences, help to
make sense of their
world and immediate
environment, as well
as introducing
concepts such as
change and time.
Paint a picture of
favourite present.
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Week 2
11/1/16
People who
help us –
caretaker, bin
men
(recyclinglooking after
the
environment)
Visits from
caretaker – what
they do? How
do they help
me? What
equipment do
they use? – link
with keeping the
environment
clean and safe
(recycling)
Discussion on
being a kind
friend.
Physical
Development
Pencil grip – name
writing, Simple
sentence writing
Threading pasta
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- To
experiment with
different ways of
moving.
Introducing
throwing and
catching.
Communication
and language
Litterbug Doug Consider words to
describe the town
before it is cleaned
up.
Recycling – new
vocabulary of
different materialssort the materials.
Acting out Michael
Recycle.
Literacy
Read – litterbug
Doug
Read - Michael
Recycle
Character
Setting
Drawing -Writing
own narrative
Sequencing events
Labelling
objects/materials
Key words
Fri PE – Throwing
and catching.
Phonics phase two
U, R, H, B and
HFW ‘no’ and ‘go’
Mathematics
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
Counting objects to
10, and beginning
to count beyond
ten.
Counts actions or
objects which
cannot be moved.
Consider people
around them- who
helps me?
Caretaker to come and
talk about the role of a
care taker and how the
caretaker helps the
children- link in to
looking after the
environment
(recycling)
Recycling different
materials- sorting
(create display)introducing junk
modelling
Painting/
colouring of
Michael Recycle
to go around the
recycling display.
Number recognition
– play number
recognition game
on education city
and matching card
game- picture and
number.
ICT –learn about
different parts of a
computer (e.g.
monitor, mouse etc.)
and their functions.
Use simple
educational program –
education city
Big collage of
Michael Recycle.
Introduce junk
modellingchildren to
experiment.
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Week 3
18/1/16
People who
help us –
Lollipop
person and
Fire fighter
Coming up with
solutions to
tricky situations.
Children
suggesting what
may be a good
solution to
friendship
issues.
Road safety
discussion.
Physical
Development
Hand writing
Play dough
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- focus on
throwing and
catching.
Fri PE – skipping
and exploring small
scale equipment.
Visit from fire
crew and their
engine. Listen to
talk – sustained
attention
Communication
and language
Visit from lollipop
lady – listen to
information and ask
questions.
Responding to
answers
Pretend play –
modelling role of
lollipop lady – patrol
crossing
Visit from Fire
brigade – listen to
information and ask
questions. Respond to
answer.
Literacy
Draw a picture of
lollipop person and
Write about the role
of a lollipop person.
Draw a picture of a
firefight and write
sentence about the
role of a fireman.
Mathematics
Counting transport
and recording
findings.
2D shapes –
learning names and
properties
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
Consider who helps
me?
Lollipop person and
firefighter with fire
engine to come into
school and discussion
their job role.
Junk modelling –
make fire engine
using recycled
materials.
Create a shape
monster.
Read- People who
help us – Fireman!
(Nonfiction) book.
Phonics phase two
F, L, ff, ll, ss.
Paint picture of
the firefight and
the fire engine.
Road safety
posters.
ICT –labelling the
different components
of a computer (e.g.
monitor, mouse etc.)
and their functions.
Use simple
educational program –
education city, paint.
Personal,
social and
Physical
Development
Communication
and language
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
emotional
development
Week 4
25/1/16
People who
help us –
Police/PCSO
Road safety
Hand writing
Where do you
live?
Cutting skills.
Stranger danger
Coming up with
solutions to
tricky situations.
Children
suggesting what
may be a good
solution to
friendship
issues.
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- focus on
throwing and
catching.
Fri PE – balancing
using benches and
moving across, over
and under large
scale equipment.
Moving in different
ways across the
mats.
Visit from PCSO
with bobby bear –
listen to information
and ask questions.
Responding to
answers
Write question to
ask the police.
3D shapes – Names
of shapes and their
properties. Consider
the different 3D
shapes used for
junk modelling.
Road safety posters
Pretend play –
modelling role of a
police person- finger
printing, goodies and
baddies and forms.
Wanted posters
Counting cars
outdoors.
Consider who helps
me?
PCSO/Police officer
to come into school
and discussion their
job role and how they
help.
Junk modelling –
make police car
using recycled
materials.
Paint a picture of
a police car.
Make police hats.
Education city
literacy F1– sounds
and names –
different job roles.
Role play police
station
ICT –learn about
different parts of a
computer (e.g.
monitor, mouse etc.)
and their functions.
Consolidate phase 2
phonics and all
High frequency
word – is, in, it, at,
and, the, no, go, to
They resolve
minor
disagreements
through
listening to each
other to come
up with a fair
solution.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Read – Emergency!
Book. (nonfiction)
Use simple
educational program –
education city, paint
Physical
Development
Communication
and language
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Week 5
1/2/16
People who
help us –
Military
services
RAF- Trip to
see the red
arrows.
Chinese new
year ( is on 8th
Feb)
TRIP
Looking at
different
traditions.
Comparing and
finding
differences
between
ourselves and
others, and
celebrating
being
different/similar
.
Hand writing
Eating / cooking
Chinese food.
Walking – from
school across the
base to visit the red
arrows.
Discussion on how
the Chinese people
celebrate the new
year.
Write descriptive
words to describe
the taste of Chinese
food.
Use descriptive
language to discuss
taste of Chinese food.
Write questions to
ask the pilots on the
trip to see the red
arrows.
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- focus on
throwing and
catching.
Discuss five
sense- liking
with taste of
Chinese food,
smell of the
food and look of
the food.
Fri PE – balancing
using benches and
moving across, over
and under large
scale equipment.
Moving in different
ways across the
mats.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Physical
Development
Reading
instructions –
sequencing
instructions. Write
own instruction.
Money – focus on
recognition and
understanding the
use of money. What
is the value of each
coin?
Talk about the use
of coins, notes and
some people use
bank cards ( this is
still money)
Literacy
Eating / cooking
Chinese food.
Chinese dragons
Chinese
restaurant
Make salt dough
Chinese play
food.
Chinese dragon
dance and
instruments.
Junk modelling –
make a red arrow.
ICT –learn about
different parts of a
computer (e.g.
monitor, mouse etc.)
and their functions.
Consolidate phase 2
phonics and all
High frequency
words – is, in, it, at,
and, the, no, go, to
Communication
and language
Trip – visit the red
arrows. Discuss the
role of the military
services in protecting
our country and
ensure we have a safe
place to live.
Use simple program –
paint and educational
program – education
city
Mathematics
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Week 6
8/1/16
People we
love
Valentines day
Shrove
Tuesday (on
9th Feb)
Discussion on
what it means to
love someone.
Children to
share who they
love.
Understanding
own feelings,
children to
understand how
they can show
they love
someone.
Discuss
appropriate
physical contact
and boundaries.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Hand writing
Mixing and pouring
making pancakes
and biscuits.
Sharing feeling and
discuss different
emotions. Discussing
who we love and
why.
Tue PE with coach
Ryan focusing on
throwing and
catching.
Reading
instructions –
sequencing
instructions. Write
own instruction
Measure out
ingredient to make
pancakes and
biscuits.
understanding the
tradition of shrove
Tuesday (pancake
day)
Ordering – ordering
numbers and
ordinal numbers
Understand what is
valentine day and
traditions.
Symmetry- making
a love heart
Fri PE –use indoor
apparatus –
jumping and
landing
appropriately.
Consolidate phase 2
phonics and all
High frequency
words – is, in, it, at,
and, the, no, go, to
Swimming startsession 1
Physical
Development
Read - Mr Wolfs
Pancakes
Communication
and language
Literacy
Make valentine
card.
Hearts – from
coloured paper
Lace
Card
Clay
Paint etc
Stencil hearts
ICT
- Education city – F2Tracker race.
-Paint
Mathematics
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Week 7
22/2/16
People who
help us –
Doctors and
nurses
Visit from a
radiographer
Consider when
a person should
go to the
doctors/hospital.
Children
confident in
speaking to
others in a
group,
expressing
thoughts and
opinions within
conversation
and taking
others opinions
on board.
Hand writing
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- focus on
throwing and
catching.
Fri PE –use indoor
apparatus
Swimming startsession 2
Visit from
Radiographer- listen
to information and
ask questions.
Responding to
answers
Pretend play –
modelling role of a
police person- finger
printing, goodies and
baddies and forms.
Read- People who
help us – Doctor!
(Nonfiction) book.
Read - George
Saves the world
Write information
sheet on doctors/
nurses/
radiographer
Counting objects
.
Number recognition
and ordering.
Understanding
value of each digit
– 11 – 10 +1
Working with
larger numbers.
Estimating
Phonics Phase 3- J,
V , W,
Practise alphabet
song – letter names.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Physical
Development
Communication
and language
Literacy
Mathematics
Visit from
radiographer – look at
pictures of a hospital
and talk about why
you would visit a
hospital. Understand
the role of a
radiographer. Look at
x-rays and the purpose
of having an extra.
Consider how a
radiographer helps.
Discuss what happens
if you have a broken
bone.
Discuss the main roles
the children may see
in a hospital –
ambulance/
paramedic, doctor and
nurse
Use simple program –
paint and educational
program – education
city
Junk modelling –
make a hospital or
ambulance.
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
Hospital role play
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Week 8
29/2/16
People who
help us –
Dentist
Health Eating
Hand writing
Managing our
feelings – What
to do when you
are feeling
particular ways.
Group
discussion
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- focus on
throwing and
catching.
Children know
some ways to
manage their
feelings and is
beginning to use
these to
maintain
control. They
can listen to
each other’s
suggestions and
plan how to
achieve an
outcome
without adult
help.
Swimming startsession 3
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Fri PE –use indoor
apparatus
Discussion on
visiting the dentist –
linked to feeling.
Talk about what is
mean by health
eating. The school
follow a healthy
eating policy –what
food should the
children eat ?
Read - Topsy and
Tim visit the dentist
Lable and add
captions to their
painting/drawing of
health meal.
AdditionUse quantities and
objects to add two
single digit
numbers together.
Extend to add two
digit numbers
together.
Write information
sheet of how dentist
help.
Communication
and language
Literacy
Paint / draw a
healthy meal.
Developing an
understanding of
growth, decay and
changes over time.
Discussing why teeth
come out and the need
to look after your
teeth.
Use simple program –
paint and educational
program – education
city
Phonics phase
three– X Y Z Qu
High frequency
word- ‘He’ and
‘She'
Physical
Development
Develop an
understanding of what
is a dentist? How a
dentist helps?
Mathematics
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Week 9
7/3/16
People who
help us –
Vicar
Managing our
feelings – What
to do when you
are feeling
particular ways.
Group
discussion
Children know
some ways to
manage their
feelings and is
beginning to use
these to
maintain
control. They
can listen to
each other’s
suggestions and
plan how to
achieve an
outcome
without adult
help.
Personal,
social and
emotional
development
Hand writing
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- focus on
throwing and
catching.
Visit from the vicarlisten to information
and ask questions.
Responding to
answers
Write questions to
ask the vicar.
Listen to the story
of the good
Samaritan.
Fri PE –use indoor
apparatus
Subtraction
Use quantities and
objects to subtract
two single digit
numbers together.
Extend to subtract
two digit numbers
together.
Develop an
understanding of the
job role of a vicar and
how do they help us.
Junk modelling Paint/ construct a
church.
Understanding of
Easter – Learn the
story of the good
samaritan.
Swimming startsession 4
Phonics phase
three- sh, ch th, ng,
High frequency
words- we, me , be
Physical
Development
Communication
and language
Literacy
Use simple program –
paint and educational
program – education
city
Mathematics
Understanding the
world
Expressive Art
& design
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.
Week 10
14/3/16
Week 11
21/3/16
Easter
To confidently
speak in a
group, share
idea and listen
to each other’s
suggestions and
plan how to
achieve an
outcome
without adult
help.
Hand writing
Discuss/ act of the
Easter story
Easter egg hunt
Stir/ mix, pouringBake cakes and
Easter egg nests for
‘coffee morning’
Tue PE with coach
Ryan- focus on
throwing and
catching.
Fri PE –use indoor
apparatus
Swimming startsession 5
Speak to the guests to
say thank you for
coming in to visit.
Write thank you
letters to the people
who came to visit.
Doubling, halving
and sharing groups
of objects.
Write invitations to
a ‘coffee and cake’
morning to say
thank you to all the
visitors/ speakers.
Solve problems,
including doubling,
halving and
sharing.
They solve practical
problems that
involve combining
groups of 2, 5, 10
or sharing into
equal groups.
Read books on
Easter and the
celebration of
Easter.
Develop an
understanding - what
is Easter and the story
of the good
Samaritan.
Make Easter
cards using paint.
Reading clues for
the Easter egg hunt.
Sequence the Easter
Story.
Sequencing the
instructions for
making Easter
nests.
Phonics phase 3 –
ai, ee, igh, oa
High frequency
words- ‘was’ ‘my’
Consolidate sounds
and high frequency
words from phase 2
and phase 3.
Design own
Easter egg on
paper and colour
it in.
Use simple program –
paint and educational
program – education
city
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Term 3 and 4 – People who help us.