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HALF TERM PLANNER CYCLE 1
Spring 2 2015 – Castles
C&L
Literacy
MD
Use
language to
Talk about
children’s
own
experiences
of Castes
Listen to
stories
Identify shapes in
castles. 2D and 3D
Join in
repeated
refrains Three
pigs.
Construct Castles
using shapes and
blocks.
Extend
vocabulary
naming parts
of a castle
Castle Stories.
Initiates play, offering cues to peers to join them. P.S.E MR20
Confident to talk to other children when playing, and will communicate freely about own home and community. Confident to speak
to others about own needs, wants, interests and opinions.
Can play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas, e.g. building up a role-play activity with other children. Initiates play,
offering cues to peers to join them. P
Keeps play going by responding to what others are saying or doing.
Aware of the boundaries set, and of behavioural expectations in the setting.
What do castles look like?
WEEK 1
PSE
Non fiction
Castle books.
Describing
Castle settings
Label parts of a
castle
Letters and
sounds phases
1-4
(Nursery
m,d,g,o,c,k )
Counting reading
and writing
numbers.
Comparing and
ordering.
PD
Drawing castles
U of the W
Talking about own
experiences of
castles.
Explore working parts
of small world castles
ICT three pigs
Finding out about
Castles from
computers
Material Stone/Clay
E & D
Outdoor
Creating drawings
of own castles
Throne Room Role
play
Role play castle,
banqueting hall
and Throne room.
Hobby Horses
Dragons swords
and shields
Who lives in a castle?
(A Castle fit for a pig)
WEEK 2
HEATON AVENUE FOUNDATION UNIT
HALF TERM PLANNER CYCLE 1
Spring 2 2015 – Castles
Ask children
to talk
about people
/Characters
they know
of that live
in a castle.
Suggest a new
ending for the
Three pigs
Listen to
stories and
rhymes
Writing with
quills
Sequence
Three Little
pigs.
The Emperors
new Clothes.
Letters and
sounds phases
1-4
(Nursery
m,d,g,o,c,k )
Use positional
language to
describe
objects/rooms/peop
le in the castle
Counting and
reading numbers
Addition and
subtraction.
Writing and drawing
with Quills
Talking about people
who live in castles
today.
Building castles
from different
construction
material.
The Royal Family
Roles of people in
castles. Who does
these jobs today?
Test the
strongest by firing
a catapult at them.
Jewel patterns.
Finding out about
Castles from
computers
Explore working parts
of small world castles
ICT Three pigs
Material Glass
Role play castle,
banqueting hall
and Throne room
Throne Room Role
play
WEEK 3
Knight And Dragons
HEATON AVENUE FOUNDATION UNIT
HALF TERM PLANNER CYCLE 1
Spring 2 2015 – Castles
Listen To
and
recreate
stories
about
Knights and
dragons.
Listen to
stories and
rhymes
Mike the
knight
stories
Listen to Mike
the knight
stories
George and the
Dragon.
Finding out
about Knights
and Dragons
using books and
computers
Letters and
sounds phases
1-4
(Nursery
m,d,g,o,c,k )
Pattern and
symmetry on shields
and flags.
Decorating shields
with circles and
lines
ICT three pigs
Making shields.
Small world Castles
Plasticine dragons.
Material Metal
Role play castle,
banqueting hall
and Throne room
Throne Room Role
play
Moving and
chasing like a
dragon.
Shape and spaceSymmetry
Moving and chasing
like a dragon.
Position and
direction.
Aiming and throwing
games.
Aiming and
throwing games.
Using a catapult.
Using a catapult.
HEATON AVENUE FOUNDATION UNIT
HALF TERM PLANNER CYCLE 1
Spring 2 2015 – Castles
Listen to
stories
about
Princesses
and Fairies
Listen to and
recreate
stories about
fairies and
princesses
Compare and order
heights of castle
towers.
Small world Castles
WEEK 4
Princesses and Fairies
Measures and time.
Retell/act
out
favourite
fairy
stories
Listen to
stories and
rhymes
Sharing fairy
Stories
Rapunzel
Invitations
Letters and
sounds phases
1-4
(Nursery
m,d,g,o,c,k )
Climbing stairs and
ladders to free
Rapunzel
ICT three pigs
Making crowns and
cone hats.
Throne Room Role
play
Making Dolly peg
fairies
Moving and
dancing with
ribbon sticks.
Material Wood
Jewels on the light
box
Role play castle,
banqueting hall
and Throne room
Fairy wings and
wands
WEEK 6
Easter
WEEK 5
The Grand Banquet
HEATON AVENUE FOUNDATION UNIT
HALF TERM PLANNER CYCLE 1
Spring 2 2015 – Castles
Follow
instructions
for
preparing
and setting
the
banqueting
table.
Listen to
stories and
rhymes
Understandi
ng the
things we
will need for
our banquet
Menus and
recipes
Following
instructions to
prepare for the
banquette
Estimating and
counting. Making
comparisons
Counting coins in
the counting house
Planning a healthy
meal for a banquet
Healthy practices
when preparing
food.
ICT three pigs
Material Plastic
Decorating
biscuits.
Throne Room Role
play
Using instruments
to make music for
the banquet
Small world Castles
Moving to music
Food preparation
Making bunting
Making Jam tarts
Role play castle,
banqueting hall
and Throne room
Coins and money
Talk about
own
experiences
of Easter
celebrations
Retell past
events
Listen to
others
experiences
Invitations
Letters and
sounds phases
1-4
(Nursery
m,d,g,o,c,k )
Listen to
stories and
rhymes
Revision and
assessments.
Setting next steps
Egg Hunt
Joining in with
customs and routines
of Easter
ICT three pigs
Material ? (Fabric?)
Making and
decorating Easter
baskets.
Egg hunt