Foundation Stage Medium Term Planning
Class: Nursery
Term: Autumn 2 Objective Focus
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Making Relationships
Forms a special friendship with another child 22-36
Demonstrates friendly behaviour 30-50
Initiates conversations attends to and takes account of what others say 40-60
Self-Confidence and Self-Awareness
Confident to speak to other children and adults whilst playing 30-50
Confident to speak to others about own wants, needs and interests 40-60
Managing Feelings and Behaviour
Can express their own feelings 22-36
Aware of their own feelings and knows that some actions and words can affect others 30-50
Understands own actions affect other people 40-60
Communication and Language
FOCUS
Listening and Attention
Singled channel attention. Can shift to
different tasks if attention fully obtained.
22-36
Focusing attention-still listen or do but can
shift own attention 30-50
Maintain attention, concentrate and sit
quietly during appropriate activity 40-60
Understanding
Understands more complex sentences 2236
Responds to simple instructions 30-50
Responds to instructions using a two part
sequence 40-60
Speaking
Learns new words rapidly 22-36
Builds up vocabulary that reflects the
breadth of their experiences 30-50
Extends vocabulary especially grouping and
naming exploring the meaning and sounds of
new words 40-60
Christmas
Physical
Moving and Handling
Shows control in holding and using one
handed tools 22-36
Uses one handed tools and equipment 30-50
Handles tools object and materials with
increasing control 40-60
Health and Self-Care
Helps with clothing 22-36
Dresses with help 30-50
Shows some understanding of good practice
in regards to eating, sleeping and hygiene
40-60
Mathematics
Literacy
Number
Using language of quantities 22-36
Compares two groups of objects
saying when they have the same
number 30-50
Separates a group of objects in a
variety of ways recognising the
total is the same 30-50
Use language of more and fewer 4060
Shape, Space and Measure
Noticing simple shapes, patterns
Reading
Has some favourite songs,
rhymes and story 22-36
Shows awareness of rhyme
and alliteration 30-50
Recognises familiar words
such as their name 30-50
Writing
Sometimes gives meanings to
marks as they draw, write and
paint 30-50
Ascribes meaning to marks
Knowledge and Understanding
of the World
People and Communities
In pretend play imitates events from
previous experience and cultural
background 22-36
Shows interest in different
occupations and ways of life 30-50
Describes special times and events
for family or friends 30-50
The World
Enjoy playing with small world models
22-36
Foundation Stage Medium Term Planning
and pictures 22-36
Using shapes appropriately for
tasks 30-50
Uses familiar objects and common
shapes to create and recreate
patterns and build models 40-60
30-50
Class: Nursery
Can talk about some of the things
they have observed 30-50
Developing an understanding of
growth, decay and changes over time
30-50
ICT
Operates mechanical toys 22-36
Shows an interest in technological
toys 30-50
Creative
Exploring and Using Media and
Materials
Experimenting with blocks colours and
marks 22-36
Creates sounds by banging tapping
and blowing 22-36
Imitates movements in response to
music 30-50
Explores colour and how colour can be
changed 30-50
Uses various construction materials
30-50
Being Imaginative
Beginning to use representation to
communicate 22-36
Uses movement to express feelings
30-50
Captures experiences and responses
with a range of materials 30-50
Term: Autumn 2 Enhancement Focus
Area of
Enhancements
Provision
Small
 Arctic animals and snow.
World
Resource Implications
Arctic animals, artificial
snow.
Number
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Red envelopes, coins
Envelopes and coins
Dough
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Turn dough area into a Chinese
restaurant and take away.
Wok, bowls, plates,
chopsticks, lanterns,
menus, noodles and rice
take away containers
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Arctic water animals, rocks – under
water habitat.
Ice cubes to melt in water
Fishes and fishing rods
Ice cave/igloo
Warm clothes to wear, fishing rod and
fish, plates and cutlery, torches
Arctic animals, rocks, Ice
cube trays, fish and nets.
Lined paper for list writing.
Pictures linked to winter rhyming poems
(e.g. Jack Frost).
Chinese dragon cut outs for children to
make their own Chinese dragons.
Pads for making take away orders.
Rain gauge and weather experiments
Weather topic boxes (windy day, rainy
day etc.)
Lined paper, winter
pictures. Dragon
templates, pads etc.
Water
Role Play
Writing
area
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Dome tent, white shower
curtain, warm clothes,
fishing rod, torches.
Outdoor
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Small Sand
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Sand replaced with artificial snow.
Artificial snow
Workshop
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White card and paper, cotton wool and
white and silver glitter etc for children
to make winter pictures and models.
Resources for making lanterns
White card/paper, cotton
wool, glitter, metallic
crayons.
Foil, red card, stapler,
scissors, shiny stars etc.
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Rain guage, weather topic
boxes.
Foundation Stage Medium Term Planning
Term: Autumn 2 Activity Focus
Area of
Focused Activities
Learning
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Understanding
the World
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Communication
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Literacy
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Expressive
Arts andDesign
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Physical
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Class: Nursery
Resource
Implications
Weather chart – make and fill in each day.
What do we wear when it is cold, what
materials are waterproof – investigate.
Rain gauge study – outdoor.
Ice cubes, gloves, coloured ice cubes
melting in water.
Look at Chinese symbols
Look at photographs and video clips of
what people do to celebrate traditionally.
Weather chart,
various materials, rain
gauge, ice cube trays,
gloves, food dye.
Winnie in Winter storybook.
Writing lists of things you would take on a
winter or a summer holiday (in a suitcase).
Stories about Eskimos and igloos.
Writing their own Winnie spells and
recipes.
Talk about what we did during the holidays
Use Spike the Dragon to encourage talk
about CNY celebrations that the children
see.
Poetry and rhyming words – Jack Frost
poem
Read CNY story
Shared writing poetry with rhyming words.
Footprints in the snow with black and
white paint and paper.
Painting faces of Winnie.
Cold Pictures – landscapes.
Designing warm jumpers.
Making Jack Frost models.
Learning and singing songs about winter
(music express unit).
Learn dragon dance
Make dragon puppets/lanterns
Movements to keep warm (warm up) and
how to cool down.
How do we move when we are cold/hot
(linked to dance).
Winnie in
Winter/Eskimo/winte
r story big books.
Black and white paint
and paper, music
express scheme of
work.
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Dough Gym and Funky Fingers activities
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Sequencing patterns for a scarf
Washing line of winter clothes as a number
line.
Counting songs linked to winter e.g. 1,2,3
little snowflakes.
Measuring amount of water in rain gauge
and recording – language of capacity.
Mathematics
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PSED
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Discussions about how the cold makes us
feel.
Sample some Chinese food and talk about
the flavours, textures and tastes. What
we like/dislike.
Materials for
sequencing patterns,
rain gauge, capacity
equipment.