Curriculum Map 2015/2016
Year Group
Early Years 2
Literacy and
Communication
and Language
Term 1
Bear Hunt
Term 2
Amazing Animals
Term 3
Fairy Tales and
Superheroes
Should Goldilocks have eat
baby bears porridge?
Was the bear in the bear hunt
a friendly bear?
How can we help Old Bear get
down?
What animals come out at
night?
Where do different
nocturnal animals live?
What do nocturnal animals
eat?
What are Castles for?
How can the Gingerbread Man
get to the other side of the
river?
Phonics following the Jolly
Phonics programme – rhyme,
introduce phonemes, oral
blending and segmenting
Handwriting- Squiggle whilst you
wiggle. Introducing pre-cursive
script following Jolly Phonics
scheme.
Speaking and listening developing concentration
Develop story telling skills using
puppets and role play
Role Play –Science Lab - senses /
Santa’s Workshop
Phonics following the Jolly
Phonics programme – focus on
digraphs, blending to support
reading and segmenting for
spelling
Handwriting – continue to
develop pre-cursive script
Speaking and Listening to
increase vocabulary
Listening to stories without
picture or props
Develop story telling skills using
dressing up area – link to writing
stories
Phonics following the Jolly
Phonics programme – phased
phonics approach – introduce
alternative spellings.
Handwriting – continue to
develop pre-cursive script,
sitting letters on the line
Speaking and Listening to
increase vocabulary
Role Play – Castle – developing
language and story telling
Continue with keywords and ORT
Writing – reinforce features of
a sentence. Accurate use of
Mathematics
Introduce keywords and ORT
scheme
Writing – labels and captions,
introduce simple sentences –
using capital letter, finger
spaces and full stops. Focus on
segmenting to spell.
Writing - facts and descriptions
linked to senses and Autumn
work –
Counting (1-10+)
Shape and Space – Naming and
describing the properties of 2D
shapes – naming 3D shapes
Addition - Finding 1 more
Subtraction – Finding 1 less
Measures – Capacity, Weight –
linked to post office and
Problem Solving
Pattern – identifying patterns in
the environment – creating
simple repeating patterns
Continue with keywords and ORT
scheme
Writing – reinforce features of
a sentence. Using phonics and
keywords.
Write instructions, facts, story
writing, letters, lists
phonics and keywords.
Write instructions, facts, story
writing, letters, poems, recounts
linked to fairy tales and
superheroes
Accurate counting 1:1, counting
in steps of 2 and 10
Addition – 1 and 2 more - finding
the total by combining 2
sets/counting on, number bonds
Subtraction - 1 l and 2 less,
counting back and on
Ordinal number
Shape and Space – properties of
2D and 3D shapes focussing on
correct terminology,
constructing with 3D shapes
Measures – ordering and
comparing
Reasoning
Problem Solving
Counting – accurate and 1:1,
counting in steps of 2,5,10
Shape and Space- properties,
problem solving
Addition - counting on, number
bonds
Subtraction - counting on and
back
Measures using standard units –
length – rulers, capacity – ml,
Weight - grams
Comparing
Reasoning
Problem Solving
Doubling, halving and sharing
Place value
Knowledge
and
Understanding
Bears from around the World –
including habitats
Changing materials – making
porridge
Senses – Brown Bear Brown Bear
What do you see? Polar Bear
Polar Bear what do you hear?
Autumn – linked to Senses work
Visit to Hardwick Park – Art in
Nature
Harvest, Churches, places of
worship.
Choosing suitable materials
Festivals- Bonfire Night.
Christmas , Nativity story
ICT- using and opening packages
and learning to print work
Using the interactive
whiteboard
Money link to role play shop
Time – sequencing the day,
o’clock times
Pattern – identifying and
creating repeating patterns
Sharing and finding half
Finding out about Nocturnal
Animals
Chinese New Year – developing
understanding of different
festivals
Bible stories – helping others,
Easter, Bible as a special book,
other faiths special books.
Planting and looking after
allotment
Using food produce in Food
technology
Spring
Electricity and Magnetism
ICT-Beebots linked to maths,
collecting information pictograms
Floating and Sinking – linked to
the Gingerbread Man – Can you
build a boat to help the
Gingerbread Man cross the
river?
Waterproof materials
ICT- Using cameras and learning
to log on and off the computers.
Traditional Bible stories
Christian and other faiths
weddings.
History of Food linked to Castle
Kitchens
Expressive
Arts and
Design
Self Portraits
Feelings masks
Autumn Project using different
materials and textures – linked
to senses work
Rhythm
Music Express Scheme
Construction – Three Bears
House, Home for the Bear, How
to get Old Bear down
Colour mixing- supported
Observational drawingsdaffodils, Van Gogh
Colour Mixing- Independent
Composing simple musical
patterns using simple notation
Music Express Scheme
Using musical instruments/
voices appropriately – loud and
soft sounds
Design and make castles
Weaving - crowns
Sew a leaf
Bean collage
Wooden beanstalk link to
measuring
Painting and colour mixing – fairy
tale characters
Music Express Scheme
Physical
Development
Outdoor activities - developing
motor skills, introducing ring
games linked to lunchtimes
Gymnastics – spatial awareness,
moving confidence and
imagination
Outdoor activities – digging,
gardening
Games – coordination and
control, aiming and estimation,
preparation for sports day
Gymnastics - Using apparatus
M.F.L.
French
Following Dinocrocs Programme –
animals
Outdoor activities - using
equipment with safety,
awareness of space, use tools to
develop fine-motor skills, team
games/ ring games
Gymnastics - Moving in different
ways
Following Dinocrocs Programme –
weather
Divali and other cultural
festivals
Chinese New Year
Food from around the world –
International
Following Dinocrocs Programme –
work
tasting and cooking.
Personal,
Social and
Emotional
Development
Settling new children
Introduce rules and routines –
link to Golden Rules
Developing Independence –
linked to Challenge Time
Circle Time- Class Charterdeveloping respect for self and
other
Anti-Bullying week – differences
– using the text ‘Something Else’
Disability equality work linked to
Ringo the Flamingo
Road Safety linked to people
who help us
E-safety – linked to using the
computer safely
Lucinda and Godfrey - What
makes us special – How we are
different
Self Confidence and Self
Awareness
Managing Feelings and behaviour
– strategies for keeping calm
Making Relationships and
working cooperatively – taking
turns and sharing
Drugs Ed - Personal Hygiene e.g.
washing hands, brushing teeth
Healthy Choices through Food
topic
Caring for animals and the world
around us through topic work
Road Safety – link to keeping
safe on the roads in the dark
Railway Safety
Disability equality
Listening Spider – remind chn of
listening systems
Transition into Year 1 –
supporting the children in the
transition into Year 1 – attending
assemblies, playtimes, meeting
new teacher, exploring new
environment
Antibullying
Cyberbullying
E safety
Electricity
Water safety
S.E.A.L.
New Beginnings Getting on and
Going for Goals Good to be Me
Relationships –
Changes –
– link to
children
starting in new
class, new
friends etc. –
link to Lucinda
and Godfrey
work
Visits
falling out –
resolving
conflicts – link
to group work
Say no to
Bullying as part
of AntiBullying Week
work – Literacy
‘Something
Else’
Hardwick Hall Park - Linked to
work on Autumn and Senses
Library Visit – Booktime Packs
Working with
other year
group theme
Year 4 – Road Safety
Any year specific
initiatives
Come and Play session
– link to class
targets
– Develop
respect for
ourselves
working within
a group, taking
turns and
sharing
preparation for
transition into
Year 1
Say no to
Bullying
Owl Man visit from Kirkleatham
Owl Centre – finding out about
Nocturnal Animals
Seven Stories
Raby Castle – Linked to work
about Castles – inspiration for
story writing
Link with Year 4 - reading
Transition with Year 1 – chn to
start attending assemblies and
playtimes, sessions with new
teacher, exploring the new
environment
Enterprise project