AUTUMN TERM 1 EYFS WEEKLY OVERVIEW LINKED TO
“SPOTLIGHT ON GREAT BRITAIN” Theme
WEEK 1
7th – 11th
Sept
WEEK 2
14th – 18th
Sept
WEEK 3
21st – 25th
Sept
WEEK 4
28th – 2nd
Oct
WEEK 5
5th – 9th
Oct
WEEK 6
12th – 16th
Oct
WEEK 7
19th – 23rd
Oct
SETTLING IN & ROUTINES
MATHS
Counting to 10/20,
Counting Rhymes
12345 once I caught a fish
1,2 buckle my shoe
5 currant buns
I have 2 ears
Flags – England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
Counting Focus
Union
Pattern making activitiesSet up ‘Palace’ Role Play
symmetry printing, peg
Crowns and coronets with sequins & jewels board flags, sticky paper
Paper plate crowns
flags, colour patterns,
Queen Elizabeth and her role/family
Queen of hearts collage
Heart shapes & patterns
London Landmarks- tower of London,
Counting & Addition Focus
Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge
Structure building with construction &
boxes – famous buildings
Sugar cube castles
Wooden castle building
Playdough buildings with small bricks
Lego towers
Printing wall
Autumn –
2D Shape & Data Focus
Walk & collect leaves etc.
2D Shape pictures
Sorting & ordering leaves etc.
Data Handling: shapes used
Autumn pictures – finger painting
Autumn collages & colours
Animal collages linked to story
ICT
LANGUAGE & LITERACY
Nursery Rhymes:
Twinkle, Twinkle,
Humpty Dumpty
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Introduce 2 Simple
flag picture
The queen of hearts,
Talk for Write: Pussy Cat Pussy
Cat (new version using another
animal)
2 Simple castle
pictures
Talk for Write: London Bridge
is falling down – make new
version linked to structures
built
Little Red Hen story
pictures
Talk for Write: The Little Red
Hen
Story sequencing
Castles – What kind of buildings did people
live in long ago?
What is a castle like? How is a castle made?
Name parts of castle
Set up ‘Castle’ role play
Structure building with construction &
boxes and plastic cups castles with draw
bridge
Outdoor castle building
Wooden castle building
Castle wall printing
Playdough castles
Castle small world play
Treasure chest!
Sand castle challenge
Castles
Parts of castles – functions
Pop up castles Knights
Knight role play (make tunics)
Shield making
Patterns in 2 halves – cutting skills
Shield with pattern printing
Addition & Subtraction
Focus
2 Simple castle
pictures
Non-fiction castle book
Castle writing books & frames
Use photos of castle to write
labels
Use quills & sticks as mark
making tools
Counting & Sequencing
Symmetrical patterns
2 Simple symmetry
patterns
Talk for Write: The Grand Old
Duke Of York
Story: Zog
Food for a banquet/ Banquet
menus/Banquet invitations
What are knights like – write
mottos & design crests
Castles – Possible trip to Carlisle Castle
Dragons & Knights
Make a large dragon out of boxes
Dragon small world play
Dragon dough models
Dragon masks
Lacing Cards (www.littlelearninglovies)
Addition & Subtraction
Focus
Dragon counting
Repeating patterns
Bus journeys + & Carlisle castle shape
pictures
Carlisle castle
pictures/models
2 Simple paint
pictures
2 Simple Dragon
pictures and skins
Going on a Bear Hunt & write
new version – Going on a
knight /dragon hunt (draw
bridge, damp dungeon)
Story sequencing
Recount
The above outline will be adapted depending on children’s interests, pace of coverage and other learning that crops
up as the term progresses.