First half term topic	Second half term topic
Autumn term	Do You Want To Be Friends?	Let There Be Light
Spring term	What Happens When I Fall Asleep?	People Who Help us
Summer term	Amazing Animals	Are Carrots Orange?

 

AUTUMN TERM

English:

Introduction of Jolly Phonic sounds, high frequency and tricky words/ Books linked to topics: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, The Little Red Hen

Mathematics:

Counting/ Strategies for counting accurately/ Recognising number symbols 1 to 20/ Numicon/ 1 more/ 1 less/ size ordering/ length

Topics:

All about me/ Teddy Bears/ Autumn/ Colour and Light

SPRING TERM

Literacy:

Phonics / Books linked to topics: Emergency, Whatever Next?, Aliens Love Underpants/ Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood

Mathematics:

Simple adding and subtracting/ Measuring: Time, Length, Weight, Capacity/ Doubling/ Halving/ Sharing

Topics:

Space/ People Who Help Us/ Transport

SUMMER TERM

Literacy:

Phonics / Books linked to topics: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Enormous Turnip, Jasper’s Beanstalk, Oliver’s Vegetables

Mathematics:

Simple adding and subtracting/ Measuring: Time, Length, Weight, Capacity/ Doubling/ Sharing/ Problem Solving/ Counting in 2s and 10s/ Recording and designing mathematical problems

Topics:

Amazing Animals (Dinosaurs, Farm animals, minibeasts), Farm