Reddish Vale Nursery School

AUTUMN 1

AUTUMN 2

SPRING 1

SPRING 2

SUMMER 1

SUMMER 2

Key Events / visits/ experiences

New children start

Fire service.

Nature school

Christmas performance.

Nature school

Mystery reader.

New children start

Dentist

Nature school

Signs of spring hunt with parents

Mystery reader.

Nature school

New children start

Life cycle experience

Mystery reader.

Nature school

Farm visit

Police

Nature school

Festivals / celebrations

Bonfire night

Diwali

Christmas

World book day

Mother day

Valentines day

Chinese new year

Easter

Eid al fitr

Earth day

Fathers day

Key Texts

Core books-  Going on a bear hunt,  The three bears

Think Equal – Me, myself and I

Is there anyone like me?

Nursery Rhymes- Humpty Dumpty

Core books- Dear zoo,

Think Equal The wall.

Lara the yellow ladybird

Nursery Rhymes- Twinkle twinkle little star

Hickory dickory dock

Core books- The Gruffalo,  The family book

Think Equal My voice

Nursery Rhymes-

Miss Polly had a dolly

Core books-  Lima and the red hot chilli pepper,

Think Equal Home

I love my planet

Nursery Rhymes-

5 little speckled frogs

1,2,3,4,5 once I caught

Core books- The very hungry caterpillar

Think Equal An engineer like me

Nursery Rhymes-

5 little ducks

Core books- Each Peach Pear Plum,  You choose

Think Equal

Kitchi’s moccasins

Nursery Rhymes-

Hey diddle diddle

Personal. Social, Emotional Development

Children are encouraged to make warm, stable relationships with other children and adults. By showing kindness and care, learning to take turns and sharing toys, they will develop the ability to work co-operatively and also acquire a good sense of self-awareness and self-confidence. We ensure that their needs are met and provide a challenging and exciting, yet nurturing environment inspired by children’s interests and needs to ensure that children learn, develop and thrive. It is essential that children’s needs are met to enable them to be a happy and confident learner. We believe it is essential that all of our children feel safe, secure and cared for and are celebrated for their unique qualities, experiences and cultures.

·   Class rules and expectations

·   Introducing areas of classroom and expectations

·   Think equal scheme

·   Introducing the Zones of regulation

·   Oral Hygiene

·   Building on independence with personal care – independent dressing and undressing

·   Think equal scheme

·    The importance of exercise

·    Understanding and preparing for changes (Reception)

·    Compassion for animals

·   Think equal scheme

Literacy

Promoting a literacy rich environment is vital in developing early reading skills and here at Reddish Vale we try in every way to immerse the children in print and text. We use Nursery rhymes regularly at Reddish Vale as they are a valuable way to introduce children to new vocabulary as well as building their attention skills as a way to anticipate what happens next. We promote reading through the large selection of different types of books and print the children are exposed to. Books are in all areas of the nursery and these are linked to the areas of the room to give context and be referred to.

Following Letters and Sounds

Key texts linked to current interests

Using and applying Tales Toolkit language

Letters and sounds – Environmental sounds, instrumental sounds, body percussion

Using and applying Tales Toolkit language

Letters and sounds – Rhythm and rhyme, alliteration

Using and applying Tales Toolkit language in story telling

Letters and sounds – Voice sounds, oral blending and segmenting

Communication and Language

Play is the most important part of our day here at nursery and the interactions staff have with children are vital in promoting spoken language and building vocabulary. Group and story times are built into the day and these focus on using every opportunity for speaking and listening. Staff understand that the ability to listen well underpins all other learning. Key workers are able to promote good spoken language within these times and do this through songs, rhymes and stories . These times often focus on the development of new vocabulary linked to stories and staff encourage children to then use these in their play.

·  Settling in circle times

·  Daily routines

·  Discussions relating to themselves/family/people special to them

·  Introduce Tales Toolkit

·  Using and applying story language from  Tales Toolkit

·  Developing and extending vocabulary in provision

·  Using and applying story language from  Tales Toolkit

·  Developing and extending vocabulary in provision

Mathematics / Problem Solving / Reasoning / (Number and numerical Patterns)

The children’s understanding of these basic concepts is key to them developing and progressing further through the subsequent stages of knowledge. We do this through practical rehearsal, pretend play, group times and conversation. All this is vital in children grasping a basic understanding of why number matters and making it relevant to them. Rather than moving children on more quickly to formal calculations and written algorithms, it is the underlying concepts of mathematical application that are the focus.

See skills progression in maths

Understanding the World

At Reddish vale Nursery we promote opportunities for children to make sense of the world around them, developing their cultural capital. We strongly believe in starting from the child and identifying each child’s unique experiences and interests. Each child experiences the world around them in a different way and it is our role to understand and build upon these experiences. We value outdoor learning and our high quality outdoor areas are accessible at all times. Nature school is a valued and integral part of the Nursery day. It takes place in a natural environment, separate to the continuous provision and is designed to promote children’s relationships with the natural world. Nature school promotes holistic development by fostering resilient, confident, independent and creative learners. Children are offered the opportunity to take supported risks, appropriate to the environment and themselves.

· Comparing my past and present

· Looking at familiar places/places that mean something to me

· Looking at our homes on a map

· Autumn changes

· Identifying and naming senses

· Autumn animals and their habitats – discussing hibernation

· Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night

· Diwali

· The Nativity Story

· Keeping bodies healthy

·  Comparing my parents past and present and spotting old houses

·  Chinese New Year

·  Using a globe – exploring other China

·  Signs of winter and spring

·  Animals that hibernate and wake up

·  Observing changes – solids to liquids

·  The Easter Story

·  Eid

·  Signs of winter and spring

·  Animals that hibernate and wake up

·  Signs of summer

·  Planting carrots and peas

·  Butterflies and tadpoles life cycles

·  Chicks – life cycles

·  Planting beanstalks and observing changes  

·   Comparing people who help us 

·  Multicultural stories

·  Using a globe – exploring other countries

·  Child initiated knowledge of other countries

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Physical Development

Opportunities for outdoor play are vital in the EYFS. Reddish Vale Nursery places equal value on outdoor and indoor play, and the well-resourced outdoor area is an important part of the continuous provision. We work on the premise that regular activity is vital for strengthening neural networks, where regular, intense exercise results in the growth of neurons to aid memory and learning. Opportunities in the outdoor area are designed to improve concentration, hand eye coordination, confidence and decision making.

· Physical development champion work

· Dough Disco

· Working on independently putting on outdoor clothing (wellies, coat and puddle suit)

· Working on independent personal care – toileting and hand washing

· Mini motor skills pilot

· Dough Disco

·  Working on independent personal care – toileting, hand washing and putting on coats and wellies  

· Physical development champion work

· Mini motor skills pilot

· Dough Disco

·  Working on independent personal care – dressing and cutlery use

· Physical development champion work

· Mini motor skills pilot

· Dough Disco

·  Working on independent personal care – dressing and cutlery use

· Physical development champion work

· Mini motor skills pilot

·  Dough Disco

·  Working on independent personal care – dressing and cutlery use

·  Balancing equipment

· Physical development champion work

· Mini motor skills pilot

·  Dough Disco

·  Working on independent personal care – dressing and cutlery use

·  Balancing equipment

· Physical development champion work

· Mini motor skills pilot

Creative Development

At Reddish Vale Nursery the day is structured to allow for maximum opportunities for open ended, free flow play. This enables children to be creative and build upon their ideas and experiences without interruption. Attitudes of curiosity and questioning are encouraged alongside the introduction of new skills and techniques.

· Nursery Rhymes with instruments

· Christmas singalong

· Nursery Rhymes with instruments – working on  rhythm and recall

· Nursery Rhymes with instruments – working on  performance