Nursery 2024-25
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Theme
Me!
On the farm
Growing
Key texts
Ten little fingers and ten little toes It’s my birthday The very hungry caterpillar’s birthday
Flip flap pets Busy people: vet/Mog and the vet Farmyard hullabaloo
Plants can’t sit still Jasper’s beanstalk Jack and the beanstalk
Key questions
We were all babies What do babies look like? What can they do? How do we look after babies? What do I look like now? Compare baby to now Parts of the body Portraits linked to I am an artist Who can help us? Family Doctors, nurses, dentist What happens on our birthday? Parties Cards and presents Cake Make a cake Where do I live? Different parts of my house: rooms, windows, walls, roof Materials to make our own houses Who is in my family?
Which animals can we keep as pets? How do we look after pets? How do we hold pets? What do pets need? Who can help our pets? Vets How do our pets change? What do our pets look like when they are first born? How do they change? What are they called? (puppy to dog and kitten to cat) Which animals do we find on a farm? *Farm visit What do animals produce? Milk, cheese, eggs Who looks after animals on a farm? Farmer and his job Tractors to travel around the farm
What do plants look like? Different plants Different leaves Flowers Fruits Create collage flowers Large threading to make veins on leaves
Special events
Making art from fruit and plant leaves, linked to Arcimboldo Growing from seeds Seed to plant What plants need to grow How we care for them Growing our own plants Observe changes Plants that we eat Growing vegetables
Bonfire night Diwali Halloween Christmas
Chinese New Year Valentine’s day