Reception 2024-25
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Theme
Me and my family
Animals families
Minibeasts
Main texts
Aaargh spider The tiger who came to tea
Owl babies Monkey puzzle
Twist and hop minibeast bop Little bee What the ladybird heard
Key questions
How have I changed? Human life cycle Chronology (baby to now and baby to adult) Ages and stages – what have you learnt to do? What do I look like now? Portraits of us – drawing and painting Where do I live? My house Different types of houses My local area – Newton Simple maps with landmarks Where do I go to school? Our school 3D maps of our classroom Who is in my family? How can families be different? What do I like to play with? What did my parents and grandparents like to play with when they were little? Spiders What do spiders look like? Where do they live? Do they have families? Make 3D spiders Spider and tiger printing inspired by Eric Carle
What do different animals look like? Animals collage inspired by Eric Carle Where do different animals live? Globe - model of the world Rainforest (Monkey puzzle) – hot places Arctic/Antarctic – cold places Why is it cold in some parts of the world? Poles Ice – water freezing and melting How do animals change? Animal life cycles Why do some animals hibernate? Seasons
What are minibeasts? What do they look like? Microscopes Drawing of different minibeasts Make minibeast puppets/spoon characters Where do they live? Bug hotel Different materials in the hotel and why they are used Minibeast hunt Wormery How do they grow? Life cycles – ladybird and bee How do bees help us? Bee hives Honey Moving pollen to different plants Make 3D How are we helping the minibeasts? Create maps of our outdoor area
Bonfire night Diwali Halloween Christmas
Chinese New Year Valentine’s day
Special events