EYFS Curriculum

The Early Years Foundation Stage is the period of education from birth to 5 years. In our Foundation Stage we have one reception class that has 15 children.

Our curriculum recognises children’s prior learning from previous settings and their home experiences; we provide first hand learning opportunities, whilst allowing the children to build resilience, kindness and aspiration. Every child is a unique individual, we celebrate and welcome differences within our school community. We provide enhancement opportunities to engage learning and believe that school should be a happy and positive place, enabling children to develop a lifelong love of learning.

At Denham Village School, we place great value on the development of children as individuals and providing them with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to prepare them for the next stage of their learning journey in Key Stage One.

Year Group	Subject	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year Group	Subject	Magical Times with Nursery Rhymes	To Infinity and Beyond	Once Upon a Time	Old MacDonald Had a Farm	Rumble in the Jungle	Commotion in the Ocean
RECEPTION	Communication and Language	Listen attentively and understand the importance of listening. Listen to and talk about stories and nonfiction they have heard gaining an understanding of the different types of texts. Listen to rhyme, rhythm and song; recalling, copying and playing what they have heard. Respond to what they have heard with relevant thoughts, questions and comments. Learn and use new vocabulary Offer ideas in full sentences, connecting ideas using words such as ‘and’ and ‘because’ Recall events and stories in some detail using their own words and repeated phrases. Hold twoway conversations with their peers using some social phrases. Use talk for problem solving and negotiating during play. Apply new vocabulary in different contexts
	Personal, Social and Emotional Development	Settling into school Building friendships Identifying feelings	Sharing ideas Managing needs Kindness week	Similarities and differences Building resilience Healthy and unhealthy food	Being respectful Healthy me	Relationships Teamwork How to recognise feelings	Transition into Yr 1 Adjusting to changes Water and sun safety
	Physical Development	Letter formation - First PE	Letter formation - Word Moves	Letter formation - Gymnastics	Letter formation - Fairy Tale Dance	Letter formation - Multi Skills	Letter formation - Enjoy a Ball Sports Day
	Literacy	Phase 2 phonics Incy Wincy Spider Humpty Dumpty Twinkle Twinkle 1,2,3,4,5 Little Bo Peep Laura’s Star The Very Busy Spider	Phase 2 phonics Whatever Next Tim Peake The Man on the Moon Aliens Love Underpants	Phase 3 phonics Three Billy Goats Gruff The Gingerbread Man Goldilocks and the Three Bears Little Red Riding Hood The Enormous Turnip	Phase 3 phonics The Very Helpful Hedgehog Rosie’s Walk The Little Red Hen Farmer Duck	Phase 4 phonics The Tiger who came to Tea The MixedUp Chameleon The Selfish Crocodile The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Phase 4 phonics The Rainbow Fish Sharing a Shell Tiddler The Princess Mermaid’s Treasure Hunt
	Mathematics	Subitising objects and sounds within 3 Focus on counting skills Explore how all numbers are made of 1s Focus on composition of 3 and 4 Comparison of sets – ‘just by looking’ Focus on the ‘fiveness of 5’ using one hand and the die pattern for 5 Comparison of sets – by matching Explore the concept of ‘whole’ and ‘part’ Focus on the composition of 3, 4 and 5 Practising object counting skills Match numerals to quantities within 10 Verbal counting beyond 20 Positional language 2D and 3D shapes		Subitise within 5 focusing on die patterns Match numerals to quantities within 5 Counting – focus on ordinality and the ‘staircase’ pattern One more Focus on 5 Focus on 6 and 7 as ‘5 and a bit’ Compare sets and use language of comparison Make unequal sets equal Ordering numbers to 8 Less than Doubles – exploring how some numbers can be made with equal parts Sorting numbers according to attributes – odd and even numbers Matching pairs Patterns Comparing mass		Counting – larger sets and things that cannot be seen Subitising – to 6. Composition – ‘5 and a bit’ Composition – of 10 Comparison – linked to ordinality Track games Introduction to rekenrek Time Sharing and grouping Comparing capacity Floating and sinking
	Understanding the World	Autumn Harvest Parts of a plant	Space Diwali Bonfire Christmas Day/night – nocturnal animals Light sources	Winter Mother’s Day Planting Cooking	Spring Easter Life cycles	Weather changes Recycling Living things (land animals) Camouflage	Summer Living things (sea creatures) Seaside in the past Keeping our oceans clean
	Expressive Arts and Design	Using tools for a purpose Selfportraits Textured painting Junk modelling structures Learning and performing nursery rhymes	Christmas cards Hospital role play Making a solar system Colour mixing Firework paintings	Mixed media Collage 3D models Puppets	Clay hedgehogs Farm shop role play	Printing and collaging Stained glass butterflies Matching colours	Bubble pictures Colour mixing Painting with different materials