EYFS - Swans | The Gateway Primary School

Swans EYFS

Our Early Years Curriculum is organised into termly topics covering the 7 areas of learning:

Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal Social and Emotional Development,
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design.

Please refer to the year overview below to see which topics your child will be covering over the year. The steps leading towards the Early Learning Goals are distributed over the terms, to ensure a balanced coverage. Some Early Learning Goals provide a focus for certain terms, particularly those relating to Understanding of the World.

Time allocation	Autumn Term
Topic title	All about Me and my school community	Transport and journeys.		Christmas.
Hooks into learning	Starting school My history	Special people powerpoint		Visit from an elf.
Role play area	Home and school	Doctors/baby clinic		Santa’s grotto
Enrichment Trips, visitors and outdoor learning	Walk around school	Transport drivers e.g. trains, bus, lorries		Making gifts and cards for friends and family
The following skills will be taught throughout the year using a cross curricular approach within the topic themes.
Communication	Children will be helped to express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. They will be helped to use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. They will begin to develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
Literacy - reading	Children will learn to read and understand simple sentences. They will use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them accurately. They will also read some common irregular words.
Literacy – writing	Children will use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They will also write some irregular common words. They will begin to write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.
Maths – Number	Children will be taught to count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they will add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They will be given opportunity to solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
Maths - shape	Children will use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They will learn to recognise, create and describe patterns.
Physical development	A range of activities covering gross and fine motor skills to improve the strength and co-ordination required for writing. E.g. balancing, cutting and threading.
ICT	Regular access to computing equipment to rehearse the skills required to recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. Children will select and use technology for particular purposes.
Art & Design	Children sing songs, make music and dances, and experiment with ways of changing them. They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Self confidence and relationships	Children will be helped to play co-operatively, taking turns with others. They will begin to organise their own activities. Children will be helped to show sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adults and other children.
French	Children will learn a variety of key words in French through songs and games.
PE	Dance		Gymnastics	Dance
RE	Children will be helped to understand that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, through a range of speaking and listening activities. Children will begin to understand similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.

Time allocation	Spring Term
Topic title	Once upon a time...	Food and celebrations
Hooks into learning	Help Rapunzel	Organising a party!
Role play area	Castle	Bakery/ birthday Party house
Enrichment Trips, visitors and outdoor learning	Fairytales day	Visitors from a range of cultures linked to celebrations
The following skills will be taught throughout the year using a cross curricular approach within the topic themes.
Communication	Children will be helped to express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. They will be helped to use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. They will begin to develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
Literacy - reading	Children will learn to read and understand simple sentences. They will use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them accurately. They will also read some common irregular words.
Literacy – writing	Children will use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They will also write some irregular common words. They will begin to write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.
Maths – Number	Children will be taught to count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they will add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They will be given opportunity to solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
Maths - shape	Children will use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They will learn to recognise, create and describe patterns.
Physical development	A range of activities covering gross and fine motor skills to improve the strength and co-ordination required for writing. E.g. balancing, cutting and threading.
ICT	Regular access to computing equipment to rehearse the skills required to recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. Children will select and use technology for particular purposes.
Art & Design	Children sing songs, make music and dances, and experiment with ways of changing them. They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Self confidence and relationships	Children will be helped to play co-operatively, taking turns with others. They will begin to organise their own activities. Children will be helped to show sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adults and other children.
French	Children will learn a variety of key words in French through songs and games.
PE	Gymnastics	Indoor games
RE	Children will be helped to understand that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, through a range of speaking and listening activities. Children will begin to understand similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.

Time allocation	Summer Term
Topic title	Round and round the garden	Garden and minibeasts
Hooks into learning	Bring in a plant for our garden.	Making a bug hotel
Role play area	Garden centre	Science corner
Enrichment Trips, visitors and outdoor learning	Planting the garden	Visiting a country park
The following skills will be taught throughout the year using a cross curricular approach within the topic themes.
Communication	Children will be helped to express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. They will be helped to use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. They will begin to develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
Literacy - reading	Children will learn to read and understand simple sentences. They will use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them accurately. They will also read some common irregular words.
Literacy – writing	Children will use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They will also write some irregular common words. They will begin to write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.
Maths – Number	Children will be taught to count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they will add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They will be given opportunity to solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
Maths - shape	Children will use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They will learn to recognise, create and describe patterns.
Physical development	A range of activities covering gross and fine motor skills to improve the strength and co-ordination required for writing. E.g. balancing, cutting and threading.
ICT	Regular access to computing equipment to rehearse the skills required to recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools. Children will select and use technology for particular purposes.
Art & Design	Children sing songs, make music and dances, and experiment with ways of changing them. They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Self confidence and relationships	Children will be helped to play co-operatively, taking turns with others. They will begin to organise their own activities. Children will be helped to show sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adults and other children.
French	Children will learn a variety of key words in French through songs and games.
PE	Outdoor games	Sports day games
RE	Children will be helped to understand that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, through a range of speaking and listening activities. Children will begin to understand similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.

To find out more information about your child's termly topics please refer to the topic webs below:

If you wish to find out more information about our approach to teaching individual curriculum areas and how your child will be introduced to the different subjects please visit our curriculum by subject pages. There you will find information about vocabulary and how your child will build on their foundation stage learning in Year 1 and beyond.

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