1. TopicHey look at me! (2 weeks) Oh no it’s a Gruffalo! (2 weeks) The Land Before Time (3 weeks) Over the rainbow (2 weeks) African Adventure (3 weeks) Jingle Bells (2 weeks) Dates9 th September – 20 th September 23 rd September – 4 th October7 th October - 25 th October4 th November – 15 th November18 th November – 6 th December9 th December – 20 th December Sparkly Starter and Fab Finish *Home visit *Sharing starting school books *Watch Gruffalo DVD *Perform Gruffalo story to another class *Bone/egg found on the nature trail *Dinosaur dig *Splatter painting outside *Art exhibition in classrooms *Noah the drummer *Mud huts to take home *Christmas decorations in base *Performance Visitor/ Trip and Cost None Treehouse Theatre – 18 th October (£3 per child) NoneNoah the African Drummer – 18 th November (£2 per child) Christmas Pantomime – Funded by PSG Parental Involvement Home visitsHome learning Art exhibition Home learning Performances Role Play HomeWoodsDinosaur caveArt galleryAfrican jungle/ safariSanta’s workshop Writing assessmen t On- entry writingN/AFree choice writingN/A A letter to Santa Key texts I Am Absolutely Too Small for School Splat the Cat Lucy and Tom Go to School Gruffalo What the Ladybird Heard Rhyming Rabbit Non-fiction dinosaur texts Harry and the Dinosaurs go to the Museum Stomp Dinosaur Stomp Dinosaurs Galore Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Can You See? The Mixed Up Chameleon Non-fiction texts about Africa Maps/atlases The Leopard’s Drum Handa’s Surprise Rumble in the Jungle Santa’s Special Letter Jolly Postman (Christmas edition) Other texts Dear Miss Going to School Tyrannosaurus Drip A Squash and a Squeeze Smartest Giant in Town Gruffalo’s child Dinosaurs Love Underpants Rainbow FishHanda’s Hen Early Years Autumn Term 2013- 2014

2. Topic999 Emergency! (3 weeks) You shall go to the ball (3 weeks) Circle of Life (4 weeks) Time Travellers (2 weeks) Dates7 th January – 24 th January27 th January – 14 th February24 th February – 14 th March17 th March – 28 th March Sparkly Starter and Fab Finish *Visit from the police * *Initiation from Prince Charming *The Grand Ball *Caterpillars arrive *Release butterflies *A day as a Victorian *Visit from an elderly person Visitor/ Trip and Cost Police/Firemen/Nurse/ Dentist/Vet Finola – Ballroom DancingUpton house – pond dipping £1.50 per child (using minibus) Priest House Museum (funded by PSG) Visit from an elderly person Parental Involvement Home learning Invited to the ball Home learning Role Play HospitalCinderella’s houseGarden centreVictorian classroom Writing assessme nt N/AWrite Cinderella storyRecount – life cycle of a butterflyN/A Key texts Non fiction texts about people who help us The Naughty Bus Cinderella Each Peach Pear Plum The Gigantic Turnip Hungry caterpillar Non-fiction books about nature and life cycles All Afloat on Noah’s Boat Mr Tick the Teacher Brown Paper Bear Non-fiction texts about Victorian school life and toys Other texts The Three Little Pigs Goldilocks and the Three Bears Little Red Riding Hood Tadpole’s Promise The Bad Tempered Ladybird The Crunching Munching Caterpillar The Teeny Weeny Tadpole Mad About Minibeasts Aaarrggh Spiders Early Years Spring Term 2013-2014

3. TopicLet’s make some music and dance (2 weeks and 3 days) Planet protectors (2 weeks) Pirates Ahoy (3 weeks) To Infinity and Beyond (3 weeks) Moving on up (1 week and 1 ½ day ) Dates 22 nd April – 9 th May12 th May – 23 rd May2 nd June – 20 th June24 th June – 11 th July14 th July – 22 nd July Sparkly Starter and Fab Finish *Performance from dancers *Performance *Rubbish all over the classroom *Create something with recycled materials *Dress up as pirates * * Watch video ‘First Journey to the Moon’ * Re-enact journey to the moon * Visit to new classroom * Transition activities with Year 1 Visitor/ Trip and Cost DancersCollect recycled materials from Dorset Scrapstore Poole MuseumN/APicnic and activities with Year 1 Parental Involvement Home learning Performance Home learning Summer holiday home learning activities Role Play TheatreRecycling yardPirate shipSpace and a rocketN/A Writing assessment N/A Write a pirate storyN/A Key texts Non-fiction texts about musical families Giraffes can’t dance Tanka Tanka Skunk Michael Recycle Litterbug Doug Dear Greenpeace Non-fiction books about pirates/ Harry Paye Pirate Adventure Night Pirates Way Back Home How to Catch a Star Non – fiction books about planets and space Non-fiction books about new class characters – rabbits, badgers, hedgehogs and squirrels Other texts Non-fiction texts about the planet Pirates Love Underpants My Granny is a Pirate Percy Park Keeper stories Early Years Summer Term 2013- 2014