WILLOW TREE ACADEMY CURRICULUM OVERVIEW: 2021-2022 Year Group
EYFS 2 YO Provision
EYFS FS1
Foundation 2
Format 1
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Term 5
Topic: What Makes Me, Me? Key Themes to explore: Starting school-routines and expectations, All about me, my family, my teacher, my class/friendships, my body.
Topic: Why do the leaves fall off the trees? Key Themes to explore: Autumn, Harvest, Healthy eating, Bonfire Night, senses, Christmas Science: Seasonal Changes
Topic: What will I be when I grow up? Key Themes to explore: People who help us, Jobs, Aspirations Science: Space
Topic: How does your garden grow? Key Themes to explore: Minibeasts, New life (links to farms), planting, growth and decay, Easter Science: Plants
Topic: What makes a happy ending? Key Themes to explore: traditional tales, alternative tales, Summer Science: Everyday materials
Texts: Going to school, my family, We’ve all got belly buttons, The great big book of families Visit: School grounds, pond and autumn walks . STEM: Height chart - ch make their own using hand and foot prints.
Texts: That’s not my owl, helpful hedgehog, guess how much I love you, winter Visit: STEM: Winter text - make a house for the rabbit.
Texts: Topsy and Tim, Five Minutes Peace, the growing story, The Rainbow Fish Visit: STEM:
Texts: Leaf Man, the very hungry caterpillar, Stick Man Visit: STEM:
Texts: Colour Monster, Who’s in my family? What makes me, me?, Sharing a shell, Super Daisy , Supertato , etc Visit: Pops Adventure/ What makes me super day STEM: Picture Frame, Balloon superheroes
Texts: Shark in the park on a windy day, Olivers Vegetables, Lost and found Visit: STEM: Making a firework (Bonfire party)
Texts :The Wonderful things you will be , Peppa and the police car , We all go travelling by. STEM: Hot air balloons
Texts: Think Big , Detective Dog, Emergency. Visit: Local community walk/ Little Town of Play STEM - detective senses fingerprints / vehicle making.
Texts: When I grow up , Burglar Bill, Jolly postman. Visits: Star dome/Magna space/Sheffield Fire Museum STEM: Superhero capes
Texts: I love bugs, Noisy animals, Planting a rainbow. STEM: Nature walk - bug hunts .
Texts: Oi Frog, Rosies chick,Jaspers beanstalk Visit: STEM: Life cycle of a plant
Texts: Norman the slug with the silly shell, Farmer Duck, Sam plants a sunflower. Shark in the park , Oliver’s vegetables, Lost and Found Visit: Twycross Zoo/Cannon Hall farm STEM:
Texts - Traditional tales The Enormous turnip , Three Billy goats, Three bears and Three pigs. STEM - making a house for the 3 little pigs - which is the strongest? predictions - use a fan to see what materials blow down. Texts - The foggy foggy forest , Little red riding hood, The gingerbread man STEM - Making a bridge
Texts - Jack and the beanstalk ,The smallest giant ,The knight who wouldn't fight. Visit: Chatsworth House/Sundown STEM - Hansel & Gretel live the story week (camping, bread ,making, trail, sweets, witch) Rapunzel's tower/Ariel's mermaid fin
Term 6 Topic: What’s special about where we live? Key Themes to explore: houses and homes, transport, shopping, local area walks, maps Science: Living things & habitats Texts - You choose and Peppa Recycles. STEM - To create vehicles linked to local area Dustbin lorry , bus.
Texts - Handas Surprise Look after your planet. STEM - Recycling
Text -Peepo , Someone swallowed Stanley STEM - Recycling