Nursery Topic Overview

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topics

Nursery Rhymes

Colours

Creatures

Growing

Journeys

Bears

Key Texts

• Humpty Dumpty
• Baa, Baa Black Sheep
• Hickory Dickory Dock
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
• Incy Wincy Spider
• 1,2,3,4,5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive
• Each Peach Pear Plum

• The Colour Monster
• Wow Said the Owl
• Tree
• Mix it up

• That’s not my….
• The Tiger who came to Tea
• Oi! Dog!
• Dear Zoo

• Jasper’s Beanstalk
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Titch
• The Enormous Turnip
• Monkey Puzzle

• Mr Gumpy’s Outing
• The Train Ride
• Whatever Next!
• Naughty Bus

• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear
• My Friend Bear
• A Beginners Guide to Bear Spotting
• Teddy Bears Picnic
• Where’s My Teddy?

First Hand Experiences

A performance

Create an art gallery

A visit from some pets

Zoo/Aquarium/Safari Park trip

A visit from a baby

Growing beans and sunflowers

Get the bus to a shop to buy items for a picnic on the moon (Whatever Next!)

East Lancs Railway

A teddy bears picnic end of year celebration with families