1. Something Special Mick Inkpen
Cranberry Academy FS1 Long Term Plan
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Celebrations/Events
Harvest
Bonfire Night, Diwali Christmas
Easter
Topic/Theme
Author Focus
Me and My Family
Jill Murphy ( Peace at last)
The World Around Me
Jill Murphy (Whatever Next)
Something Special Mick Inkpen
(Kipper stories )
Down on the farm
Jez Albrough
(Fix It Duck, Farmer Duck)
Let’s Pretend
Super Me
Personal Social
Emotional
Development
Playing pretend games cooperatively with peers.
Initiating play and responding to what peers say and do, beginning to form good relationships .
Exploring activities, developing own preferences and participating in new experiences.
Adapting behaviour to new events or changes in routine
Enjoys responsibility
Confidently talks to peers whilst playing/about home.
Talks about own needs and feelings.
Accepts the needs of others and begin to take turns.
Develop awareness of own actions and impact upon others.
Initiates conversations throughout play demonstrating friendly behaviour towards adults and peers.
Aware of own and others feelings .
Share ideas and opinions describing their interests and preferences.
Understand how their actions affect other people .
Aware of the behaviour expectations in school.
Demonstrate friendly behaviour initiating conversation, taking account of what others say.
Begin to speak about own needs, wants, interests and opinions.
Describe themselves in a positive way and talk about their abilities.
Aware of own feelings.
Aware of behaviour expectations.
Communication
and
Language
Listens eagerly to stories
joining in with repetitive phrases.
Maintains concentration appropriate for the activity.
Follow simple instructions containing 3 words.
Begins to understand how/why questions, understands prepositions and some adjectives.
Talks about themselves, sharing favourite things and ideas.
Use vocab focused on important objects and people.
Shares experiences using simple sentences.
Use talk to connect ideas, explain, anticipate, recall and relive experiences.
Builds up vocabulary reflecting their experiences
Using talk in pretend play and role play.
Questions why things happen and how they work
Maintains attention, concentrating in a small group/ whole class learning .
Able to listen and complete activities for short periods of time.
Listening to stories without pictures/props.
Respond to 2 part instructions.
Listens well to ideas expressed by peers.
Uses language to imagine and recreate roles .
Uses past, present and future tense.
Uses talk to help organise thinking and clarify ideas, feelings, events.
Introduce narrative to their play.
Physical Development
Develop fine motor skills drawing lines and circles.
Use one handed tools and equipment .
Develop gross motor skills, negotiating space, changing direction when running .
Develop pencil grip beginning to copy letters from their name.
Understand that equipment/tools need to be used safely.
Use toilet independently
Observe the effect of activity on their bodies.
Eat a healthy range of food and understand the need for variety in food.
Begins to show preference for a dominant hand.
Experiments with ways of moving jumping and landing appropriately .
Dry during the day.
Handle tools, construction and malleable materials with increasing control .
Uses simple tools to effect changes to materials..
Understand why we eat a variety of foods. Show some understanding of why we exercise eat sleep and begin to be aware of how we stay safe
Negotiates space when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
Begin to form recognisable letters holding pencil correctly.
Begin to travel with confidence and skill around, under, over, through, balancing and climbing Understand the need for safety when tackling new challenges.
Show increasing control over an object pushing, throwing, catching, kicking.
Understand some good practices regarding healthy eating, exercise, sleeping and good hygiene.

2. Something Special Mick Inkpen
Cranberry Academy FS1 Long Term Plan
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Celebrations/Events
Harvest
Bonfire Night, Diwali Christmas
Easter
Topic/Theme
Author Focus
Me and My Family
Brown Bear Brown Bear
Jill Murphy ( Peace at last)
The World Around Me
Jill Murphy (Whatever Next)
Something Special Mick Inkpen
(Kipper stories )
Down on the farm
Jez Albrough
(Fix It Duck, Farmer Duck)
Let’s Pretend
Super Me
Literacy
(English)
Joins in with rhymes, songs showing awareness of rhyme , continuing a rhyming string
Listens to and joins in with key phrases in stories
Looks at books turning pages and handling carefully.
Shows interest in illustrations
Gives meaning to marks they draw, write or paint
Joins in with rhymes and songs showing awareness of alliteration
Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall
Begins to be aware of story structure, suggesting endings, describing characters and events.
Shows interest in/begins to recognise environmental print, signs and logos
Begins to hear initial sounds in words e.g. their name
Continues rhyming strings
Begins to link sounds to letters and name letters of the alphabet
Begins to hear and say initial sounds
Segments sounds in some simple words to spell and blend together to read
Links sounds to letters begin to form recognisable letters to communicate meaning
Writes own name and some simple labels (CVC)
Can read an increasing range of books and use language influenced by books
Begins to write name independently forming recognisable letters
Begins to write labels and captions for a purpose
Begins to read and write simple sentences
Maths
Uses number names in play
Recognises numerals of personal significance (1-5)
Recites numbers to 10
Begins to represent numbers
Begins to count up to 5 using 1:1 correspondence
Shows curiosity in numbers in the environment
Uses positional language
Shows interest in shapes creating models , structures and patterns
Begins to talk about and describe shapes.
Recognises numerals 1-5 then -10
Begins to count objects to 10 and beyond
Selects numerals to represent 1-10 objects
Identify/ name 2D shapes
Begin to estimate quantity and check by counting using 1:1 correspondence
Use language more/fewer when comparing sets
Identify/ name 3D shapes
Order 2/3 items by height/length
Describe their position using appropriate positional language
State one more or one less than 5-10 objects
Begin to use vocabulary involved in adding and in practical activities
Creates patterns and models
Begins to use vocabulary involved in subtracting in practical activities
Begins to identify own mathematical problems based on own interests
Orders items by weight/capacity
Uses everyday language related to time /money
Orders/sequence familiar events

3. Something Special Mick Inkpen
Cranberry Academy FS1 Long Term Plan
Autumn Term
Spring Term
Summer Term
Celebrations/Events
Harvest
Bonfire Night, Diwali Christmas
Easter
Topic/Theme
Author Focus
Me and My Family
Brown Bear Brown Bear
Jill Murphy ( Peace at last)
The World Around Me
Jill Murphy (Whatever Next)
Something Special Mick Inkpen
(Kipper stories )
Down on the farm
Jez Albrough
(Fix It Duck, Farmer Duck)
Let’s Pretend
Super Me
Understanding the World
Shows interest in the lives of familiar people asking questions about where they live.
Operates simple equipment
Knows things that make them unique
Talks about significant experiences describing special times.
Develops understanding of growth and decay
Talks about things they have observed, why things happen and how things work.
Manipulating technological toys
Enjoy family customs/routines
Complete simple age appropriate computer programmes
Look closely at similarities /differences/patterns and change
Shows interest in different occupations and ways of life
Shows care and concern for the environment
Join in with family customs and routines
Discuss how different cultures/religions celebrate special times/occasions
Comment about similarities, difference, patterns and change
Completes simple age appropriate computer programmes
Expressive Arts
and Design
Sings songs and moves to music
Explores colours / Describes texture
Uses construction materials, building and balancing
Engages in imaginative roles play adding stories
Taps out simple repeating rhythms
Realises tools can be used for a purpose
Captures experiences through different media
Uses props to support play
Explores music including different sounds of instruments building up a repertoire of songs and dances
Experiments with mixing colours
Constructs with purpose to achieve a planned effect
Choose colour for a purpose creating simple representations of events, people, objects
Introduces narrative to play combining movements to express ideas and experiences
Creates representations of events, people and objects
Combines media and materials to create collage/art work
Begins to select a variety of tools, resources and techniques to construct
Play alongside children engaged in the same theme
Play cooperatively as part of a group to develop and act out a narrative
Outdoor Learning
Seasons: Autumn
Habitat/Hibernation
Don’t Hog The Hedge
Food/Healthy Choices
Oliver's fruit salad
Seasons/Winter
Life cycles
Seasons: Spring/Summer
Minibeasts PE
Dance
Gymnastics
Skills
Balance
Movement skills