Wise Owl Nursery Planning
 
MEDIUM TERM PLAN - THEME: BEARS
Personal, Social
& Emotional		 Communication, Language
& Literacy		 Mathematics
Broad
Objectives
  • Relate and make attachments to members of their group.
  • Demonstrate flexibility and adapt their behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine.
  • Show interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment.
  • hold books the correct way up and turn pages.
  • Compare two groups of objects saying when they have the same number.
  • Show an interest in number problems.
Activities
  • My friend bear display - Adele.
  • Teddy Bears Picnic.
  • Show and tell about each child's teddy bear.
  • Go on Bear Hunt obstacle course.
  • Panda book - facial expressions.
  • Make bear shaped sandwiches for picnic.
  • Circle time with the bear.
  • Group story time - bear books.
  • Independent story time.
  • Make own bear story.
  • Make pictures and labels.
  • Make invitations for Teddy Bears Picnic.
  • Bear's adventures.
  • Draw favourite teddy.
  • Make bear mobiles.
  • Computer bear game - bear picture.
  • Matching bear game.
  • Compare different animals.
  • Compare bears - size and colour.
  • Play dough.
  • Simple matching worksheet.
  • 'Can you count the bears?' - group display.
  • Make bear biscuits.
  • Make a bear silhouette - adding numbers on each bear.
Knowledge and
Understanding of the World 		Creative Physical
Broad
Objectives
  • Show curiosity and interest through facial expression, movement and sound.
  • Sort objects by one function.
  • Notice what adults do, imitating what is observed and then doing it spontaneously when an adult is not there.
  • Engage in imaginative role play based on own first hand experiences.
  • Respond to rhythm, music and story by means of gesture and movement.
  • Move freely with pleasure and confidence.
Activities
  • Porridge - tasting.
  • Learn about different types of bear.
  • Watching bear video.
  • Junk model a chair/bed (different sizes) - table top display.
  • Touchy-feely box.
  • Dress teddy bears.
  • Make salt dough bears.
  • Make finger puppets.
  • Make bear masks .
  • Role play area as Goldilocks and the Three Bears house.
  • Make bears - baby (Adele), mummy (Michelle) and daddy (Naomi) .
  • Wash bears in water.
  • Porrdige mix in malleable bowls, spoons.
  • Make moveable bears.
  • Colour and paint bear pictures.
  • Bear Hunt game.
  • Pretend to be a bear.
  • Act out Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
  • Making music using instruments for bear hunt.
  • Musical bears.
  • Dancing on the teddy bears picnic.
  • Five little bears jumping on the bed.
  • Using instruments - children create and dance to their own song.



LONG-TERM PLANNING

Cycle of Themes - Curriculum Map 2007/2008
Theme/Topic   Main Area of Curriculum Focus
Term
One		 Under the Sea   Creative
Bears   Communication, Language and Literacy
Term
Two		 Transport   Creative

  Physical
Shapes   Mathematics

  Creative
Term
Three 		Holidays   Communication, Language and Literacy

  Mathematics
On the Farm   Personal, Social and Emotional

  Physical



LONG-TERM PLANNING

Cycle of Themes - Curriculum Map 2006/2007
Theme/Topic   Main Area of Curriculum Focus
Term
One		 Books   Communication, Language and Literacy
Wild Animals
& Jungle 		  Creative

  Physical
Term
Two		 Toys   Creative
New Life &
Growing 		  Personal, Social and Emotional

  Mathematics
Term
Three 		Opposites  Mathematics
People Who
Help Us 		  Communication, Language and Literacy



LONG-TERM PLANNING

Cycle of Themes - Curriculum Map 2005/2006
Theme/Topic   Main Area of Curriculum Focus
Term
One		 Myself & Family
  Personal, Social and Emotional

  Communication, Language and Literacy
Colour
  Creative
Term
Two		 Celebrations
  Communication, Language and Literacy

  Physical
Nursery Rhymes
  Mathematics

  Creative
Term
Three 		Senses   Communication, Language and Literacy
Food   Mathematics

  Physical