Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
At Killinghall, we follow the Development Matters curriculum which covers the following areas:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development:
- Making relationships
- Self-confidence and self-awareness
- Managing feelings and behavior
Communication and Language:
- Listening and attention
- Understanding
- Speaking
Physical Development:
- Moving and handling
- Health and self-care
Literacy:
- Reading
- Writing
Mathematics:
- Numbers
- Shape, space and measure
Understanding the world:
- People and communities
- The world
- Technology
Expressive arts and design:
- Exploring and using media and materials
- Being imaginative
For more information about Development Matters, please click here.
BrightStart & Nursery long term planning overview 2015-17
BrightStart and Nursery focus on the same main theme and topic each year on a 2 year cycle as the children share the environment, resources and activities most of the time. The staff also respond to children's specific interests on a weekly basis by introducing new resources or planning specific activities. This planning is flexible and may change.
Colour Key:
1ST Year
2ND Year
Outings
| Term | Theme/ Topic | Seasonal theme / Festival / Celebration |
| AUTUMN 1 | Settling in to nursery Owl babies |
Late Summer Harvest Eid |
| AUTUMN 2 | Autumn The Woods We're Going on a Bear Hunt Little Red Riding Hood |
Divali Bonfire Night Christmas / Nativity |
| SPRING 1 | Winter Snowy Landscapes Frozen The Snowman |
New Year Promises Chinese New Year Valentines Day |
| SPRING 2 | The Gingerbread Man Nursery Rhymes The Sandwich that Max Made |
Pancake Day World Book Day Mothers Day Easter Spring Kirkstall Abbey Museum |
| SUMMER 1 | Growth The Story of the little Red Hen Jack and the beanstalk |
Planting Seeds |
| SUMMER 2 | Mini-Beasts The Very Hungry Caterpillar Handa's Surprise |
Picnics / Park Treasure Bags Transition |
