Foundation Phase Curriculum
Language, Literacy and Communication
Write Dance
Mark making using various materials (Rainbow sand tray, rainbow
rice, coloured beans, twigs in gloop, Rice crispies, black gloop bags
with stars in them ,Chalk mark making on blackboard logs)
Beginning to use writing materials in the role-play areas.
Using fine motor activities to develop pincer grip.
Emergent writing
Talking about real life experiences – visit to local parks. Retell real
life events in order.
Listen and respond to visitors.
Listen and join in with songs / reciting rhymes in English and
Welsh. Learning basic topic vocabulary, etc. Birthday song, Autumn
leaves song online. Colours Rainbow song, Dawns y dail
Revising ‘Sut wyt ti? ’ and ‘Sut mae’r tywydd?’ and the relevant
responses; using these patterns on a daily basis.
Role-play familiar stories using dressing up clothes, hats and
masks, asking and answering simple questions. New vocabulary and
topic words.
Listen to stories and non-fiction texts giving information and show
some interest. Elmer, Noah, Barefoot books – I Spy, Autumn
stories, Bonfire night poem, Oliver’s Wood, Night monkey, Day
monkey, Nativity, Billy Bon Bon, Autumn leaves (Hwb), Plop y
Gwdihw, Pi po babi – Colours book, Nadolig Tedi Twt
Sensory stories
Matching cards games.
Read charts and labels.
POPAT and Foundation POPAT
PECS cards
Plus IEP targets specific to each child during focused tasks and 1-1
sessions as appropriate.
Science and Technology
Investigate various sources of light – dark room,
light box, sensory toys, pumpkin lanterns, shadow
puppets etc. Sparklers
Learn about nocturnal animals – puppets/snap etc
Local area walk – observe seasonal changes.
Sorting Autumnal objects.
Listen to a variety of different types music–
sources of sound.
Skittles with water experiment
Floating and sinking in water tray
Pippettes with paint on paper towels
ICT will be holistic and integral across the
curriculum. Children’ s ICT skills, knowledge and
understanding will be developed through a range
of experiences throughout all Areas of Learning:
for example, ipad, netbooks, Word processing;
Splosh; Smartboard; Choices; Other software
and Internet; Beebot; Dizytron; Digital camera,
video camera; CD player, Headphones,
Microphone, TV/Video/DVD player; switch
activated programs and toys.
Maths and Numeracy
Numbers to 5 (counting), numbers to 10 forwards and backwards within songs / rhymes
Listen to and join in with rhymes, songs, stories and games that have a mathematical theme – 5 little fireworks etc
1-1 correspondence counting Monkeys-bananas Use money to buy a poppy
Making comparison of size/ weight/ capacity during cooking activities - Elephant
biscuits, Noah’ s ark banana boats,
Play with 2D and 3D shapes; make models and pictures using the light box, Make banana sandwiches (Shapes) Pattern making with Autumn found objects Shape rockets (Bili bon bon) Butterfly symmetry/ matching
Sort and match sets of Autumn objects by recognising similarities
Sort and match sets of animals by recognising similarities Colour sorting / threading
Plus IEP targets specific to each child.
Health and Well-Being
Self-help skills – dressing yourself (uniform, swimming costume)
Starting to talk about feelings
Begin to develop an understanding of the behavioural expectations of the setting/school and
understand
that rules are essential in an ordered community- settling into school, making new friends.
Home and family traditional events –Birthdays, Class sessions – the children will work
together in groups /pairs, etc. taking turns, making choices, showing preferences, sharing
circle time. Share our banana (sandwiches) at snack time
Learning about celebrations (Diwali) to develop an awareness of different cultures and the
differing needs, views and beliefs of other people in their own and in other cultures and to
treat people from all cultural backgrounds in a respectful and tolerant manner.
Learning to be more aware of their personal safety - Crossing the road – meet Glenda the
lollipop lady
Begin to value and contribute to their own well-being and to the well-being of others - meet
the poppy vendors in town, learn about bedtime routines and the importance of sleep. Learn
about taking care of animals (pets etc)
PE sessions, Physiotherapy sessions. Sensory garden.
Link room – Vestibulator, Physio, stepping stones, bikes/cars etc
Bikes/cars outdoor play.
Self help skills – dressing yourself (uniform, swimming costume)
Walks in the locality, Playing in the park etc.
Small and large construction. Threading. Tweezers / pincers. Peg boards. Play dough
Playing with a variety of toys and tools for different purposes.
Self-help skills – dressing yourself (uniform, swimming costume)
Specific fine motor toys
Elmer multilink, Lolly stick ark, Milk carton rainbow streamers, Invitation to make a Rangoli
patterns, Firework prints, Black and white lines painting, Cotton bud stars follow the line,
Christmas activities
Aromatherapy. Foot spas, Tac-pac sessions, Use of the vestibulator Mister Tongue.
Humanities
Observe how the seasons change. Go on an
environmental walk – looking for signs of
Autumn
Make a visual timetable of day and night
Learn songs about the days of the week and
months of the year.
Recall past events from their topic books /
class book. Use photographs from school
visits and outings to talk about the past e.g.
Yesterday we did this…
Visits to parks in locality
Visit to see Santa
Bible stories and songs, Sensory walks in the
locality to experience the awe and wonder of
changing seasons. Home and family traditional
events –,Birthdays, Class sessions – the
children will work together in groups / pairs,
etc. taking turns, making choices, showing
preferences, sharing Circle time
Noah – dove of peace handprints, Celebrating
Diwali
Remembrance day – prayers (minutes silence)
Christmas activities
Expressive Arts
Pom pom elmer, Ice cube painting, Conker paint rolling,
Handprint bonfires
Collage owls, Transient art with Starry, starry night.,
Christmas activities
Music Express – Year R pack. Learn new and sing familiar songs
in an integrated setting with mainstream Year R children and
LSC unit.
Songs and rhymes associated with the topic – Mr Noah songs,
Animals went in 2 by 2, Use instruments to create sounds,
Christmas activities
Sticky kids, Move like Autumn leaves
Topic:
Shadows, Rainbows, Stars
Mrs Harvey & Mrs Johns
