Our Curriculum is based around a love of books and language.  We identify focused texts and rhymes to promote listening and attention, vocabulary development and the children’s own story telling.

Autumn 1:

Our theme this half-term is ‘Feelings/Emotions’. Our Value is ‘Caring’. Here are our key texts and rhymes for this half-term:

0-3s

Spot Loves Nursery by Eric Hill

Our key rhyme is: Please and Thank you

3-5s

The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell 

Our key rhyme is: Please and Thank you

Autumn 2: 

Our theme this half-term is ‘Relationships’. Our value is ‘Friendship’.  Here are our key texts and rhymes for this half-term: 

0-3s

That’s Not My Hedgehog by Fiona Watt

Our key rhyme is: Please and Thank you

3-5s

 Mixed by Arree Chung 

The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming & Nicola Slater

Our key rhyme is: Autumn Leaves 

Spring 1:

Our theme is ‘People Who Help Us’ and our Value is ‘Love’. Here are our key texts and rhymes for this half-term: 

0-3s 

Spot Goes to the Fire Station by Eric Hill. 

Our key rhyme is ‘The Wheels on the Bus’. 

3-5s

Real Superheroes by Julia Seal. 

So Much by Trish Cooke

Our key rhyme is ‘Miss Polly Had a Dolly’. 

Spring 2:

Our theme is ‘Changes’ and our Value is ‘Happiness’. Here are our key texts and rhymes for this half-term: 

0-3s

That's Not My Chick by Usborne. 

Our key rhyme is: If You're Happy and You know It.   

3-5s 

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle 

Our key rhyme is If You're Happy and You Know It.  

Summer 1:

Our theme is ‘The Environment/Recycling’. Our Value is ‘Respect’. Here are our key texts and rhymes for this half-term: 

0-3s

Busy Recycle by Campbell Books 

Our key rhyme is: ‘Wind the Bobbin Up’  

3-5s

Tidy by Emily Gravett.

Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne. 

The key rhyme is ‘The Recycling Song' by our very own Mrs J Jarvis. 

Summer 2:

Our theme is ‘Lifecycles’ and our Value is ‘Courage’.  Here are our key texts and rhymes for this half-term. 

0-3s

Sleep Tight Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. 

3-5s 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. 

Our key rhyme is ‘There’s a Tiny Caterpillar on a Leaf’.