Reception English

Enjoy sharing texts such as Jill Murphy's Peace at Last and her popular 'Large Family’ series, as well as Mary Hoffman's The Great Big Book of Families, as inspiration to talk, read and write about families, homes and likes/ dislikes.

Enjoy learning about the Harvest by sharing texts such as The Enormous Turnip and Pumpkin Soup, as well as the rhyme One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four, as inspiration to talk, read and write about the autumn, harvest and related foods.

Have fun exploring repeating patterns in Michael Rosen's books We're Going on a Bear Hunt and Little Rabbit Foo Foo, inspiring children to use repeated phrases in their own story-telling and writing.

Inspire children to read and write sentences and captions using traditional tales, Billy Goats Gruff, Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks to explore different building materials, houses and homes.

Ignite imagination and creativity about autumn using Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. Enjoy a nature walk, explore descriptive vocabulary and create labels for leaf characters.

Use Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain to help explore the use of prepositions and how we feel about the dark. Get creative with descriptive words while learning about Diwali and Firework Night inspired by the texts Rama and Sita and Let's celebrate 5 days of Diwali.

Have fun with children sharing Christmas stories such as The Jolly Christmas Postman and Dear Santa to inspire children to talk about their Christmas and Winter Traditions, as well as to write cards and their own letter to Santa.

Explore the signs of winter by sharing The Bear's Winter House, What Can you See in Winter and The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark. Enjoy a winter walk and have fun creating captions for photos, as well as writing instructions for a pyjama party.

Set their imagination on fire by reading and writing about dragons; sharing texts such as Custard the Dragon, Tell Me a Dragon and Puff the Magic Dragon. Explore Chinese New Year traditions and create good luck banners.

Enjoy sharing the texts Stanley's Stick and Stick man to inspire use of descriptive vocabulary to use in explanations and captions. Get creative with sticks by making people, animals and letters.

Take inspiration from Ketchup on your Cornflakes?, The Giant Jam Sandwich, Mr Wolf's Pancakes and The Gingerbread Man to follow and write simple lists, instructions and recipes.

Step into spring and look out for signs of new life on a nature walk. Enjoy sharing Wakey-Wakey, The Odd Egg and The Egg Drop to help create descriptive phrases and captions, as well as explore springtime festivals.

Learn how plants grow by sharing Eric Carle's The Tiny Seed and Nick Butterworth's Jasper's Beanstalk. Enjoy writing and following instructions for growing a bean plant and making a cress sandwich, as well as creating artwork inspired by plants and vegetables.

Be inspired by sharing thoughts, ideas and questions about people who help us, including vets, dentists and the Emergency Services. Enjoy reading the texts The Very Helpful Hedgehog and Dog Eat Dog to help create a thank you card for someone who cares for us at home.

Explore the lifecycle of a butterfly and a frog by sharing the books The Hungry Caterpillar and Tadpole's Promise. Have a go at retelling and sequencing events, as well as writing a simple report. Get creative with jelly frogspawn and butterfly collages.

Step into the magical land of fairy tales by sharing Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Hansel and Gretel. Discuss, retell, sequence and write your own version of the stories. Enjoy growing a beanstalk and creating a new cottage for the witch.

All aboard! Share the joys of bus and train rides by reading You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus, Naughty Bus and The Train Ride. Explore other forms of transport and maps and use personal experiences to help create a recount or directions for a toy bus.