--- title: "EYFS Topic Overview" url: "https://hamilton.bham.sch.uk/eyfs" school: "Hamilton School" --- # EYFS ### **EYFS Topic Overview** --- | **Year A** | **Autumn 1** | **Autumn 2** | **Spring 1** | **Spring 2** | **Summer 1** | **Summer 2** | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | **Reception** | | **Main topic heading** | Wild Weather (Understanding the world) | Shine on Me (Understanding the World)) | Oink, Baa, Moo! *(On the Farm)* | Let it grow! *(exploration of growing and observing changes)* | Home, Sweet, Home | Bouncing babies! | | **English** **Fiction** | Elmer’s Weather | Night Monkey Day Monkey | Muddle Farm | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Three Little Pigs | Owl Babies | | **English** **Non-fiction** | Hello World! Weather | Pictures of themselves | A Day at Greenhill Farm | A Seed Grows | At Home | Actions for kids 1-3 | | **English Poetry** | Rain, Rain Go Away | I’m Glad to be Me | Old MacDonald had a Farm | Here we go round the Mulberry Bush | Around my Home - Twinkl | Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes | | **Maths** | Refer to weekly overviews | | **Understanding the World** | Exploring places – classroom and familiar areas in the school (Geography) | Materials and shadows Creating Shadows (Science) Helping others (RE) | Exploring time – past, present (meal times, birthdays/stories) (History) | Nature’s Wonders: exploring the great outdoors | Maps and Pictures – send in pictures from home to discuss home. (Geography | Animals – what they give us. | | **Science focus** | Experiments linked to weather – exploration tasks | Materials and shadows | Animals on the farm | Our senses | Exploring temperature | Cooking science – simple experiments with mixing ingredients | | **Outdoor Learning** | Exploring the Seasons – Autumn Changes | Woodland Wonders & Outdoor Adventures | Water & Weather Exploration | Growing & Life Cycles | Outdoor Movement & Adventure | Wildlife & Conservation | | **Expressive Art and Design** | Explore different materials by creating texture in their artwork | Cutting and Collage – exploring different materials for collage | Painting – exploring colours and mark making with paint | Explore printing using a variety of objects | Play-dough exploration | Explore colours through a variety of media | | **Food Technology** | Vegetable exploration | | Cake making | | Biscuit making | | | **Music** | | Singing and Listening | | Exploring Instruments | | Collaborative music making | | **PSED** | Self confidence and Self awareness | Managing Feelings and Behaviour | Making Relationships | | **Physical Development** | **Alongside the ABC scheme; Opportunities to also do the following in focused groups:** | | Listening activities and stop/start games | Dance and Movement | Control skills; using balls and balancing | ##### Location Hamilton Road Handsworth Birmingham B21 8AH ##### Contact Us 0121 464 1676 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonSch) - [X](https://twitter.com/HamiltonSch) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdnyACV5ag5pGIuVnXcA2CQ) - [Pinterest](https://uk.pinterest.com/hamilton_sch/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonschoolbrum/) © Copyright 2017–2026 Hamilton School – [View Privacy Notice](https://hamilton.bham.sch.uk/gdpr-and-privacy) School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://hamilton.bham.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)