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Whatever your Early Years setting, these topic planning pages are designed to make your life easier by bringing together ideas, inspiration and links to our resources for a variety of common topics throughout the year. Read online, and download a printable version of each topic planning sheet for reference. We look at the seven areas of development and provide activity ideas for each, so you will know that all areas of development are covered. Pick and choose, or just use our suggestions as a jumping off point for your own ideas.
We are building this section over the year ahead and will arrange the topics into a loose calendar based on the UK school year and seasons. Alternatively, explore by topic below.
We will be adding to this calendar over the year ahead. More coming soon!
Pick and choose from a variety of popular Early Years topics. We've done the planning for you...
Whether you are starting off a new term at school and want to find out about your new students, starting a new group or tackling an "All About Me" topic at any time of year, we've got lots of suggestions on this planning sheet that you can print out, refer to and add to.
Children love learning about animals. Animals are a really useful hook to get younger ones interested in some discussion work and small world play.
Scroll down for a printable version of our Autumn Early Years Planning Sheet, full of ideas for activities to enjoy with your younger children, either at home or in your Early Years setting.
Conkers are such a great way to celebrate autumn, and we've come up with all sorts of ways that you can enjoy them with the kids!
If you are learning about DÍa de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with younger children, we've got lots of activities here that they will enjoy.
Scroll down for a printable version of our Diwali Early Years Planning Sheet, full of ideas and actvities to enjoy with your younger children either at home or in an early years setting.
We've got lots of activities here for a fireworks topic. Scroll down for a printable version of our planning sheet which is available in colour or black and white.
If you are celebrating Halloween with younger children, either at home or in an early years setting, we've got some ideas for activities that cover all areas of their learning and development.
As children go back to school at the beginning of the autumn term, we often look at seeds as an interesting topic - collecting seeds, using them in crafts, planting seeds and so on. We have lots of fun ideas on this planning sheet, which you can print, add to, make notes on etc.
Whether you need some pirate activity ideas for a pirate party, Talk Like A Pirate Day or perhaps just a pirate topic, we've got lots of them here!
If you are celebrating a harvest festival, thinking about Thanksgiving or simply enjoying the fruits of autumn, you might want to include a pumpkin project with younger children, either at home or in an early years setting. We've got lots of ideas and activities for you to enjoy.
It can be a bit tricky to learn about Remembrance Day with very young children as they struggle to understand the concept and it can be an emotive subject.
Scroll down for a printable version of our Weather Early Years Planning Sheet, full of ideas and activities to enjoy with younger children, either at home or in your early years setting.
