Communication and Language / Literacy
Long – Term Planning
Over 3s
To support learning in communication and language / literacy we would like children to have experienced the following stories, songs and rhymes by the end of the year:
Stories
Classics
- We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
- Walking Through The Jungle
- Handa’s Surprise
- Dear Zoo
- Owl Babies
- The Tiger Who Came To Tea
- So Much
- Peace At Last
- Hungry Caterpillar
- Brown Bear Brown Bear
- The Train Ride
- The Gruffallo
- Room On The Broom
- Mr Gumpy’s Outing
- Who Sank The Boat?
Traditional Tales
- Gingerbread Man
- 3 Bears
- 3 Little Pigs
- 3 Billy Goats Gruff
- The Enormous Turnip
Key Authors
- Julia Donaldson
- John Burningham
- Shirley Hughes
- Anthony Browne
- Mick Inkpen
- Eric Carle
- Jez Alborough
- Jill Murphy
- Colin McNaughton
- Valerie Thomas (Winnie The Witch series)
Songs / Rhymes
Traditional Nursery Rhymes
- Twinkle Twinkle
- Humpty Dumpty
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Incy Wincy
- 2 Little Dicky Birds (Change Peter / Paul To Children’s Names)
- Grand Old Duke Of York
- Key lai lai
Action Songs
- Hello / Name Songs / Makaton Good Morning
- I’m Driving In My Car
- Head Shoulders Knees And Toes
- Old Macdonald
- Ms Polly / Mr Jolly
- Sleeping Bunnies
- Row Your Boat
- If You’re Happy And You Know It
- I Am The Music Man
- Turtle Song
- Row Your Boat
- Wheels On The Bus
- Incy Wincy
- Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
- The Forest Is Deep, The Forest Is Wide / The Garden Is Deep The Garden Is Wide…
Number Rhymes
- 5 little kangeroos
- 5 little monkeys
- 5 little speckled frogs
- 5 currant buns
- 5 little ducks
- 5 little firefighters
- 5 little monkeys / crocodile
- 5 little men
- 5 little teddies sitting on a wall
- 1,2,3,4,5,once I caught a fish………
- 1 little elephant balancing
Circle Song Games
- Farmer’s in the den / seed is in the ground
- Hokey cokey
- Ring a ring o’ roses
- Here we go round the mulberry bush
- Brown girl in the ring
- Up and down (scrunchie)
1 little teddy bouncing up and down (lycra)