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Nursery & Reception: General Yearly Topics

Browse clear yearly topic collections for nursery and Reception. Start with the theme that fits your planning, then use EYFS learning areas as a supporting way to narrow the shelf. Save ideas that fit your children, your space, and this week’s thinking.

Scope of this clarity update

Six selected activities were revised for clarity. These are the entries covered; the rest of the library was not reviewed in this update.

  • Puppet Problem-Solving Circle
  • Feelings Weather Board
  • Move Like the Weather
  • Postcards from the Reading Corner
  • Snack Shop Counting Play
  • Seasonal Change Observer Jars
Growing & Changing
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Growing & Changing
A tuff tray with rows of leaves, stones, and wooden discs arranged into repeating patterns.
Loose parts invite children to spot, continue, and invent repeating patterns.
Suitable for ages 3–5 years
Pattern Paths with Natural Parts

Practitioner guidance

An open-ended pattern invitation using leaves, stones, and sticks collected with care. Use it outdoors or at a maths table when children are ready to explore repetition, comparison, and explaining a rule.

Open resource
A tuff tray with leaves, seed pods, magnifiers, clear jars, and pencils for close observation.
Natural finds, jars, and magnifiers slow the moment down for careful noticing.
Suitable for ages 3–5 years
Seasonal Change Observer Jars

Practitioner guidance

A slow observation station for comparing natural materials and talking about change over time. Set it up as a quiet investigation station over several days, revisiting children’s drawings and predictions as materials change.

Open resource

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