Spring Term Planning 2026
I thought it might be helpful to show a snapshot of some of our planning this term and explain how it’s used. Our planning always remains fluid and changeable as we adapt day to day. However, we always have a ‘background plan’ as I like to call it. We ensure all seven areas of the EYFS are supported by introducing fun, exciting activities for the children to participate in. Alongside this background plan, we have children’s choice, as they can select resources to add to adult-led and child-initiated play. We will often take their lead, as they have such exciting ideas that need to be heard and brought to life, as we support their self-esteem and help them become creative, curious and confident little people.
Using Spring to develop Awe and Wonder A chance for our children to develop their creativity and curiosity through investigation and exploration
- New life & Understanding the World & Language development
Animals & their offspring
Categorise- Bird, Fish, Invertebrates, mammals, endangered
Life Cycles – Frogs, Butterflies, Birds
Habitats – Ocean, land, Polar
- Growing/ Planting – Understanding the World
Plan for vegetable growing in the garden inc Herbs and Healthy eating link
Beans growing inside, linked to Jack & the Beanstalk and traditional tales
Preparing our soil for planting
Minibeasts – exploring similarities & differences
Looking at parts of a flower – What we need to help our plants grow
- Farmers Market – Mathematics & PSE & CL
Role play Flower shop / Veg shop
Opportunities to make price tags and labels
Engage in two-way conversations with peers
Money vocabulary / Numbers
- Observational & Mathematical skills
Change in season – let’s look at our environment, and note the changes
Weather charts to compare – helping to understand the concept of time eg Yesterday and today
Measuring our beans that will be growing – keep a chart to compare the growth
Measuring our sunflowers as they grow using string /tape measures
- Storytelling & Literacy & language development
Using our new garden toadstools to inspire storytelling – add story stones for inspiration
Making up Spring books – cutting from magazines – using raw materials
Still life drawing from our garden area
Bug books to research and explore
New language introduced as we explore Fiction and non-fiction books
- Buzz into action for World Bee day / Week (May 20th) Physical Dev, Understanding the World, Expressive Arts, Maths, PSE
Fun Bee facts
Why do we need Pollinators? From helping plants grow and supporting the food we eat every day, bees are some of nature’s hardest workers
Crafts – looking at the different parts of the Bee
Learning new language – hive, pollinator, nectar etc
Caring for nature supports empathy and kindness, developing our PSE
Group activities like planting or creating a bee garden also build teamwork and a sense of shared responsibility. Bees love Purple btw!
Learn the Bee Waggle dance – It’s a real dance that honey bees do to communicate the direction, distance, and quality of a food source to the rest of the bee colony. (LW to provide video)
Honey tasting at our snack table
Lisa