Great Reads for Foundation Stage
Nursery Rhymes and Songs
Research has frequently highlighted the importance of learning poems and nursery rhymes by heart in the Early Years. Nursery rhymes help children develop vocabulary, rhythm, counting and number sense, physical development (action songs), and allow them to build an understanding of the world around them. Repetition and familiarity help the child to remember and supports language development, whilst engaging a child fosters social development.
Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
Autumn 1: Belonging in My School
Pat-a-cake Baa, Baa Black Sheep The Farmer’s in his Den Twinkle, Twinkle Jack and Jill One, Two, Buckle my Shoe If you’re happy and you know it My Little House
| Spring 1: The Natural World Around Me
As I was walking down the street Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Head, shoulders, knees and toes Row, Row, Row your Boat 1 Finger, 1 Thumb 2 Little Birds Incy Wincy Spider Hey Diddle Diddle | Summer 1: Past and Present
In and out of the dusty bluebells Hickory Dickory Dock A sailor went to sea Tall Buildings in a Town Oh Soldier, Soldier Ring –o- Roses London’s Burning The Muffin Man
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Autumn 2: Special Times and Special Places
Here’s the Church Wind the Bobbin Away in a Manger This Little Piggy Old King Cole Here we go Lou-by Lou BINGO The Grand old Duke of York | Spring 2: Growing and Changing
Down by the Station Mary had a Little Lamb London Bridge Sing a Song of Sixpence This Old Man Old McDonald The Wheels on the Bus There was an old woman who swallowed a fly
| Summer 2: Moving on up!
She’ll be coming round the mountain Down in the Jungle Cobbler, Cobbler Mend my Shoe There was a Princess Long Ago The Animal Fair My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean Bobby Shaftoe Peter Rabbit |
Counting and number rhymes:
5 little ducks, 5 currant buns, 10 in the bed, 10 green bottles, Two-by-Two, 1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish, 5 peas in a peapod, 5 little speckled frogs
Books I like to read
Abie Longstaff | The fairytale hairdresser |
Adam Relf | Fox Makes Friends |
Aleksei Tolstoy | The Gigantic Turnip |
Ana Martin Larranaga | The Big Wide-mouthed Frog |
Andy Dixon | Dragon Quest |
Arthur Howard | Cosmo zooms |
Brian Robertson | Penguin’s First Flight |
Caryl Hart | How to Grow a Dinosaur |
Cavan Scott | Skylander Spyro’s adventure |
Colin West | “I don’t care!” Said the Bear |
Cynthia Rider | Poor Old Rabbit! |
Dee Reid | Bingo wants to play |
Donna Bailey | Two Folk Tales |
Dr Seuss | Cat in the Hat Comes Back |
Ellen Titlebaum | Beauty and the beast |
Enid Blyton | Far Away Tree |
Eric Carle | The Hungry Caterpillar |
Francesca Simon | Don’t Be Horrid, Henry! |
Hannah Wood | Bunny Boing Boing |
Helen Nicoll | Meg’s Cauldron |
Jan Ormerod | Doing the Animal Bop |
Julia Donaldson | Dig Dig Dig |
Julia Donaldson | Hippo Has A Hat |
Julia Donaldson | Tara’s Party |
Julia Donaldson | The Gruffalo |
Julia Donaldson | The Gruffalo |
Julia Donaldson | The Odd Pet |
Julia Donaldson | Where Were You Bert? |
Michael Rosen | We’re Going on a Bear Hunt |
Michael Rosen | We’re Going on a Bear Hunt |
Nicola Baxter | The magic snowman |
Nicola Baxter | Who am I? |
Roderick Hunt | Hungry Floppy |
Roderick Hunt | The Palace Statues |
Roderick Hunt | The Pirate |
Rosalinda Kightley | Sophie’s Ballet Show |
Sarah McConnell | Don’t Mention Pirates |
Steve Parker | Science |
Sue Graves | Bertie and the Big Balloon |
Sue Graves | Jack and the Beanstalk |
Susan Akass | Pirate Pete keeps fit |
Susan Akass | Pirate Pete loses his hat |
Thomas Taylor | The Loudest Roar |
Tony Mitton | Mr Marvel and the cake |
Vera Southgate | The Little Red Hen |
Walt Disney | Cinderella |
Books that I like someone to read to me
C.S. Lewis | The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe |
Claire Freedman | Aliens love Panta Claus |
David McKee | Elmer |
David Walliams | Gangsta Granny |
Dorothy Edwards | My Naughty Little Sister |
Dr Seuss | The Cat in the Hat |
Enid Blyton | The Magic Faraway Tree |
Enid Blyton | The Mystery of the Secret Room |
Enid Blyton | The Secret Seven |
Faustin Charles | The Selfish Crocodile |
Francesca Simon | Horrid Henry |
Holly Webb | Smudge the Stolen Kitten |
Ian Beck | The Ugly Duckling |
Igloo books | Smelly Stories |
Jenny Nimmo | Pig on a Swing |
Julia Donaldson | Room on the Broom |
Julia Donaldson | The Gruffalo |
Julia Donaldson | The Gruffalo’s child |
Julia Donaldson | The Snail and the Whale |
Kes Gray | Daisy and the trouble with Coconuts |
Laura Owen | Winnie on Patrol |
Lauren Child | I completely know about guinea pigs |
Lego | Lego Official Annual 2013 |
Lynley Dodd | My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes |
Margery Williams | The Velveteen Rabbit |
Martin Waddell | Rosie’s Babies |
Mary Man-Kong | The Princess and the Pauper |
Michael Bond | Paddington Bear |
Mike + Peggy Briggs | The Encyclopaedia of World Wildlife |
Miriam Moss | I Forgot To Say I Love You |
Peter Bently | Cats Ahoy! |
Phidal | Disney Princess |
Phil Roxbee Cox | Mouse Moves House |
Rev. W. Awdry | Henry the Green Engine |
Roald Dahl | George’s Marvellous Medicine |
Roald Dahl | The Twits |
Robert Frederick | Wild animals |
Robie Harris | Mail Harry to the Moon |
Ronda Armitage | Small Knight, George and the Pirates |
Sue Hendra | Barry the Fish with Fingers |
Valerie Thomas | Winnie in Space |
Walt Disney | 101 Dalmatians |
Walt Disney | Disney Fairies |
Walt Disney | The Little Mermaid |