Living Things
Expressive Arts and Design Weaving spider web outdoors. Making animal masks. Models of mini beasts. Patterning animal prints in small groups using different equipment. Making bird feeders. Make tile with patterns of animals. Exploring colour mixing with powder paints (outdoors).
Science / Understanding the World
BooksFarmer Duck Brown Bear, Brown Bear Tiddalik Handa’s Hen Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs
Sorting animals from appearance and
Animals from across the world
environment.
Why do some animals live in the
animals/mini beasts. Mini beast hunts.
Personal, Social and
mini-beasts & animals.
penguin.
Using internet to find out more about animals & insects.
farm, zoo, pet shop, in the wild.
Looking at camouflage. Construction models of animals & insects using Duplo, Lego and Kinect.
Emotional Development
rainforest/ farms/ sea/. Comparing features of different
Looking at similarities and differences of
Fears and worries.
habitats of animals e.g. lion, shark, Where can we find animals e.g. Using internet to find out more about animals & insects.
Father’s day. Caring for animals.
Literacy / Communication & Language
Families.
Living Things
Maths Recognising coins and using money in our Pet Shop.
Handa’s Hen- rewriting with different animals.
Sorting animals.
Make moving picture storyboards for Handa’s
Make a creature with 4 legs using matchsticks, need for 2 heads? 4 heads? Sorting animals by length (ICT). Water play- Comparing long/short fish using long and short fishing lines. Measuring pens to make sure they are big enough for
descriptions/labels. Recounts of mini beast discoveries/ trip.
insects.
counters and dough (to attach) how many legs will you
Imaginary animal drawings and Looking at non-fiction texts about animals.
Making graphs- how many legs? Favourite animals or
Problem solving/ Sharing- arranging insects on 2 leaves.
in their habitats.
Investigating animals in the school
The Bad Tempered Ladybird Rumble in the Jungle
insects.
Symmetry of insects and animals.
habitats of animals – put animals on
Local and wild habitats.
Recognising/ naming and labelling
Observational drawings of animals and
Making insect houses.
Draw map and locate different
habitats.
The Very Busy Spider
Under the sea backgrounds for display.
the animals.
Geography / Understanding the World
Plants and life cycles.
PE Walking through the jungle song and actions – how do they move? Moving as if you are under the sea. Listen to the song and explore how it makes you feel. Finding a space. Starting and stopping. Making a safe way to cross using planks and crates – to hunt for fishes in the ‘river’. Moving like animals. Funky monkey dance. Cow girl twist – country dancing.
Hen. (ICT) Rumble in the jungle- Settings and characters. Writing invite to the Rumble in the Jungle “you can come to my party if... you have black and white stripes and you eat grass.” Writing labels for animals seen/ models. Talk about the adventures you could have if you were a ...crab/fish/seahorse. Making flap books – Who lives here? Information books about animals & insects. Instructions or posters for mini-beast hunting Rules for how to look after pets etc.
Science / Understanding the World
BooksFarmer Duck Brown Bear, Brown Bear Tiddalik Handa’s Hen Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs
Sorting animals from appearance and
Animals from across the world
environment.
Why do some animals live in the
animals/mini beasts. Mini beast hunts.
Personal, Social and
mini-beasts & animals.
penguin.
Using internet to find out more about animals & insects.
farm, zoo, pet shop, in the wild.
Looking at camouflage. Construction models of animals & insects using Duplo, Lego and Kinect.
Emotional Development
rainforest/ farms/ sea/. Comparing features of different
Looking at similarities and differences of
Fears and worries.
habitats of animals e.g. lion, shark, Where can we find animals e.g. Using internet to find out more about animals & insects.
Father’s day. Caring for animals.
Literacy / Communication & Language
Families.
Living Things
Maths Recognising coins and using money in our Pet Shop.
Handa’s Hen- rewriting with different animals.
Sorting animals.
Make moving picture storyboards for Handa’s
Make a creature with 4 legs using matchsticks, need for 2 heads? 4 heads? Sorting animals by length (ICT). Water play- Comparing long/short fish using long and short fishing lines. Measuring pens to make sure they are big enough for
descriptions/labels. Recounts of mini beast discoveries/ trip.
insects.
counters and dough (to attach) how many legs will you
Imaginary animal drawings and Looking at non-fiction texts about animals.
Making graphs- how many legs? Favourite animals or
Problem solving/ Sharing- arranging insects on 2 leaves.
in their habitats.
Investigating animals in the school
The Bad Tempered Ladybird Rumble in the Jungle
insects.
Symmetry of insects and animals.
habitats of animals – put animals on
Local and wild habitats.
Recognising/ naming and labelling
Observational drawings of animals and
Making insect houses.
Draw map and locate different
habitats.
The Very Busy Spider
Under the sea backgrounds for display.
the animals.
Geography / Understanding the World
Plants and life cycles.
PE Walking through the jungle song and actions – how do they move? Moving as if you are under the sea. Listen to the song and explore how it makes you feel. Finding a space. Starting and stopping. Making a safe way to cross using planks and crates – to hunt for fishes in the ‘river’. Moving like animals. Funky monkey dance. Cow girl twist – country dancing.
Hen. (ICT) Rumble in the jungle- Settings and characters. Writing invite to the Rumble in the Jungle “you can come to my party if... you have black and white stripes and you eat grass.” Writing labels for animals seen/ models. Talk about the adventures you could have if you were a ...crab/fish/seahorse. Making flap books – Who lives here? Information books about animals & insects. Instructions or posters for mini-beast hunting Rules for how to look after pets etc.
