Communication and Language:
Literacy:
* Farmer Duck – pass the animal, what did you
like best in the story?
*Animal sound track lotto
*How goes the work? - game.
*Act out Farmer Duck
*Story language – beginning, middle, end,
characters, setting.
*Story sequencing – first, next, last.
*Hot seating - questioning
*Story repetition
*Write a letter to the farmer
*Monkey puzzle – describe your favourite
animal
Understanding the world:
*Guess the animal noise, find the animal.
*Beebots as tractors.
*Animal habitats.
*Matching babies with their mothers.
*How to look after your pet.
*Where do animals live?
*Local farming in our community.
*Locality difference – farm/jungle.
Foundation
Summer 1 - 2017
Autumn 2 2016
Animals
Mathematics:
* Number sentences using the animals
*Shape recognition
*Positional language – in, under, next to, on, behind, in
front.
*1 more/1 less than a given number.
*Counting on and back.
*Finding a way to solve number problems (Reception)
*Doubling/halving (Reception).
*Adding/subtracting (Reception).
Topic Web
Physical:
* Using the apparatus.
*Music and movement around animals.
*Promoting health awareness – healthy eating,
exercise and how to look after ourselves.
*Jump start Johnny – dancing.
Personal, social and emotional:
*Feelings, behaviour, good friendship recipe
and teamwork
*Staying safe
*Circle time games promoting listening, turn
taking, attention and negotiating.
- Vegetable soup parachute activity.
- Cross the circle like a….Frog.
- Go on a listening walk.
- Doggy doggy where’s your bone?
- The sun shines on……
- Mr Bear likes honey.
Expressive Arts and Design:
*Role play.
*Old MacDonald had farm – song.
*Musical instruments to match the animals.
*Making collages with natural materials.
*Make a nest for an egg.
*Mud painting.
* Hand-printing animals.
*Painting and labelling their favourite animal
*Animal patterns/prints
*Egg box Crocodiles
*Paper plate snakes, lions