Hyundai Foreign School
Early Years Centre
Mathematics (M)
Week Beginning 20th Feb - Children will discuss different patterns on patterned dinosaurs. They will then sort
the patterned dinosaurs into groups of the same pattern.
Foundation 1
20th February - 31st March
Week beginning 27th Feb- World Book Week
Week beginning 6th Mar - Children will design their own dinosaur, including a pattern on the dinosaur’s body
using playdough and shapes. Children will read the story “Dinosaurs love underpants” by Claire Freedman and
Ben Cort. They will then design their own dinosaur using shape stamps to create a scaly dinosaur body.
Physical Development (PD): In class activity during rainy days
Week beginning–13th Mar – International Week
Week Beginning 20th Feb - Children to go on a “Dinosaur Stomp”, walk around the small reservoir for a dinosaur
hunt 24th February.
Week beginning–20th Mar - Children will practice their skills to recognise, name and order lengths and sizes of
dinosaurs and dinosaur bones. Children to design and make 3d bones using white playdough.
Week beginning 27th Feb - World Book Week
Week beginning 6th Mar - Children to complete a dinosaur obstacle course. Children will explore and develop their
gross motor control by fishing in the water tray for dinosaurs that can swim.
Week beginning–13th Mar – International Week
eek beginning–20th Mar- – Children will warm up pretending to be a dinosaur and an archaeologist. Children to
complete a dinosaur obstacle course.
Week beginning–27th Mar Spring Bonnet – Children will parade around the EYC playground wearing their spring
bonnet.
Ongoing – Children to practice writing their name correctly. Children to practice holding their pencil between their
first 2 fingers and thumb. Children to practice forming letters correctly.
Understanding the World (UW)
Week Beginning 20th Feb - Children will discuss the differences between each dinosaur using the
book ‘Dinosaur Stomp’ by Carol Diggery Shields as a stimulus. Children will create two new roleplays – “Dinosaur Dig “ and “Museum” (using Harry and the dinosaur at the museum). .Children to go
on a “Dinosaur Stomp”, walk around the small reservoir for a dinosaur hunt 24th February.
Week beginning 27th Feb – World Book Week
Week beginning 6th Mar - Children will discuss the differences between each dinosaur using the
book ‘Dinosaurs Galore’ by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz as a stimulus.
Week beginning–13th Mar – International Week
Week beginning–27th Mar Chn to talk about the patterns on their Spring Bonnet
Key Learning Experience
Topic: Dinosaurs
Term 2: Weeks 7 - 12
Important Dates
Communication, Language and Literacy (CL&L)
Week Beginning 20th Feb - Children will read the book ‘Dinosaur Stomp’ by Carol Diggery Sheilds . Children. Children will read the story “Say Hello to the Dinosaurs” by Ian Whybrow and Time Warnes. Children practice their
recognition of rhyme and rhythm by identifying the words that rhyme in the dinosaur rhymes.
 Dino Stomp Trip
Week beginning 27th Feb World Book Week – Children will read a variety of stories from around the world during
World Book Week.
 World Book Week
Week beginning 6th Mar- Children will read the story, ‘How do dinosaurs say goodnight?’ by Jane Yolen and Mark
Teague. Children will discuss the story using vocabulary ‘and’ and ‘because’ in their sentences.
24th February
27th Feb - 3rd March
 Report Handout
3rd March
 Book Character Dress-up
day
3rd March
Week beginning–13th Mar – International Week
Week beginning–20th Mar – Children will read the book, ‘Dinosaurs Galore’ by Giles Andreae and David
Wojtowycz..Children will practice their oral segmenting and blending skills by recognising the rhythm in the spoken
words for dinosaur names. They will also squeeze together broken sounds to identify the correct dinosaur.
Week beginning–27th Children will read the book, ‘I’m sure I saw a dinosaur’ by Willis and Reynolds. Children will
practice following simple instructions by placing dinosaurs in given places.
Ongoing: Daily phonics activities to develop our listening and phonics skills.
Week beginning–20th Mar- Children will hunt for the dinosaur bones in the sand pit that they have
made using playdough. Children to make large dinosaur feet and use these to make dinosaur footprints with paint. Children to talk about how archaeologists have found out so much information
about dinosaurs – relate back to their learning in the “Dinosaur Dig” role play.
 Whole School Assembly @
Week beginning–27th Mar Spring Bonnet Parade
 Parent Teacher Conference
Week Beginning 20th Feb – Chn create a picture of their own dinosaur by tracing over an outline and adding
different features. They will then give their dinosaur a name, including alliteration with support.
 International Week
Week beginning 27th Feb - World Book Week
Main School
3rd March
8th March (NO School)
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
Weeks 7-8 Manners/Feelings – Name calling, what can I do? What should I say?
Weeks 9-11 Looking after our surroundings – class helper, looking after the shared areas
Monday 27th February – Read “How do Dinosaurs play all day?” by Jane Yolen and discuss the
importance of the good behaviours shown.
Monday 6th March – Once coloured and laminated dinosaur masks, children to role-play being a
good friend and the things that they could say to a new friend.
Monday 20th March – Children to read the story “How do dinosaurs clean their room?” by Jane
Yolen and discuss how to look after our belongings.
Ongoing – Teachers to reinforce the importance of classroom rules and ensuring that every child is
improving in this area.
13th-17th March
 EYC Mommy’s Day
17th March
 HHI Foundation Day
23rd March (NO School)
Expressive Arts and Design (EAD)
Week beginning 6th Mar - Children will read the story “Dinosaurs love underpants” by Claire Freedman and Ben
Cort. They will then design their own dinosaur using shape stamps to create a scaly dinosaur body. Chn to create a dinosaur mosaic collage.
Week beginning–13th Mar – International Week- Children will participate in a range of expressive arts and
design activities when learning about different countries.
 Spring Bonnet Parade
Week beginning 27th Mar- Children will use the book “Say Hello to the Dinosaurs” by Ian Whybrow and Time
Warnes as a stimulus for discussing and experiencing different textures. Children will find different textures
outdoors, make rubbings and describe what they find, relating this to what a dinosaur’s scales might have felt
like.
 Spring Break
Ongoing – Children will develop their imagination and their understanding of change and time in the “Dinosaur
Dig” and “Museum” role play.
31st March
1st - 16th April