FS Medium Term Planning
Harry and the Dinosaurs go to School
Area of Learning
Activities
Topic
Introduction
*follow trail of dinosaur footprints to find a bucketful
of dinosaurs & the book
Personal,
Social and
Emotional
Development
*how did we feel on first day? How do we feel now?
*did we bring anything to school for security?
*things we like doing at school
*what should we do to help others
*school rules
Physical
Development
*dinosaur stomp dance
Communication and
Language
*retelling story
*describe what dinosaur looks like
Literacy
*shared write teacher’s first day at school: recount
*making name labels
*child tells/writes about first day
*letter to Harry. Children to write/dictate questions.
Mathematics
*counting dinosaurs
*counting footprints
*sharing dinosaurs
*comparing dinosaur size
*how many ??? can we fit in the dinosaur footprint?
Understanding the
World
Expressive Arts and
Design
*take dinosaurs on a tour of the school: what places do
we need to know about
*find out about dinosaur habitats
*home corner: school & bucket/dinosaur dig
*make dinosaur masks
*make dinosaur habitats/make minibeast hotels.
*dinosaur footprints: dough/paint
*dinosaur stomp music
*paintings of favourite things and us!
*make dough dinosaur with indent patterns.