Out of this World Dinosaurs first half
Hook/Relevance: Dinosaur
prints left in class room!
Intended Outcomes: To be able to name dinosaurs and identify
features (Herbivore/Carnivore)
Space second half term
Lower Level
Remembering
Understanding
Big Impact:
Planetarium visit
What do you know
about?
Can you identify?
Give examples of….
Thinking Questions
Medium Level
Applying
Analysing
Evaluating
What examples can
you find?
How could you
experiment to…?
What would
consequences be if
…..dinosaurs still alive
today?
What are similarities
between….?
Identify
characteristics of…
Higher Level
Creating
Write explaining
about….
Emneth ‘Top 20’:
Communication and Language
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Read & listening to stories, facts about
dinosaurs
Retell stories/change stories verbally
Sing dinosaur rhymes
Physical Development
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Understanding the World
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Provide stimulate & resources for children to
create
Simple maps of where dinosaurs might be found
Draw models of imaginary or known landscapes
Provide tool boxes for children to mark make
outside
Plan activities with Mrs Skate to move like
dinosaurs. Practise movement skills through
games, with beanbags, cones, balls, hoops
Literacy
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Provide word
banks to write
about dinosaurs
Model writing
using their phonic
knowledge to help
Demonstrate how
to segment sounds
PSED
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Mathematics
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Provide collections
of things like
dinosaurs to count
/ sort, order the
size of
Encourage
children to
estimate how
many they have
Children to speak to others with confidence
about their needs. To describe themselves in
positive terms
Provide children with opportunities to reflect on
their success
Expressive arts and Design
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Provide opportunities for joining materials
Plan imaginative active experiences such as
where going on a dinosaurs walk!
Paintings with sponges to create dinosaur
paintings