Understanding the World
KEY ACTIVITIES
Garden - Plant – Grow – Change – Environment – Observation – Insect – Similarities - Differences – Stem – Flower – Leaves – Petal - Care
Minibeast hunt Planting seeds Bean diary Life cycle of a butterfly/hen/frog Nature walk Observational paintings/drawings Counting beans Doubling and halving quantities of beans Character descriptions Letter to the Giant
Comment and asks questions about aspects of their familiar world such as the place where they live or the natural world. Talk about some of the things they have observed such as plants, animals, natural and found objects. Talk about why things happen and how things work. Develop an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time. Show care and concern for living things and the environment. Look closely a t similarities, differences, patterns and change. Make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.
Literacy
MATHS
Instructions – Label – Letter – Description – List
Double – Half – Share – Money – Coins – Pound – Pence – Time – O’Clock – Half past
Attempt to write short sentences in meaningful contexts. Write some irregular common words.
Solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing. Uses everyday language related to time.
Write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.
Beginning to use everyday language related to money. Use everyday language to talk about time and money
BOOKS
Summer 1
In the Garden