Summer 1
In the Garden 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
Diary – Label – Letter – Description – List
Double – Half – Share – Capacity – Add – Subtract – One more/One less – Weight – Heavy - Light
Use some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence. Write their own name and other things such as labels, captions. Attempt to write short sentences in meaningful contexts. Use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. Write some irregular common words. Write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.
BOOKS
In practical activities and discussion, use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting. Count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing. Order two items by weight or capacity.