Activities 3 Little Pigs Explore materials and textures –straw, sticks, and bricks Experiment with building houses for pigs- which material has the properties best for building. Introduce hard bendy etc Incy Wincy Spider- mini-beast hunt with bug boxes and magnifying glasses (could use plastic models if weather is still too cold) Observe and investigate webs-(especially on frosty days) Spaghetti in investigation tray. Experiment with toy spiders in the drainpipes - reinforcing positional vocabulary. Black playdough 3 Bears investigate HOT and COLD Make food to take on Teddy Bears Picnic. Humpty Dumpty Building walls with bricks Make chocolate eggs allowing children to investigate the chocolate as is melts and then solidifies. Investigate real eggs looking at them in raw and cooked state. Make egg sandwiches Row Row Row- making boats floating and sinking investigation with a range of different objects and materials. Wibbly Pig.(Jack and the Beanstalk) Look at a range of different types of seeds. Plant bean seeds and watch them grow. Look at the different parts of the bean seed- leaf flower stem root Investigate soil- have soil and planting area. Investigate the different sounds made with shakers filled with different sized seeds. Reinforce location of our ears for hearing. Baa Baa Black Sheep- Materials-hard and soft investigate sheeps wool Visit to the park and for signs of Spring and Growing. Grand Old Duke Of York - ICTRE/SMSC Easter cookery Chinese New Year Cookery Welsh/Curriculum Cymreig Exploring, investigating and appreciating the local area through observation, taking pictures touching and feeling materials and experiencing the size and enjoyment of being in the community. Use of Welsh to count and to describe colours of objects Thinking Skills To plan for activities ie what will we need, develop thinking and have opportunity to reflect on the learning taken place ie what did they like, what went well for each pupil Topic: Traditional Tales and Rhymes Area: Knowledge and Understanding of the World Class: Red Date : Spring 2015

ICT Skills Pupils will use ICT to make choices and enhance learning RE/SMSC Skills To experience special/religious places, making and using artefacts, foods and ICT Welsh/Curriculum Cymreig Skills Exploring, investigating and appreciating the local area through observation, taking pictures touching and feeling materials and experiencing the size and enjoyment of being in the community. Thinking Skills To make a choice when offered materials. Class: Red Date: Spring 2015 Topic:Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Tales Area: K&U Foundation Phase Skills Explore, experiment in and investigate the familiar world-(indoor and outdoor) To encounter a stimulating env. which will encourage investigation and problem solving. Encounter a number of different places- the castle, church park To encounter a range of different materials. Use their senses and communicate preferences and make choices- sight, touch, smell, taste. Begin to communicate with others Celebrating achievement. LNF Skills Literacy: Speaking and Collaboration Give a symbol/picture to obtain a matching desired item B Steps Picture object matching games Two items offered at snacktime to choose from. Pupil may have 2 pictures or symbols available and will have to select and give the picture for his preferred item. Could begin hand-over- hand. During continuous provision, pupil may be given pictures of possible activities available to choose from. He will then be taken to or given object chosen so that he is able to relate picture to object. Changes behaviour in response to interesting event nearby [RfL 25] Numeracy: using and Measuring Find the ‘big’ object from 2 otherwise similar items: where the difference in size is large and the activity is structured by an adult. B Steps Using a range of objects, balls, books teddies etc (could be from stories in topic eg bowls spoons from ‘Goldilocks) encourage Archie to pick either “big” or “small” as requested. Explore the distinctions between objects A steps Changes behaviour in response to interesting event nearby RFL 25 Selects from two or more items [RfL 36]