This assembly teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and describe how different elements of the natural world make preparations for the coming winter during the autumn season.

The group can suggest how they might make similar preparations for changes to their own lives in the future such as moving home or the birth of a new baby in their family.

Download this teaching pack including an assembly plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe how different elements of the natural world make preparations for the coming winter during the autumn season

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn including changes to some trees and how animals prepare for the cold winter and a shared reading text to read a prayer about how to prepare for future changes in their lives such as new arrivals into their family or moving to a new location.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn

This assembly can support development in learning how to respond to changes in their own lives. There are teaching activities for shared learning and reflection and an interactive presentation to introduce concepts and key skills.

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