This curriculum scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move objects.The class can explore what happens when toy vehicles are moved across different surfaces and materials.

Identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move a range of objects

Lesson One : Moving Things

Identify, sort and record how to move a range of different things by using the matching pushing and pulling forces to produce movements

Lesson Two : Pulling Trains

Investigate and test how to move a range of different objects by using a pulling force movement to produce a matching action

Changing Speed

Identify, test and record a range of different ways of changing the speed and movement of toy vehicles when pulled and pushed

Lesson Four : Moving Cars

Explore and record how a range of different surface materials can affect the movement and speed of toy vehicles when using pushing and pulling forces

  • Vehicles

    Vehicles

    Identify, describe and compare some of the different journeys that can be made by bus, train or plane for a range of purposes by families

  • School Counting

    School Counting

    Explain and model how to count, order and compare the numbers of special tools and equipment that can be used when working in school lessons

  • Family Visits

    Family Visits

    Practise selecting different vocabulary words to use when completing and composing poems about family visits to different locations

  • Push and Pull

    Push and Pull

    Identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move a range of objects