Spring Farming
This curriculum topic scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and describe changes to farm animals that occur during the spring and jobs performed by the farmer during this season . The class can explain how farmers can look after the baby animals that are born on a farm.
Identify and describe some of the changes to farm animals that occur during the spring and jobs performed by the farmer during this season of the year
Lesson One : Farm Animals
Investigate, describe and compare some of the different animals that can be found living on a farm to show how they can produce items for the farmer to sell at a market
Lesson Two : Feeding and Cleaning
Identify and describe some of the special ways of looking after different animals that live on a farm using matching jobs for feeding and cleaning
Lesson Three : Baby Animals
Explore how to identify and match the names of some of the different baby and adult animals that can be found living on a farm
Lesson Four : Baby Chicks
Investigate, describe and record some of the different ways of looking after baby chicks that hatch from eggs when growing on a farm
Lesson Five : Spring Lambs
Identify, describe and record some of the different ways of looking after lambs that are born on a farm during the spring season of the year
Lesson Six : Farm Jobs
Describe and role-play some of the special jobs and actions that could be performed on a farm during the spring season of the year
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Food and Drink Colours
Identify and describe some of the different colours that can be used when buying, preparing and making foods for a range of meals
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Calendar Days
Identify and record the sequence of the seven days of the week using the correct vocabulary words to describe units of time on a calendar
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Fantasy Stories
Identify and describe some of the special characters, locations and events that can occur in narrative stories with fantasy settings
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Class Portraits
Investigate and practise some of the different artwork techniques that can be used when composing and painting a portrait of a classmate