Autumn Trees
This curriculum topic scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate changes to trees during the autumn and explore how this affects animals that live in a woodland habitat. The class can select special vocabulary words to describe how trees change in the autumn.
Investigate changes to different trees during the autumn and explore how this affects animals that live in a woodland habitat including owls and squirrels
Lesson One : Autumn Colours
Investigate and record how the leaves on deciduous trees can change during the autumn season
Lesson Two : Tree Leaves
Identify and describe some of the different shapes and patterns that can be seen on leaves that have fallen from trees in the autumn
Lesson Three : School Trees
Identify and record the differences between different trees in the school grounds using vocabulary words for size and shape
Lesson Four : Changing Trees
Identify and describe some of the changes that can happen to trees during different seasons of the year
Lesson Five : Squirrels
Investigate how squirrels use trees in different ways during the autumn to collect food and provide protection from the weather
Lesson Six : Woodland Owls
Explore and make models using a range of materials showing a type of animal that lives in the trees found in a woodland habitat
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Butterflies
Investigate, describe and compare some of the different butterflies that can be found living in a garden area in the school grounds
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Measurement
Measure, compare and record the mass and capacity of different objects and containers using a range of non-standard measurements
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Word Halves
Identify and complete the halves of letters for different cvc words beginning with the initial phoneme sounds for matching alphabet letters
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Seaside Subtraction
Calculate and record the difference between pairs of numbers to ten by counting back to show numbers of items sold in a shop at the seaside