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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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