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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Garden Measurements
Practise using vocabulary words and non-standard measurements to find and compare the length of different things that can found in a garden
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Family Holiday
Identify and recount events and experiences to describe what happened when on holiday at the seaside using sentences in the past tense
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Money Shopping
Investigate and model some of the number skills that need to be used when working with money on a shopping trip
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Supporting Others
Explore how to build strong and positive relationships with other pupils at school and family members at home through different situations and scenarios