Autumn

This curriculum topic scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explore and record information some of the changes that can happen in the autumn seasons and investigate how the harvest is gathered during this period of the year.

Autumn Trees
Investigate changes to different trees during the autumn and explore how this affects animals that live in a woodland habitat including owls and squirrels

Harvest
Investigate how farmers collect the harvest in the autumn including grown crops and food sources from animals and explore how the harvest can be celebrated
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School Friends
Investigate, describe and model some of the special ways of providing practical, spiritual and emotional support to other pupils in the school
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School Pictograms
Explore how to count and record the numbers of different pieces of school equipment that can be found in trays stored around the classroom
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Listening Skills
Develop and refine listening skills when practising how to follow commands and instructions when playing games and role-playing actions
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Halving Things
Explain and model how to find and record the halves of some of the different objects that can be used at home and in school