Butterflies
This curriculum topic scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate, describe and compare some of the different butterflies that can be found living in the school grounds. The class can select vocabulary words to describe the shapes, sizes and colours seen on each of the butterflies.
Investigate, describe and compare some of the different butterflies that can be found living in a garden area in the school grounds
Lesson One : What Butterfly
Identify and describe the similarities and differences that can be seen between different species of butterfly that might visit a garden
Lesson Two : Caterpillars
Investigate how to produce a model of a mini-beast to explore some of the different creatures that can be found living in special areas in the school grounds
Lesson Three : Butterfly Life Cycle
Explore and illustrate the sequence of steps to show how caterpillars can change into butterflies using the process of metamorphosis
Lesson Four : Butterfly Symmetry
Explore how to create and record examples of some of the special shapes, patterns and colours that might be seen on a pair of butterfly wings
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Holiday Shirts
Produce items of clothing to wear on a holiday to a particular location by selecting and using shapes to represent different places
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Robot Movements
Explain and model how to control the direction and position of a robot when moving about the classroom to perform different functions
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Explore, role-play and change the sequence of narrative events that occur in a traditional story and select and match cvc words with the same final phoneme sounds
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Summer Picnic
Select, identify and prepare different types of foods for a picnic including sandwiches and fruit juice drinks by compiling shopping lists for a class outing