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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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