This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, describe and compare some of the different journeys that could be taken in the local and wider community. The class to explore how they might travel to different places with their family for a range of purposes.

Identify, describe and compare some of the different journeys that could be taken in the local and wider community

Lesson One : School Journeys

Identify, describe and record some of the different journeys that can be made around the school building for a range of purposes

Lesson Two : Family Visits

Select and describe some of the different journeys that can be made to a range of locations in the local and wider community by families

Lesson Three : Local Journeys

Identify, describe and record some of the different journeys that can made around the school neighbourhood for a range of special purposes

Lesson Four : Shopping

Describe and record some of the different journeys that can be made in the local area when going shopping for a range of products

Lesson Five : Quick and Slow

Identify, describe and compare ways of travelling to a range of locations in the local and wider community for different purposes

Lesson Six : Visits and Trips

Explain and model how to compose letters to describe a range of journeys that can be made to different locations by families on a special day out

  • Summer Picnic

    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

  • Time Calendar

    Time Calendar

    Select and use special vocabulary words to describe different periods of time including days of the week and months of the year to match family events and experiences

  • Word Halves

    Word Halves

    Identify and complete the halves of letters for different cvc words beginning with the initial phoneme sounds for matching alphabet letters

  • School Safari

    School Safari

    Identify and compare some of the different animals that live in the school grounds and make comparisons between animals that live in other habitats