Lesson One – Birds and Insects
This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, describe and count the numbers of birds and insects that can be found living in some different places around the school grounds.
The class can name, describe and compare each of the special habitats around the school grounds where different birds and insects can be found living.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify, describe and count the numbers of birds and insects that can be found living in some different places around the school grounds
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe different birds and insects that live in special habitats and a template to count and record the numbers of birds and insects that can be found in different locations around the school grounds.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore and count the numbers of birds and insects that can be found living in different places around the school grounds.
This lesson is part of a curriculum topic scheme of work to get the children to identify and compare some of the different animals that live in the school grounds and make comparisons between animals that live in other habitats. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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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
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Four Sided Shapes
Name, model and classify some example four sided shapes with matching numbers of corners and sides that can be seen and used in different locations
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Chameleons
Identify and record some of the different ways that authors can use descriptive vocabulary in stories and select and use initial sounds in words
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Butterflies
Investigate, describe and compare some of the different butterflies that can be found living in a garden area in the school grounds