This curriculum topic scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explore some of the different buildings, people and locations that can be found in the school neighbourhood and the local community. The class can make lists and models to show what makes each place special and unique.

Family Homes

Investigate, describe and compare some of the different types of homes found in the local area around the school environment

Streets and Roads

Identify, describe and compare different types of buildings and objects found on a street or road that is part of the school neighbourhood

  • Owl and the Pussycat

    Owl and the Pussycat

    Explore and role-play the sequence of events and language used in a traditional poem and investigate and spell cvc words with the same initial sounds

  • Story Sentences

    Story Sentences

    Practise writing example sentences to describe some of the different events and settings that feature in the traditional story poem of the Owl and the Pussycat

  • Story Map

    Story Map

    Design and produce a map to record a journey that is being described in a traditional story to show the sequence of events and locations that feature in the narrative

  • Story Journeys

    Story Journeys

    Suggest, describe and record some of the alternative events that might occur in a story based on the narrative sequence of a traditional tale