Where I Live

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
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Classroom
Identify the location and function of different objects used in the classroom and explore how to formulate rules to manage the classroom safely
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Shape Patterns
Identify, describe and compare the sequences of geometric shapes that have been used to create a range of different patterns
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Supermarkets
Read and produce labels to identify and describe items that can be sold in different shops and match initial sounds of words to the correct letters of the alphabet
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Family Support
Investigate and illustrate some of the special ways that members of a family can use to support each other in different events and experiences