Unit C – Hansel and Gretel

This literacy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate some of the different characters, settings and plot events used to tell a traditional story and identify letters that match initial sounds of words. The class can sequence and complete sentences to show the narrative events in the story.

Investigate some of the different characters, settings and plot events used to tell a traditional story and identify letters that match initial sounds of words

Lesson One : Story People

Select and use a range of special descriptive vocabulary words to describe a range of different characters in the traditional story of Hansel and Gretel

Lesson Two : Story Events

Identify and suggest predictions about different ways that some of the characters might have acted in the traditional story of Hansel and Gretel

Lesson Three : Story Changes

Identify and role-play a range of narrative predictions to illustrate the sequence of events that happen in the traditional story of Hansel and Gretel

Lesson Four : Story Sentences

Select and record different vocabulary words that can be used when compiling sentences to describe what happened in the traditional story of Hansel and Gretel

Lesson Five : Story Scenes

Use drama and role-play to illustrate and record each of the main story events and dialogue that feature in the traditional story of Hansel and Gretel

  • Classroom

    Classroom

    Identify the location and function of different objects used in the classroom and explore how to formulate rules to manage the classroom safely

  • Shape Patterns

    Shape Patterns

    Identify, describe and compare the sequences of geometric shapes that have been used to create a range of different patterns

  • Supermarkets

    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

  • Family Support

    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