North Pole
This literacy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to record and sequence recounts to describe the actions of characters who live and work at the North Pole. The can make models and create cards illustrating some of the special things that happen on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day at the North Pole.
Record and sequence recounts to describe the actions of characters who live and work at the North Pole including Santa Claus, the elves and the reindeer
Lesson One : Santa’s Workshop
Identify and make lists of jobs and instructions that the elves might need to follow when making toys at the North Pole ready for Christmas
Lesson Two : Reindeer Stables
Record and sequence some of the different jobs and actions that Santa can follow when caring for reindeer at the North Pole in their stables
Lesson Three : Mrs Claus
Complete storyboards using pictures and sentences to recount and sequence some of the the daily jobs and actions of Mrs Claus at the North Pole
Lesson Four : Christmas Eve
Identify and sequence some of the different actions and jobs that Santa might need to perform on Christmas Eve when delivering presents around the world
Lesson Five : Boxing Day
Devise and structure storyboards to describe some of the different things that can happen at the North Pole after Christmas
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Vehicles
Identify, describe and compare some of the different journeys that can be made by bus, train or plane for a range of purposes by families
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School Counting
Explain and model how to count, order and compare the numbers of special tools and equipment that can be used when working in school lessons
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Family Visits
Practise selecting different vocabulary words to use when completing and composing poems about family visits to different locations
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Push and Pull
Identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move a range of objects