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

  • Animal Sizes

    Animal Sizes

    Practise using the correct vocabulary words to identify and describe the sizes of different animals that live in the world

  • Animal Words

    Animal Words

    Identify and match sets of statements to describe the sizes of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of bigger and smaller

  • Animal Lengths

    Animal Lengths

    Identify and match sets of statements to describe the length of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of longer and shorter

  • Animal Heights

    Animal Heights

    Identify and match sets of statements to describe the height of a range of different animals using the vocabulary words of taller and shorter