Unit B – Animal Alphabet
This literacy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to practise finding information in non-fiction books about different animals that live around the world, match the names of animals to the corresponding letters of the alphabet and write simple sentences as captions for pictures of favourite animals.
Practise finding information in non-fiction books about some of the different animals that live around the world
Lesson One : Animal Pages
Practise identifying and recording some of the pages in a non-fiction text that can provide facts and information about a range of different wild animals
Lesson Two : Fact or Fiction
Identify and describe how to read and use some of the different types of texts that can provide facts and information about a range of special animals that live wild in the world
Lesson Three : Animal Sentences
Investigate how to suggest and complete example sentences about different animals to accompany illustrations that might be viewed in non-fiction information books
Lesson Four : Picture Captions
Practise composing and writing simple sentences to describe some of the different animals that are featured in pictures or paintings by artists
Lesson Five : Art Gallery
Explain and model how to select and record simple sentences to use as captions accompanying pictures of some different animals that might be included as part of a non-fiction information book
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School Friends
Investigate, describe and model some of the special ways of providing practical, spiritual and emotional support to other pupils in the school
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School Pictograms
Explore how to count and record the numbers of different pieces of school equipment that can be found in trays stored around the classroom
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Listening Skills
Develop and refine listening skills when practising how to follow commands and instructions when playing games and role-playing actions
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Halving Things
Explain and model how to find and record the halves of some of the different objects that can be used at home and in school