Unit A – Crawling Caterpillars
This literacy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to investigate examples of patterned language used to sequence events in a story about a caterpillar and learn the names and sounds for each letter of the alphabet based on The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
Investigate examples of patterned language used to sequence events in a story about a caterpillar and learn the names and sounds for each letter of the alphabet
Lesson One : Caterpillar Foods
Name and match a selection of letters of the alphabet to some different types of foods that might be eaten by a caterpillar based on the reading of a narrative story
Lesson Two : Munching Foods
Read and sequence each of the different parts of a narrative story about a caterpillar that uses patterned language to describe events experienced by the main character
Lesson Three : Caterpillar Menu
Identify and record initial phoneme sounds for different words naming foods and match the sounds to the correct letters of the alphabet
Lesson Four : Caterpillar Changes
Practise sequencing some different events from a story with patterned language to show how a caterpillar as the main character changes by the end of the narrative
Lesson Five : Hungry Caterpillar
Practise selecting and sequencing some alternative events that could happen in a story with patterned language about different foods that could be eaten by a caterpillar
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School Safari
Identify and compare some of the different animals that live in the school grounds and make comparisons between animals that live in other habitats
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Four Sided Shapes
Name, model and classify some example four sided shapes with matching numbers of corners and sides that can be seen and used in different locations
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Chameleons
Identify and record some of the different ways that authors can use descriptive vocabulary in stories and select and use initial sounds in words
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Butterflies
Investigate, describe and compare some of the different butterflies that can be found living in a garden area in the school grounds