Unit C – Chameleons
This literacy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify different ways that authors can use descriptive vocabulary in stories and select and use initial sounds in words based on The Mixed-up Chameleon by Eric Carle. The class can record some of the changes to the main character in the story.
Identify and record some of the different ways that authors can use descriptive vocabulary in stories and select and use initial sounds in words
Lesson One : Animal Colours
Identify and describe some of the different animals that live wild in the world by their matching colours and initial sounds
Lesson Two : Changing Animals
Select and list some special vocabulary words that can be used to describe a range of different characters that might feature in a narrative story
Lesson Three : Same or Different
Identify and describe some of the special events in a narrative story about an animal and suggest the consequences of different character actions
Lesson Four : Story Changes
Investigate how to select and record narrative predictions as to how the sequence of events in a story might change with different characters and plot developments
Lesson Five : Changing Chameleons
Explore how to describe and illustrate some of the special ways that a character has changed from the beginning to the end of a narrative story in terms of their appearance and behaviour
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Food and Drink Colours
Identify and describe some of the different colours that can be used when buying, preparing and making foods for a range of meals
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Calendar Days
Identify and record the sequence of the seven days of the week using the correct vocabulary words to describe units of time on a calendar
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Fantasy Stories
Identify and describe some of the special characters, locations and events that can occur in narrative stories with fantasy settings
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Class Portraits
Investigate and practise some of the different artwork techniques that can be used when composing and painting a portrait of a classmate