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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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