Robot Movements
This numeracy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explain and model how to control the direction and position of a robot when moving about the classroom to perform different functions. The class can role-play moving as robot following some sets of movement instructions and commands.
Right or Left
Practise controlling the movements of a robot or vehicle to make some different actions for right or left when exploring a special location
Backwards, Forwards, Sideways
Investigate and illustrate how to follow and give sets of instructions to make different movements in the classroom as a robot moving backwards, forwards and sideways
Front, Behind, Opposite
Explore and record how to move pairs of cubes to match some special vocabulary words describing their position for front, behind and opposite
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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
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School Friends
Identify and learn classroom routines and organisation by exploring and describing information and likes and dislikes for each of their classmates
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Classroom
Identify the location and function of different objects used in the classroom and explore how to formulate rules to manage the classroom safely
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Shape Patterns
Identify, describe and compare the sequences of geometric shapes that have been used to create a range of different patterns