Christmas Food and Drink

This literacy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, describe and compare some of the special food and drink that can be enjoyed by families at Christmas. The class can use vocabulary and make models to show how a family might enjoy and celebrate Christmas.

Christmas Vegetables
Describe and compare some of the different vegetables that can be eaten as part of a family dinner to celebrate Christmas

Christmas Dinner Table
Identify and explain how to make a range of different preparations for a family Christmas dinner including table utensils and decorations

Christmas Crackers
Explore how to design and make some special cracker decorations that can be used for a family dinner to celebrate the Christmas season
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Vehicles
Identify, describe and compare some of the different journeys that can be made by bus, train or plane for a range of purposes by families
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School Counting
Explain and model how to count, order and compare the numbers of special tools and equipment that can be used when working in school lessons
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Family Visits
Practise selecting different vocabulary words to use when completing and composing poems about family visits to different locations
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Push and Pull
Identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move a range of objects