Bugs - Summer Term

Content Name

Bugs - Summer Term

Content Type

WOW Lesson

Description

A topic fuelled by exploration. Bugs and minibeasts are a crucial part of the natural world, and most young children love to investigate and explore them! This topic is the perfect opportunity to get outdoors, build observation skills and hunt for some truly fascinating creatures.

Curriculum

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  EYFS

  Years:

  Reception

  Subjects:

  • Communication and Language
  • Expressive Arts and Design
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development
  • Physical Development
  • Understanding the World

  Topics:

  • ELG: Fine Motor Skills
  • ELG: Listening, Attention and Understanding
  • ELG: Comprehension
  • ELG: Writing
  • ELG: Numerical Patterns
  • ELG: The Natural World
  • ELG: Gross Motor Skills
  • ELG: Creating with Materials
  • ELG: Building Relationships

  Programmes of Study:

  • Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions
  • Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary
  • Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others
  • Hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing – using the tripod grip in almost all cases
  • Explore and represent patterns within numbers up to 10, including evens and odds, double facts and how quantities can be distributed equally
  • Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants
  • Negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function
  • Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery
  • Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs
  • Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter

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