Summer Term 2012

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Handa's Surprise

Per / Social Dev
  • Develop an understanding that the right types of food are important for a healthy body—make fruit smoothies.
  • Recognition of exotic fruit /use of senses / fruit tasting sessions.
  • Become confident explorers of their outdoor environment related to the jungle
  • Multilticulltural African Week music / dance / food / clothes/ jewellery.
  • Demonstrate care / respect for the environment—outdoor garden watering the plants & flowers/ no picking flowers & leaves/care for minibeasts/ saving water / recycling peelings / litter picking.
  • Discuss lack of water in Africa
  • Raise awareness of dangers in the garden.

Lang, Lit and Communication
  • Read stories— Handa’s Hen, Rumble in the Jungle, Hungry Caterpillar
  • Retell the stories using story maps—Pie Corbett
  • Hold books correctly / book vocabulary-cover, pictures, text, pages.
  • Use pictures / photos / toys of jungle animals/ minibeasts to develop vocabulary.
  • Create poems about jungle animals.
  • Create non –fiction books / posters –Africa.
  • Role play – the explorer
  • Opportunities for emergent writing.– flower stall.
  • Learn sounds –s,a,t,p,i,n, write, blend.

Knw & Und of the World
  • Planting flowers /growing beans etc .How do we look after them.
  • Recognise features of a jungle/garden—sense of place.
  • Recognise the role of the explorer.
  • Follow a simple route / trail in the garden. Build a shelter.
  • Find out about animals in Africa– what they look like / how they move.
  • Life cycle of a butterfly.
  • Use of senses—explore minibeasts –such as spiders / slugs / wood lice.
  • Explore shadows.



Creative Dev
  • Make 3D models of jungle animals.
  • Create flowers. / snail trails.
  • Leaf / bark rubbings.
  • Create musical story.
  • Create a dance –Jungle animals – movements of monkey / ostrich.
  • Develop skills of printing– shapes
  • Drama of stories. Handa’s Hen.
  • Create Fruity faces.


Bilingualism
  • Daily greetings Weather /colours / numbers.
  • Response to pwy y ti? Pwy sy’n etc
  • Dev vocabulary linked to jungle
  • animals.
Mathematical Dev
  • Sort for different types of fruit/ jungle animals, for colour / size.
  • Match for things that belong together—match for more/ fewer.
  • Create patterns using different coloured blocks– doorways /caterpillar
  • Number recognition / name / quantify –3 –5 –10. Linked to jungle animals /flowers / spots on ladybirdetc.
  • Simple addition 2 blocks and 3 blocks etc
  • Reinforce recog day / night, big, small.
  • Make bigger than / smaller than.
  • Make a long / short worm/ caterpillar
  • Sorting and matching of coins.
  • Reinforce recog of 2D shapes / discuss properties.
  • Position words—above, between, in front, behind etc. Put the monkey —————-
Physical Dev
  • Gross– running marching jumping etc.
  • Movements of jungle animals/minibeasts –crawling, slithering etc.
  • Games equipment–balls, hoops, quoits for bouncing, throwing, catching etc
  • Fine motor Writing patterns on the shields/butterfly, flower.
  • Draw / colour jungle animals/ minibeasts / a picture of a garden.
  • Threading,/,use of construction toys
  • Develop cutting skills—simple / complex shapes.