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Autumn 1 - All About Me - Are We All The Same?
WOW! Factor: Making Bird Feeders
Fantastic Finish: Woodland Autumn Walk
Book: Owl Babies Author: Martin Waddell
In this unit, we will be finding out about ourselves, our families and our new friends in our class. We will discuss people who help us at home, at school and within our community.
Autumn 2 - Festivals and Clebrations - Are They All The Same?
WOW! Factor: Festival Speakers
Fantastic Finish: Christmas Performance
Book: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
This half term we will look at a range of different festivals and celebrations. Children will learn how each festival is celebrated and what makes it special and unique.
Spring 1 - Seasons
WOW! Factor: A seasons themed 'dress for mess' day
Fantastic Finish: Valentines Tea Party
Books:
- We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Talk for Writing)
- After the Storm
- Stick Man
- Little Rabbit Foo Foo
In this unit, we start by thinking about the season of Winter. We then start to talk about the signs of Spring and learn about all the seasons through stories, songs and first-hand experiences. We look at a non-fiction text about bears too and learn about the features of non-fiction books.
Spring 2 - Growing
WOW! Factor: Planting different seeds to grow
Fantastic Finish: Spring Bonnet Parade and walk to local Church
Books:
- The Enormous Turnip (Talk for Writing)
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Jasper’s Beanstalk
- Oliver's Vegetables
The children learn about seeds and plant growth through practical experiences and lovely stories. They look at non-fiction instructional texts about planting/growing seeds. They learn about the need for a balanced diet.
Summer 1 - Wild About Animals
WOW! Factor: Trip to Whipsnade Zoo and local walk to Bramingham Woods
Fantastic Finish: Animal themed dress up and fun day
Books:
- The Gruffalo (Talk for Writing)
- Farmyard Hullabaloo
- Elmer
- The Great Pet Sale.
In this unit, we learn about the different animals and their habitats. We will write a recount of our trip to the Zoo and do some further work on non-fiction texts including revising labels and captions.
Summer 2 - Fantasyland
WOW! Factor: Walk to local library
Fantastic Finish: End of Year Celebration
Books:
- Whatever Next! (Talk for Writing)
- How to Catch a Star
- The Cat in the Hat
- Zog
In this unit we explore lots of different themes such as space, prince and princesses, dragons, aliens and we learn about different story settings. As always we try to make links to the children's current interests. We will have a look at some examples of journalistic writing and revise instructional texts.
