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Curriculum
Early Years
Project
During this term the children have been working towards answering the Essential Question of 'How can we create our own special garden?'
This has included:
| Personal, Social and Emotional Development |
Demonstrating friendly behaviour when playing outside Initiating conversations when playing with the mini beasts Explaining own knowledge and understanding about planning a garden Taking steps to resolve conflicts with others outside Showing confidence in talking to other children and adults when learning about the garden Adapting behaviour to different events and changes in routine when going on the Elsham Hall trip |
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| Physical Development |
Drawing lines and circles using gross motor movements when designing our garden Copying some letters when writing plant labels Jumping off an object and land appropriately when using the obstacle course in the garden Showing increasing control of garden tool Understanding why gardening equipment and tools have to be used safely Washing hands after playing in the garden Putting wellies on with help Planting a healthy range of food Practising some appropriate safety measures without direct supervision |
| Communication and Language |
Listening to stories, including our book of the term, with increasing interest and recall Following directions for where to put teddy in the den Maintaining attention when OLS came in to help us build dens Concentrating and listening quietly when learning new things about the garden Responding to simple instructions when playing in the mud kitchen Using talk to connect ideas about the garden Questioning why things happen when growing plants and give explanations Using and building up vocabulary focussed on garden objects |
| Literacy |
Joining in with repeated refrains and key events in our book of the term, 'The Hungry Caterpillar' Showing an interest in print outside Handling books carefully when looking at gardening and mini beasts books Looking at gardening and mini beasts books independently Hearing and saying the initial sounds in words you might find in the garden Beginning to read some gardening and mini beast words |
| Mathematics |
Using positional language to describe where in a den teddy is Recreating patterns for a 'funky bee' Counting 10 flowers or mini beasts and beyond Comparing 2 groups of mini beasts and saying which has more, less or the same Counting out up to 6 garden objects from a larger group Using shapes to design our special garden |
| Understanding the World |
Looking at different mini beasts and talking about their features Planting seeds and watching them change and grow over time Showing care and concern for plants and mini beasts Talking about some of the things that they have observed in the garden Operating simple computer programs to direct a bee around a garden |
| Expressive Arts and Design |
Designing and creating a model den Building a den in the garden using different resources and techniques to shape, assemble and construct Making simple representations of flowers and mini beasts Manipulate play dough to create a bee Learning a range of garden and mini beast songs |
Experiences to enhance the learning have been
- A trip to Elsham Hall and participating in a nature trail and an animal workshop
- Making various garden related crafts and Ugly Bug Ball
- The final project has been included a garden party where we opened our 'special garden' that the children helped design and create.
In addition to the projects running, children have also been taught stand-alone lessons including: maths skills and Letters and Sounds