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FIRST STEPS IN THE ENVIRONMENT

·        Outside today – looking at weather conditions 

      and  appropriate clothing

·        Seasonal observations - identification of    

      seasons through natural observation

·        Sensory experiences

·        Themed scavenger hunts

·        Sorting, counting and displaying natural  

      objects

·        Animal detectives

·        Introduction to a range of habitats

·        Observing and constructing animal

      homes

·        Care of living things

·        Walks using geographical language

·        Outdoor, site-specific story telling

·        Exploring the properties of natural

      materials and how they may change   

      over time

·        Making connections between natural

      materials and manufactured objects

Pupils will:

·        Develop listening skills

·        Develop observational skills

·        Learn to follow instructions

·        Practise reporting back

·        Extend their vocabulary

·        Become more confident

·        Develop respect for their environment

·        Experience sharing and taking turns

·        Develop their knowledge and understanding of    

      the natural world

·        Develop awareness of space, of themselves

      and others

·        Handle a range of equipment with increasing

      control

·        Be aware of the life and decay cycle

·        Understand that natural materials can be

      selected by their properties to make things

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WORD PLAY

·        Following directional instructions

·        Sensory hunt which features descriptive 

      vocabulary

·        Listening to questions from a key in order to     

      identify a plant or animal

·        Listening to a traditional woodland story in situ

·        Using a simple writing frame to record

      observations

·        Reading text about some of the plants or   

      animals they have seen

·        Story or poetry trail

·        Using mirrors, magnifiers or frames to

      observe closely and write creatively

Pupils will:

·        Develop listening skills

·        Learn to follow instructions

·        Practise speaking to a group

·        Extend their descriptive vocabulary

·        Understand the links between a woodland

      story and the real woodland

·        Practise recording their thoughts outdoors

·        Use non-fiction texts to gain information

·        Practise sequencing text from a story or

      lines of poetry

·        Increase their observation and   

      communication skills

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WORKING WITH WORDS

(NON-FICTION)

·        Write a route to a treasure for others to follow

·        Interpretative scavenger hunt

·        In situ cloze procedure on tree species

·        Compose an information post on a plant or

      animal feature from observation and research

·        Prepare instructions for use of equipment or an

      activity

·        Use of a plant or animal key to identify a

      species

·        Present information from a hypothesis and 

      investigation

·        Detailed description of a plant or animal from

      observation

·        Discussion of an environmental issue

Pupils will:

·        Improve their ability to write and follow clear

      and concise directions

·        Practice interpretation of words and phases,

      achieving a group consensus

·        Gain confidence in bringing together listening,

      observation and research skills in a piece of

      writing for a specific audience

·        Be able to write sequenced steps of procedure

·        Learn how to use dichotomous word keys

·        Practice posing questions, designing   

      investigations and communicating results

·        Develop focused descriptive writing

·        Be able to communicate and defend a point of

      view

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WORDCRAFT

(FICTION)

·        Scavenger hunt leading to exploration of

      alliteration and collective nouns

·        Writing frame which focuses on the senses or

      time or serial vision

·        “Creature Features” invertebrate poems

·        Haiku landscape writing – Japanese poetry in   

      17 syllables

·        Composing a folk tale or myth from an

      observed  green plant or fungus

·        Listening to a fable and writing a fable about     

      woodland animals

·        Composing shared text and continuation of    

      writing outdoors

·        Closely observed observational writing with the

      use of mirrors, magnifiers or frames

·        Story or poetry trail

Pupils will:

·        Extend their descriptive vocabulary

·        Be able to organise their observations from   

      note form into a succinct  poem or piece of   

      prose

·        Improve & develop their imaginative ideas

·        Gain an appreciation of the work of other

      writers, and be able to continue in similar style

·        Learn about the purposes and structure of 

      certain text types

·        Be able to sequence lines or extracts from a

      poem or story

·        Draw inspiration from, and  develop empathy 

     with the natural world

·        Gain confidence in performing their work 

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NUMBERS IN NATURE

·        Estimation and counting plant or animal

      species

·        Number trail

·        Measuring heights or girth of plants

·        Measuring distances travelled

·        Collecting and matching shapes and patterns in

      plants

·        2D and 3D shapes challenges

·        Temperature trail and temperature range

Pupils will:

·        Develop approaches to solving number

      problems outdoors

·        Practice calculating and communicating using

      mental methods

·        Be able to use mathematical equipment to

      solve practical problems

·        Recognise patterns and shapes in natural

      objects

·        Improve their ability to estimate measures

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