Foundation Stage Medium Term Planner. Summer 1 (Minibeasts.)
Mathematics Physical Creative Other
Week Personal, Social and Communication, Language and Knowledge and understanding of
Emotional. Literacy. the World.
Week Discuss how we can “Minibeast Encyclopedia” Make a class graph Find out about „Minibeasts‟ Minibeast dancing- Preparing recipe cards, Prep.
care for minibeasts Lift the flap writing „Who showing number of legs by looking at information thinking about how they making flowers for the Area for
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both inside and lives here?‟ (Link CD- leaves for various minibeasts. books and videos. move. Spider and fly garden centre/minibeast early
outside the classroom. and pots for lift the flaps- Draw pictures of minibeasts. paired dance. café. years
painted.) Minibeast songs. team.
Order BF.
Week Talk about „The very busy “The very busy spider” (Eric Sort sets of minibeasts- Go on a „Spider Hunt‟ in Make pipe cleaner Sew a spider web Amazon
spider‟ w hy are spiders Carle) + Little Miss Muffet. number of legs – world/iow
2 the local environment. ( spiders to sit in sewn plate. Using black
busy minibeasts?
Compose own spiders rhymes more/less. Wild area and around the webs. zoo-
Spiders Discuss w hy some people
to attach to web. Spider maths- making 8. and silver thread. Taratula?
are frightened of school. Collect types of Gym/dance – spider
spiders. ?
spiders and make ob. and fly.
Drawings.
Week Role play scenario- “The very hungry caterpillar” Explore symmetry using Observe lifecycle of Make a collage of the Paint/print Observe
mistreating mirrors. caterpillar/butterfly (insect hungry caterpillar and caterpilla
3 (Eric Carle) Sequence own symmetrical
minibeasts – version of the hungry Make symmetrical lore). food. rs turn
butterflies. Cut, stick and label a Outside games (weather butterflies. into
right/wrong? caterpillar book.
Count VHC. Fruit/food lifecycle of caterpillar. permitting) Minibeast music. cocoons.
Discuss and show in a pictogram.
consequences.
Week Empathise with the “The bad tempered lady bird” Lady bird domino sets – Explore and find out Make clay lady birds and Print ladybird spots onto Try and
friendly ladybird. (Eric Carle). The very busy one more/one less. decorate when dry. paintings. find
4 about different foods
Discuss consequences ladybug. Lady bird game. (fridge magnets) Glue and glitter ladybirds
of BT ladybirds Write a letter to the bad that minibeasts eat. ladybirds. in garden.
behaviour (relate to tempered ladybug about
own experiences) changing his ways.
Week Look at books and “snails walk” make a Make spiral shapes and Have a sail race predicting Cut spiral mobiles Make own versions of Collect
videos about print patterns on which snail will come first!! inspired by snail Matisse‟s snail using cut snails
5 zigzag book of where
minibeasts. shapes. List similarities and paper. from
snail went. (positional shells and decorate.
Use positional language differences of various school
Outside games.
language) of snail trail book. minibeasts. garden.
Week Circle time to discuss Compose party invites for Represent minibeast Design and make a minibeast Make junk model flying Make a collage Have an
fear of certain the Ugly bug ball. sets in Carroll diagram. menu! minibeasts. „ugly bug‟
6 minibeast to
minibeasts. Recount- Make an information book Measure length of What are the favourite Make minibeast gliders. picnic
personal account of about one minibeast. different minibeasts. foods of each minibeast we contribute to class (Mrs
being afraid of a have looked at. frieze with lift the Burton
minibeasts or Make info book on one flap moving part. Costumes)
counteracting fear. minibeast (CLL)