New Life

Personal, Social and Emotional Development:

• Can you share resources?
• Can you take turns?
• Can you work things out with your friends?
• Can you talk to adults?
• Can you talk about your fears?
• Can you talk about caring for living creatures?

Literacy:

• Can you take part in story time?
• Can you write instructions?
• Can you label a life cycle?
• Can you write and read about minibeasts?
• Can you label a plant?

Understanding of the World:

• Can you join in with seasonal walks?
• Can you use your senses?
• Can you ask visitors questions?
• Can you talk about new life?
• Can you name minibeasts?
• Where do minibeasts live?
• Can you make a wormery?

Physical Development:

• Can you move like minibeasts?
• Can you play outdoors?
• Can you take part in Forest Schools?
• What can you plant and grow?
• Can you take part in our seasonal walks?

Mathematics:

• Can you take part in Numicon sessions?
• Can you use Numicon resources in the areas of learning?
• Can you count, sort and order the minibeasts?
• Can you talk about symmetry?

Expressive Arts and Design:

• Can you draw/make a minibeast?
• Can you sing action songs?
• Can you make a mini garden?
• Can you make a mini den?
• Can you paint with mud?
• Can you make a kite?

Communication and Language:

• Can you listen and respond to narratives and nonfiction texts?
• Can you communicate when playing in the role play area?
• Can you communicate when playing in the small world area?
• Can you talk about likes and dislikes?
• Can you talk about similarities and differences?
• Can you ask a question?