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Personal, social and emotional development Communication, language and literacy Mathematical development
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Make connection between different parts of their life experience. Have an awareness and show interest and enjoyment in cultural and religious differences Discussion and stories about different buildings where people practise different religions Have emerging self-confidence to speak to others about wants and interests.

Ask simple questions, often in the form of 'where' or 'what'.

 Visit local buildings - sorting office, hospital etc. Show an awareness of similarities in shapes in the environment

Talk about, recognise and recreate simple patterns

 Looking at shapes in architecture (photos, pictures etc.)

Observe and recreate patterns in architecture
Select and use activities and resources independently Building models and using materials Extend vocabulary, exploring the meaning and sounds of new words Discuss different types of buildings. Name particular buildings Use size language such as 'big' and 'little' Modelling buildings with construction materials (building bricks)
Have an awareness of the boundaries set and behavioural expectations within the setting Discuss how to behave in buildings such as schools, hospitals and libraries. Using vocabulary and behaviour which demonstrates good manners, e.g. please and thank you, walking in a line, sitting in a line Use language for an increasing range of purposes Describing and explaining experiences and observations about the topic Use shapes appropriately for tasks - order 2 items by weight or capacity Building constructions in sand with containers and buckets
Demonstrate flexibility and adapt their behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine Going on visits to large buildings.

Going on walks in local environment

 Use talk to give new meanings to objects and actions, treating them as symbols for other things Role play - hospital/office

(role play resources)

 Use developing mathematical ideas and methods to solve practical problems Making a building for a particular purpose e.g. A building which needs large doors or many rooms
Be confident to try new activities, initiate ideas and speak in familiar group Visiting new places and talking about experiences with whole group Begin to make patterns in their experience by linking cause and effect, sequencing, ordering and grouping Explaining how things work/happen in words : building, machinery, equipment Count up to 6 objects from a larger group Count up to 3 or 4 objects and say number name. Say and use number names in a familiar context, estimate number of stairs Counting wooden bricks.

Counting stairs

Using number names on lists (telephones, tills) and in the environment e.g. When using a lift
Talk freely about home and community Talk about buildings which are visited and why Enjoy an increasing range of books. Know that information can be retrieved from books and computers. Looking at illustrations and print in books connected to the topic - buildings/factories etc. Show total number of items in two groups by counting all of them 

In practical activities and discussion begin to use the vocabulary involved in adding and subtracting

 Counting duplo bricks

Adding and subtracting using unifix cubes and rods
Have a developing respect for their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people Examine books and respond to information about why people do things differently Use writing as a means of recording and communicating Writing about buildings which they have visited or seen Order items by height. Make a height chart with hand prints. Use language such as greater, smaller, heavier or lighter to compare quantities Compare two buildings from the farm set.

Constructing on a large scale with wood resources. Measuring quantities of sand with a variety of perspex containers
        Order items by length Measuring length using foot print shapes
Buildings  
Knowledge and understanding of the world Physical development Creative development
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Early Learning Goal		 Activity/
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Notice and comment on patterns. Look closely at similarities, differences and change Looking at patterns in buildings - roof tiles, bricks, tiles etc.

Record observations.

Investigate materials - sand/water

 Manipulate materials to achieve planned effect Explore clay and tools; make a tile with a pattern on it Explore colour - explore what happens when they mix colours Hand prints for height chart.

Foot prints for length activities
Ask questions about why things happen and how things work Looking at machinery and equipment used for building work e.g. Scaffolding and cement mixers etc. Use simple tools to effect changes to materials Using play dough, plasticine - making patterns, simple shapes Use ideas involving fitting, overlapping, in, out enclosure, grids and sun-like shapes, work constructively on a large scale Make a mosaic pattern to decorate a wall space
Build and construct with a wide range of objects, selecting appropriate resources and adapting their work where necessary Constructing buildings with materials and using resources such as wood bricks, duplo, lego etc. Use a range of small and large equipment Set up farm buildings and arrange animals. Use construction resources to make buildings Begin to construct; make enclosures and create spaces Use bricks of various sizes to make walls and mark spaces
Use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately. Use evaluative and comparative language Use techniques - cutting, joining, hammering, taping etc. To make buildings with cardboard and other materials.

Making a ramp

Making a staircase

 Use increasing control over an object by touching, pushing, patting, throwing, catching and kicking P.E. Practise controlling a ball within a space Begin to move rhythmically, imitate and create movement in response to music Make enclosures, spaces in hall. Practise movement within these spaces in response to music
Complete a simple program on the computer and perform simple functions on ICT apparatus Design a building and copy the picture onto the computer Negotiate space successfully when playing racing and chasing games  Team games inside/outside using appropriate speed and body control Engage in imaginative and role play, based on own first hand experiences Engage in role play based on building and based on visit to sorting office and hospital
History - begin to differentiate between past and present, find out about past and present events in their own lives Compare old buildings with new buildings

Record the styles and shapes etc. of the buildings

 Show awareness of space

Mount stairs, steps or climbing equipment (using alternate feet)

 Climb up steps and other equipment safely Respond in a variety of ways to what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel Use touch, smell and sight to describe sensations when working with materials including clay and sand
Geography - observe, find out about and identify features in the place they live Making buildings interesting and colourful e.g. Developing flower beds outside in the playground Travel around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment Using bodies to move through and over spaces, especially TUNNEL Enjoy stories based on themselves and people and places they know well Reading stories together and with adults based on places in the local and home environment etc.
Begin to know about their own cultures and beliefs and those of other people Looking at a mosque, temple, church - locally and in books Move with control and co-ordination Organising and tidying up resources and equipment Begin to build a repertoire of songs - sing simple songs from memory Learning songs related to topic
Investigating time and clocks Making clocks Recognise the importance of keeping healthy and those things which contribute to this Visit to hospital - how keeping healthy means less health problems in later life    

 
 
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