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| under5s - the garden planning - week 1 |
| Day 1 | Stepping Stones/ Learning Goals | Activity | Adult Role and Assessment Focus | Resources |
| 1. Personal, social and Emotional development | Have awareness of behavioural expectations | Working outside with gardening tools | Demonstrate that injustices are addressed and resolved | Tools/equipment |
| 2. Communication, language & literacy | Listening
to favourite stories
Recall events |
Reading story together 'The Enormous Turnip' | Allow time for children to frame their ideas in words | Story - Big Book |
| 3. Mathematical Development | Estimating numbers - counting up to 10 | estimate a number up to 10 and check by counting objects | Ask children how many animals - estimate first | Rubber
animals
Trays |
| 4. Knowledge and Understanding of the World | Investigating materials - soil | Gardening with tools - digging out weeds | Ensure safety and hygiene | Plastic
tools
Flower tubs |
| 5. Physical Development | Controlling tools | Digging out weeds - explore different tools and their purpose | Introduce new vocabulary - e.g. trowel, hoe etc. | Gardening equipment |
| 6. Creative Development | Exploring texture and natural materials | Printing
with leaves
Describe actions |
Support children bin making choices | Leaves
Natural materials Paint Paper |
| under5s - the garden planning - week 1 |
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