Night Animals and Winter

English Reception/Year 1

Exploring and Playing

  1. An animal's winter day - role play
  2. winter weather - snowflakes and icicles
  3. Icy investigations
  4. Snowman maths

You Will Need

Essential Texts
Night Animals by Susan Meredith

Group Reader
The Owl and the Night by Sinead Gaffney

Group Readers

The Owl and the Night

This is a simple story in which the narrative is carried partly by the striking illustrations. The text is kept simple for beginning readers and the children will want to know whether Owl succeeds.