Supplement

Topics Reception/Year 1

Objectives

History

  • Know events beyond living memory that are significant nationally.
  • Understand where the people and events fit within a chronological framework.
  • Identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.
  • Ask and answer questions, choosing and using parts of stories and other sources to show that they know and understand key features of events.

English

  • Ask relevant questions to extend understanding and knowledge.
  • Maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic.
  • Structure of non-fiction books.
  • Writing about real events.

Lesson Planning

Children will:

  • Experience our modern day health and safety based approach to the dangers of fire.
  • Think about and ask questions.
  • Record their learning.
  • Learn features of non-fiction literature.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Visit from the fire brigade
  • Card ready cut for children to make labels and write captions
  • Construction kits
  • Playdough
  • Fire fighter role play clothes, helmets and equipment
  • Small world fire engine (such as Playmobile)

Weblinks

There are no weblinks needed for this session.