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Water adventures

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Transport: On the Move Over Water

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Objectives

Early Learning Goals

  • Listen attentively in a range of situations. Listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what is heard with relevant comments, questions or actions.
  • Represent own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, role-play and stories.
  • Be confident when speaking in a familiar group, talk about ideas, and choose the resources needed for chosen activities.

Lesson Planning

Explore, experiment and describe water.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To listen to stories and answer questions about them
  • To explore, experiment & describe water

Children will:

  • Describe how water feels, looks and moves.
  • Create a water poem.
  • Ask questions and use good reasoning to explain answers.
  • Use play experiences to explore and extend learning.

You Will Need

  • Bowl
  • Cup and water
  • Water trays
  • Containers
  • Blue glitter
  • Phase 3 sound mat
  • Tracing paper
  • Different shaped paper to make books
  • Owl and cat teddies
  • Small world resources
  • Washing up liquid
  • Dolls
  • Sponges

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