Up in the Sky

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Transport: On the Move Through the Air

Objectives

Early Learning Goals

  • Express yourself effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. Use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. Develop own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.
  • Represent ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, role-play and stories.
  • Talk about past and present events in your life and in the lives of family members.

Lesson Planning

Identify types of air transport. Examine Van Gogh’s work and use it as inspiration for your own art.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To identify types of air transport
  • To examine Van Gogh’s work and use it as inspiration for your own art, start a working wall.

Children will:

  • Discuss experiences of air travel & types of air transport.
  • Use paint to create art work in the style of Van Gogh.
  • Use child-led activities to explore and extend their new learning.
  • Build topic vocabulary & start a working wall.

You Will Need

  • A variety of colours of paint
  • A variety of sizes of brushes,
  • Art easel or something to draw against
  • Pencils
  • Rulers
  • A3 paper
  • Pastels
  • Wax crayons
  • Shaving foam
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Felt tip pens
  • Dressing up costumes