Collected Resources

1. Show covers of Firefighter and Police Officer. What sort of things do firefighters/ police officers do? Look through the books. Were there things that firefighter / police officer did that you didn’t expect?
2. Turn to the Glossary in Firefighter. What is a glossary? Shared read entries; enjoy some of the unusual, firefighter-specific words (mess deck, apparatus). Encourage children to use decoding skills to read new words. Record words for display and for possible inclusion in the class Big Book on the emergency services.
3. Look at Police Officer & discuss Sam’s job. Read the pages devoted to ‘Checking Equipment’. Read each item’s name. Can you see in the photo where Sam carries or wears each thing? What do you think she might need the torch for? The radio?
4. Help children differentiate between the emergency services and other local and community jobs. Discuss children’s understanding and experiences of ambulance/ fire/ police/ rescue services.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Fireman Sam (see resources -you can find the original theme tune and the Laughing Policeman song on YouTube) Introduce on Monday . Enjoy singing together.

1. The Hungry Caterpillar
2. Caterpillar lifecycle
3. Sequencing words
4. Retelling The Very Hungry Caterpillar

1. Favourite food lists
2. Food match-up
3. Lifecycle sentences
4. From caterpillar to butterfly

1. Role-play
2. Caterpillar maths
3. Colourful butterfly
4. Caterpillar construction

1. Enjoy The Very Hungry Caterpillar.. Discuss the foods the children like best/least: include seasonal foods and the foods used in personal or communal celebrations.
2. Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Learn Days of the Week (resources). Next, read the days of the week and order them (resources). Discuss what clubs/activities children enjoy doing in the week.
3. Display contents page from Caterpillars and Butterflies. Say non-fiction books don’t need to be read in order. Select and read a page. Notice features, e.g. heading, picture, caption.
4. Select a page from Caterpillars and Butterflies. Identify the textual features, and then read the sentences aloud. Discuss & define interesting topic words in the text, e.g. pupa, proboscis.
5. Display a range of pictures from Caterpillars and Butterflies. Discuss what they show. Develop & rehearse captions for one or more. Write them using correct punctuation.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: The Caterpillar, by Ian Larmont
Share poem. Rehearse at suitable times throughout the week, e.g. start/end of day. Help children to refine the actions associated with the poem. Vary pitch/tone of voice to stress words and phrases.

1. Tadpole's Promise
2. Powerful words and phrases
3. Sequencing a frog lifecycle
4. Questions, questions!