My house

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Local Studies: Our School and Local Area Our Homes

Objectives

English

  • Develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by: Listening to and discussing a wide range of poems, stories and non-fiction.
  • Linking to own experiences.
  • Recognize simple recurring literacy language in stories and poetry.

Geography

  • Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study key human and physical features of their homes and surrounding environment.

Lesson Planning

Use the poem by Moria Andrews to focus on children’s homes. Children write own poem to compile into Class Book. Think about other types of buildings and set up Estate Agent role play area. Mystery – was that a Little Pig?

Teaching Outcomes
To identify the pattern in a poem and create similar patterned poems based on their homes.

Children will:

  • Learn that some poems have a pattern rather than rhyme.
  • Identify aspects of grammar - preposition, verb, noun.
  • Make interesting and inventive language choices to compose poem, ‘My Home’ using model ‘My House’.
  • Classify different types of homes: role play area - estate agent.

You Will Need

  • My House by Moria Andrew
  • Simple outline of house drawn on flip chart
  • Marker pens
  • Toy pig from Three Little Pigs story sack