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Blue horse

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Superheroes Superhero Animals

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Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Follow instructions involving several ideas or actions.
  • Answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about experiences.
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
  • Sing songs and experiment with ways of changing them.
  • Represent ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role-play and stories.

Lesson Planning

Read Eric Carle’s ‘The artist that created the blue horse. Create your own different horses painted in the wrong colours and find out how horses can help us.

Children will:

  • Consolidate their learning with role-play.
  • Ask and answer questions about horses.
  • Create their own versions of Franz Marc’s blue horse.
  • Adapt ‘rescue song’ to include their own ideas.

You Will Need

  • Coconuts
  • Shoe boxes
  • Obstacles for the outside area
  • Camera, bells, scarves

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