FS2U3 Unit Links

1. Music

1.1. Singing songs about weather

1.2. movement related to weather sounds

2. Communication and Language

2.1. weather related vocabulary

2.2. weather related fiction and non-fiction texts (discuss difference)

2.3. Sequencing routines and familiar events

2.4. Talking about different experiences they have had related to different weather - bring photos, clothes etc

3. Understanding the world

3.1. plant flowers - how do we look after living things? what do plants need to survive?

3.2. Remembering times when they have experienced different weather conditions - how did they feel, what did they wear, what activities did they do

3.3. dino rescue - ice experiment

3.4. growing icicles

4. Mathematics

4.1. weather graphing

4.2. symmetry - snowflakes

4.3. positional language - umbrellas

4.4. estimation

4.5. patterning

5. Literacy

5.1. labelling - dress the teddy, weather pictures, day/night pictures

5.2. weather survival lists (e.g. what do I need to take to the beach)

5.3. Using non-fiction texts to find information

5.4. Read variety of books - snow/winter setting - discuss setting, weather, what it looks like, clothing, activities

5.5. Storyboards/zig-zag books - routines, weather related stories/activities

6. Personal,Social and Emotional Development

6.1. learner profile

6.2. routines

6.3. good friends

6.4. essential agreement

6.5. independent and appropriate dressing

7. Expressive Arts and Design

7.1. silhouette pictures

7.2. shadow drawing

7.3. snowflake cutting

7.4. rain drops

7.5. group collage for display -

7.6. ice painting

7.7. cloud dough

7.8. snow paint

7.9. spray painting snowflake designs