Foundation Stage : Assemblies : Autumn Changes


This assembly teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to discuss how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn. The group can suggest how they might make similar preparations for changes to their own lives in the future.

Download this teaching pack including an assembly plan, teaching activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn

This teaching pack provides all of the teaching resources needed to lead a whole school, year group or class assembly for Reception in the Foundation Stage.

Learning Objectives

Identify how the natural world changes during seasons of the year. Discuss ways to make preparations for future events.

Learning Outcomes

I can identify and explain how the natural world changes during the autumn. I can suggest how to make preparations for something that might happen in the future.

Autumn Changes

Assembly plan to help the children discuss how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn

Autumn Changes

Display posters to help the children discuss how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn including changes to some trees and how animals prepare for the cold winter

Future Preparations Prayer

Shared reading text to help the children read a prayer about how to prepare for future changes in their lives such as new arrivals into their family or moving to a new location

Autumn Changes

Interactive activity to help the children discuss how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn

Download this teaching pack including an assembly plan, teaching activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss how elements of the natural world make preparations for the winter during the autumn

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