Foundation Stage : Curriculum Topics : Push and Pull : Lesson One – Moving Things

This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, sort and record how to move a range of different things using pushing and pulling forces. The class can label a selection of toys to indicate if they can be moved using a push or pull action.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify, sort and record how to move a range of different things using pushing and pulling forces
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Learning Objectives
Give their attention to what others say and respond appropriately. Know about similarities and differences in relation to objects and materials.
Learning Outcomes
I can listen carefully to other people and make comments about what has been said. I can describe ways to move objects and sort them into groups.

Moving Things
Teaching sequence to help the children identify, sort and record how to move a range of different things using pushing and pulling forces

Moving Things
Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children explain how to use push and pull forces to move different objects

Push and Pull Labels
Activity cards to help the children label different objects that can be found around the school that can be moved by pushing and pulling

Push and Pull List
Template to help the children identify and record different objects that can be moved by pushing and pulling

Moving Things
Interactive activity to help the children identify, sort and record how to move a range of different things using pushing and pulling forces
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify, sort and record how to move a range of different things using pushing and pulling forces
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