Foundation Stage : Curriculum Topics : Push and Pull

This curriculum scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move a range of objects.The class can explore what happens when toy vehicles are moved across different surfaces and materials.

Identify, describe and test some of the different pushing and pulling forces that can be used to move a range of objects

Lesson One : Moving Things
Identify, sort and record how to move a range of different things using pushing and pulling forces

Lesson Two : Pulling Trains
Investigate and test how to move a range of different objects by using a pulling force movement

Lesson Three : Changing Speed
Identify, test and record a range of different ways of changing the speed and movement of toy vehicles

Lesson Four : Moving Cars
Explore and record how a range of different surfaces can affect the movement and speed of toy vehicles
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