Foundation Stage : Curriculum Topics : Family Homes : Lesson One – What Buildings


This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and describe some of the different types of buildings that can be found in the local area.The class can name and describe the functions of each of the identified buildings

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe some of the different types of buildings that can be found in the local area

Learning Objectives

Investigates places by using all the senses as appropriate. Identifies some features and talks about those features s/he likes and dislikes.

Learning Outcomes

I can use the five senses to say how places near the school are the same or different. I can explain the function of different buildings.

What Buildings

Teaching sequence to help the children identify and describe some of the different types of buildings that can be found in the local area

Buildings

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe the function of different types of buildings

What Buildings

Template to help the children record some of different types of buildings that can be found in the local area close to the school

Building Names

Activity cards to help the children make models of some of the different buildings hat can be found in the local area close to the school

What Buildings

Interactive activity to help the children identify and describe some of the different types of buildings that can be found in the local area

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe some of the different types of buildings that can be found in the local area

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