Foundation Stage : Curriculum Topics : Harvest : Lesson Four – Harvest Decorations


This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to produce sculptures of a range of different vegetables that can be used to celebrate the autumn harvest. The class can identify and describe vegetables that can match different 2D shapes.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to produce sculptures of a range of different vegetables that can be used to celebrate the autumn harvest

Learning Objectives

Know about similarities and differences in relation to living things. Explore a variety of materials experimenting with design and form.

Learning Outcomes

I can say things that are the same or different between vegetables. I can make examples of 2D shapes using mouldable materials.

Harvest Decorations

Teaching sequence to help the children produce sculptures of a range of different vegetables that can be used to celebrate the autumn harvest

Vegetable Shapes

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe the shape of different vegetables

Vegetables

Vocabulary word bank to help the children identify and describe some of the crops grown and harvested on a farm using different actions

2D Shapes

Activity to help the children select and make models of different vegetables to match a range of shapes

Harvest Decorations

Interactive activity to help the children produce sculptures of a range of different vegetables that can be used to celebrate the autumn harvest

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to produce sculptures of a range of different vegetables that can be used to celebrate the autumn harvest

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