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Spring 1 - The world around us

Our topic this half term is 'The world around us'

Within this topic we will enquire into: 

  • Animals that live in the snow
  • Animals that live in the jungle
  • Different types of weather
  • Winter

Our key questions are:

  • Can you name some animals?
  • What animals live in the snow?
  • What animals live in the jungle?
  • What do you wear when it’s cold?
  • Where do animals live?

Root knowledge:

  • To know the names of some animals
  • To know we wear warm clothes when it’s cold
  • To know that some animals live in snow
  • To know that some animals live in the jungle
  • To know that animals live in hot or cold places

Our key texts are:

  • Monkey puzzle - Julia Donaldson
  • Rumble in the jungle - Giles Andreae
  • A dot in the snow - Corrinne Averiss

Our core rhymes are:

  • Five little monkeys
  • Walking in the jungle
  • It's raining, it's pouring

We will learn the following Makaton signs:

  • Wash hands
  • Help
  • To drink
  • To eat
  • I want
  • Sit