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

Within this topic we will enquire into: 

• Animals around the world
• Animals that live in a hot habitat
• Animals that live in a cold habitat
• Different types of weather 
• Winter 

Our key questions are:

• Where do different animals live in the world? 
• What do animals need to live in cold places? 
• What is the weather like in a rainforest?
• How does the weather affect how we dress?

Root knowledge:

• To know that animals live in different parts of the world 
• To know that we wear warm clothes in cold weather 
• To know that animals in cold places often have thick fur
• To know that the rainforest is hot and wet 

Our Talk 4 Write texts are:

• The three little polar bears and the big bad wolf
• We're going on a jaguar hunt

Texts to share and enjoy:

• One day on our blue planet: In the Antarctic – Ella Bailey
• One day on our blue planet: In the rainforest – Ella Bailey 
• Handa's surprise – Eileen Browne 
• The ugly five – Julia Donaldson  

Our core rhymes are:

• Down in the jungle
• Five little monkey's swinging from a tree
• Look at the sneaky crocodile 

We will learn the following Makaton signs:

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