Reception Topic: Animals Block B: Working Animals

Find out about the animals that work and help us in so many ways. Learn about the strong animals that help us to do heavy and difficult jobs such as heavy horses and elephants. Learn about how dogs can help people who have problems with seeing or confidence. Learn about animals that can identify and track scents or deliver secret messages. Take part in role-plays, listen to stories and represent ideas with art and design and technology. Express learning through writing and speaking.

Block B: Working Animals
[5 Sessions] / Main outcome: Understanding the World; Expressive Arts and Design
Other outcomes: Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Mathematics; Communication and Language: Literacy; Physical Development
By the end of this block children will achieve the following outcomes / ·  UW ELG 13 P&C: Know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. Know about similarities and differences between themselves and others.
·  UW ELG 14 TW: Know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things.
·  UW ELG 15 T: Recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools.
·  EAD ELG 17 BI: Represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role-play and stories.
·  PSED ELG 06 SC&SA: Be confident about trying new activities.
·  PSED ELG 07 MF&B: Talk about how they and others show feelings, talk about their own and others’ behaviour, and its consequences, and know that some behaviour is unacceptable. Work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow the rules. Adjust their behaviour to different situations.
·  M ELG 11 N: Using quantities and objects, add and subtract 2 single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer.
·  CL ELG 01 L&A: Listen attentively in a range of situations. Listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions. Give their attention to what others say and respond appropriately, while engaged in another activity.
·  CL ELG 02 U: Follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. Answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about their experiences and in response to stories or events.
·  CL ELG 03 S: Express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs.
·  L ELG 10 W: Use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. Also write some irregular common words. Write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.
·  PD ELG 04 M&H: Show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements. Move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. Handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.
Session 1 CL, PSED, EAD
How am I helpful?
Meet Super Worm! Use role-play to recreate different ways he is helpful and give suggestions about how the chn can be helpful in different situations. / ·  Identify and understand different ways they can help adults and one another.
·  Express personal opinions, using because to justify their choice.
·  Use play experiences to share knowledge of helpful behaviours.
Session 2 CL, L; PD, UW
Strong and mighty!
Chn discover a heavy object in their classroom. They learn how horses and elephants have been trained to move heavy items and compare and contrast this with machines. / ·  Know that some animals can be trained to undertake specific jobs.
·  Understand that people choose animals for specific roles because of their talents.
·  Be able to compare and contrast the effect of animals and machines.
Session 3 CL, PD, PSED, M
Help me to see it!
Chn understand how dogs are able to help blind/partially-sighted people to move around safely. They learn how to care for a dog and know the difference between pet dogs and working dogs. / ·  Know that dogs can be trained to lead blind/partially sight people.
·  Appreciate the positive impact a guide/assistance dog can have for a blind or partially sighted person.
·  Understand how to look after and care for a dog.
·  Be able to identify the different parts of a dog.
Session 4 CL, PSED, L, UW
Detectives!
Chn use their sense of smell to identify a range of familiar scents. They know that dogs can be trained to identify and track scents. Chn know that dogs can be used to help increase confidence and self-esteem. / ·  Know that dogs are trained to recognise scents.
·  Recognise the scent of familiar objects.
·  Identify scents they/others like and don’t like.
·  Understand that dogs visit schools and help give chn confidence to undertake tasks they find difficult.
Session 5 CL, L, UW
Secrets!
Chn understand how pigeons have been used to transport secret messages. They consider which animal they think is the most helpful and provide a reason for their choice. Chn vote to discover the most helpful working animal! / ·  Know that pigeons have been used to carry secret messages.
·  Make and read a secret message.
·  Be able to identify a variety of British wild birds.
·  Share an opinion with adults and peers and provide a reason for their opinions.

Abbreviations for Objectives Tables

Area of Learning and Development / Aspect / Abbreviation
Prime Areas
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) / Making relationships
Self-confidence and self-awareness
Managing feelings and behaviour / MR
SC&SA
MF&B
Physical Development (PD) / Moving and handling
Health and self-care / M&H
H&SC
Communication and Language (CL) / Listening and attention
Understanding
Speaking / L&A
U
S
Specific Areas
Literacy (L) / Reading
Writing / R
W
Mathematics (M) / Numbers
Shape, space and measures / N
SS&M
Understanding of the World (UW) / People and communities
The World
Technology / P&C
TW
T
Expressive Arts and Design (EAD) / Exploring and using media and materials
Being imaginative / EUM&M
BI

Early Learning Goals are matched withKS1 objectives from the National Curriculum

Resources

Session 1

Provided: We Are Helpful lyrics; A1 paper outline of a child.

You will need: Superworm by J. Donaldson (2016 - ISBN: 1407170724); A sheet of A4 paper per child, folded into quarters; Drawing and colouring pencils; Wormery (see weblink); Range of different sized hula hoops; Playdough (see weblink); Circle of paper.

Session 2

Provided: Outline of a horse and elephant with writing template; Large outline of a horse and elephant for enlargement to A1; Finger puppet templates.

You will need: Large log; Bottle-top elephant (see weblink); Handwriting and colouring pencils; Coloured paper; Scissors; Colouring media; Small world forest scene.

Session 3

Provided: Drawing of a dog and parts of body; Venn diagram; Large outline of a guide/assistance dog.

You will need: Items for an obstacle course; Eye-masks or blindfolds; Scissors; Glue; Strips of A3 paper; Drawing and colouring pencils; Different soft toy dogs; Grooming brushes; Dog bowl; 1-9 dice; Dog biscuits/counters.

Session 4

Provided: Outline of a Detective dog; Outline of a Reading dog.

You will need: The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson (2017 - ISBN: 150980160X) , Covered box with different smelling items; Sticky-notes; Writing/colouring pencils; A1 red and green paper; Felt-tips; Zig-zag book; Different dried herbs/spices; A3 card; Doubled-sided tape/PVA glue.

Session 5

Provided: Outline of a pigeon; Rosette template.

You will need: A3 and A4 white paper; White wax crayons; Watercolour paints and brushes and water; Paper plates; Scissors; Drawing and writing pencils; Felt-tipped pens/coloured paper; Mirrors; PE cones or skittles; Digital cameras/tablets.

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