Foundation Stage 2 Planning SUBJECT - Understanding the World Week #1: TOPIC Seasons - WINTER

DATE Lesson 1 Lesson 2

17th -21stJan
Objective L.O- Looks closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change.  L.O- Looks closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change. 

Whole Class Starter: Show a song on seasons :- Starter: Show a video on summer season beach scene
Teaching Four Seasons Song | Jack Hartmann - YouTube Milo goes to the beach | Cartoon for kids - YouTube

Main: Teacher will discuss Summer season, that it comes after spring Main: Teacher will revise the key points taught in the previous lesson and will
season. It is the hottest season of the year. In Summer, the days engage students in discussing about the activities they do during summer
are long, and the nights are short. Teacher will also discuss how season.
Then the teacher will ask the students if they have been to beach during
weather gets hotter, what clothes do we wear in this season, what
summer, how they felt, what they did, what they saw.
activities we do in summer season, the sun shines brightly in this
season.
Then students will be given cut outs of things they see and do on the beach
and they will arrange them according to their choice.
Continues a short discussion collaboratively about summer season.

Then students will do an activity in which they will explore how in

olden times people calculated time with the help of the movements
of the sun. For this activity they will use paper plate and straw.

Guided task Group 1- Children will make a sundial using a paper plate and a straw. They will Group 1- Children will colour the outline cut-outs and will stick them on a
with teacher stick pictures of the sun along with the numbers given and will observe and plain paper to make a beach scene.
try to tell the different times with support.
Guided task Group 2- Children will make a sundial using a paper plate and a straw and will Group 2- They will colour the cut-outs, will arrange and stick them on a plain
with TA observe and record the changes in time with little help. paper to make a beach scene and will speak a few words related to it.
Independent Group 3- They will make a sundial by writing numbers and drawing sun along with Group 3- They will colour the cut-outs, arrange them and will stick them on a
Tasks the numbers on the paper plate. They will fix the straw in the centre and will paper to make a beach scene and will describe the scene.
observe the changes over time and will record and explain their observation.
Key Questions 1. How do people feel in Summer season? 1. Name a few things you see at the beach.
2. What clothes do they wear in Summer? Why? 2. What is your favourite memory from summer season?
Foundation Stage 2 Planning SUBJECT - Understanding the World Week #1: TOPIC Seasons - WINTER
3. What is your favourite summer clothing? 3. Why do people go for swimming in the summer?
4. Which types of food and drinks should people eat and drink in 4. Which do you like more: the pool or the beach? Why?
Summer? Why? 5. Do you enjoy summer holidays or winter holidays? Why?
5. Name some Summer sports. 6. What do you use in your home to stay cool in the summer?
6. What is your favourite thing about summer?
7. Where can you go in this season in the UAE?

Learning All will state a few words about the sundial from their understanding. All will remember and recall vocabulary related to summer season.
Outcomes
Most will apply their knowledge of a sundial and use it appropriately in the Most will explain ideas or concepts related to summer season.
activity.
Some will design, create a scenery and describe the summer season
Some will examine, experiment and record the reactions of the sundial independently.
independently.
Student of XYZ will make a sundial by looking at the wall clock, and then he will be asked XYZ will be shown a beach picture and will be asked to select the cut-outs of
Determination to tell the time, or on which number the straw shadow falls. his choice related to beach, colour them, arrange and stick them according
modifications Q- In which season do you feel hot? to his wish to make a beach scene.
Q- Tell the numbers in the wall clock. Q- Name a few things you see on a beach?
Q- Count 12 straws from a set. Q- Which is your favourite summer refreshing fruit?

Integrated Literacy Communication and Mathematics KUW PSED PD EAD

Learning Uses language to Language Explore & Initiates Constructs with a
Opportunities imagine and Uses language to Investigate conversation, purpose in mind,
recreate roles and imagine and attend to and using a variety of
experiences in play recreate roles and takes account of resources. (40-60)
situations. (40-60) experiences in play what others say.
situations. (40-60) (40-60)
Imagine yourself on Imagine yourself on SHOW& TELL Make a cube using
a beach along with a beach along with SESSION play dough and
your friend and your friend and Show your friends popsicles/toothpick
carry on a role play. carry on a role play. a few summer
clothes and
describe it.

Resources Shirts / shorts / hats / sunglasses / paper plates / straws / sun picture cut outs /