Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Development Matters

Activities

a) Initiates conversations,
attends to and takes account
of what others say.
b) Explains own knowledge and
understanding, and asks
appropriate questions of
others.
40 60MONTHS

News time> Talk about what

they Did in the summer holiday
etc. Encourage questions.

Communication, Language and Literacy

Development Matters
b) Uses language to imagine
and recreate roles and
experiences in play situations.
e) Introduces a storyline or
narrative into their play

Writes own name and other

things such as labels, captions.

Development Matters
e) Counts objects to 10, and
beginning to count beyond 10.
f) Counts out up to six objects
from a larger group

Activities
How many animals can you see in
the jungle?
Animal sorting activity
Hopscotch
Numbers hidden in the jungle /
sand/ water

Name and CVC writing in

different substances/
textures.

Theme / Topic : Jungle / Animals

Year group: Reception

BERKELEY INFANT SCHOOL MEDIUM TERM

PLAN

Date: September 2014

Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Development Matters

Activities
Role play / small worls
BOOKS
Rumble in the Jungle
Were going on a Lion Hunt
Were going on a Bear Hunt
Elmer
Commotion in the Ocean
The Rainbow Fish
The Camel that had no hump
Songs and Rhymes being used:
Were all going to the zo0tomorrow
Nellie the Elephant
Old McDonald
The Farmers in his Den
10 little Monkeys
1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive
Yellow Submarine
Alice the Camel

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

Activities

Look closely at similarities,

differences, patterns and
change (40-60 months)

Visit school outdoor classroom,

compare and contrast with
pictures of jungle

Enjoy joining in with family

customs and routines (40-60
months)
Eid-ul-Adha (Muslim) 4 Oct
Al Hijira (Muslim) 15 Oct
Diwali (Hindu/Sikh) 23 Oct

Provide opportunities for

children to share experiences
of family celebrations, share
stories linked to the festivals

Creative Development
Development Matters

35) Engage in imaginative and

role play based on own firsthand experiences
36) Introduce a story line or
narrative into their play
37) Play alongside other
children who are engaged in
the same theme
38) Play co-operatively as part
of a group to act out a
narrative

Activities

Role play jungle / mini beast

explorer?
Animal paintings
Responding to music dance,
draw/paint
Carnival of the Animals.

Physical Development
Development Matters

a) Experiments with different

ways of moving.

Activities

Movement like different types

of animals
Carnival of the animals response to music.
Down in the jungle - wake and
shake

Weblinks

www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/64zoolane/stories/georgina.shtml
www.magickeys.com/books/zoo/index.html
www.magickeys.com/books/farm/apge1.html
www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/earlyict/pages/on%20the%20farm.htm
www.boowakwala.com/kids/boowakwala-world-jungle-junglegame.html
www.dltk-kids.com/animals/ocean.html
www.edu.dudley.gov.uk/foundation/current/Numeracy/num_animals_add.htm
www.gigglepotz.com/krc_floating.htm
www.naturegrid.org.uk/infant/earlyict/resources/paint/elmer.bmp