English Reception Summer Labels, Captions and Simple Report Sequences

1. The Hungry Caterpillar
2. Caterpillar lifecycle
3. Sequencing words
4. Retelling The Very Hungry Caterpillar

1. Favourite food lists
2. Food match-up
3. Lifecycle sentences
4. From caterpillar to butterfly

1. Role-play
2. Caterpillar maths
3. Colourful butterfly
4. Caterpillar construction

1. Enjoy The Very Hungry Caterpillar.. Discuss the foods the children like best/least: include seasonal foods and the foods used in personal or communal celebrations.
2. Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Learn Days of the Week (resources). Next, read the days of the week and order them (resources). Discuss what clubs/activities children enjoy doing in the week.
3. Display contents page from Caterpillars and Butterflies. Say non-fiction books don’t need to be read in order. Select and read a page. Notice features, e.g. heading, picture, caption.
4. Select a page from Caterpillars and Butterflies. Identify the textual features, and then read the sentences aloud. Discuss & define interesting topic words in the text, e.g. pupa, proboscis.
5. Display a range of pictures from Caterpillars and Butterflies. Discuss what they show. Develop & rehearse captions for one or more. Write them using correct punctuation.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: The Caterpillar, by Ian Larmont
Share poem. Rehearse at suitable times throughout the week, e.g. start/end of day. Help children to refine the actions associated with the poem. Vary pitch/tone of voice to stress words and phrases.

Essential text
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Desirable text
Caterpillars and Butterflies by Stephanie Turnbull

Resources
Baby clinic role-play equipment
Paints, collage materials
Painted or plain wood clothes pegs, tiny coloured pompoms, googly eyes, PVA glue

1. Tadpole's Promise
2. Powerful words and phrases
3. Sequencing a frog lifecycle
4. Questions, questions!

1. Sequence the story
2. Labels
3. Writing about lifecycles
4. Comparison sentences

1. Jelly frogs
2. Small world
3. Frog dough
4. Frog explorers

1. Enjoy Tadpole’s Promise. Define promise, i.e. saying that you will do something. Identify the promise that tadpole makes. Ask children to share the promises they have made. Consider why it is important to keep promises. Discuss how it feels when promises are kept and broken.
2. Display the text lifecycle of a frog (resources). Read each sentence aloud, using phonics and HFWs. Note the sequencing words opening each sentence. Order sentences correctly.
3. Show a picture of a frog/tadpole (resources). Identify different body parts. Say labels give information about a picture. Model adding labels. Can children help you using phonics/HFWs to spell.
4. Show contents page of Tadpoles and Frogs. Read headings and say they may provide info to answer questions. Generate a question and select an appropriate heading. Read facts. Orally prepare and rehearse an answer. Demonstrate writing the sentence using correct punctuation.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: The Tadpole by Elizabeth Gould
Share poem. Rehearse at suitable times throughout the week, e.g. start/end of day. Help children vary pitch/tone of voice to stress words/phrases. Consider recording and showing it on school website.

Group Reader: Elver the Eel
Follow the journey of Elver the eel as he travels across the world to find a place to live and grow. See Elver and his friends avoid dangers from land and sea on their long journey and learn more about how the eels adapt as they grow and move. This beautifully illustrated text is great to use alongside a topic on lifecycles.

Essential text
Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis

Desirable text
Tadpoles and Frogs by Anna Millbourne

Resources
Measuring jug, spoon, raisins or basil seeds, tweezers, small world frogs, packet of green jelly
Small-world ‘pond’ accessories
Frogspawn, magnifying glasses