Active Learning
English Reception/Year 1 Spring Information Texts
Winter Days and Nights
Teach the children, then some may enjoy Exploring and Playing while you lead Group Learning.
Night Animals - Owls (suggested as 5 days)
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Night owls
- Night sky
- Owl and mouse stick puppets
- Explore the dark!
You Will Need
Essential Texts
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
Group Reader
The Owl and the Night by Sinead Gaffney
Group Readers
The Owl and the Night
This is a simple story in which the narrative is carried partly by the striking illustrations. The text is kept simple for beginning readers and the children will want to know whether Owl succeeds.
Night Animals and Winter (suggested as 5 days)
Active Learning
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- An animal's winter day - role play
- winter weather - snowflakes and icicles
- Icy investigations
- Snowman maths
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Night Animals by Susan Meredith
Group Reader
The Owl and the Night by Sinead Gaffney
Group Readers
The Owl and the Night
This is a simple story in which the narrative is carried partly by the striking illustrations. The text is kept simple for beginning readers and the children will want to know whether Owl succeeds.
Researching Animals at Night (suggested as 5 days)
Active Learning
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Drawing animals at night
- Night animals on the move
- Small world animal sanctuaries
- Night senses
You Will Need
Video clips about burrowing animals, e.g. badgers, moles, foxes and rabbits (suggested weblinks in resources)