Learning goal
- To compare contrasting places within the UK.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
- Recognise some environments that are different from the one in which they live.
- Draw information from a simple map.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance).
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to discuss and/or support with:
- Building a model of the local area and discussing how it is different or similar to a place Bear visited.
- Discussing the environments Bear visits and relating them to places the children might know.
- Leading the conversation by pointing out specific details in the footage or pictures, such as “Look, there are lots of trees here, just like in our park.”
- Encouraging the children to create a simple story about a character visiting their constructed environment.
Key vocabulary
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city
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countryside
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farm
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field
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village
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weather
