Learning goal
- To recognise the difference between city and countryside environments.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
- Recognise some environments that are different from the one in which they live.
Characteristics of effective learning
- 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:
- Frequently pointing out and naming key features of a countryside and city setting.
- Pre-cutting shapes or offering assistance to make the activity more accessible.
- Setting up a simple role-play area to represent the city and countryside.
- Encouraging the children to act out the roles or activities they saw in the video or their pictures.
- Encouraging the children to add to their city and countryside scenes by drawing their own elements.
Key vocabulary
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bus stop
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church
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city
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cottage
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countryside
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flats
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lamp post
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pond
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post box
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tractor
