Learning objective
- To find and describe minibeasts.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Explore the natural world around them.
- Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Active learning.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Understanding the world
ELG: The Natural World
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Share the Resource: Minibeast photos before the lesson to learn the names of unfamiliar minibeasts and describe some simple body parts, such as head, wings and legs.
- Look at small world insects with the children, providing them with tangible objects to explore and compare.
- Encourage the pupils to draw where they found different minibeasts (e.g. drawing a log with a woodlouse underneath and a ladybird in the grass).
- Encourage the pupils to count the number of different minibeasts found.
Key vocabulary
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compare
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minibeast
