Get children thinking and talking with these EYFS Amazing World - Polar Regions I Wonder Discussion Prompts. This engaging resource features a range of striking images from the Arctic and Antarctic regions; each paired with an intriguing question to spark curiosity and conversation.
Children will explore fascinating aspects of the polar regions, such as what it might feel like to live or explore in these icy environments and how animals like penguins stay warm. We’ve also included helpful adult guidance to support the development of communication and language skills, with practical tips on extending vocabulary, encouraging full sentences and promoting thoughtful discussion.
Alongside each slide, you’ll find additional notes with carefully chosen follow-up questions to help deepen understanding and keep conversations flowing.
Download now and bring the wonders of the polar regions into your classroom!
Curriculum Objectives
- Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions
- Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding
- Participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary
- Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class
Tags
The Natural World
Speaking
Listening, Attention and Understanding
