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Free Big Garden Birdwatch Provision Enhancement

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This EYFS Big Garden Bird Watch Provision Enhancement resource includes a range of practical activities all about garden birds. Children can build a nest in different ways, model their own bird, make a bird feeder or binoculars, and count the 'worms'. With links to maths, motor skills and the natural world, pupils have the opportunity to develop a range of skills.

 

It covers the following objectives for children in reception:

Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them
Use talk to help work out problems and organise thinking and activities, and to explain how things work and why they might happen
Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently. Suggested tools: pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons
Count objects, actions and sounds
Explore the natural world around them
Return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them

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
  • Give focused attention to what the teacher says, responding appropriately even when engaged in activity, and show an ability to follow instructions involving several ideas or actions
  • Be confident to try new activities and show independence, resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge
  • Negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others
  • Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery
  • Have a deep understanding of number to 10, including the composition of each number
  • Compare quantities up to 10 in different contexts, recognising when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as the other quantity
  • Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function
  • Share their creations, explaining the process they have used

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