Early Years Foundation Stage Session Plan

(modified Oct 2009)

Class Area of Learning & Date: 4/02/10

Nursery
EYFS Reference
22-36 Show affection and concern for
special people
30-50 Make connections between
different parts of their experience
40-60 Understand that people have
different needs
Development
Time: am/pm
PSED: Sense of Community
Relationship to Prior & Future
Learning
Characters in Gruffalo were scared
of the unknown. Friends & family
are there to make you feel better
when you are frightened or have
problems.

Learning Objectives & Success Resources & Learning Links to other Areas of Learning
Criteria Environment Including Provision for Child
Recognise that it is normal to be (Also consider any additional Initiated Activities
frightened sometimes. Everyone resources you will need to
gets scared. You should tell your enhance the learning of CLL Reading
friends or family if you are bilingual pupils and the needs of
frightened of something and maybe individual learners)
they can help
“Frog is frightened “ by
Max Velthuijs

Assessment
Who is to be assessed? By whom? How? (give details)
□ Observation
More experienced? Whole x,y □ Focused questions/open
group? ended questions
□ Self/peer assessment
□ Work samples/portfolios

Links to learning at home/in the

community
Lesson Introduction Key Vocabulary
Dark night, scary noises,
Remind children about being scared/frightened
Gruffalo story. Who was
frightened in that story?
What did they do? Do you
Focus Questions (open/closed)
ever get frightened? What
Do you ever get frightened?
do you do? Who do you talk
What do you do? Who do
to?
you talk to?

Main Part of Session

Read story “Frog is

Frightened” together. See if
anyone else feels frightened Differentiation / Activities to
in the dark, when they hear Support and/or Extend Learning
an unfamiliar noise? Who do
other books... have a look
you talk to?
for other ones...
frightened?

Planning for Additional Adults

Plenary

Ask what children do/will do

in future if the are
frightened about anything at
all

Evaluation of Teaching and

Learning
Consider how well the lesson
met the learning objectives to
inform your future planning.