Dosbarth
Coala
Term:
Spring
Theme:
Electric Rainbow
This project has a science focus and
teaches the children about light, colour and electricity.
Language, Literacy & Communication
Skills
ü Collect
words to display associated with the theme of colour, electricity and light in
both Welsh and English.
ü Listen
to stories and poetry on the theme of light, colour and electricity.
ü Use
simple writing frames to create poems in Welsh and English on the themes of
light, colour and sound.
ü Write
a letter to King of Sparkle to explain what light they have made and why.
ü Read
the story ‘The Owl who was afraid of the Dark’ and ‘The Penguin who wanted to
find out’.
ü Write
posters to warn of the dangers of electricity.
Personal & Social
Development, Well-Being & Cultural Diversity
ü Discuss
and associate particular types of feelings associated with ‘Light’ and ‘Dark’.
ü Communicate
and reflect on the decisions made in stories, situations or personally,
suggesting alternative responses.
ü Discuss
and make posters on the dangers of electricity.
Mathematical Development
ü Make
simple repeat patterns using 2D shapes and coloured objects and extend to
symmetrical patterns.
ü Describe
and extend number sequences.
ü Recognise
and find simple fractions.
ü Solve
a given problem by collecting, sorting and organising information in simple
ways.
ü Telling
the time – o’clock, quarter to/past and half past.
Creative Development
ü Explore
colour mixing using primary colour paints.
ü Mix
different types of paint and paper to make colour collages and patterns.
ü Make
simple 3D frames using wire and tissue paper – Chinese lanterns to be used as a
stimulus.
ü Create
musical patterns and sounds to express ideas about light, colour and sound.
Knowledge & Understanding of the World
ü Make,
draw and label simple circuits.
ü Make
a circuit which lights a bulb.
ü Play
and explore in the dark to develop understanding of dark being the absence of
light.
ü Identify
and understand different light sources.
ü Order
different types of light sources chronologically and explain their thinking.
ü Use
light boxes to explore painting on transparencies and mixing transparent
materials to make new colours.
ü Develop
a class diary to record observations about light at different times of the day.
ü Develop
understanding of fair tests relating to light and electricity.
ü Learn
about significant individuals such as Baird whose inventions have changed the
way we live.
ü Design
a light source for King of Sparkle.
Welsh Language Development
ü Based
on the character of Plop from ‘The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark’ children to
learn the phrase ‘Beth sy’n bod?’ ‘Mae [illness] arna i’.
ü Ble
rwyt ti’n byw? Dw i’n byw yn ….. gyda – Introduce different types of houses.
ü Role
play in Electric Shop – Beth wyt ti eisiau? Dw i eisiau …
