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Going on a bear hunt

Follow the example of staff in the reception class at Forster Park Primary School in Lewisham and set up a display that can double as a set in which to act out a favourite story Planned learning intentions

Planned learning intentions

To retell narratives in the correct sequence, drawing on language patterns of stories

To investigate materials by using all their senses as appropriate

To move with confidence, imagination and in safety

Resources

white net curtains .assorted plastic and silk leaves ,key vocabulary and phrases from the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (Walker Books, 5.99) ,dark fabric and card ,string and pegs

Step by step

* Plan a route around the learning environment that supports the journey in We're Going on a Bear Hunt. Incorporate 'oozy mud' in the sand tray, 'splish splosh' in the water tray, 'long wavy grass' in a black builders'

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