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Theme: Clothes

A possible SESE unit of work

Senior infants

Senior Infants

History:

Clothes worn in my past and in the past of my family.

Geography:

Clothes for different weather.

Science:

Materials used in clothing.

Strand:

Myself and my family

Strand units:

Myself

My family

Objectives:

Compare clothes worn at different ages, noting development and things still the same.

Skills:

Using Evidence

Time and Chronology

Communication

Change and Continuity

Strand:

Natural environments

Strand unit:

Weather

Objectives:

Discuss the suitability of different clothes for different weathers.

Skills:

A sense of place

Maps, globes and graphicacy skills

Select approaches and methodologies: Story, using artefacts and photos, pictures, use of the environment, talk and discussion, active learning, ICT, problem solving, free play with materials, personal and family history.

Strand:

Materials

Strand units:

Properties and characteristics of materials

Materials and change

Objectives:

Investigate materials for different properties.

Identify waterproof materials.

Skills:

Scientific investigation skills.

Designing and making.

Assessment: Teacher observation, children’s work samples, teacher designed tasks.

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