STUNNING STARTER – Think about celebrations –Brainstorm Halloween/ Bonfire Night/Remembrance/ Medium Term Plan FANTASTIC FINISH – Dress up for Halloween Wednesday 31st Halloween games Class Nativity Play – Early Share photos of celebrations they have Term: Autumn 2 Years Assembly been to – circle time discuss food clothes Whole School Winter and customs Class: Acorn Teacher: Sharon / Sheena Performance
MATHS – Follow Abacus lesson plans Literacy – I can discuss topics and I can listen to Art – Expressive Arts and Design Computing – Technology Differentiation/Inclusion others talking about their special celebrations… Halloween – orange playdough Purple Mash –Use purple mash to
Writing for a purpose – cards ,invitations, lists, Salt dough divas – for Diwali decorate a Christmas tree and Additional support with
special days - words Fireworks music and paintings –Fireworks draw a Menorah for Hanukkah letters and sounds on Songs Week 1 – Halloween – Twinkl PowerPoint – How night and Diwali – glitter/chalk/black Esspresso – festivals, fireworks, Friday provided by small can we stay safe at Halloween? paper/powderpaint/stars bbc schools – rama and sita story group work with Sharon Halloween Songs Week2- Bonfire Night – /safety/The story of Guy Rangoli Sand pictures discussing and re-enacting the Fawkes / Remembrance – You tube Video Christmas decorations / stained glass story Festival of Light/Monkey Visuals and learning Fireworks Song – make the fireworks Week3/4- Diwali – Share the story of Rama and windows / songs / acting and performing Madness – celebrations of light prompts for subject areas sounds with your body. Sita and use masks to act out the story. Write Sing Christmas songs Cbeebies radio – special day from Twinkl about how Hindus celebrate Diwali Hanukkah Christmas Songs Week5- Hanukkah-The story of Hanukkah – How Katie morag and the Halloween 1:1 Support provided for do Jewish people celebration Hanukkah Pirate individual children with EAL Celebrations being Brave/Dreidel / menorah Remembrance Day language needs provided by Week6/7- Christmas –Story of the Nativity – Art Activities Fireworks Selvi How do Christians celebrate Christmas. Pictures – Cylinder printing/fork HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY – People Week8- Whole school Winter celebrations printing Marble painting and Communities Rockets Making SCIENCE – Understanding the world Look at the different traditions of Stories poppies Fireworks picture CORNERSTONES Learning about fireworks, light and different religious celebrations – Winnie the witch / draw a pumpkin [Values/ Growth Mindset/ Being Healthy] dark as part of celebrations the food people eat, the clothes Meg and Mog By learning about different celebrations from Cooking foods linked to celebrations they wear – the symbol of light to Humbug Witch different cultures and traditions we learn about the different cultures. respect. So Much Jolly Postman SMSC/PSHE/ British Values The Snowman Respecting other cultures by Father Christmas PE- Physical Development learning about their celebrations The poppy Story _ YouTube Different ways our bodies can move R.E Respecting people who have other Story of Guy Fawkes Putting our shoes on and off for P.E. Diwali, Christmas and Hanukkah – Different beliefs to me. Three little pigs Halloween Fine motor tasks for letter formation celebrations at this time of year Role play – Having a party to Bonfire Night –Twinkl
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