Active Learning
- Bear prepositions
- Feeling safe at night
- Goldilocks' making amends list
- Passing sentence on Goldilocks
Use Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain to help explore the use of prepositions and how we feel about the dark. Get creative with descriptive words while learning about Diwali and Firework Night inspired by the texts Rama and Sita and Let's celebrate 5 days of Diwali.
Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Fireworks and Penny for the Guy
Introduce two poems: Penny for the Guy and Fireworks this week. Children choose which poem they like best. They will work together to learn this one off by heart.
Essential text: Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Websites
Oral story of Rama and Sita - Part 1 and Part 2 from Hamilton Trust
Rangoli patterns from jenniferslittleworld.com or rangoli patterns from activityvillage.co.uk
Coloured rice from theimaginationtree.com
Bead designs from jenniferslittleworld.com
Rangoli patterns to colour from activityvillage.co.uk
Handel's Water Music from youtube.com
Resources
Cloaks and sleeping bag for role play
Dark or black out material
Ingredients for burfi sweets
Torches
Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Fireworks and Penny for the Guy , Remember, remember
Use Remember, remember and say this together. Continue to learn the two rhymes from last week: Penny for the Guy and Fireworks.
Group Reader: Rama and Sita
This colourful retelling of the traditional tale of Rama and Sita will enchant beginning readers.
Essential text: Let’s Celebrate 5 days of Diwali by Ajanta Chakraborty
Websites
Fireworks Safety Poster from static.fireworks.co.uk
The largest firework display ever? from youtube.com
Fireworks in London from youtube.com
A local bonfire night from youtube.com
Fireworks at the Clifton Suspension Bridge from youtube.com
Handel’s firework music from youtube.com
Sensory resources - Hedgehog balls from sensoryplus.co.uk
Resources
Ingredients for salt dough
Torches
Candles
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