Collected Resources

1. Making Divas!
2. Make a timer
3. Shadow experiments
4. Firework pictures

1. Share the story Rama and Sita on the IWB. Remind children that these names were in ‘Let’s Celebrate….’ That we read last week.
2. Share Firework Night: The Story of November 5th (see resources). Discuss how we have fireworks all over England on 5th November. Do some children go to a bonfire party? Or share sparklers.
3. Look again at Let’s Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali and look at Day 3. The little clay pots to hold the candles are called divas. Talk about how we use candles in our homes/lives.
4. Look again at Rama and Sita on the IWB. Remind children of the ending. People lit divas in their homes to celebrate the return of Rama & Sita. Now they light divas to remember.

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Penny for the Guy and Remember, remember
Use Remember, remember and say this together. Continue to learn the rhyme from last week, Penny for the Guy.

Group Reader: Rama and Sita
This colourful retelling of the traditional tale of Rama and Sita will enchant beginning readers.

1. Christmas cards
2. The Jolly Christmas Postman
3. Sending cards
4. Family traditions

1. Matching game
2. Card writing
3. Christmas Books
4. Jokes

1. Role play
2. Lanterns and music
3. Maths
4. Play dough decorations

1. Read the first part of The Jolly Christmas Postman. What characters do we recognise from other stories? List and read their names.
2. Read the first part of Christmas in Exeter Street. What signs of Christmas can you spot? Cards on the mantelpiece, wreath on door, presents, balloons, stockings, etc.
3. Continue reading Christmas on Exeter Street. Can you count all the guests? Phew! What would it have been like in the house? Fun, noisy, squashed.
4. Share reading any other Christmas stories of your choice (see suggestions on Block overview).

Poetry/Rhyme of the Week: Jingle Bells (see resources)
Introduce on Monday (send a copy home). Perform as part of a class carol-singing excursion.