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Guru Nanak's Birthday - A Sikh Festival

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Celebrations Special Birthdays

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Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events, and respond to what is heard with relevant comments, questions or actions.
  • Know about similarities and differences between others, and among families, communities and traditions.
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
  • Represent ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role play and stories.
  • Speak confidently in a familiar group, and talk about ideas.

Lesson Planning

Children will open the story sack to discover what they are learning about. Read `A Birthday to Celebrate´ and learn about Guru Nanak and why he is special. Jump into a Gurdwara and learn about what happens there.

Children will:

  • Retell the story of Guru Nanak by making picture books & participating in role-play.
  • Consolidate their learning by taking part in child-initiated activities.
  • Understand the importance of Guru Nanak and why his birthday is a Sikh festival.
  • Find out about and respect the practices of Sikhism.

You Will Need

  • Story sack
  • Book: A Story of Guru Nanak
  • Picture of Guru Nanak
  • Props for role play

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