Class 4: What are we celebrating?

Topic Focus:

PSHE – emotional awareness; RE – the importance of different celebrations; Science – light and sound

Expectations:

All pupils will:

Have an awareness of other people and respond to some people positively; be aware of their own feelings and preferences.

Most pupils will:

Engage in a basic understanding of right and wrong and participate in what friends can do for each other; play and work alongside others, take turns and respond appropriately, communicatetheir emotions appropriately;be able to identify some similarities and differences between people and participate in the school community; celebrate the similarities and differences of people from different cultures related to special days.

A few pupils will:

Show an understanding of the relationship between themselves and their peers and of their responsibilities towards each other. They will have a good understanding of how to develop friendships; Understand how to play and work cooperatively together sharing and taking turns, begin to ask for help; Be able to reflect on their own experiences and learning and set personal targets which they understand.

Differentiated Learning Outcomes:
  • Show awareness that they are the person who is having a special day by a change in behaviour.
  • Participate in other people's celebrations.
  • Communicate to others that it is a special day.
  • Anticipate the arrival of a special day.
  • Communicate to others what makes the day special e.g. new shoes, birthday, wedding, Christmas.
  • Communicate to others how they feel on a special day.
  • Coactively prepare food.
  • Share food with others.
  • Communicate about how this is different from other days.
  • Show awareness of dramatic changes and displays of emotion.
  • Respond to dramatic emotional displays.
  • Identify different feelings displayed in pictures.
  • Match feelings with appropriate events, e.g. happy + birthday, sad + sister leaving home.
  • Communicate to others how they feel.
  • Identify what is the same about different celebrations.
  • Identify that the feelings the celebrations evoke are all of equal importance.
  • Name and communicate about other people's special days.

Resources, visits, visitors:
The Transporters DVD; selection of children’s Bibles; The Feelings Storybook by Alexandra Delis-Abrams; Your Monster Feelings by Martin Waddell and Mike Gordon; Kipper’s Birthday by Mick Inkpen; Emotions Color Cards; Fox Makes Friends by Adam Relf; SLS topic box – Festivals and Celebrations, Light and Sound; BBC Science Clips website; Special Days by Paul Bennett; Make and Use Musical Instruments by Anna-Marie D’Cruz; A Faith Like Mine by Laura Buller; Festivals by Meryl Dooney; powerpoint shows of Guy Fawkes and Bonfire night, religious celebrations and festivals.
Educational visits: Week 1 - local card/gift shop and Ashton library; Week 2 –Three Sisters Recreation Area ; Week 3 - Ashtonlibrary; Week 4 –Turnpike Gallery, Leigh ; Week 5 - Ashton library; Week 6 – local Church ; Week 7 – Wigan shopping centre to look at Christmas Lights and decorations.
Vocabulary
Emotion(s)
Feelings
Happy
Sad
Angry
Afraid
Excited
Disgusted
Surprised
Tired
Unfriendly
Kind
Sorry
Proud
Jealous
Joking
Ashamed
Worried
Embarrassed
Confused
Anxious /

Light/er

Dark/er
Shadow
Reflection
Source
Bright/er
Dull/er
Cloud/y
Overcast
Sun
Sunny
Symbol
Religion
Belief
Faith
Celebration
Special
Wedding
Birthday
Baptism
Christingle / Hindu
Christian
Jewish
Judaism
Buddhist
Buddhism
Party
Invitation
Card
Present
Gift
Sound
Noise
Noisy
Loud/er
Quiet/er
Soft/er
Gentle
Pitch
Volume
Literacy / Numeracy / Topic
Week 1
03/11/08 / Reading focus: fiction
(Guy Fawkes powerpoint story)
Writing focus: lists, captions, labels
Phonics: Letters and Sounds Phase 2; Jolly Phonics; Sounds~write / Number: Comparing two numbers, comparing two quantities, recognising who has less and who has more
RM Maths / What is a celebration?
Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night
Week 2
10/11/08 / Reading focus: fiction
(Kipper’s Birthday)
Writing focus: invitations, cards, letters
Phonics: Letters and Sounds Phase 2; Jolly Phonics; Sounds~write / Number: Counting forwards and backwards to and from 10/20, recognising numbers to 10 (and beyond)
RM Maths / Common celebrations: birthdays, weddings, baptisms
Light and Dark
Week 3
17/11/08 / Reading focus: fiction
(Owl Babies)
Writing focus:descriptive writing
Phonics: Letters and Sounds Phase 2; Jolly Phonics; Sounds~write / Shape: Sorting 2-d/3-d shapes by shape, beginning to recognise and name 2-d and 3-d shapes
RM Maths / Spring celebrations:
Chinese New Year
Light and Dark
Week 4
24/11/08 / Reading focus: non-fiction
(Eid and Ramadan powerpoint stories)
Writing focus:descriptive writing
Phonics: Letters and Sounds Phase 2; Jolly Phonics; Sounds~write / Money: recognising coins, counting up to ten coins
RM Maths / Summer celebrations:
Eid-ul-Fitr
Light and Shadows
Week 5
01/12/08 / Reading focus: fiction
(Peace at Last)
Writing focus: instructions
Phonics: Letters and Sounds Phase 2; Jolly Phonics; Sounds~write / Time: Understanding that we can measure time, recognising different units of time, counting the number of times something happens
RM Maths / Autumn celebrations:
Diwali
Sound and Hearing
Week 6
08/12/08 / Reading focus:fiction
(The Jolly Postman’s Christmas Letters)
Writing focus: letters, notes, lists
Phonics: Letters and Sounds Phase 2; Jolly Phonics; Sounds~write / Number: Counting to 20, recognising numbers to 20 (and beyond), counting sounds and movements, estimating quantities
RM Maths / Winter celebrations:
Hannukah
Changing Sound
Week 7
15/12/08 / Reading focus: poems and rhymes
(Read Me First collection)
Writing focus: descriptive writing
Phonics: Letters and Sounds Phase 2; Jolly Phonics; Sounds~write / Measure: Comparing the lengths of two or three objects, and using the language of length comparison
RM Maths / Winter celebrations:
Christmas and Epiphany
Christmas Party
Subject focus / Learning objectives / Key skills / Activities / Sensory Experiences / Communication
development
Week 1: 3rd November 2008
PSHE
RE
History
PE / PSHE1a: to recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair and unfair, and what is right and wrong;1c: to recognise, name and deal with their feelings in a positive way; 2c: to recognise choices they can make; 2d: to understand how rules help them;
4a: to recognise how their behaviour affects other people
RE1a: explore a range of religious stories and sacred writings and talk about their meanings;1b: name and explore a range of celebrations, worship and rituals in religion, noting similarities where appropriate;
3g: how and why celebrations are important in religion
H2a: to recognise why people did things, why events happened and what happened as a result
PE9a, b, d: swimming activities and water safety; 1a: explore basic skills / The Transporters DVD episodes 1-5; Key emotions: happy, sad, angry, afraid, excited.
Emotions quiz; Word/picture matching – emotional expressions; Writing sentences using emotion words; Writing about experiences and related emotions; circle time games related to emotions.
What is a celebration? Introduce and explore a range of common celebrations; children to suggest different types of celebrations, how they make us feel; similarities between celebrations (food, music, games, decorations, cards, presents, special clothes, etc). Word-picture matching; reading stories about celebrations; writing about celebrations.
Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night – powerpoint stories; retelling the story of Guy Fawkes; sequencing the story of Guy Fawkes; creating ‘fireworks’ pictures using paint effects; creating a sound poem; exploring the traditions associated with Bonfire Night.
Swimming at Hindley Baths; Soft Play; Sticky Kids; Wrestling (as per provider’s planning) / Music: M1a & b: performing; M2a & b: composing; M3a: appraising – selecting and playing a range of tuned and untuned instruments; joining in with songs.
Art and Design: DT2f: follow safe procedures for food safety and hygiene – making chocolate apples.
Exploring the colour, texture, smell and taste of different raw and cooked food items.
Sand/glitter tray for mark making.
Numbers and letters ‘hidden’ in different places: feely bag, sand tray, lentil tray, foam, etc.
Trays of different textured materials for sorting and exploring. / Adult support for all children: using signs, symbols, objects and speech as appropriate.
Model and encourage appropriate behaviour and vocabulary.
Communication group with SaLT team (Melanie and Jackie).
ICT: ICT1a, b, c: finding things out – using the internet and CD roms to find information; 2a: developing ideas and making things happen – using different software to input data, create text and pictures; 3a: exchanging and sharing information - saving and printing work.
Week 2: 10th November 2008
PSHE
RE
Science
PE / PSHE 1a: to recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair and unfair, and what is right and wrong;1c: to recognise, name and deal with their feelings in a positive way; 2c: to recognise choices they can make; 2d: to understand how rules help them;
4a: to recognise how their behaviour affects other people
RE 1a: explore a range of religious stories and sacred writings and talk about their meanings;1b: name and explore a range of celebrations, worship and rituals in religion, noting similarities where appropriate;
3g: how and why celebrations are important in religion
Sc4 Physical processes; Light and sound: 3a: to identify different light sources, including the Sun; 3b: that darkness is the absence of light
PE9a, b, d: swimming activities and water safety; 1a: explore basic skills / The Transporters DVD episodes 6-10; Key emotions: disgusted, surprised, tired, unfriendly, kind).
Emotions quiz; Word/picture matching – emotional expressions; Writing sentences using emotion words; Writing about experiences and related emotions; circle time games related to emotions.
Using books and the internet to find out information about common celebrations (birthdays, weddings, baptisms); powerpoint stories showing different celebrations in different cultures; identifying similarities and differences between celebrations; matching pictures and words; writing about different celebrations; making special food items associated with particular festivals; designing and creating cards/posters to represent images of different cultures and celebrations.
Investigating light sources in the classroom; finding dark places in the classroom/school; testing different light sources; identifying natural and man-made sources of light; testing the brightness of different light sources.
(Continue to Week 3)
Swimming at Hindley Baths; Soft Play; Sticky Kids; Wrestling (as per provider’s planning) / Music: M1a & b: performing; M2a & b: composing; M3a: appraising – making Spanish castanets; joining in with songs.
Art and Design: A2b, 2c: Investigating and making art, craft and design – making light and dark pictures using different shades/tones of paint;DT2f: follow safe procedures for food safety and hygiene – making a party cake.
Exploring the colour, texture, smell and taste of different raw and cooked food items.
Sand/glitter tray for mark making.
Numbers and letters ‘hidden’ in different places: feely bag, sand tray, lentil tray, foam, etc.
Trays of different textured materials for sorting and exploring. / Adult support for all children: using signs, symbols, objects and speech as appropriate.
Model and encourage appropriate behaviour and vocabulary.
Communication group with SaLT team (Melanie and Jackie).
ICT: ICT1a, b, c: finding things out – using the internet and CD roms to find information; 2a: developing ideas and making things happen – using different software to input data, create text and pictures; 3a: exchanging and sharing information - saving and printing work.
Week 3: 17th November 2008
PSHE
RE
Science
PE / PSHE 1a: to recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair and unfair, and what is right and wrong;1c: to recognise, name and deal with their feelings in a positive way; 2c: to recognise choices they can make; 2d: to understand how rules help them;
4a: to recognise how their behaviour affects other people
RE 1a: explore a range of religious stories and sacred writings and talk about their meanings;1b: name and explore a range of celebrations, worship and rituals in religion, noting similarities where appropriate;
3g: how and why celebrations are important in religion
Sc4 Physical processes; Light and sound: 3a: to identify different light sources, including the Sun; 3b: that darkness is the absence of light
PE9a, b, d: swimming activities and water safety; 1a: explore basic skills / The Transporters DVD episodes 11-15; Key emotions: sorry, proud, jealous, joking, ashamed.
Emotions quiz; Word/picture matching – emotional expressions; Writing sentences using emotion words; Writing about experiences and related emotions; circle time games related to emotions.
Exploring celebrations associated with different cultures: Chinese New Year and Holi. Using books and the internet to find out information about these; identifying similarities and differences between celebrations; matching pictures and words; writing about different celebrations; making special food items associated with particular festivals; designing and creating cards/posters to represent images of different cultures and celebrations.
Investigating light sources in the classroom; finding dark places in the classroom/school; testing different light sources; identifying natural and man-made sources of light; testing the brightness of different light sources.
(Continued from Week 2)
Swimming at Hindley Baths; Soft Play; Sticky Kids; Wrestling (as per provider’s planning) / Music: M1a & b: performing; M2a & b: composing; M3a: appraising – selecting and playing a range of tuned and untuned instruments; joining in with songs.
Art and Design: DT2a, b, d: work with tools and materials to make a product - Making a Chinese dragon toy.
Exploring the colour, texture, smell and taste of different raw and cooked food items.
Sand/glitter tray for mark making.
Numbers and letters ‘hidden’ in different places: feely bag, sand tray, lentil tray, foam, etc.
Trays of different textured materials for sorting and exploring. / Adult support for all children: using signs, symbols, objects and speech as appropriate.
Model and encourage appropriate behaviour and vocabulary.
Communication group with SaLT team (Melanie and Jackie).
ICT: ICT1a, b, c: finding things out – using the internet and CD roms to find information; 2a: developing ideas and making things happen – using different software to input data, create text and pictures; 3a: exchanging and sharing information - saving and printing work.
Week 4: 24th November 2008
PSHE
RE
Science
PE / PSHE 1a: to recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair and unfair, and what is right and wrong;1c: to recognise, name and deal with their feelings in a positive way; 2c: to recognise choices they can make; 2d: to understand how rules help them;
4a: to recognise how their behaviour affects other people
RE 1a: explore a range of religious stories and sacred writings and talk about their meanings;1b: name and explore a range of celebrations, worship and rituals in religion, noting similarities where appropriate;
3g: how and why celebrations are important in religion
Sc4 Physical processes; Light and sound: 3a: that light travels from a source; 3b: that light cannot pass through some materials, and how this leads to the formation of shadows
PE9a, b, d: swimming activities and water safety; 1a: explore basic skills / The Transporters DVD episodes 1-5; Key emotions: happy, sad, angry, afraid, excited.
Emotions quiz; Word/picture matching – emotional expressions; Writing sentences using emotion words; Writing about experiences and related emotions; circle time games related to emotions.
Exploring celebrations associated with different cultures: Esala Perahera and Eid-ul-Fitr. Using books and the internet to find out information about these; identifying similarities and differences between celebrations; matching pictures and words; writing about different celebrations; making special food items associated with particular festivals; designing and creating cards/posters to represent images of different cultures and celebrations.
Exploring and investigating shadows; drawing around shadows; creating shadows; measuring and recording shadows.
Swimming at Hindley Baths; Soft Play; Sticky Kids; Wrestling (as per provider’s planning) / Music: M1a & b: performing; M2a & b: composing; M3a: appraising – making a hand drum; joining in with songs.
Art and Design: A2c: design and make images and artefacts – making an Eid card.
Exploring the colour, texture, smell and taste of different raw and cooked food items.
Sand/glitter tray for mark making.
Numbers and letters ‘hidden’ in different places: feely bag, sand tray, lentil tray, foam, etc.
Trays of different textured materials for sorting and exploring. / Adult support for all children: using signs, symbols, objects and speech as appropriate.
Model and encourage appropriate behaviour and vocabulary.
Communication group with SaLT team (Melanie and Jackie).
ICT: ICT1a, b, c: finding things out – using the internet and CD roms to find information; 2a: developing ideas and making things happen – using different software to input data, create text and pictures; 3a: exchanging and sharing information - saving and printing work.
Week 5: 1st December 2008
PSHE
RE
Science
PE / PSHE 1a: to recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair and unfair, and what is right and wrong;1c: to recognise, name and deal with their feelings in a positive way; 2c: to recognise choices they can make; 2d: to understand how rules help them;
4a: to recognise how their behaviour affects other people
RE 1a: explore a range of religious stories and sacred writings and talk about their meanings;1b: name and explore a range of celebrations, worship and rituals in religion, noting similarities where appropriate;
3g: how and why celebrations are important in religion
Sc4 Physical processes; Light and sound: 3c: that there are many kinds of sound and sources of sound
PE9a, b, d: swimming activities and water safety; 1a: explore basic skills / The Transporters DVD episodes 6-10; Key emotions: disgusted, surprised, tired, unfriendly, kind.
Emotions quiz; Word/picture matching – emotional expressions; Writing sentences using emotion words; Writing about experiences and related emotions; circle time games related to emotions.