Our topic this half term is 'Let's celebrate!'

Within this topic we will enquire into: 

• Celebrations
• Special occasions
• Diwali
• Bonfire night
• Remembrance Day
• Birthdays
• Christmas
• Autumn

Our key questions are:

• Why are the leaves falling off the trees?
• Why do we celebrate birthdays?
• Why do people wear poppies on Remembrance Day?
• What is the Nativity story?
• Why is Christmas special for Christians?
• Why are Diva’s lit during a Diwali celebration?

Root knowledge:

• To know that trees lose their leaves in Autumn
• To know a birthday celebrates when someone was born
• To know key characters in the nativity story
• To know that people wear poppies to remember soldiers
• To know lamps were lit to guide Rama and Sita home
• To know Christmas celebrates Jesus’ birth

Texts to share and enjoy:

• Rama and Sita: The story of Diwali – Malachy Doyle
• Elmer’s birthday – David McKee
• The Christmas story – Melanie Joyce
• The leaf thief – Alice Hemming
• Bonfire night – Nancy Dickman

Our core rhymes are:

• Ring a ring o’ roses
• I hear thunder
• We’re marching in our wellingtons

We will learn the following Makaton signs:

• More
• Toilet
• Sorry
• Finished
• Yes 
• No