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

Within this topic we will enquire into: 

• Celebrations
• Diwali
• Bonfire night
• Remembrance Day
• Birthdays
• Christmas
• Seasonal change: Autumn

Our key questions are:

•  What do you like to do on your birthday?
• What colour is a poppy?
• Who is the Christmas story about?
• What do you see at Diwali?
• What happens to the leaves in Autumn?

Key knowledge (important bit):

• On your birthday you can have a party, cake and gifts.
• Poppies are red.
• The Christmas story is about baby Jesus.
• At Diwali, we see lights and candles.
• In Autumn, leaves change colour.

Texts to share and enjoy:

• Binny’s Diwali – Thrity Umrigar
• Mog’s birthday -Judith Kerr
• The first Christmas -Rod Campbell  
• Tap the magic tree -Christie Matheson

Our core rhymes are:

• Pat a cake, pat a cake
• Happy birthday
• Twinkle, twinkle little star

We will learn the following Makaton signs:

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