Why are some things special?

Reflecting on things that are special to people by exploring items and images that hold personal or communal significance.

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Lesson 1: What is special to you?

Lesson 2: What makes prayer beads special?

Lesson 3: What are special symbols?

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Lesson 4: Why are some books special?

Lesson 5: Why are some candles special?

Key skills

  • Asking questions about things
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Key knowledge

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  • Beliefs are things
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Key vocabulary

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Christian Bible

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)

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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected

  • A5 white paper

    ×30
  • A4 colourful sugar paper

    ×30
  • Colouring pencils ×30
  • Pva glue, pots and spreaders ×15
  • Beads ×30
  • Prayer beads ×1
  • 30cm lengths of string or wool with a knot is one end

    ×8
  • A selection of beads or pasta

    ×8
  • Tape ×1
  • Pipe cleaners ×15
  • Cut up cardboard tubes

    ×30
  • Loose items such as buttons, pasta, beads, small stones, twigs, bottle caps, pom-poms and wooden blocks

    ×15
  • Sugar paper ×15
  • A selection of fiction and non-fiction books

    ×1
  • White A5 paper

    ×30
  • Colouring pencils ×30
  • A selection of different candles such as birthday candles, a decorative candle, advent candles, a Hanukiah and diya lamps. ×8
  • A ball of modelling dough or air-drying clay

    ×30
  • Beads, buttons or small gems

    ×30
  • Modelling tools ×1
  • Cutters

    ×30

The equipment below is optional

  • A bag with a few special things inside, e.g. a teddy, a photograph, or a birthday card

    ×1
  • Hand puppet ×1
  • Sequins or stickers

    ×8
  • Photographs of the children’s special things ×30
  • Children’s favourite books

    ×8
  • A Christian Bible ×1
  • An English translation of the Qur’an ×1
  • Battery-operated tealights

    ×30
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Continuous provision ideas – R&W EYFS: Why are some things special?

Continuous provision activities to complement the EYFS unit 'Why are some things special?'

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