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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Why are some things special?
Unit outcomes
Development matters
- Talk about members of their immediate family and community.
- Name and describe people who are familiar to them.
- Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
- Understand that some places are special to members of their community.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Understanding the world
ELG: Past and present
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.
ELG: People culture and communities
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Suggested prior learning
What makes the world special?
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Lesson 1: What is special to you?
Lesson 2: What makes prayer beads special?
Lesson 3: What are special symbols?
Lesson 4: Why are some books special?
Lesson 5: Why are some candles special?
Key skills
Key knowledge
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)
Full equipment list for the subject
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
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A5 white paper
×30 -
A4 colourful sugar paper
×30 - Colouring pencils ×30
- Pva glue, pots and spreaders ×15
- Beads ×30
- Prayer beads ×1
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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
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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
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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
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A ball of modelling dough or air-drying clay
×30 -
Beads, buttons or small gems
×30 - Modelling tools ×1
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Cutters
×30
The equipment below is optional
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A bag with a few special things inside, e.g. a teddy, a photograph, or a birthday card
×1 - Hand puppet ×1
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Sequins or stickers
×8 - Photographs of the children’s special things ×30
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Children’s favourite books
×8 - A Christian Bible ×1
- An English translation of the Qur’an ×1
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Battery-operated tealights
×30
Equipment list
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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Unit resources
Continuous provision ideas – R&W EYFS: Why are some things special?
Continuous provision activities to complement the EYFS unit 'Why are some things special?'