English Reception/Year 1 Autumn Description, Letters and Greetings
Winter Lights and Christmas
Get creative with descriptive words while learning about Diwali and Firework Night inspired by the texts Rama and Sita and Let's celebrate 5 days of Diwali. Have fun sharing Harvey Slumfenburger’s Christmas Present to inspire children to talk about their Christmas and Winter Traditions, as well as to write their own thank you letters to Santa.
Winter Lights (suggested as 5 days)
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Firework pictures
- Build a dark space
- Shadow experiments
- Making Divas!
You Will Need
Essential texts
Firework Night: The Story of November 5th (provided in resources)
Group Readers
Rama and Sita by Ruth Merttens
Group Readers
Rama and Sita
This colourful retelling of the traditional tale of Rama and Sita will enchant beginning readers. Perfect for using when teaching about Diwali and looking at festivals of light.
Christmas (suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
Group Learning
Exploring and Playing
- Rangoli patterns
- Singing songs
- Christmas decorations
- How many objects?
You Will Need
Essential texts
Harvey Slumfenburger’s Christmas Present by John Burningham
Let's celebrate 5 days of Diwali by Ajanta Chakraborty and Vivek Kumar