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Meet `Maisy Mouse´, listen to a story and think about what makes you special. Investigate birth months, the days of the week and make simple pictograms. How do you celebrate your birthdays? Do you have a party? Plan a surprise party for someone special in school.

|Block A: Celebrating Me |Main outcome: Understanding the World; Expressive Arts and Design |

|[5 Sessions] |Other outcomes: Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Mathematics; Communication and Language |

|By the end of this block you will have |PSED ELG 6 SC&SA Be confident to say why they like some activities more than others. They are confident to |

|achieved the following outcomes |speak in a familiar group, will talk about their ideas, and will choose the resources they need for their |

| |chosen activities. |

| |PSED ELG 7 MF&B Chn work as part of a group or class. |

| |UW ELG13 – P&C Know that other children do not always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. They |

| |know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and |

| |traditions. |

| |UW ELG 13 P&C Talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. |

| |EAD ELG 17 BI Represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, |

| |dance, role play and stories. |

| |M ELG 12 SS&M Use everyday language to solve problems and recognise, create and describe patterns. |

| |M ELG 11 N Count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more |

| |or one less than a given number. |

| |CL ELG 3 S Develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events. |

| |CL ELG 1 L&A Chn listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events, and respond to what they hear with |

| |relevant comments, questions or actions. |

| |CL ELG 03 S Chn express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. |

|Session 1 PSED, UW, EAD |Children will: |

|Magical Me! |Identify and understand that children have different talents/qualities that make them special |

|Children are introduced to Maisy Mouse; Maisy|Express personal opinions, acknowledge those of others and respond respectfully to them |

|tells chn a story about being special. |Use play experiences to share knowledge of themselves |

|Afterwards children will think about what | |

|makes them and members of their family | |

|special. | |

|Session 2 UW, EAD, PSED |Children will: |

|Happy Birthday |Develop tolerance, understanding and respect for others; know people celebrate birthdays in different ways |

|Chn find a mystery present and think about |Use play experiences to show their knowledge of birthdays |

|what the occasion could be. They consider why|Increase self-knowledge of their own family and their birthday traditions |

|birthdays are celebrated; look through a | |

|keyhole into another child´s life to see how | |

|they celebrate. | |

|Session 3 M, UW, EAD, CL |Children will: |

|Special Birthdays |Celebrate the uniqueness of their birthday celebrations and those of their classmates |

|All aboard the birthday train! Children will |Know the months of the year and days of the week |

|go on an adventure to `Birthday Land´. What |Use play experiences to build upon mathematical knowledge |

|will they discover on the way? Back to class |Describe `Birthday Land´ |

|for a birthday themed Maths session! | |

|Session 4 CL, PSED, EAD |Children will: |

|Planning a Celebration |Identify personal talents and different roles and responsibilities |

|Surprise! Chn will read about Alfie´s |Be part of the party planning process &identify the contribution made by different peoples at special times |

|birthday surprise, and then prepare for a |Make a` You are Special´ book |

|secret surprise for someone special in |Recognise the importance of celebrations and taking time to celebrate together |

|school. | |

|Session 5 PSED, CL |Children will: |

|Let´s celebrate |Present a part of their learning |

|Chn will make the final party preparations, |Host and make final preparations for a special celebration |

|wait for the special guest to arrive and |Celebrate their achievements describing what they enjoyed the most |

|share their achievements. | |

Abbreviations for Objectives Tables

|Area of Learning and Development |Aspect |Abbreviation |

|Prime Areas |

|Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) |Making relationships |MR |

| |Self-confidence and self-awareness |SC&SA |

| |Managing feelings and behaviour |MF&B |

|Physical Development (PD) |Moving and handling |M&H |

| |Health and self-care |H&SC |

|Communication and Language (CL) |Listening and attention |L&A |

| |Understanding |U |

| |Speaking |S |

|Specific Areas |

|Literacy (L) |Reading |R |

| |Writing |W |

|Mathematics (M) |Numbers |N |

| |Shape, space and measures |SS&M |

|Understanding the World (UW) |People and communities |P&C |

| |The World |TW |

| |Technology |T |

|Expressive Arts and Design (EAD) |Exploring and using media and materials |EUM&M |

| |Being imaginative | |

| | |BI |

Early Learning Goals are matched with KS1 objectives from the National Curriculum

Resources

Session 1

Provided: Information sheets covering: I am special song lyrics; How to make a Magical Me shield & I am special badges.

You will need: Access to the internet; Mouse puppet, tambourine, magnifying glasses, paper, ink, chalk, old birthday cards and invitations, templates, paints, scissors, stapler, crayons, felt tips.

Session 2

Provided: Information sheets covering: Happy Birthday songs from around the world; Blank Birthday invitations & Making Play Dough Birthday cakes.

You will need: Access to the internet; Prepare a mystery present with a question mark image; inside place a balloon, card, invitation and a candle. Bag of balloons, party hats, plastic cups, plates, cutlery; Plastic play food & plastic cake, candles. Play dough resource. World & UK maps; Games, jigsaws and puzzles; Tracing paper & pencils; Small world houses, buildings & people.

Session 3

Provided: Information sheet on Birthday Problems.

You will need: Access to the internet; You will need a selection of objects, e.g. football, teddy, car or a bag; Different sized pieces of wrapping paper measured to fit an object; Sellotape; Driver´s cap; Pieces of scrap paper to use as tickets.

Session 4

Provided: Information sheets covering: Ideas for decorations & Letter to parents/carers.

You will need: Access to the internet; Paper, felt tips, pencils, whiteboard and pens; Cake ingredients, materials & access to an oven.

Session 5

Provided:

You will need: Access to the internet; The decorations and cake; You are Special´ books from Session 4; All work from this block readily available; A small box for chn to stand on.

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