Weddings

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We have had lots of lovely dressing up items donated to our home corner. As a result of this, the children have initiated wanting to act out and play 'weddings!' To help with this, we have watched different videos, all about different types of weddings and talked about what happens in a wedding…

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Understanding the World Celebrations

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Chinese new year in the home

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The children have enjoyed finding out about how families celebrate Chinese new year in the home. 

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Celebrations Chinese new year

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Pumpkin

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Little Chicks helped to carve out the Pumpkin.

Little Chicks learn the Pumpkin song.

follow link for song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPuC3f2AX7k

 

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music Celebrations language

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Indian Dance Workshop

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The Ducklings have thoroughly enjoyed the Indian Dance Workshop today as part of our learning all about the Hindu spring festival called Holi. Manisha our dance teacher was very impressed with how all of the children picked up the different moves so quickly.  We have a class full of amazing little…

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dance Understanding the World Celebrations Hinduism

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Bhangra Dancing

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Little Chicks met Manisha Solanki she introduced the Bhangra Dancing which celebrates the Harvest festival.

Little Chicks learnt the moves and performed.

The music was Nagada, Nagada and they would use a Nagara drum with the music.

 

 

Manisha Solanki showed Little Chicks the…

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Multicultural Celebrations harvest Active learning

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Celebrating Diwali

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This week we have been finding out all about the Hindu festival of light called Diwali. We have turned our home corner into a home for celebrating where the children can pretend to have a special family meal and worship at their family shrine called puja. The children have made special lamps out…

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RE Understanding the World Celebrations Diwali Hinduism

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Constructing fireworks

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As we have been learning about bonfire night the children have been creating their own exploding fireworks with the construct straws.

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construction Celebrations

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Celebrating Diwali

Some of the children have enjoyed wearing traditional clothes as part of our Diwali celebrations.

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RE Understanding the World Celebrations

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Celebrating Diwali

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This week the Ducklings and Little Chicks have been learning all about the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali.

Some of us have enjoyed wearing traditional costumes.

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RE Understanding the World Celebrations

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