Christmas Food and Drink

This literacy scheme of work for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify, describe and compare some of the special food and drink that can be enjoyed by families at Christmas. The class can use vocabulary and make models to show how a family might enjoy and celebrate Christmas.

Christmas Vegetables
Describe and compare some of the different vegetables that can be eaten as part of a family dinner to celebrate Christmas

Christmas Dinner Table
Identify and explain how to make a range of different preparations for a family Christmas dinner including table utensils and decorations

Christmas Crackers
Explore how to design and make some special cracker decorations that can be used for a family dinner to celebrate the Christmas season
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School Friends
Investigate, describe and model some of the special ways of providing practical, spiritual and emotional support to other pupils in the school
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School Pictograms
Explore how to count and record the numbers of different pieces of school equipment that can be found in trays stored around the classroom
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Listening Skills
Develop and refine listening skills when practising how to follow commands and instructions when playing games and role-playing actions
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Halving Things
Explain and model how to find and record the halves of some of the different objects that can be used at home and in school