Foundation Stage : Assemblies : Enormous Turnip


This assembly teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to use a narrative story to identify ways to support other people at home and in school. The class can describe practical and social ways of supporting their friends at school and family at home.

Download this teaching pack including an assembly plan, teaching activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to use a narrative story to identify ways to support other people at home and in school

Learning Objectives

Reflect on and consider religious and spiritual feelings, experiences and concepts related to community. Discuss the importance of supporting others.

Learning Outcomes

I can explain how to work with other people in the community. I can identify rewards that can be received spiritually when helping others.

Enormous Turnip

Teaching sequence to help the children use a narrative story to identify ways to support other people at home and in school

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Enormous Turnip

Shared reading text for whole class discussion to help the children describe ways of supporting others by using ideas in a traditional story

Supporting Others Prayer

Shared reading text for whole class discussion to help the children reflect on ways of supporting others at school and home

Enormous Turnip

Interactive activity to help the children use a narrative story to identify ways to support other people at home and in school

Download this teaching pack including an assembly plan, teaching activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to use a narrative story to identify ways to support other people at home and in school

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