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Communication, Language and Literacy

Talking about young and old and families
Caring for baby brothers and sisters and being considerate to older people
Stories -
Threadbear; Old Bear; The 3 Bears; Mr Gumpy; Sleeping Beauty; Peepo; Titch
Writing -
Our names, our grandparents' names
Songs/Nursery rhymes from a long time ago
Traditional tales from a long time ago
Traditional tales from different cultures

  Personal and Social Development

Visits from grandparents to pre-school to talk about their childhood
Display of new toys/objects and old toys/objects
Care of young and old
Looking at photos of past and present
Record differences with pictures 

  Mathematical Development
 

Sorting old/new objects
Chart to show and ages of children and count them
Size pictures - Babies, children, adults
Measuring height of children of different ages/same ages and noticing similarities and differences
Measure staff
Using handspan prints for measuring as well as cms/metres
Collect clothes of different sizes, compare and record

    Old, New and Growing 

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Knowledge & understanding of the world
Cooking - making bread
New crusty bread
Old bread for toast
Cooking with eggs
IT - small/medium/large items match to baby/child/adult
Record methods with pictures
Walk round neighbourhood - old buildings/new buildings
Growing using construction buildings (bricks)
Making new playdo
Recycling - go to recycling area
  Creative Development

Role play - baby clinic
Collage with old scraps of material
Paintings of favourite old teddies/toys
Painting pictures of ourselves now - portraits and whole body
Paintings/pictures of the 3 bears
Paper mache models
Musical instruments - old and new

  Physical Development

Growing up strong - learning about health and healthy foods 
Using new equipment, tools etc.
Pushing babies in buggies
Trying out a wheelchair
Using scooters/bikes
Large equipment - keeping fit
Circle games - here we go round the Mullberry Bush 

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