EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE LINKS - Sport Relief … ·  · 2018-02-01... and among families,...

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LIFE IN Share these photographs about Awande’s life growing up in Cape Town, South Africa. Talking about the images will help the children to develop their understanding of families and communities from other parts of the world. Ask the children to look closely at the images of Awande. You could put them on an interactive whiteboard or print them out to share with the children. Use the background information and prompt questions on the next page to help you talk with the children about each image and get them thinking about the similarities and differences between their life and Awande’s life in Cape Town. ACTIVITY The photographs on the following pages – either print out copies to show the children or display them on an interactive whiteboard WHAT YOU WILL NEED EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE LINKS Communication and language Listening and attention – listen attentively in a range of situations Speaking – express themselves effectively Understanding the world People and communities – know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.

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LIFE IN

Share these photographs about Awande’s life growing up in Cape Town, South Africa. Talking about the images will help the children to develop their understanding of families and communities from other parts of the world.

Ask the children to look closely at the images of Awande. You could put them on an interactive whiteboard or print them out to share with the children.

Use the background information and prompt questions on the next page to help you talk with the children about each image and get them thinking about the similarities and differences between their life and Awande’s life in Cape Town.

ACTIVITY

The photographs on the following pages – either print out copies to show the children or display them on an interactive whiteboard

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE LINKS

Communication and languageListening and attention – listen attentively in a range of situationsSpeaking – express themselves effectively

Understanding the worldPeople and communities – know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.

THIS IS AWANDE

Awande is 3 years old and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

In what ways is she like you? (e.g. she’s a girl, she’s three, she has brown eyes, she wears jeans)

What other words would you use to describe Awande?

AWANDE’S MUM

This is Awande with her mum, Yonela, who is 25 years old.

Who do you live with?

How old are the people in your family?

AWANDE’S HOME

This is Awande’s home. It is made of zinc and chip wood and is cold and lets in the rain. Awande doesn’t have much space inside or outside to play safely.

How is Awande’s home different to yours? What is your home made of?

What do you think it would be like living in this home?

HELPING AT HOME

Awande helps to sweep the floor at home.

Does the broom look easy for Awande to use? Why?

Do you do things to help out at home? What do you do?

WHAT DOES AWANDE EAT?

Awande eats porridge for breakfast. Supper is rice or samp (made from dried corn) with beans and sometimes vegetables and chicken. Awande’s favourite food is chicken.

What do you eat for breakfast? Have you ever had porridge?

What is your favourite food?

AWANDE’S PET

Awande has a pet cat called Micky. She also loves cows because she likes the mooing!

Do you have a pet? What is it? What is it called?

What is your favourite animal? Why do you like it?

AWANDE’S FAVOURITE GAME

Awande loves pretending to cook with toy pots and pans when she is at the toy library.

What is your favourite game?

What do you like pretending to do? Who do you like pretending to be?

PLAYING WITH FRIENDS

Awande’s best friend is her cousin, who is also three years old. They like playing with a ball together.

Who are your best friends? What do you like playing with them?

Do you think it is important that children have somewhere safe and warm to play? Why?

Awande loves pretending to cook with toy pots and pans.

AWANDE’S FAVOURITE GAME

Awande’s best friend is her cousin, who is also three.

PLAYING WITH FRIENDS

SR18_293. Sport Relief is an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England & Wales) and SC039730 (Scotland). Photo credits: Lucille Flood.