As part of our ongoing enquiry, this week Reception have been learning about how we can care for each other by helping, sharing, and being kind. We have been reading ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson and exploring how Stick Man shows care and love for his family. This beloved story has helped the children show love and care towards others, showing kindness to everyone around them, and help those who are in need – just like Santa helped Stick Man return to his family.
This week’s continuous provision areas have been inspired by ‘Stick Man’, encouraging creativity, storytelling, and kindness. In the writing area, children have written letters to and from Stick Man, sharing messages about helping others, friendship, and his exciting adventures. In the reading corner, the children have used character soft toys from our Stick Man story bag to recreate their favourite parts of the story. Children have also got creative in the painting area and fine motor area to create their very own Stick Man scenes!
This week in Forest School, the children delighted in bringing our class story to life. Using natural, outdoor materials, they crafted characters such as Stick Man, Stick Lady Love, and Stick Baby. The activity sparked creativity, imagination, and plenty of fun as the children explored how nature can be transformed into storytelling props.
Linking to our Understanding the World topic, the children explored how maps work and worked collaboratively to create their own map to show Stick Man’s journey, showing his adventures through places such as the park, river, beach and his treehouse. This activity not only deepened their understanding of maps but also encouraged storytelling, active learning and critical thinking.
In PSHE, the children discussed how Stick Man helped others, who helped him, and what helping and feeling safe looks like in our own lives. The children then created their own ‘Stick Person’ drawings to represent acts of kindness or situations that make them feel safe.
