Learning objective
- To learn why and how some people celebrate Shrove Tuesday.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Understanding the world
ELG: Past and present
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.
ELG: People culture and communities
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
- Ask the children to choose a picture to cut out and stick in the centre of the pancake on the Activity: Shrove Tuesday.
- Challenge the children to think of more than one kind deed or to add labels to their drawings.
Key vocabulary
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Lent
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pancake
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Shrove Tuesday
