Learning objective
- To recognise that beads can be special to some people by exploring how they help with prayer.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Talk about members of their immediate family and community.
- 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.
People, culture and communities
- 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
- Support the children in threading the beads by wrapping tape around the end of the string or yarn.
- Provide pipe cleaners instead of string, as they are easier to thread and keep beads in place.
- Give the children cut-up cardboard tubes to thread as an alternative to beads.
- Challenge the children to create a pattern with the beads for example, using alternating colours to represent different thoughts.
- Challenge the children to give each bead a meaning, thinking about what it represents to them. For example, ‘The yellow bead is my favourite toy.
Key vocabulary
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Christian
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Hindu
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Muslim
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prayer beads
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prayer
