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1. Form 4: EYFS Focus Activity Plan
Date: 02.12.2015 Location /
Group:
Main classroom –
whole class (32
children)
Topic/Theme: Christmas Nativity
PRIME AREAS SPECIFIC AREAS
PSED PD CL L M UW EAD
Learning and Development The Unique Child
Initial Learning:
2 previous nativity practices and Christmas discussions.
EYFS Curriculum Reference:
30-50 months – to listen to “The bearer of gifts’ with increasing attention and recall and to identify links
with the Christmas nativity that they are currently learning.
40-60 months – to maintain attention, concentrate and sit quietly, contributing when necessary in
activity.
Differentiated learning intentions (if appropriate):
Alter questioning to different abilities within the class; give more prompting to the lower ability.
When it comes to activity of making own special star;
High ability: Star to draw around, then they can cut it out and decorate it.
Middle ability: Star already drawn out onto card, cut out and decorate.
Low ability: Star already cut out and allows them to decorate it independently.
Key Concepts and Vocabulary
- Christmas
- Nativity
- Jesus
- Father Christmas
- Star
- Gifts
Enabling Environments, Positive Relationships
Introduction
What will I do?
Read story (the bearer of gifts) and discuss
throughout different elements and how they link to
the nativity that they are currently practicing.
What will children do?
Listen and pay attention to the story, recap over
discussion about nativity, and the basic plot of the
story.
Development
What will I do?
Pair children with others of similar ability, ask to discuss the
similarities and difference. Prompt the lower ability by flicking
back through the book.
What will children do?
Discuss different characters that appear throughout that also
do in their nativity – some of the high ability may notice their
roles within the story. Discuss in pairs the similarities and
differences between the story and their nativity in school with
their peers.
Conclusion
What will I do?
Set up a creative task on creative table,
exploring/modelling area, mark making table
and painting that is highly related to the story.
Put different abilities on different tables. Ask
them to create their own special star using a
variety of materials and resources.
What will children do?
Create their own special star to take home and
put on their Christmas tree using a variety of
different resources. Give different abilities the
star at different stages.

2. Meeting Individual Need (what differentiation strategies will be used to support
specific individuals / groups of children/ extension activities)
High ability – challenge them with the plot of the story, mainly focussing on what
is different to the book and their school nativity. When creating special star,
expect them to draw round template themselves, cut it our and decorate it with a
variety of materials.
Middle ability – expect consistency identifying most similarities in the story and
their nativity, with some being able to notice some differences. During creative
activity, have the star already drawn on card for them to cut out and decorate.
Low ability – using prompting to expand their knowledge and understanding of the
story and how it links with their own nativity, use prompting for them to identify
some similarities in the story and their nativity. During creative task, give them the
star already cut out for them to decorate with a selection of different materials.
Resources (including Health and Safety considerations, human resources)
- Book (The bearer of gifts)
- Card
- Glitter
- Tissue paper
- Ribbon
- Paint
- Colouring pencils
- Assortment of materials
Links to Enhanced Provision
Due to the time of the year (December) and the current focus being the nativity
production in school, each area of provision is changed to something Christmas
theme.
Role play – Santa’s workshop
Creative area – Making Christmas decorations for the classroom and to take
home.
Painting area – Paint a Christmas picture/card
Mark making area – write a Christmas list to Santa, and colouring Christmas
pictures.
Modelling area – Selection of Christmas cutters and glitter play dough.
Look, listen and note opportunities (formative assessment opportunities)
- Review children’s understanding of the Christmas nativity, and if
knowledge limited find an alternative story that simplifies the main plot.
- Ensure that each child is being challenged for its own individual ability.
- During later activities to do with Christmas keep referring and relating
back to the story of nativity and baby Jesus.
- Adjust certain activities to help different individuals understandings.
Evaluation:
Characteristics of Learning : Playing and Exploring, Active Learning and Creating, and Thinking Critically
Children’s Achievements:
- All of the low ability identified that the star in the story led Father
Christmas to baby Jesus. They were all successful in decorating their
stars and being proud of their final achievement.
- The majority of the middle ability could identify similarities in the story and
their nativity confidently, with some being able to notice some differences.
- All of the high ability noticed similarities and differences between the story
and their nativity consistently and confidently, and were successful
drawing round their template to create their own special star.
Feed-Forward Issues:
All objectives were met during this task.
Keep recapping over the basic story plot of nativity, reinforcing the main ideas
through practices to ensure that children build on their knowledge and
understanding.