Notes

Ourselves Advice
Provide photographic/ visual images that reflect diversity

Finding out about food – reflect diversity. Plan for opportunities for parents/carers to talk to children, prepare and cook. It is important for teachers to be aware of links between food and cultural and religious requirements. Use a variety of cooking utensils in the home corner.

Food in celebrations – explore children's experiences of food in festivals eg Eid, Diwali, Christmas

Our families – Use photographic and visual images that reflect diversity of family structure, ethnicity, lifestyle, family abroad etc

Clothes – Explore range of clothes people wear – Cultural and religious requirements of dress – Language development for describing materials – use materials reflecting cultural diversity – Explore colour and pattern

Clothes and climate – keeping cool and keeping warm