Term Topics
The focus for Term 5 is based around the book
'Handa's Surprise' by Eileen Browne
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In this picture book classic, a delightful surprise colourfully unfolds when a little girl called Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend. Eileen Browne's beautiful modern classic Handa's Surprise has delighted the very youngest of readers who long to tell Handa what is happening right behind her. Brimming with mouth-watering fruit and wild animals, this picture book favourite, has been named one of the best culturally diverse children's books of all time.
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As well as thinking about other countries, unusual fruits, landscape, animals and clothing we will be focusing our learning around number and the concept of one less.
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Listed below are some of the weekly activities and craft the children will be doing in the pre-school based around this book.
Week 1 -Monday 20th April 2026
Activities/craft - There are 7 different fruit in Handa's basket. Number focus this week is 7. We will be making animal masks.
Items to talk about and bring in from home - Items with the number 7 on them. A picture of, or a toy Monkey.
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Week 2 - Monday 27th April 2026
Activities/craft - 6 fruits left now! Number focus for this week is 6. Practice balancing things on our heads!
Items to talk about and bring in from home - 6 items the same or a number 6! A Guava fruit and a picture of, or toy Ostrich.
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Week 3 - Tuesday 5th May 2026 - Closed on bank holiday Monday
Activities/craft - Number focus for the week is 6. Listening to Kenyan music and playing traditional instruments.​
Items to talk about and bring in from home - Items with a number 5 on it. A picture, cuddly or small world Zebra.​​
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Week 4 - Monday 11th May 2026
Activities/craft - Number focus this week is 4 and 3. Making I LIKE books.
Items to talk about and bring in from home - An item with number 4 on, or 4 things or bring in 3 of the same thing? A mango fruit, a picture or a toy Elephant or Giraffe.
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Week 5 - Monday 18th May 2026
Activities/craft - Number focus this week is 2 and 1. Making fruit skewers.
Items to talk about and bring in from home - Can you bring in 2 matching items and an item with number 1 on it? (maybe you could draw the number 1 and 2 to show us). A picture of , or toy Antelope or Parrot. A passion fruit.
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​​​​​​​Our last day of term 5 will be Wednesday 20th May
Term 6 starts Monday 1st June 2026
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