Me and my community week!

Friday 08 November 2024

This week has been all about me and my community!

We have been learning about what a community is and what communities we are a part of.

A community is a group of people who have things in common. This might be similar interests, neighbourhoods or religions. Communities help us to make new friends, learn new things and share ideas.

We’ve had some visitors to help us learn about different communities.

The Visually Impaired community talked about how people with visual impairments experience life and what we can do to help them.

Grandad’s Wheels came in to talk to us about a community that have spinal injuries or who need wheelchairs. He has written books about him and his grandson to help raise money for those who need it. We designed him a new, out of this world wheelchair! Have a look at what we did…

We also learnt how to support people who are deaf and how we can use British Sign Language to communicate.

We’ve also learnt about identities and what makes up our identity. This can include our interests and families. Everyone’s family and identity is different and that makes us special!

We finished of the week with ‘Identity Day’ where we dressed up in clothes that represent us or part of our identity. This could be a club we go to, a religion or a culture.

We linked our identities to our British Values and Protected Characteristics. To ensure that everyone is feeling happy and healthy, we must be respectful and kind to others.

Help at home by listing how many communities you and your family are a part of. What do you have in common with the people in your communities? How are you different to others in your communities?