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Making Connections

To be confident in talking to other children when playing and communicate freely about their own home and community.
To be aware of their own feelings and know that some actions and words can hurt others’ feelings.
To usually adapt behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine.
To demonstrate friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers and familiar adults.
To show interest in the lives of people who are familiar to them.
To remember and talk about significant events in their own experiences.
To recognise and describe special times or events for family and friends.
To show interest in different occupations and ways of life.
To know some of the things that make unique and talk about some of the similarities and differences in relation to friends or family.
To comment and ask questions about aspects of their familiar world, such as the place where they live or the natural world.
To talk about why things happen and how things work.
To be confident to speak to others about their own needs, wants, interests and opinions.
To explain their own knowledge and understanding and ask appropriate questions of others.
To enjoy joining in with family customs and routines.

To think, talk and ask questions about whether I can learn anything from the story for myself, exploring different ideas.
To think about what they have to be thankful for at Christmas time.
To consider whether Jesus’ ‘good news’ is only applicable to Christians or whether other links and connections can be made.
To think, talk and ask questions about whether the story of Easter has any meaning for the children and exploring different ideas connected to that story.

To think, talk and ask questions about living in an amazing world.
To think, talk and ask questions about the Christmas story and the lessons they might learn from it e.g. about being kind and generous.
To consider whether Jesus’ ‘good news’ is only applicable to Christians or whether other links and connections can be made.
To think, talk and ask questions about whether the text has something to say to them e.g. about whether forgiveness is important, exploring different ideas.

To make links between the story of Noah and how we live in school and the wider world.
To make some links between some Bible texts studied and the idea of God in Christianity.
To make some links between what is learnt about Christianity, other world religions and life in the world today.

To ask questions and suggest answers about what might be important in the creation story for Christians living today and for people who are not Christians.
Make links between what stories in the Bible say about human being, and pupils’ own ideas about how people should behave.
To make links between some of the texts and teachings about God in the Bible and what people believe about God in the world today, expressing some ideas of their own clearly.
To make links between the Bible stories studied and the importance of love and life in the world today.
To raise questions and suggest answers about how serving and celebrating, remembering and betrayal, trust and standing up for your beliefs might make a difference to how pupils think and live.

To think about how biblical ideas might make a difference in the world today.
To think about how the idea of Jesus as the messiah is important in the world today.
To identify ideas about freedom and justice from the study of Bible texts.
To consider the value and impact of ideas of sacrifice in their own lives and the world today.

To identify key ideas arising from study of Genesis 1 and comment on how far these are helpful, justifying my responses.
To consider the extent to which the Genesis narrative is in conflict or is complementary with a scientific account.
To relate biblical ideas, teaching or beliefs to the issues, problems and opportunities of their own lives and the life of their own community.
To explain why some people find belief in the resurrection makes sense and inspires them.
To offer and justify their own opinions.
To relate Christian teachings or beliefs about God’s Kingdom to the issues, problems and opportunities of their own lives and the life of their
own community in the world today, offering insights about whether or not the world could or should learn from Christian ideas.

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