Planned learning intention
Personal, social and emotional development
Resources
Thin card, paint, crayons, a large plant pot, a branch with lots of twigs
Step by step
* Share with the children the meaning of New Year's resolutions and ask them to give examples of appropriate resolutions.
* Explain to the children what the saying 'turning over a new leaf' means. Discuss the similarities between this and New Year's resolutions.
* Ask the children what they want to try to change this year - for example, tidying their room, saying please and thank you, and so on.
* Fill a large plant pot with sand. Place a large branch that has plenty of twigs on it into the pot, securing it with the sand.
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