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5 To adjust one’s behaviour to the needs of others, developing respectful, helpful and collaborative attitudes towards other people, not being too timid to put one’s view forward but equally not always dominating the group either.

Oxford Splash gives the teacher both the ideas and resources to introduce teamwork into the English class. There are group games and activities where the children collaborate together. There are also projects and cross-curricular topics that involve contributing to larger pieces of work together, all encouraging respectful and collaborative attitudes to their classmates. There are suggestions too for how to widen this to other parts of the school and curriculum, so that children can present songs or stories or projects they have worked on to their peers.

6 To continue developing habits and attitudes in the areas of personal safety, hygiene and health, with an appreciation of the importance of balance and emotional well-being in our everyday lives.

Wherever possible, Oxford Splash highlights the importance of good habits. There are specific topics on health and hygiene, as well as opportunities to talk about sharing and supporting one another in the class. The project themes often bring out topics such as helping at home, tidying up, caring for pets and eating healthily. Via the stories, relevant topics in the wider world are raised such as caring for the environment, expressing how we feel and learning to develop positive attitudes to others.

2 The physical, natural, social and cultural world around us

1 To observe and actively explore the environment, drawing conclusions about situations and key facts and showing an interest in learning.

Oxford Splash looks at themes that are relevant to a child at this age. Each topic revolves around a place or experience they can identify with: playing together, going to school, having a picnic, going on holiday, and so on. The stories and ideas in the Teacher’s Book draw out ways to talk about these experiences and what children can learn from them. They encouraged to recognise and react to situations, as well as to explore their own interests and share them with the class.

The cross-curricular topics and ideas for collaborating with other teachers offer children ways to learn through English and explore the world around them. 2 To relate to other people in an increasingly mature and appropriate way, learning to recognise social norms and to adapt one’s behaviour accordingly.

Oxford Splash includes activities that require independent work (such as Class Book worksheets) as well as class or group work, thus giving the children opportunities to experience different social interactions. The lesson is established around routines that make it feel familiar and give the children opportunity for responsibility too, such as the Tidy up routine or weather monitors.

Social norms are included in the Frankie talks language so that children are learning to communicate in English, not just learn vocabulary, and to build up their confidence in responding appropriately to instructions and questions. 3 To learn about different social groups close to one’s own experience, and about some of their characteristics, cultural heritage, values and lifestyle, to generate trust, respect and an appreciation of difference.

Various festivals are covered in Oxford Splash , and these are integrated into the termly and seasonal structure that the course follows. Halloween and autumnal themes as well as Christmas are explored in the first term, followed by winter and the approach of spring in the second term, then finally Easter and on to summer and the holiday season. Oxford Splash offers stories, songs, DVD and photographic material of children in other countries celebrating these festivals, giving the class a chance to talk about their own experiences and be aware of cultural differences. This fosters trust and appreciation for children from different backgrounds in their class. 4 To acquire foundation maths skills identifying attributes and qualities and establishing patterns by grouping, classifying, ordering and quantifying.

Although maths is not part of an English course, Oxford Splash includes activities that build numeracy skills at the right level of cognitive challenge for the age-group. Worksheets include sequencing and sorting skills, as well as working with simple numbers. There are further extra ideas for teachers to take this further in line with what the children are doing in their maths curriculum.