However, this could perhaps be balanced by also sharing a book such as 'The Family Book' by Todd Parr which celebrates the diversity of family life. These molars were adapted for processing tough and fibrous vegetation, suggesting a plant-based diet. It supports children to understand that if they practice they can improve their ability to balance for a period of time. Some may dismiss these stories as mere legends or fantasies, while others question whether there is evidence leading to the possibility that giants, in some form, may have once roamed our world.

Once there were giants", follows the life of an unnamed female character as she goes from childhood to adulthood. She has also illustrated many titles by other authors, including Martin Waddell's Rosie's Babies, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990. The largest hominoid, Gigantopithecus blacki, may have stood at 10 feet tall, but died out a few hundred thousand years ago. At first glance it might seem better suited to the youngest children in school, however, the concept is not fully appreciated by most children in EYFS but often sparks interesting lines of conversation with 5-7 year old children. For your last week of home learning we are going to reflect on how much we have grown up and learnt.The book then discusses the woman finding employment and eventually marrying and becoming a mother herself, thus going full cycle of a person's life. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. The text of this book is clear and concise and contains repetition, focusing the reader to look at the illustrations on each page. Above all, the book looks at family life and children can associate with this, regardless of background and cultures. The book could perhaps be criticised for depicting an idealistic picture of an extended family who appear to live harmoniously under one roof for much of the story.

They were found at two separate sites, leading scientists to conclude they were probably from two different tribes. As well as showing her development from babyhood to adulthood it shows the change in her parents from young adults to late middle age. The book also highlights the importance of family and this could be used in a PSHE lesson or to create a family tree. This is our last week of this half term and we will be finishing off our Jack and The Beanstalk topic.It shows her at different stages in her life including learning to walk, starting school and getting her first job. This resource comprises an engaging powerpoint display which explains about the lifecycle of a ladybird as well as providing information about the diversity of ladybirds. For example, if this book is read to pupils with SEN, this is a good resource due to some pupils having ambiguity with focusing on a task for too long. What was more interesting than his height was his abnormally elongated head, and disproportionately large torso, in relation to his legs. Here I am going on about ways to use is to teach when I also shouldn't overlook the sweetness or the reflection on life that the book has.

Martin Waddell and Penny Dale trace the cycle of family life as it goes from one generation to the next in this warm picture book. This can 'level the playing field' and allow all children to participate fully in the lesson without holding back children for whom work around tadpoles or caterpillars might be 'old hat'.

Gigantopithecus lived during the Pleistocene epoch, which was characterized by various megafauna, including large mammals. I would not use this with the class as it shows four animals and asks which is the odd one out before suggesting that the 'right' answer is human as it is the only one that does not undergo metamorphosis.