School Curriculum and General issues
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Garden Centre Ideas Please
by Guest lou73- 6 replies
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Hi, Next term in our role play area we are setting up a role play garden centre with in our large, busy nursery. I just want to see if anyone can think of some lovely ideas we so far have A little cafe planned with a menu and resources, A fish tank A till and items to buy - children making flowers next week i.e. flowers Plant pots and towels ect any ideas would be great. lou X
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Pirates (literacy)
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Hi everyone, Bit of advice please... am reapplying for my job (maternity cover- to perm full time) Our topic this week is pirates and I have 20 mins to wow my headteacher. The subject is literacy. Now... we are currently learning hfw's, and due to a 'pretend ofsted' who said we didnt use the outdoor area enough i was thinking.... Have a hfw treasure hunt in the outdoor area? (At the beginning of the week, introduce my treasure chest of goodies/jewellery etc and that our class toy 'snowy the owl' is keeping guard of the treasure. Then when it comes to wednesday, the chest and snowy ARE GONE! he has been kidnapped and we need to rescue him! Maybe have some …
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Anyone have any experience of using the new OUP/Richard Dunne's 'Maths Makes Sense' in EYFS? There is a resource folder specifically for Foundation - wondering how well, if at all, the approach dovetails with Early Years philosophy, and how well young children respond to it?
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I'm just writing a curriculum bid for my reception year group for the next financial year. I've only been at the school since September and previously to that was at a one form entry school where my children had access to lots of resources, all the time. We have 5 reception classes this year and will be back to 4 next year. I wondered how others of you in large reception teams manage continuous provision? Do you use your money to provide the year group with more provision opportunities which they don't always have access to as continuous provision as they're shared with the other classes - for example, buying a space rocket, a pirate ship, a castle and a train set and rot…
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Cd Roms For Reception
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Can anyone recommend any CDRoms for recpetion? Our operating system was upgraded (good) and we can't use our old favourite CDRoms (bad). We do use the internet and have espresso and knowledge box, but would still like to know of any good ones. Thaks everyone
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Evaluating Reading Scheme
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Hi all, anyone got any ides on how to evaluate a new reading scheme and its impact.Thanks in advance
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Can anyone clarify a disagreement about swimming duty? Is it legal for a level 3 classroom assistant take a school of 24 children on a bus to go swimming with 1 parent helper? Within the group there are 2 reception children. I would be grateful for some professional advise to help a colleague.
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Check Out Wedding Link
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ince I get so many lovely ideas thougth I'd share this link I found all about weddings. One activity (stained glass window) I couldn't get to work. But lots of cross curricular here not just KUW. http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/ngfl...eng/default.htm Cheers
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Continuous Provision
by Guest lou73- 5 replies
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Hi This may sound like a really silly question and I think I know the answer but please share your views....continuous provision, what is it? Is it the provision of basic, main stay activities i.e. sand, water, role play, mark making etc and the development of the basic skills that these activities continously develop? thanks
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hello! after half term we have to put on an assembly for rest of school, just wondering if anyone can think of easy songs to learn that would go with the story farmer duck story, which we will try to act out! hope someone can help, thanks
