Ideas for activities, themes and topics

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   Caterpillars!

   June 30, 2011 by Guest

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   Morning! Our preschoolers have received in the post this morning 10 baby caterpillars which we will now eagerly watch as they transform into butterflys! This is forming the basis of our planning for the following week and for as long as the children remain interested.... We are trying to put together some activities based around this and I wondered if anybody had any good activity ideas? I know how great this site is with ideas! We have done some butterfly printing, butterfly hunt around the nursery, read 'the hungry caterpillar' ....... look forward to hearing all you thoughts

   

   Last reply by Guest, June 30, 2011
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   4th July/ Independence Day Ideas

   June 28, 2011 by AnonyMouse_7356

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   Hi Can anyone help as stuck for ideas for Independence day? We have a child who has been with us a year and desperately misses home (which is America) so thought we'd celebrate it. Any ideas would be appreciated please

   

   Last reply by AnonyMouse_26037, June 28, 2011
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   New Reception Class Activity

   June 24, 2011 by Guest

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   As it says in the title...I'll be meeting the Nursery little ones next friday who will be starting my Reception class in September. I am racking my brains thinking of some kind of fun but simple activity I can do with each of them. I'll only be spending 4o minutes with them and I don't want to scare them completely with a proper lesson. I'll have various free choice activities out on the tables but I would like a focus activity, possibly creative, so that I can take time to sit with them all and have a chat with them whilst they're doing something, so it's not too daunting. I did think of making paper plate masks of some sort. Paper plates provided and some collag…

   

   Last reply by Guest, June 27, 2011
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   Ideas Please

   June 24, 2011 by Guest lou73

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   Hi I was wondering if any of you lovely people could help me......I am wondering if you could you suggest possible books/stories to use with nursery and reception children related to the theme 'Why I am amazing'? This could bring in any aspect linked to this question including the senses...... Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated....thanks lou X

   

   Last reply by SueFinanceManager, June 27, 2011
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   Maths Investigation Ideas Please

   June 25, 2011 by Guest

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   Hi I have got an interview next week and have to do a maths investigation with 10 REception children as part of interview. I am really stuck as to what to do. I was thinking of doing a 3D shape sorting activity but not sure what context to set it in. The activity has only got to last 15 mins but I am really getting into a state about it and would welcome any help and ideas. Many thanks. Lucyteach

   

   Last reply by Guest, June 25, 2011
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   Disney Princesses

   May 27, 2011 by Guest

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   finding this very hard for ideas when there is a particular very strong interest within our large preschool.....can anyone help me with next weeks planning ideas?

   

   Last reply by AnonyMouse_13453, May 28, 2011
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   Developing Questioning Skills

   May 22, 2011 by Guest

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   Hi all, Does anybody have any good ideas for a short focused activity outdoors that would help develop children's questionning skills for my class. Thinking of a sort of investigative/exploring activity with mark making belts, clipboards and cameras to promote questionning but wondering how I can specifcally get children to ask questions. Maybe hiding an object? Any ideas would be helpful Thankyou guys

   

   Last reply by AnonyMouse_30128, May 22, 2011
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   Number Songs/rhymes

   May 18, 2011 by AnonyMouse_33615

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   Does anyone have any good number rhymes or songs to share? We seem to pull out the same ones each time, and I feel a few new ones would be good! Our current favourites are: 5 little ducks/speckled frogs/men in a flying saucer; 10 green bottles/fat sausages; elephants on a spiders web; 1,2,3,4,5, once I caught a fish alive. Any new ones anyone??

   

   Last reply by Guest, May 20, 2011
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   Gardening

   May 19, 2011 by Guest terrydoo73

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   As part of our topic in March we did some "growing" exercises with the children - we gave them each sweet pea and nasturtium seeds to plant in individual troughs and then planted in some violas and hung them to our window grills. The violas have done really well and are a bit leggy now but the sweet pea and nasturtium did not come as well - maybe plant them in individual pots next year! We also "hid" some scallion/onion bulbs in our compost tray which were then individually planted into pots by the children as found. The children also planted and grew their own sunflower and lettuce seeds and we had a few left over so put them aside. We then got a number of large plan…

   

   Last reply by AnonyMouse_3139, May 19, 2011
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    Pshe Books For Lessons Obs

    May 17, 2011 by Guest

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    Hi all, I have a lesson obs next week for an interview. It is to each in an autistic unit within a mainstream school. I have to do a 15min session on PSE with 15 mixed Y2,3,5 and autistic children/children with communication difficulties. I can think of plenty of good PSHE books but need some ideas about what to do as a story & chatting is a bif boring!! Any ideas gratefully received Many thanks

    

    Last reply by Guest, May 17, 2011