Ideas for activities, themes and topics

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   Shiny Things

   October 13, 2008 by Guest

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   Hi, Our topic for next half term is shiny things. I am looking for new and exciting ideas. Can anyone give me some inspiration?

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 19, 2008
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   Sequencing

   October 17, 2008 by Guest

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   hi all this term our topic is nursery rhymes - next week we are focussing on sing a song of six pence. As a literacy focus we are making honey sandwiches and sequencing the instructions to make them. However i am struggling to think of exciting literacy starters for each day based on sequencing. All ideas would be welcome!!!

   

   Last reply by AnonyMouse_1326, October 18, 2008
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   Shiny Heuristic Play

   October 14, 2008 by Guest

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   I am going to ask staff to create a shiny heuristic play basket for our 3 and 4 year olds to explore. Does anyone have suggestions of what to put in it?

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 16, 2008
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   Senses Ideas

   October 13, 2008 by AnonyMouse_2821

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   Hi guys just wondered if anyone has any good experiences / activities that they would like to share around the theme of our senses. Thanks

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 14, 2008
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   Less Messy Glueing And Sticking Activity!

   October 8, 2008 by Guest Wolfie

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   I came across an activity this afternoon that I'd never seen before but which was so successful that I feel the need to share...apologies to all those who have been doing it for years! I was helping out at a Stay and Play session, the theme of which was glueing and sticking. One of the staff had taped some large lengths of sticky-backed plastic (sticky side out!) to the wall and left a basket of all kinds of collage goodies on the floor by it. The session was for 0-5s and we had a good range of ages attending from 12 months upwards - every one of the children absolutely loved that activity and stayed at it for a long time. It was SOO simple and so effective - t…

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 14, 2008
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   My Favourite Things

   August 29, 2008 by Guest

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   Hello everyone, I am hoping to start the new term with a topic called My Favourite things. This will give me a basis to work on but will not be set in stone - do people think this is still ok to do? Here are my ideas so far - Favourite food/ drink - link to healthy eating/ baking/ making/ preparing food, favourite colour - colour mixing/ handprints, favourite animals - classification/ variation/ sorting, clothes - materials, music or song, classroom activitiy - link to different areas, favourite book, film, cartoon, sport ... I also though the children could explore early stages of data handling and sorting throughout the topic. What do people think? Any ideas, examples,…

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 11, 2008
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   Messy Food Activities

   October 8, 2008 by Guest Wolfie

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   I'm running a Stay and Play session for 0-5s next week on the theme of Messy Food Play. I've got a store of old favourites in my head but fancy trying something different - what is your favourite activity, what do the children ask for time and time again??

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 9, 2008
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   Fairies

   October 5, 2008 by Guest

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   Has anyone done a topic on fairies? Last week the sunshine was reflecting off my watch on to the wall - which led to the children trying to catch it. This lasted a good five minutes with them arguing over who would catch the fairy first. Another staff memebr made a play of catching the fairy and then passing it on to a child who had been upset earlier. He then released it outside after all the children had closed their ideas and made a wish. This has now led to them trying to name the fairy and telling the other groups of their friend. I was thinking of writing a little letter with fairy dust sprinkled on to it to thank them for releasing the fairy (from the fairy iykwim)…

   

   Last reply by Guest, October 6, 2008
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   Autumn

   October 3, 2008 by Guest

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   Hi all, a friend of mine from school sent me these for Autumn, hopefully i can put them on here for you to see if they are of any use to you....... here goes!

   

   Last reply by AnonyMouse_6878, October 3, 2008
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    Paint And Bicarb

    September 30, 2008 by Guest

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    Hi does anyone have a 'recipe' for mixing paint and bicarb to make puffy paint please? Thanks for your help

    

    Last reply by Guest, October 1, 2008