Guest Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 HI I am new to the foundation stage and have been asked to make some weather boxes!!! I have some ideas ( not too many ) but hope you will be able to point me in the right direction. Also establishing role play in the outdoor area, and how to plan for this i know this is a lot to ask of you all but really hoping you can help My role is Early Years Educator in a reception clASS. tHANKS
AnonyMouse_79 Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Hi Spaceman and welcome. Early years educator, thats an interesting role title. So are you in charge or supporting?
Guest Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Hi Supporting 2 teachers and 2 T.A's with responsibility for early years intervention and 1 area of the curriculum!!! Never done any planning before though so feel a bit panicky and cant think straight!!!!!
AnonyMouse_2157 Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Early Years Educator... is that another name for a teacher?? Featherstone do a little book of... I thinkn boxes for outdoor play Windy Day box- kites/wind sock/ chiffon scarves/windmills/ etc I am sure there is a link here somewhere to a booklet on outdoor provision that has suggestions to weather boxes
Guest Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Rainy__day__box.doc Will try to attach what I have - but not sure I know how to Ohh! I think I might have done it Harricroft
AnonyMouse_4544 Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 Windy Day box windmills .......large garden type and hand held ribbons attached to curtain rings to fly in the wind streamers bubbles windsocks balloons confetti windchimes foam frisbees cheerleader pompoms nearly forgot kites and one of those super light fabric balls. The parachute isn't in the box but we use it on windy days too. rainy day box umbrellas tarpaulins to sit under and listen to the rain wellies containers to collect the rain rain guage oil and food colouring to add to puddles foil containers (like you get from the take away) listen to the sound of rain plopping into them chalks to draw around puddles paint for 'real' water colour painting we did the shed with poster paint in the rain
Guest Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 This is something I downloaded from Leicestershire Council website. It has some stuff in resources at the back with ideas for weather boxes. You need acrobat to open it, that's the format from the council site. It's got some really good info about learning outdoors. Hope it helps. Sally outdoor_learning_publication_2.pdf
AnonyMouse_4544 Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/FD...oorLearning.pdf http://www.ltl.org.uk/schools_and_settings...ur-outdoors.htm http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/earlyyears/ab...ntroduction.asp
AnonyMouse_4544 Posted September 29, 2007 Posted September 29, 2007 I would recommend any of Helen Biltons books
Guest Posted October 1, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 Thankyou all so much for your help!!! This will keep me busy!!
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