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Our new topic starts after half term and i like to have a few ideas to take to the table as such when i ask children what we already know and what would be fun to leanr about.

 

I can make a rocket and do some rocket activities

 

i can also do hot air balloons

 

we're going on a trip so we can do things like passport and packing then

 

we are going to look at kites and gliders- paper aeroplanes

 

any more ideas????????

 

Thank you

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Tom and the Island of the Dinosaurs is a wonderful book about a boy and a hot-air-balloon. He goes to rescue some dinosaurs after finding a message in a bottle. When we did it the children wanted an island/volcano role-play area and a hot-air-balloon which we made out of a box and a gigantic paper lampshade. We learnt a lot about volcanoes and they go 'up in the air'. It also fitted in with the Right Dance volcano movements. I am very very busy just now but when I get time I'll search out my planning and post it up. Wont be until end of Feb though as off to the carnival in Venice this weekend. :o

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What about using the story The Blue Balloon? We have done an activity in the past about where they would like to go if they were whisked away by a blue balloon after having read the story.

Similar thing-what about flying carpets? We sat in small groups on a carpet and pretended to go off on an adventure-where would they like to travel to on a flying carpet?

Linda

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Just had another thought-bubbles! Children love them and they are such a simple activity. We did an experiment once with different shaped bubble blowers-a circle, a square and a triangle. We made them out of wire. The children had to predict what shape they thought the bubble would be depending on the shape of the blower.

Linda

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And there's also that story called Balloon by Jez Alborough - very simple but effective. :) On another post somewhere yesterday I mentioned the idea of making small parachutes, suitable for 2-4 children to share, out of those stripey golfing umbrellas - you can get them for £1 at discount shops and just take the metal spikes out. I've seen some nice activities with those.

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