Seasonal Activities - Spring and Summer
Published on 1. January 1900
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-590-53000-2 (ISBN)
Description
This is the second of two books on seasonal activities offering a wide range of immediate, child-centred ideas for nursery and reception teachers, playgroup leaders and all those who work with 3 to 6 year-olds. The variety of activites presented cover major seasonal events and festivals and provide ample opportunity to develop children's personal interest in such topics as sprouting seeds to creating temporary homes for minibeasts. The book is written with a view towards the National Curriculum and includes cross-curricular activities.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-590-53000-2 (9780590530002)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Spring. Part 2 Growth: let's visit the nursery grounds; let's discover seeds and plants; planting seeds; watering the seeds; measuring seedlings; mung beans; twigs; observational drawing; dandelion; dandelion clock; celery sticks; moss garden; watering can; Jack and the beanstalk; beanstalk height chart; seeds from food; salad; rice salad; seed shakers; I had a little cherry stone; hatching eggs; pancakes; let's look for yellow and green. Part 3 Homes and families: let's meet a family; guess who?; all about me; read me a story; animal families; the three bears; sound effects; let's visit the locality; making maps; sand bricks; let's discover houses; the three little pigs; where does it belong?; sounds; household machines; spring cleaning; neighbours; designing on fabric; what's the time?; making dens. Part 4 Weather: weather-watching; weather chart; weather words; I hear thunder; rainbow; bubbles; a wind-sock; weather vane; windmill; let's meet a musician; boiling and freezing; puddles; plumbing; doing the washing; let's discover clothes; keeping dry; what shall I wear. Part 5 Minibeasts: let's look for minibeasts; collecting minibeasts; where was it found?; tell me; a minibeast jungle; let's discover snails; how many snails?; let's discover ladybirds; let's discover spiders; anansi; mini-books; observational painting; on the move; minibeast mobile; modelling minibeasts; making faces; maxi-books; honey tarts. Part 6 The seashore: let's visit the seashore; sand activities; what is sand?; what are shells?; pebbles; water plants; let's observe water creatures; shell shapes; shell boxes; shell prints; sand pictures; water colours; catching fish; fishing game; travel agency; travel choices; holiday time. Part 7 Our nursery: walkabout; do you remember?; let's meet people who work at the nursery; let's visit the office; welcome; crayon holder; milkshake; clapping games; summer painting; playground games; this is the way; acting rhymes; hoops; beanbags; bats and balls. Part 8 Book list. Part 9 Resources.