The Weather
David Fulton Publishers Ltd
Published on 30. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-84312-295-1 (ISBN)
Description
This easy-to-use and fun book will be an invaluable resource for all early years practitioners looking for new ideas and ways to enhance learning within their setting. This book provides imaginative activities based around windy days - for instance making and flying kites and pinwheels; icy and snowy days - exploring a big block of ice, making lollies; rainy days - Games such as I hear thunder and Insey wincey spider misty and foggy days - using torches in the fog, looking at cars, exploring through books sunny days - exploring Van Gough's Sunflowers and Monet's poppies, planting sunflower seeds listening to Vivaldi's Four Seasons and generally using the weather as a directly relevant inspiration for fun cross-curricular activities
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 300 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84312-295-1 (9781843122951)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Lesley Newman is head teacher of Broomhill Infants School in Bristol.
Content
Introduction; Activities linked to the Foundation Stage; Activities linked to the weather; Activities just for fun; Songs and rhymes; books and stories; Linked ideas for home; Photocopiable sheets to support and extend learning.