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What we are doing this week – Feb 28

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WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK?
28.02.11

THEME  – WORLD BOOK DAY


MAIN AREA OF LEARNING   –  PHYSICAL

  • Movement and space
  • Health and Bodily Awareness
  • Using Equipment and Materials

PLEASE HELP –

  • We would like to invite somebody who sells books to come in on world book day – Thurs 3rd, to sell books to the children and families at 12.30 and 1.30 pm.
  • We would like resources for example car manuals for our garage role play area in the garden.
  • We would also like to increase our selection of natural and sensory materials please, shells, bark, pebbles, sandpaper, soft and squashy materials and objects.

ADULT LED + FOCUSED ACTIVITIES:

  • Completing – My First Poem with key person
  • Turn taking game – the Hungry Caterpillar
  • Letter and number magnets and magnet boards
  • Puzzles including story related – the gruffalo, the hungry caterpillar, bob the builder and nursery rhyme
  • Cutting and collage using old magazines and cards

FREE PLAY ACTIVITIES:

Home corner – Library, borrowing and lending books, making and laminating our own library cards, stamping
Tactile play –    water and plastic bottles, laminated pictures of story characters to decorate with play dough
Physical play – balancing beams, bikes and trikes, free outdoor play
Creative play –free access to easel, creating our own story books, decorating a large gruffalo for the display
Small world –   castle and fairy tale house, wooden storycharacters, Disney characters and princesses

OUTDOOR PLAY:

Free access to large choice bag containing creative, imaginary and physical resources and equipment
Choice trolley – containing play cleaning equipment, cars and road mat, and chalk boards with chalks
Garage to repair cars – tools, car parts, tyres, clipboards and mark-making tools, car manuels and leaflets
Bikes and trikes

SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES – WE WILL BE TRYING TO HOLD A BOOK SALE ON THURSDAY AT 12.30 AND 1.30PM IN AID OF WORLD BOOK DAY.

OUR RECYCLING STATION THIS WEEK WILL BE SOLELY TO RECYCLE GOOD QUALITY BOOKS – SELECTING ANOTHER IN EXCHANGE.