Loading
Loading
Log In

Results

  • Answer 'how' and 'why' questions
Sort By:  1-10 of 299 (30 pages)
Results per page:
         

Do you want to melt a snowman?: Investigate melting and cooling techniques

Dawn Roper

Activity

...Introduction Children love to experiment and investigate changes in everyday objects. In this activity the children experiment with melting and cooling everyday ingredients. Children can think of their own experiments and make predictions...

Light and shadow: Create shadow using an overhead projector

Dawn Roper

Activity

...Introduction Work with the children to investigate shadows using an overhead projector. Look at the size and shape of shadows formed.What you need Overhead projector A blank wall surface to project on Everyday objects from the setting, e.g....

Runaround: level 1 (Phase 2 and Phase 3): An activity to develop listening skills and test the application of phonics strategies

Sarah Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction This is a simple highly versatile activity that gets the children moving and really listening. Children have to listen to and identify sounds in different words by moving around the room to the correct grapheme or digraph card....

Caring for the Environment: Our Fix-It Workshop: A maker space encouraging children to respect and repair man-made objects to save on waste

Niki Buchan

Activity

...Focus The focus is on the thought and consideration that goes into caring for objects and that, when they break or deteriorate, we can explore opportunities to repair rather than immediately discard. It is not necessarily about perfect...

Shape: It's The Same Shape: An idea for colour, shape and number

Clare Beswick

Activity

...Focus: Matching and sorting shapes  Steps along the way Matching identical regular shapes. Matching identical irregular shapes. Matching, selecting and naming circle, square, triangle. Posting shapes. Sorting by shape. Finding shapes...

Box Of Beans: An idea for maths problem-solving

Judith Dancer

and

Carole Skinner

Activity

...Focus Counting, predicting, recording and being willing to ‘have a go’.What you need Magic beans: in your preparation beforehand, spread 500g of dried white butter beans on newspaper, outdoors, away from the children. Spray one side...

Life Processes: Look What I Can Do Now: An idea using living things

Linda Thornton

and

Pat Brunton

Activity

...What are they learning? Growth, one of the seven life processes that are common to all living things, both plants and animals. These are nutrition, movement, growth, respiration, reproduction, senses and excretion.Context Looking at how...

Read all about us: Get children involved with parent newsletters

Dawn Roper

Activity

...Introduction Digital newsletters are a great way to promote parent/carer engagement in their child's learning. Create digital newsletters to inform parents/carers about what is happening in the setting, including children's points of view...

How Does it Work: Sound Waves: An idea using sound

Judith Harries

Activity

...What are they learning? Finding out how sounds travel in waves through the airWhat you need water trays pebbles or small stones shallow sand trays Slinky or long stretchy spring paper and pensWhat you do Gather a small group of children...

Onion skin eggs: Make beautiful Easter eggs using unusual ingredients

Alistair Bryce-Clegg

Activity

...Introduction Celebrate Easter by creating patterned eggs for the children to treasure. In this activity the children will have to follow instructions, observe the process that is taking place and also see how heat can produce a permanent...