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Bedtime teddy: Practise routines by role playing a bedtime scenario using a teddy

Sally Featherstone

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Phill Featherstone

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...Introduction Children need to practise all sorts of routines, such as washing their hands, clearing up toys, undressing and dressing. Using a soft toy or doll to talk through and practise these routines helps fix the routine...

The Eatwell Plate: An idea for healthy eating

Amicia Boden

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...What are they learning? Getting to know the Eatwell Plate and its five food groups. Learning that we need a variety of foods to be healthy. Key Skills: Sorting and organising foods into different food groups.What you need A large Eatwell...

Firework safety posters: How to keep safe around fireworks

Judith Harries

Activity

...What you need Pictures of fireworks White boards and pens Poster sized piece of cardboard Felt pens Pieces of card cut into spikey speech bubblesHelpful hints Some children may be frightened of fireworks. Be sensitive to this and allow them...

Prawn And Vegetable Chinese Spring Rolls: An idea for healthy eating

Amicia Boden

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...Starter activities Set up your role-play area with a Chinese New Year theme. Decorate the area with red and gold fabrics, hanging lanterns and dragons, floor mats, floor cushions, fans and costumes. Look at China on a globe, show...

Keeping out the cold: Try out the ‘Montessori coat flip’

Judith Harries

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...What you need Winter coats Mittens/gloves Scarves Hats BootsWhat you do Talk about the cold weather and how it is important to wrap up warm before going outside to play. Ask the children if they can put on their own coat independently...

5-A-Day: An idea for healthy eating

Amicia Boden

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...What are they learning? Introduce the concept of eating five portions of fruit and vegetables every day. Key Skills: Counting up to 5; literacy and language surrounding colours and names of fruits and vegetables.What you need A large...

Crispy Salmon Balls: An idea for healthy eating

Amicia Boden

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...Starter activities Set up an ocean and fish themed literacy activity. Use a blue paddling pool and coloured card cut-out fish shapes, each marked with a letter on the body. Use split pins for eyes, and set out magnetic fishing rods...

My Mealtimes: An idea for healthy eating

Amicia Boden

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...What are they learning? Become familiar with the concept of having a regular mealtime routine. This activity works best when carried out in very small groups, in order to offer the children plenty of support, depending on how old...

On And Off: An idea for opposites

Judith Harries

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...What you need children’s own coats selection of hats (one for each child)What you do Talk about the opposite words – on and off. Start by asking children to name as many things as they can that can be switched on and off or taken...

Wake Up, Taste Buds!: An idea for healthy eating

Amicia Boden

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...What are they learning? Working on language to express experiences of taste. The ‘Hugh's hair salad’ recipe in this book can be combined with this activity to consolidate the learning Key Skills: Language skills to label and describe...