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Outer Space Motion Animation: Create a moving picture using motion paths

Pamela Algie

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...Focus Understanding we can use technology to make movies and cartoons. Using technology we can make things move on screen.Group size Individual but children can take turns.What you need a tablet or computer with presentation software e.g...

Feel the beat: Maintaining a steady beat

Sally Featherstone

Activity

...Introduction The ability to keep a steady beat is an essential skill in learning to read. It helps children transition from beginners to fluent readers.What you need Simple instruments, e.g. shakers, drums, or tambourinesHelpful hints...

Camera close-ups: Enhance vocabulary and thinking skills

Pamela Algie

Activity

...Introduction This activity develops thinking skills while providing lots of opportunities for discussion and vocabulary building. Children will talk about what they can see in a very close-up photo of a common object. Children will use...

Stamp and clap: Children can make music using their bodies and instruments.

Sally Featherstone

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Phill Featherstone

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...Introduction Music making, particularly getting involved in activities with a steady beat, helps build links between brain cells, co-ordination and listening skills.What you need Some musical baby wrist toys, e.g. bells and rattles. If you...

Spin-A-Snowflake: An idea for a multi-sensory story

Amy Arnold

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Kerry Agricole

Activity

...What you need snowflake shapes of different sizes cut from coloured paper/thin card (shades of blue, purple, white) – these can be prepared in advance or cut out by the children squirty bottles of ready-made paint – white, silver, metallic...

Stickers and stars: Fun with fingers and thumbs

Sally Featherstone

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Phill Featherstone

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...Introduction This activity helps development in many areas, including fine movement and control, and linking words with actions, copying and imitating.What you need Washable felt-tipped pens Small, self-adhesive labels A selection of star...

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

Sarah Featherstone

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...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....

Spray away: Using hand sprays

Sally Featherstone

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Phill Featherstone

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...Introduction Using sprays will strengthen fingers, hands and wrists. It is fun too!What you need Some small spray bottles (make sure they are easy to squeeze and check that the trigger isn't too far away for small hands to grip and squeeze)...

Mine and yours: Naming and recognising objects

Sally Featherstone

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Phill Featherstone

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...Introduction Knowing the names of familiar objects is a vital communication skill. Children also need to recognise their own clothing and belongings, so they can begin to look after them. This activity supports the development...

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...